SPORTS
Gymnasts head to Iowa for first conference meet
In its second meet of the season, the MSU gymnastics team will travel to Iowa City, Iowa on Friday for an 8 p.m.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Merchant strives to keep players focused
“No rest for the weary — that’s for sure.” That’s how MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant led off her weekly press conference this week as the Spartans (11-5 overall, 3-0 Big Ten) try to stay undefeated in conference with back-to-back home games to finish out the week.
SPORTS
MSU looks to win first Big Ten Match
After the holiday break and a short road stretch, the MSU wrestling team is set to return to Jenison Field House for the first time since Nov. 12 when it welcomes West Virginia on Friday.
BASKETBALL
Spartans' youthful bench rewarded for practice effort
MSU men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo has a problem many coaches wish they had. Instead of taking players out of his rotation because they aren’t performing, Izzo has spent this season looking for playing time for guys who have earned it in practice.
BASKETBALL
Column: Izzone responds, needs to maintain high level
MSU men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo meant no hard feelings by Izzone criticisms. He just knows how important the group is to his team.
ICE HOCKEY
Despite dropping in CCHA standings, Spartans see glass half full
It hasn’t been the smoothest sailing stretch for Tom Anastos and the No.
SPORTS
Wrestling turns weekend loss into learning experience
Although the MSU wrestling team didn’t leave Battle Creek, Mich., with the outcome they wanted on Sunday, the Spartans were able to use their match against one of the best teams in the nation to help gauge where they are at as a program. The Spartans lost to defending national champions No.
FOOTBALL
Rush named FWAA Freshman All-American
After recording 12 tackles for loss and four sacks this season, MSU defensive end Marcus Rush has been named a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America. Rush joins defensive tackle Jerel Worthy, who recently declared for the NFL Draft, and three other players — kicker Brett Swenson, linebacker Greg Jones and offensive guard Joel Foreman — as the five Spartans to be named FWAA All-Americans in the last six years.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans remain unbeaten in Big Ten with freshmen stars
Although the MSU women’s basketball team (11-5, 3-0) entered this season with a conference title to defend, many didn’t consider this year’s team to be a contender.
BASKETBALL
MSU prepares for Iowa
With the most recent poll putting the men’s basketball team at No. 6, Iowa gets a shot to end the 14-game Spartan winning streak 7 p.m. tonight at Breslin Center.
FOOTBALL
Column: Spartans never stopped believing in Outback Bowl win
When a team puts in five months of dedicated practices, sacrificed countless hours for strength and weight training, succeeded in triumph after triumph and spent nearly a month studying film on an opponent, the only additional thing the players can do on game day is believe.
SPORTS
Despite loss, Gymnastics team looks forward
In its first meet of the season, the MSU gymnastics team fell short of upsetting No.
ICE HOCKEY
RedHawks sweep MSU during weekend play
When the No. 15 MSU hockey team was swept by Lake Superior State earlier in the season, Tom Anastos wasn’t pleased.
BASKETBALL
Team looks to silence doubt from preseason
With each and every game, the MSU men’s basketball 2011-12 season looks less and less like its predecessor.
SPORTS
Penn State defeats MSU wrestling team in weekend matchup
In its first look at competition in three weeks, the MSU wrestling team was routed by No. 4 Penn State 36-6 at the Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek, Mich. The only points of the day for the Spartans (2-3 overall, 0-2 Big Ten) came when Nittany Lion Nico Megaludis was disqualified for using an illegal move on senior 125-pounder Eric Olanowski, awarding six points to MSU.
BASKETBALL
Women's basketball holds off Penn State for road win
After capturing the first outright Big Ten title in program history a year ago, it wasn’t the MSU women’s basketball team, but Penn State, that was selected by the coaches and media to win this season’s conference title. But when the two team’s met for the first time on Saturday, the Spartans showed they’re still contenders to repeat as Big Ten champs. On Saturday, MSU (11-5, 3-0) went on the road and defeated No.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers fall to RedHawks in overtime
Another night, another dramatic overtime loss for the No. 15 MSU hockey team. After losing a heartbreaker in overtime to No.
FOOTBALL
Narduzzi stays, Baker out at MSU
After speculation MSU defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi was leaving to take the same position at Texas A&M, the university announced Friday night he will remain in East Lansing.
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FOOTBALL
Jerel Worthy to enter 2012 NFL Draft
Sitting beside MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio on Thursday afternoon at the Clara Bell Smith Student-Athlete Center, junior defensive tackle Jerel Worthy announced he will forgo his senior year and enter the 2012 NFL Draft.
BASKETBALL
Women's basketball extends winning streak over U-M with 60-55 victory
After struggling to hit shots in the first half, MSU (10-5, 2-0) used a 9-0 run midway through the second half to knock off Michigan (12-3, 1-1) 60-55 and extend the Spartans’ win streak over their rivals to 10 games and 18 of their last 19.