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Sports | Football 1000

ICE HOCKEY

Spartans tie Gophers

After struggling last weekend against Miami (Ohio), the No. 5 MSU hockey team fought back time and time again to forge a 3-3 tie with No. 13 Minnesota on Friday night at Munn Ice Arena.

SPORTS

Spartans defeated by Bruins

After spending the first five minutes of the game on the bench with a stomach virus, preseason All-American Drew Neitzel’s last-ditch effort to lead No. 11 MSU to an upset victory over No. 1 UCLA fell short Tuesday night.

SOCCER

MSU to battle Oakland in NCAA Tournament

As the 2007 NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship Selection Show announced it was down to the final 12 teams for the NCAA Tournament, the chatter among the MSU men’s soccer team began to subside, and nervous glances toward one another filled the room.

FOOTBALL

Lucky number seven

With MSU’s 35-31 victory Saturday over Penn State, the Spartans finished the regular season 7-5 and all but solidified a bowl game selection.

FOOTBALL

Sounding off

U-M seniors running back Mike Hart, quarterback Chad Henne and offensive lineman Jake Long came back for their senior seasons to do two things: beat Ohio State for the first time and win a national championship.

ICE HOCKEY

Spartans lose 3-1 to Miami

Miami (Ohio) proved why it is the No. 1 team in the nation this weekend, completing a sweep of the No. 3 MSU hockey team with an impressive 3-1 win Friday night at Munn Ice Arena.

FOOTBALL

Prognosticators

Check out what the State News prognosticators have to say about the upcoming Big Ten football showdowns.