SPORTS
Wrestling topped by No. 17 Edinboro
The MSU wrestling team might have lost 22-12 on Friday night, but the young Spartans gave No. 17 Edinboro more than it expected.
BASKETBALL
Women's basketball tops NC State 68-51; remain undefeated on the season
It was a night filled with career and season highs as the MSU women’s basketball team defeated North Carolina State 68-51 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge to improve to 6-0 for the fourth time in program history.
FOOTBALL
Spartans await bowl opponent
When the MSU football team walked off the field victoriously one week ago in Minneapolis, the Spartans (6-6 overall, 3-5 Big Ten) clinched bowl eligibility and a return to postseason play for the sixth time in Mark Dantonio’s tenure as head coach.
BASKETBALL
Harris, Trice return for No. 13 Spartans
Even in the clouds of defeat, the MSU basketball team has found its silver lining.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball heads to LA for NCAA Tournament vs. San Diego
It has been more than three months since MSU volleyball’s season started, and they now are hours away from starting the most crucial portion of the year: the NCAA Tournament.
FOOTBALL
Story of a season
Before a national audience in the first game of the season, Bell established himself as the Spartans’ main offensive threat, carrying the ball a 2012 NCAA single game-high 44 times for 210 yards and MSU’s only two touchdowns.
FOOTBALL
Like a Bat Out of Bell
It’s no secret junior running back Le’Veon Bell has had a phenomenal 2012. Bell has done a lot of heavy lifting for the Spartans (6-6 overall, 3-5 Big Ten) this season and, in doing so, has pieced together one of the most impressive rushing campaigns in MSU history.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartans aim to continue home success against Ohio State
When Ohio State hockey took Spartan ice for its first ever match up at MSU in 1970, the Buckeyes were handed a 4-2 loss. The pattern continued for almost 25 years, as MSU went 29-0-1 against Ohio State at home until Feb. 4, 1994 when the Spartans were defeated, 5-4, by the Buckeyes on home turf.
SPORTS
Wrestling hosts No. 17 Edinboro for dual meet
When the MSU wrestling team (1-0) takes on No. 17 Edinboro at 7 p.m. Friday at Jenison Field House, both mind and body must be in peak condition if the Spartans want to take down the Fighting Scots.
ICE HOCKEY
Hockey team collects for local food banks
With the holiday season ahead, the MSU hockey team (4-6-2 overall, 3-4-1 CCHA) is taking time off the ice to turn its attention to those in need in Greater Lansing.
VOLLEYBALL
Freshman prepares for tournament
In front of nearly 4,000 fans in Austin, Texas, a year ago, the MSU volleyball team saw its season come to an end in the NCAA Tournament against No. 1-seeded Texas. Not only did the loss knock the Spartans out of the Big Dance, but it closed the book on head coach Cathy George’s winningest team since she came to MSU in 2005.
BASKETBALL
Women's basketball to face NC State in ACC/Big Ten Challenge
The first NCAA statistical report was released Monday, and the MSU women’s basketball team (5-0) statistically has the nation’s best defense, allowing just 37.4 points per game.
FOOTBALL
Bell, Gholston among juniors who could make NFL leap
After completing a grueling regular season, members of the MSU football team’s (6-6 overall, 3-5 Big Ten) junior class will use the next few weeks to decide if they’ll return to school next season or forgo their senior year to enter the NFL draft.
BASKETBALL
No. 13 MSU to face Hurricanes in annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge
Faced with the challenge of an opponent he’s never seen before, head coach Tom Izzo has sought out an old friend for help: Brian Gregory. The former MSU assistant coach and current Georgia Tech head coach has been one of the people Izzo has turned to in preparing for the annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge, which began Tuesday night and continues when the No. 13 MSU men’s basketball team (5-1) heads to Miami to take on the Hurricanes (3-1) tonight (7:30 p.m., ESPN).
ICE HOCKEY
Icers use break to recharge with Ohio State series looming
In the hockey world, Thanksgiving weekend is a notorious one for tournaments. Rinks are ready for the influx of teams and players, and most hockey families grow accustomed to spending the days following the holiday circled around a sheet of ice.
VOLLEYBALL
George readies Spartans for unfamiliar NCAA Tournament opponent
When the MSU volleyball team found out they were slated to play San Diego in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the Spartans didn’t know very much about their next opponent.
BASEBALL
Crosstown Showdown renewed for next three seasons
The Crosstown Showdown, a baseball game between the MSU baseball team and the minor league Lansing Lugnuts, officially has been extended for the next three years, according to a release by the MSU athletics department.
BASKETBALL
Injured players might return to basketball
After he spent the previous day lamenting his team’s overly giving holiday spirit following a 20-turnover performance against Louisiana-Lafayette, Tom Izzo’s squad decided to give him a gift that even he could appreciate Monday.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Appling maturing into leader for No. 13 MSU
Since naming senior center Derrick Nix and sophomore guard Russell Byrd as co-team captains at the team’s media day in October, head coach Tom Izzo has seen leadership emerge from several different places across the roster.
ICE HOCKEY
Star in the making
Twelve games into the regular season, MSU hockey’s (4-6-2 overall, 3-4-1 CCHA) sophomore forward Matt Berry has emerged as an offensive powerhouse for the Spartans.