FOOTBALL

Spartans fans take Orlando

Jeremy Warnemuende

December 30, 2010

Orlando, Fla. — When MSU Athletics Director Mark Hollis was campaigning to bowl officials to choose the No. 7 Spartans for a BCS game following their 11-1 Big Ten championship season, one of his main selling points was the willingness of the Green and White fans to travel anywhere in the country to watch their team play. The Spartans didn’t receive a bid to a BCS bowl, but fans are proving Hollis right in Orlando, Fla.

ICE HOCKEY

Spartans take third place at GLI

Pat Evans

December 30, 2010

The MSU hockey team took third place in the Great Lakes Invitational on Thursday night with a 5-3 win against Michigan Tech.

ICE HOCKEY

Spartans fall at Great Lakes Invitational

Pat Evans

December 29, 2010

Despite a late rally, the MSU hockey team lost the opening game of the Great Lakes Invitational, 5-4, against Colorado College on Wednesday night. MSU will play the loser of Wednesday night’s matchup between No. 10 Michigan and Michigan Tech.

SPORTS

Knull named field hockey coach

Michelle Martinelli

December 28, 2010

After five years as an assistant and associate head coach, Helen Knull will be taking over as head coach of the MSU field hockey team, MSU announced Monday. She is replacing Rolf van de Kerkhof, who announced he was leaving MSU on Dec. 15 to become the head coach at Delaware.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Spartans lacking statement win, identity

Jeremy Warnemuende

December 23, 2010

During MSU’s run of six Final Fours in the last 12 years, anyone who knows anything about basketball has learned to never doubt a Tom Izzo-led basketball team in November or December. But after watching the No. 12 Spartans lose to No. 18 Texas, 67-55, Wednesday night at Breslin Center, it’s becoming harder and harder to believe in this MSU basketball team’s chances at a long run in March.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Spartans' home winning streak snapped by Texas

Chris Vannini

December 22, 2010

The No. 12 MSU men’s basketball team had its 52-game nonconference home winning streak broken with a 67-55 loss to No. 18 Texas on Wednesday night.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Lady hoops tie best start in history

Anthony Odoardi

December 22, 2010

The No. 12 MSU women’s basketball team rolled over Vermont, 67-33, on their way to a 12-1 record, tying the 2004-05 squad for the best start in school history.

FOOTBALL

Cunningham to miss Capital One Bowl

Staff Reports

December 21, 2010

Junior wide receiver B.J. Cunningham will miss the 2011 Capital One Bowl with a broken foot, MSU announced Tuesday.

BASKETBALL

Without Izzo, Spartans breeze past Prairie View A&M

Jeremy Warnemuende

December 18, 2010

For 508 consecutive games, Tom Izzo has had a seat saved on the MSU sideline as the Spartans’ head coach. Saturday night, though, that seat belonged to 10-year assistant Mark Montgomery.

FOOTBALL

Spartans ready for underdog role one more time

Jeff Kanan

December 18, 2010

The Spartans find themselves as double-digit underdogs against defending national champion No. 15 Alabama in the Capital One Bowl on Jan. 1, but that should come as no surprise to the Spartans.

FOOTBALL

Alabama intimidates with balanced offense

Jeremy Warnemuende

December 17, 2010

Alabama will bring a balanced offense and a large intimidation factor to the Capital One Bowl matchup with the No. 7 MSU football team.

FOOTBALL

Workouts during suspension paid off for receivers Dell and Cunningham

Jeremy Warnemuende

December 17, 2010

After being suspended for last season’s bowl game, wide receivers Mark Dell and B.J. Cunningham are excited for this year’s Capital One Bowl matchup with No. 15 Alabama. The senior and junior worked hard in the winter with junior quarterback Kirk Cousins, which had a large impact on the success of this year’s 11-1 season.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Izzo suspended for secondary violation

Jeremy Warnemuende

December 17, 2010

MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo will be suspended for Saturday’s game against Prairie View A&M after committing a secondary violation, MSU announced Friday.

SPORTS

Van de Kerkhof becomes head coach at Delaware

Jeff Kanan

December 15, 2010

MSU head field hockey coach Rolf van de Kerkhof announced his resignation and has been named the head coach at Delaware, MSU announced Wednesday.

FOOTBALL

MSU linebacker Jones repeats as All-American

Jeremy Warnemuende

December 14, 2010

MSU senior linebacker Greg Jones was named to The Associated Press All-America first team Tuesday.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

All Izzo wants for Christmas is 'practice'

Jeremy Warnemuende

December 13, 2010

Tom Izzo’s Christmas list likely is very different than anyone else’s in America. Unlike many people, who ask for a variety of gadgets or gizmos, Izzo simply wants some time to work with his No. 14 MSU men’s basketball team.

FOOTBALL

Big Ten announces division names, logo

Chris Vannini

December 13, 2010

The Big Ten revealed a new logo and announced division names Monday. The divisions are called Legends and Leaders.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Spartans down Iona, 85-51

Anthony Odoardi

December 12, 2010

It was all MSU at Breslin Center on Sunday as the No. 15 MSU women’s basketball team overpowered Iona both offensively and defensively, defeating the Gaels, 85-51.

FOOTBALL

Spartans get back to work in preparation for Capital One Bowl

Jeremy Warnemuende

December 11, 2010

It only was three weeks ago that the No. 7 MSU football team beat Penn State to clinch a share of the Big Ten championship. But for junior receiver Keith Nichol and the rest of the Spartans, those three weeks have felt like an eternity.

ICE HOCKEY

Spartans crack under world-record pressure

Pat Evans

December 11, 2010

Ann Arbor, Mich. – On one of the biggest stages college sports has ever seen, the MSU hockey team couldn’t perform. In front of 113,411, MSU was manhandled by a vastly superior Michigan team in a 5-0 loss. What a way to go into the record books.