SPORTS
WEB EXTRA: Merchant adds 4 to women's hoops staff
Four more women's basketball positions were filled Tuesday, when head coach Suzy Merchant announced her latest hirings for MSU.
BASEBALL
Lugnuts squander early lead
Lansing — The Lansing Lugnuts' lineup was no match for a strong pitching staff Tuesday. South Bend Silverhawks starter Brett Anderson kept the Lansing offense quiet, leading his team to a 5-3 victory. Anderson did not allow a base runner through three innings but was the first to allow a run.
SPORTS
Big Ten and ACC strike a new deal
The Big Ten and the Atlantic Coast Conferences announced that MSU will host Clemson in the first ever women's basketball Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Nov.
BASEBALL
Spartans bring their brooms
Lansing — Chants of "Let's get some hits" filled the air at Oldsmobile Park on Sunday as MSU battled Northwestern in the final game of a weekend series. Going into the ninth inning with the game tied at three, freshman outfielder Chris Roberts stepped up to the plate and did just that.
FOOTBALL
Football recruit will receive chemotherapy
Arthur Ray Jr., a 2007 MSU football signee from Chicago, has been diagnosed with cancer and is awaiting chemotherapy.
BASEBALL
Errors prove to be costly for Lugnuts
Lansing — The Lansing Lugnuts ended a four-game series against The Swing of the Quad Cities on a down note Friday night, falling 11-5.
SPORTS
Women's team adds a piece of the puzzle
Shane Clipfell, former women's basketball assistant coach at Eastern Michigan University, will join women's basketball head coach Suzy Merchant at MSU.
SPORTS
Strong showing at regionals boosts women's golf squad
The MSU women's golf team finished eighth in the NCAA Central Regional Tournament on Saturday, and earned a berth in the NCAA Championships, beginning May 22. The team finished with a three-day total of 901 strokes, at 49-over-par.
SOFTBALL
Ace pitcher sends softball team home
The MSU softball team could not get going offensively against 2007 Big Ten Pitcher of the Year Eileen Canney and the Northwestern Wildcats Thursday.The team fell 4-0 in the first round of the Big Ten Championship Tournament in Columbus, Ohio.
SPORTS
With draft approaching, here's a prediction of first 10 selections
After weeks of NFL teams and analysts dissecting players based on their talent, potential and personality, the NFL Draft finally takes place Saturday.
SPORTS
Home course might work in Spartans' favor
The MSU women's golf team has a big task on its hands this weekend. Not only are the Spartans hosting the Big Ten Championships at Forest Akers West Golf Course, they come in ranked second in the Big Ten and 22nd in the nation. "Our team is really comfortable," senior Rachel Meikle said.
SPORTS
Sportswriter grateful for opportunity
I'm a storyteller. It's what I do. So as I tell my final one for The State News after five semesters here, I should know exactly how it's supposed to go, right? The truth is, there's no way to articulate how fortunate I feel to have been part of this paper, this campus and, in whatever small way, your lives the last three years. My job has given me so many opportunities I never thought I'd have.
SPORTS
Has technology changed the way coaches recruit?
Raymar Morgan takes a pass along the left baseline, then hurtles toward the basket like a runaway train.
SPORTS
MSU tees off in familiar green for tournment
The men's golf team was in Columbus, Ohio, just two weeks ago finishing second in the Kepler Invitational.
BASEBALL
Spartans suddenly slumping
It's not time to hit the panic button yet, but the MSU baseball team has drastically shrunk its margin for error the last two weeks. Since a heartbreaking final-inning defeat to Penn State on April 15, the Spartans (15-18 overall, 6-9 Big Ten) have lost seven straight games, including a four-game sweep at the hands of Minnesota last weekend.
SOFTBALL
Spartans shut out by Chippewas
They got 'em on. They just couldn't bring 'em home. The MSU softball team stranded 12 runners on base during Wednesday's nonconference matchup with Central Michigan, and it cost them dearly.
BASEBALL
Spartans to host Chippewas tonight
The MSU baseball team will look to end a six-game losing streak when it hosts Central Michigan at 5:05 p.m.
SPORTS
McCallie calls off final MSU presser
Former MSU women's basketball coach Joanne P. McCallie canceled a Tuesday press conference with the MSU media.
ICE HOCKEY
Recruits anxious to join NCAA championship team
After beating the Tri-City Storm 5-3 on April 7, the Sioux Falls Stampede were just on another long bus ride home.
SPORTS
Sports talk: Reporters discuss Red Wings, NHL
Hockey lovers and State News sports writer Matt Bishop and sports editor Eric Fish took time to talk about the Red Wings' playoff run. Question: Your feelings on the Calgary Flames being eliminated by the Red Wings? Matt Bishop: Personally, it was great to see such a classless, joke of a playoff team like Calgary booted out in front of its own fans.