The No. 1 community college linebacker in America may come to MSU, and his decision could come as early as today. Rivals.com has Derrick Pope, a 6-foot-1, 218-pound linebacker from Garden City Community College in Kansas, the top Juco linebacker in the nation. Sunday, Pope listed MSU, Arkansas and Florida as his finalists.
West Lafayette, Ind. - For the first time all season, the Spartan men’s basketball team came from behind at halftime to steal a win.
Led by several record-setting events, the MSU gymnastics team outscored Rutgers University 195.735-to-191.350 Saturday. The Spartans’ score was the fourth highest in school history. MSU took first place in all four events.
Detroit - Fifth-ranked MSU finally broke its season-long, head-to-head stalemate against Michigan and claimed a 3-1 victory in front of 20,058 fans at Joe Louis Arena on Saturday. The Spartans (21-6-5 overall, 15-5-4 CCHA) raced to a 2-1 lead in a wild opening five minutes, and then clamped down on the No.
The MSU hockey team defeated Michigan this weekend, but it wasn’t the only MSU skaters to hit the ice.The No.
Wrestling The No. 18 wrestling team host Northwestern at 7:30 p.m. today at Jenison Field House. MSU (4-8 overall, 1-3 Big Ten) holds a 23-14-1 edge over the Wildcats (7-10, 0-5) all-time. The Spartans then travel to Penn State (5-9, 2-3) for a 1 p.m.
The MSU softball team opens its season today at the Louisville Slugger Classic in Tempe, Ariz. The Spartans get started at 9 a.m.
After a disappointing effort its last time out, the Spartan men’s basketball team travels to West Lafayette, Ind., to take on Purdue at 7 p.m.
Three members of the MSU Fencing Club have fought their way to the Junior Olympics in Columbus, Ohio, this weekend.
Spartan head coach Tom Izzo could point fingers in a lot of directions following Tuesday’s 63-61 loss to No.
After one year, MSU’s linebackers and special teams coach has decided to move on to the next level. Spartan head coach Bobby Williams announced Wednesday that Sal Sunseri has resigned.
For many MSU athletes, their homes and families are not that distant. But for some, they are a world away.As a member of the Spartans swimming and diving team (6-5 overall, 1-4 Big Ten), Ildiko Szekely is one of those athletes.The interdisciplinary studies and international relations senior has spent most of her MSU years away from her family in Budapest, Hungary.“They love that I have this opportunity here in the U.S.,” Szekely said.
After losing 63-61 to No. 18 Illinois on Tuesday night, the MSU men’s basketball team was forced to add a new word to its dictionary - bubble.Unless the Spartans win the Big Ten Tournament, they will likely be on the fringe of the 65-team pool in March’s NCAA Tournament.
The MSU women’s basketball team’s goal is still to play in the NCAA Tournament. But another Big Ten loss would secure a losing conference record, therefore the Spartans (15-9 overall, 5-8 Big Ten) must run the table to keep realistic postseason hopes alive.
MSU’s commitment list swelled to five when Northville goaltender Justin Tobe pledged to the Spartans. The 5-foot-11, 157-pounder plays for the Compuware Ambassadors of the North American Hockey League.
The MSU football program could receive another commitment for the 2002 recruiting class. But unlike the 19 players who have already given MSU football head coach Bobby Williams the nod, Derrick Pope, a 6-foot-1, 218-pound sophomore linebacker from Garden City Community College in Kansas, would add some hits to the offensively heavy class.
If the rumor mill is on track, MSU has apparently lost its top candidate to replace Spartan hockey head coach Ron Mason. Denver head coach George Gwozdecky held a press conference Tuesday afternoon to announce a long-term contract extension to stay with the Pioneers.
As the turnaround of the MSU women’s basketball team continues, the biggest difference has come in close games.Not only are the Spartans (15-9 overall, 5-8 Big Ten) winning more games overall, they have played in the same number of games decided by five points or less as last season.
Runner off to NCAAs The women’s track and field team sent sophomore distance runner Jamie Krzyminski to the Cannon IV Classic Saturday to compete in the 5000-meter run. Krzyminski finished fifth with a time of 16:35.99, a provisional qualifying mark for the NCAA Indoor Championships scheduled for March 8-9 in Fayetteville, Ark. The NCAA qualifying time gave Krzyminski a fourth-place spot on MSU’s top five all-time indoor performance list at 5000-meters. The team’s next meet will be the Jack Skoog Open on Friday in Mount Pleasant, Mich. Golfers sit at 9th place The women’s golf team sits in 9th place following Tuesday’s second round action at the TRW Regional Challenge. The tournament is being held at the par 71 Palos Verdes Golf Club in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. Fifthteenth-ranked MSU shot a 310 in the first round before shooting 303 in the second for a two-day total of 613. The women’s golf team finished day one at the challenge with a 12th-place finish. Final round action begins at 11 a.m.
The MSU wrestling team suffered two losses this weekend. On Saturday, the No. 20 Spartans (4-8 overall, 1-4 Big Ten) lost 32-6 to No.