The rumor mill was churning for Detroit Red Wings fans. There was speculation that former MSU goaltender Ryan Miller — who now plays for the Buffalo Sabres — might join the Red Wings after his contract ended in Buffalo after this upcoming season.
Former MSU hockey player Damon Whitten has been named MSU Director of Hockey Operations, hockey head coach Rick Comley announced Wednesday.
As a Spartan, junior golfer Jack Newman has plenty of green attire in his closet. But now the 20-year-old has the opportunity to win golf’s ultimate green article of clothing — the fabled green jacket, which is given to the winner of the Masters Tournament.
Former MSU men’s basketball player Drew Neitzel is in Las Vegas trying to make his dream come true. So far, his chances appear to be better than hitting the jackpot on a slot machine.
The State News caught up with MSU alumnus and Colorado Avalanche defenseman John-Michael Liles this week. Liles was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award as a senior and the first two-time winner of the CCHA’s Best Offensive Defenseman Award.
There’s no hiding that the MSU hockey team is going to be young this season. But MSU head coach Rick Comley and associate head coach Brian Renfrew don’t think that’s necessarily a bad thing. Both coaches are excited to get out on the ice and start working with the large incoming freshman class.
The MSU women’s volleyball team has landed the seventh best recruiting class in the nation for the upcoming season, according to PrepVolleyball.com.
The student section at Spartan Stadium will expand for the upcoming football season, MSU Athletic Communications announced Monday.
Prized basketball recruit Brandon Jennings is reportedly spurning the conventional NBA stepping stone — college — to play in Europe for a year, according to ESPN’s Andy Katz.
Former MSU women’s tennis standout Christine Bader always wanted to follow in her father’s footsteps and coach at the collegiate level.
For the second time in three days, the MSU football team has added another name to its 2009 recruiting class.
It finally feels good to be a Spartans football fan.
Wide receiver Bennie Fowler became the 11th member of MSU head coach Mark Dantonio’s 2009 recruiting class on Saturday, according to Rivals.com.
Offensive lineman Nate Klatt accepted an offer Monday to play for MSU, making him the 10th high school senior to verbally commit to the Spartans, according to Rivals.com
MSU head coach Rick Comley announced the Spartans hockey schedule for the 2008-09 season on Wednesday.
Nicole Bush finished seven seconds short of a trip to Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Games. Now, the MSU senior distance runner will have to wait four more years for another chance to represent her country.
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Wednesday’s Detroit Tigers’ baseball game at Comerica Park, according to MSU Sports Information.
Third baseman Carlos Guillen will represent the Detroit Tigers in New York during next week’s 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
The MSU football team’s first four games will be televised, according to MSU Sports Information.
Two Spartans swimmers traveled to Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb. last week with aspirations of qualifying for the 2008 Olympics Games in Beijing.