According to a report done by Wallethub.com, 2015’s Best and Worst Cities for Sports Fans, Michigan State and the city of East Lansing ranked number three as one of the best cities for sports. The study consists of a variety of variables, which include, ticket and merchandise sales, fantasy sports participation and social media output from fans.
The MSU football team will be hosting an informational meeting for its future walk-on tryouts at 4 p.m.
Michigan State University soccer player, Alexis “Lexy” Warner, was named Big 10 Freshman of the Week for September 1st. This serves as her first Big 10 mention in her collegiate athletic career.
Sophomore guard Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn is the natural pick to fill much of the void left by Travis Trice , last season’s senior point guard and NCAA Tournament hero.
The Spartans have high hopes this year and hope to repeat what they accomplished exactly 50 years ago. A new documentary shows how the game has evolved over the years and how MSU played a crucial part in desegregating the sport.
ESPN Has announced that its program College GameDay will be broadcasting live from East Lansing at 9 a.m.
MSU football reserve safety Mark Meyers was arrested during the weekend and subsequently jailed on charges of operating while intoxicated, according to a report on isportsweb.com. According to the report, he was jailed at Ingham County Jail Sunday morning.
5 Takeaways from MSU's 37-24 win over Western Michigan. 1. Offensive line play The talent level of the offensive line was a storyline all summer long and it was on full display on Friday night. The unit kept senior quarterback Connor Cook on his feet all night long—not allowing a single sack in over 28 minutes of possession time. "They did great, they were picking up blitzes," Cook said of his offensive line.
MSU's 37-24 win over Western Michigan on Friday night was the team's first game of the season, but it was more than that.
"They all count one" head coach Mark Dantonio stressed after his Spartans defeated Western Michigan by a surprisingly close 37-24 margin.
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The men's basketball team recently returned from a three-game tournament in Italy this past weekend.
The Michigan State University Spartan Performance program has partnered with the East Lansing High School Athletic Department for a year-round athletic coalition aimed at reducing injuries and educating young athletes on variety of things from mental health wellness, physical training and nutrition. Though the program has been teaming up with specific high school teams from around the Midwest, Dr. Joey Eisenmann, Director of Spartan Performance said that East Lansing was the first district to sign up its entire athletic department.
This nostalgic highlight video of past Spartan greats, current NFL stars, and Mark Dantonio's journey thus far makes the countdown to 7 p.m. feel slightly longer.
The Pentecost Practice Facility received a notable upgrade this summer. The Final Four display now includes a banner for the men's basketball team's 2015 run.
In sports we like to call national championships rare. Though they happen year after year, only one team can stand above the rest and proclaim it is a national champion. On a November day in 2014, one of those moments happened for the MSU women's cross country team when they won the 2014 NCAA Women’s Cross Country National Championship.ch
With the first game of the season against Western Michigan just around the corner, head coach Mark Dantonio released his updated roster. Replacing Ed Davis When senior linebacker Ed Davis was lost to a season-ending injury one of the first questions was who would replace him. That question is still unanswered.
With the football season just around the corner, there are a few storylines to keep an eye on for Spartan fans. 9 years strong Coming off of a 4-8 season and the firing of former head coach John L.
If you go back to 2011 senior wide receiver DeAnthony Arnett was on top of the world. Arnett, hailing from nearby Saginaw, was a four-star wide receiver with a bevy offers from some of the best schools in the nations including: MSU, Michigan, Alabama, Tennessee, USC and Oklahoma among others according to Rivals.
MSU head football coach Mark Dantonio said at his press conference on Tuesday to expect 25 to 30 carries from the Broncos’ “big running back,” sophomore Jarvion Franklin. Franklin was named the Mid American Conference (MAC) Offensive Player of the Year and MAC Freshman of the Year in 2014 after rushing for 1,551 yards and 24 touchdowns.