FOOTBALL
Hard Hitters
All Spartan athletes are prone to concussions — from football to tennis — MSU has seen them all.
BASEBALL
MSU beats Toledo In 4th straight walk-off
Cam Gibson would like to leave the field with a clean pair of underpants.
BASEBALL
MSU returns to Comerica Park for clash with CMU
Most young ballplayers dream about playing under the bright lights of a professional stadium. For one night a year, the dream becomes a reality for members of the MSU baseball team.
FOOTBALL
Defensive backfield looks to step up after losing Adams
Johnny Adams is headed to the NFL draft, and Darqueze Dennard has been out the entire spring.
BASEBALL
Indiana weekend sweep spurs confidence for MSU
Jimmy Pickens couldn’t stop smiling. With a line of eager autograph seekers waiting behind him, it’s tough to blame the sophomore outfielder who had the weekend of his life.
SOFTBALL
Spartan softball to take on Notre Dame at home
This week will provide opportunities for the MSU softball team to regain some traction with non-conference games today and tomorrow after a weekend sweep at the hands of Michigan knocked the Spartans from second place in the Big Ten.
BASKETBALL
Recent alum to replace MSU radio legend
After being hired by WKAR in 1974 and taking over WKAR’s “Sportstalk/870” in 1985, it’s been the soft and welcoming tone of Earle Robinson’s voice coming across the airwaves, always polite and eager to discuss the most pressing local sports news.
SOFTBALL
Michigan sweeps softball team in 3-game series
It was a weekend of disappointment for the MSU softball team as the Spartans were swept in a three-game series by No. 12 Michigan.
FOOTBALL
Dantonio tries Riley Bullough out at running back
Mark Dantonio is weighing all his options in the ongoing search to replace Le’Veon Bell — even looking at players from the opposite side of the ball.
SPORTS
Women's tennis drops 2 Big Ten matches
After a weekend that saw the MSU women’s tennis team (10-14 overall, 0-9 Big Ten) lose to Iowa, 4-3, on Saturday, and to No. 12 Nebraska, 6-1, on Sunday at the MSU Indoor Tennis Facility, the only thing they could do was suck it up and look forward.
BASEBALL
Torn Achilles tendon ends Keur’s season, career at MSU
Even with a series victory in hand, the weekend did not come without a significant loss for the MSU baseball team.
BASEBALL
Walk-off heroics lift MSU to home series sweep against No. 12 Indiana
A weekend fraught with inclement weather, including long periods of heavy snow, multiple delays and a pair of extra inning games against the Big Ten’s top team wasn’t exactly in the game plan.
BASKETBALL
Still no word from Appling, Harris, Payne on NBA Draft
The thoughts of many surrounding the MSU basketball program at the moment have to do with the status of junior center Adreian Payneand freshman guard Gary Harris.
BASKETBALL
DUI, divorce and continuing his career: Face time with Charlie Bell
Charlie Bell is fighting for another chance. During his time at MSU, Bell appeared in three Final Fours and established himself as one of the greatest defensive players ever to play for Tom Izzo. Since his departure. Bell has played eight seasons in the NBA, as well as several more in international leagues.
BASEBALL
Spartans face off against No. 12 Indiana
The MSU baseball team not only will have to battle poor weather conditions this weekend, but it also will have to find a way to cool off a red-hot Indiana Hoosier team.
SOFTBALL
MSU to play in-state rival U-M in three-game series
MSU softball coach Jacquie Joseph wants to downplay the excitement of this weekend’s rivalry series with No. 12 Michigan as much as possible, but she knows that can’t happen.
SPORTS
Athletes in Action arrange to build shelter for trafficked women
There currently are as many as 27 million slaves in the world, more than any other time in recorded history, according to the International Labour Organization. Of this 27 million, about 17,500 people are trafficked into the U.S. each year.
FOOTBALL
Players vie for top running back position
Spring football is past the halfway mark and in head coach Mark Dantonio’s eyes none of the MSU running backs have stood out enough to gain an advantage in the battle to replace departed workhorse Le’Veon Bell.
BASEBALL
Crosstown Showdown postponed until May 1, tickets to be honored
The seventh-annual Crosstown Showdown between the Lansing Lugnuts and MSU baseball team has been postponed until, May 1 as a seven-inning game.
ICE HOCKEY
Winter's Winners
Champions have been crowned, nets have been cut to shreds and the final buzzer has sounded for MSU winter athletics, bringing despair to some Spartans whose seasons ended too soon and sweet relief to others whose seasons couldn’t end soon enough.