MEN'S SOCCER
Talented freshman leads Spartans' defense
Defenders aren’t flashy, they rarely make headlines and they certainly don’t tally impressive statistics.
MEN'S SOCCER
Spartans begin quest to defend Big Ten Tournament title Thurs.
The MSU men’s soccer team’s journey to defend its Big Ten Tournament title begins Thursday.
FOOTBALL
MSU, Purdue in need of win to make bowl game
The MSU football team heads to West Lafayette, Ind., for its final road game of the season Saturday (noon, ESPN). Purdue (4-6, 3-3 Big Ten) is coming off its first win at Michigan since 1966 and will hope to ride the emotions of its senior day.
SPORTS
Spartans to face Delaware in first round of NCAA Tournament
Although the No. 6 MSU field hockey team hasn’t been to the national semifinals since 2004, this season’s road to the Final Four begins with a very familiar feel.
ICE HOCKEY
Newcomers learn about rivalry
With nine freshman on the No. 13 MSU hockey team’s roster, most of the rookies don’t know what they are getting into this weekend when the team travels to Yost Ice Arena on Friday night to face No. 6 Michigan.
FOOTBALL
Big targets becoming popular for Spartans
The MSU football team’s tight end position was considered to be strong when this season began. But early in the year, the talent didn’t seem to be used to its full potential.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Women's soccer team earns NCAA tourney bid
The MSU women’s soccer team made its final push for an NCAA Tournament bid Friday, beating No. 11 Ohio State 1-0.
FOOTBALL
MSU kicker named award semifinalist
Senior kicker Brett Swenson was named a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award on Monday, which goes to the nation’s top placekicker.
FOOTBALL
No real favorite for annual top football honor
With five weeks remaining in the college football season, there still is no clear-cut favorite to win the Heisman Trophy.
SPORTS
Junior helps lead Spartans to Big Ten title
Junior forward Jantine Steinmetz connected with senior midfielder Floor Rijpma for the go-ahead goal against Michigan on Oct. 25 that lifted the No. 8 MSU field hockey team to its first ever regular season outright Big Ten championship.
FOOTBALL
Seniors in must-win situation for bowl game
Six practices, two games. At 5-5, that’s all the MSU football team and its seniors have left if they don’t win at least one of their final two games to become bowl eligible for the third straight season.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
4 keys to the Spartans' 2010 Final Four run
A lot is at stake for the MSU women’s basketball team this season.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball team struggles in ill., falls to 16-10
The Spartans won the first set Friday against Northwestern, but lost the next three.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans share love, scoring against Lakers in 88-53 rout
Through the exhibition season, the MSU women’s basketball team appears to be as good as advertised.
FOOTBALL
Leggett has career day as Spartans trounce Broncos 49-14
Ashton Leggett had seven career carries entering Saturday’s game against Western Michigan, only one of those coming this season.
SPORTS
Big Ten perfection
In a 15-minute goal-scoring frenzy Sunday, the MSU field hockey team demonstrated its offensive explosiveness to become Big Ten Tournament champions.
SPORTS
Iowa shocked for 1st season loss, Wolverines drop to 1-5 in Big Ten
Purdue 38, Michigan 36 — For the first time in 43 years, Purdue walked out of Michigan Stadium with a victory. The Boilermakers (4-6, 3-3) defeated U-M 38-36 after stopping a U-M two-point conversion attempt with just more than two minutes left.
SPORTS
Spartans celebrate 1st Big Ten tournament title since '03
It took two seasons and two heartbreaking losses in the conference semifinals to clinch the Big Ten tournament championship.
SPORTS
MSU has 8 wrestlers place at 1st event
In freshman wrestler Dan Osterman’s first collegiate meet, he took first place in the freshman/sophomore division Saturday during the Eastern Michigan Open.
MEN'S SOCCER
Men's soccer team to face Wildcats - again - in Big Ten Tournament this week
The defending Big Ten Tournament champion MSU men’s soccer team will attempt to defend its tournament title starting Thursday.