SPORTS
MSU gymnasts win season-opener
Despite a Friday night triumph over Western Michigan at Jenison Field House, the MSU gymnastics team still has work to do.
BASKETBALL
Iowa implosion
It came down to which team could perform a little less poorly than the other. And on Saturday night, Iowa was that team. In the lowest scoring game of MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo’s career, the Spartans were upset by the Iowa Hawkeyes, 43-36, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. When the buzzer hit 00.0, the Hawks Nest, Iowa’s student section, stormed the floor as “Overrated” echoed off the arena walls.
BASKETBALL
Offensive blunders of historic proportion in MSU's 43-36 defeat
Season-low shooting percentage. One made free throw. An Izzo-era-low point total. Can it only get better from here?
SPORTS
Wrestling team loses dual meets
The MSU wrestling team dropped two meets this weekend, losing 21-14 to No. 20 Pittsburgh and 29-7 to No. 18 Oklahoma in Norman, Okla. The losses move MSU’s season record to 3-5-0 this season.
ICE HOCKEY
Notre Dame fights back, ends game in tie
It boiled down to the last 30 seconds for the MSU hockey team in Sunday’s 1-1 game with No. 6 Notre Dame. The No. 10 Spartans were just about ready to walk away sweeping the weekend series until Notre Dame’s Ryan Thang scored his 12th goal of the season with 37.8 seconds left in the game.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU women's basketball defeated by Wolverines
Ann Arbor — The MSU women’s basketball team dropped its fourth Big Ten matchup to crosstown rival Michigan on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Spartans fall to Iowa in upset
Iowa City, Iowa – MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo has repeated this season that his team might not be ready to compete on the road in the Big Ten.
ICE HOCKEY
No. 10 icers top Notre Dame
A playoff-type atmosphere is in the air, and for the MSU hockey team, Friday’s win against Notre Dame was picture perfect.
BASKETBALL
Spartans, Wolverines to renew rivalry this Sunday
The Spartan vs Wolverine line-up, complete with updates and breakdown.
ICE HOCKEY
Ratchuk experiencing growth in second year
It’s amazing what a year can do. In that time, for sophomore defenseman Michael Ratchuk, it meant a period of growth.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers to meet Notre Dame in critical CCHA series
Sitting three points outside of the top spot in the league, this weekend’s series with No. 6 Notre Dame could put the MSU hockey team in a better position to win the CCHA regular season championship — the only title the Spartans have yet to win with their current group of seniors.
BASKETBALL
Around the Big Ten: Teams struggle early
You know about Tom Izzo and the MSU Spartans, but what is the rest of the Big Ten Conference up to?
BASKETBALL
Johnson regaining form after summer ACL tear
Junior guard Mia Johnson has returned to the hardwood and is ready to do what it takes to bring the MSU women’s basketball team back into the win column.
SPORTS
Prognosticators
Prognosticators predict outcomes of three key sports games coming up this week.
BASKETBALL
Role reversal
As a senior at Braham Area High School in Braham, Minn., Isaiah Dahlman averaged 33.6 points per game and finished with a career total of 3,366 points. Last year, Dahlman played in 26 games for the MSU men’s basketball team, logging 403 minutes and scoring 96 points all season.
BASKETBALL
Breakdown
The men’s basketball team travels to Iowa City to take on the Hawkeyes at 8:35 p.m. Saturday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
VOLLEYBALL
Former spiker to play pro in Korea
Former MSU volleyball standout Katie Johnson will be putting her last semester on hold to follow her dreams.
BASKETBALL
MSU seeks renewed effort against Iowa
To mimic the Detroit Pistons, the Spartans will start “going to work.” The MSU women’s basketball team plans on doing just that against Iowa tonight.
BASKETBALL
Izzone makes intense impact upon its return
When Travis Walton drained the 16-foot jump shot from the baseline with fewer than 19 seconds remaining Tuesday night against Purdue to seal a victory, Breslin Center exploded with electricity.
ICE HOCKEY
Comley wants more from icers
The MSU hockey team has posted a 1-2-1 record since a 20-day winter break. And while those aren’t necessarily the most impressive numbers, head coach Rick Comley said the team needs to only work on a few skills to bounce back.