Shoeless for nearly the entire 10,000 meter race, he still ran for a 25th-place finish, aiding the Spartans’ cause to qualify for nationals that year.
All eyes were on Jenison Fieldhouse for the second straight night as the MSU volleyball team continued its trek in the NCAA Tournament. In a five-set classic, the Arizona Wildcats were able to stave off and eliminate the Spartans, 25-17, 16-25, 19-25, 26-24, 10-15. In the first round, the Wildcats ousted Cleveland State, 3-0, to keep their season alive.
Without freshman forward Miles Bridges, MSU men's basketball (5-4) battled to a 80-76 victory against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (1-7).
MSU men's basketball (4-4) returned home to begin their five game home stand against Oral Roberts (1-6). At the half, the Spartans lead 34-33.
Follow along with The State News basketball beat writers Connor Clark and Casey Harrison as they cover MSU (4-4 overall) vs.
For a tenured MSU women's volleyball class, the blue NCAA banners festooned around Jenison Fieldhouse of the Volleyball Championship didn't distract from the task of the hand on Friday night.
After rounding out a five game road trip with a loss to No. 21 Syracuse on Nov. 30, the No. 22 MSU women’s basketball team (7-2 overall) hosted the Oakland University Golden Grizzlies (4-3 overall) at the Jack Breslin Student Events Center.
MSU men’s basketball (4-4) begin a five-game home stretch against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (1-6) on Saturday. The Spartans will be without freshman forward Miles Bridges for a few weeks after injuring his ankle in a loss to No. 5 Duke, 78-69, in Durham, North Carolina. Bridges currently leads the Spartans in both points (16.6) and rebounds (8.8).
After a 78-69 loss in Durham, North Carolina to the Duke Blue Devils, the MSU basketball team fell to 4-4 on the season.
Sports editor Casey Harrison and football writer Stephen Olschanski are joined by basketball writer Connor Clark to talk MSU's game against Duke and if the Big Ten football title game has an appeal at all?
Freshman forward Miles Bridges is out for 2-3 weeks with an ankle injury suffered in a loss against No. 5 Duke 78-69.
In the first period of the first game of the MSU hockey team’s stunning series against then-No. 5 University of North Dakota, redshirt-freshman defenseman Jerad Rosburg quieted down the hostile crowd of Ralph Engelstad Arena on two simple shots on goals.
Despite having a 3-9 overall record and a 1-8 mark in the Big Ten, the MSU football team received a few nods to the Big Ten All-Defensive Team.
After stunning then-No. 5 University of North Dakota over the holiday weekend, the MSU hockey team will be tested in its last exhibition game of the season.
After a largely forgettable year for MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio blatantly answered a question about when offseason plans will begin.
After a disappointing season for the MSU football team, it will look to the off-season after failing to reach the six-win threshold needed to become bowl eligible. Fortunately, the Spartans will welcome good news as freshman wide receiver Donnie Corley was named to the Big Ten Network All-Big Ten Freshman team, according to a press release.
No. 15 MSU volleyball will be hosting a few games of the first round of the NCAA tournament. As the 9th seed in the tournament, MSU will be playing Fairfield University for the first time. With hopes to continue to the second round of the NCAA tournament, MSU will have to come up with a game plan that allows it to beat Fairfield. Here are three things you should know about the Fairfield Stags.
The human highlight reel, freshman guard Miles Bridges came into his collegiate career the star of arguably Head Coach Tom Izzo’s best recruiting class. Bridges showed his value early, scoring 21 points with 7 rebounds in a thrilling loss against then-No. 10 Arizona. It’s no surprise the Spartans look to him to provide momentum and scoring.
An upset win over No. 5 Duke on Tuesday would have been a chance to dispel the Spartans’ toughest critics.
On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, I went home and saw my brother play in a district basketball game. “You played well,” I told him afterwards. My brother’s squad—the good guys—bounded ahead to a 15-point lead in the first quarter, only to abdicate it at the hands of a bloodthirsty full-court press in the second half.