SPORTS
Spartans record 2 weekend wins
Lacking the intensity and crispness it had during Friday's 6-0 shutout over No. 19 Indiana, the No.
FOOTBALL
Spartans' defense stuffs Hawkeyes
Fred Russell's final collegiate rush in his home state came to an abrupt stop Saturday. The Inkster, Mich., native needed only one-and-a-half more yards to reach his season average of 123.5 yards per game, and he was about to pick up a much-needed first down for the Hawkeyes on a fourth-and-one in the fourth quarter. But Kevin Vickerson would have none of that.
SOCCER
WEB ONLY: Men's soccer finishes 1-0-1 over weekend
The MSU men's soccer team increases its record to 4-2-2 with a win and a tie over the weekend. Junior forward John Minagawa-Webster scored two of his team-best five goals. MSU continued its tie streak in the Big Ten (0-0-2) by coming up even against Northwestern on Sunday, 1-1, in Evanston, Ill.
SPORTS
WEB ONLY: Women's golf finishes third in Lady Northern Invitational
The MSU women's golf team finished third in the Lady Northern Invitational this weekend in close competition with four of the top-40 teams in the nation.
SPORTS
WEB ONLY: Women's cross country finishes second in Roy Griak Invitational
The MSU women's cross country team placed second at the Roy Griak Invitational on Saturday in Minneapolis, Minn., edging No.
VOLLEYBALL
Spikers split weekend matches, nearly miss sweep
The No. 14 MSU volleyball team had a sub-par weekend but earned a split of their two matches with a win Saturday night at Jenison Field House. Neither No.
SPORTS
Highly touted recruit breaks verbal commitment
MSU's recruitment troubles are mounting - this time for the football program. The Territory, an Internet publication devoted to recruitment activity for Florida State University, has reported that St.
VOLLEYBALL
Langston gives spikers third middle weapon
After playing in only seven of the Spartans' first 29 games this season, sophomore middle Brooke Langston was itching for more playing time.Unlikely performances against No.
SPORTS
Men's golf heads to Rhode Island
The men's golf team will be defending their title Sept. 28-30 in the 10th annual Adams Cup of Newport at the Newport National Golf Club in Rhode Island. Joining the Spartans and host Rhode Island this year will be Furman, Maryland, Marshall, Minnesota, Mississippi, Pepperdine, South Florida, Alabama-Birmingham, Xavier and Yale. The team finished seventh last week at the Inverness Intercollegiate tournament, shooting a three-round total of 907.
SPORTS
Carson named cross country athlete of week
Senior Michelle Carson was named the Big Ten Cross Country Female Athlete of the Week for the fifth time in her career at MSU.
SPORTS
Spartans battle Indiana, Ohio
MSU limped home Monday from a 0-2 weekend, a performance that dropped the Spartan field hockey team from No.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers expect top-conference finish
There's a sense of urgency at Munn Ice Arena. But not of the bad variety. The MSU hockey team begins practice Friday, and the icers are ecstatic about the season beginning Thursday Oct.
FOOTBALL
Safety happy he chose 'U' over Yale, Harvard
Had it not been for Michigan State swooping in and offering Eric Smith a scholarship to play in a BCS conference, the Groveport, Ohio, native might be playing football in the Ivy League right now."I thought about (playing for an Ivy League school)," Smith said.
FOOTBALL
Game date against Minnesota pending
When the MSU football team ventures to Minnesota this October, it may need to alter its travel plans. Big Ten officials announced Wednesday the conditional change of MSU's scheduled game against the Golden Gophers at the Metrodome in Minneapolis from Saturday, Oct.
FOOTBALL
'U' uncertain of place in mysterious conference
Before this season, the MSU football team was seeing nines.Almost every "expert" predicted the Spartans would once again sit near the cellar of the Big Ten conference.
VOLLEYBALL
Setter named week's best
The MSU volleyball team isn't playing for individual accolades this season, but when someone is performing as well as senior setter Nikki Colson has been, those honors just happen.Colson, a three-year captain from Lincoln, Neb., not only was named Big Ten Player of the Week but also was named AVCA National Player of the Week after her MVP weekend in Washington, D.C., at the American Volleyball Classic.
SPORTS
'Spartan Clash' will be yearly Palace event
Auburn Hills - The event, which features the MSU men's basketball team hosting a different squad for the next five years at The Palace, will kick off Dec.
FOOTBALL
Plummer, Bulger unlikely QB starts
Perennial superpro Marshall Faulk, the Rams running back, has a spot on the bench for several weeks as he nurses his knee and broken bones in his hand. Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb is nearing bust status if he doesn't return from his bye week to post big numbers in Week Four. Rams quarterback Kurt Warner is on the bench. Oakland quarterback Rich Gannon is playing like he should be on the bench. Redskins quarterback Patrick Ramsey has made 300-yard passing weeks a norm. And the ageless Jets passer Vinny Testaverde is posting big stats. The NFL has been anything but predictable so far this season. Stevie E.
SPORTS
If Bruce is Boss, these Tigers should roll over
They weren't booing in Comerica Park on Sunday night. They were saying "Bruuuuuuce."Honest mistake, though.
FOOTBALL
Megaphone trophy returns
Monquiz Wedlow has never been happier to hold a cheerleader's megaphone. The only problem - no one had a camera to take a picture of him and MSU head football coach John L.