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So what if it's January? Hoops 'Madness' is happening now

Fasten your seat belts, basketball fans, because this is going to be a wild ride. After watching a slew of upsets tear apart the top 25 teams in the last few days, I have decided that the theme of the 2005-2006 men's college basketball season is "Who wants to get a national championship?" Illinois superstar guard Dee Brown was less than impressive at Saturday's game against Iowa, which contributed to the Fighting Illini's 48-63 upset.

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3-game trip offers chance to improve .500 record away from East Lansing

Ethan Conley
January 9, 2006

The road has not been kind to the No. 11 MSU women's basketball team this season. The Green and White have been perfect at Breslin Center, winning all nine of their home games, but are only batting .500 in the six games they've played outside of East Lansing. The Spartans (12-3 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) will have to improve in that respect if they are to stay at the top of the Big Ten Conference standings.

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Bruised & badgered

Madison, Wis. — Tom Izzo thinks MSU should be considered 2-0 in the Big Ten right now. Oh sure, the standings will show Illinois and Wisconsin each recently recorded a victory over the Spartans.

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Catching up with

Get the lowdown on the recruiting class that's coming to MSU. Isaiah Dahlman Shooting guard/small forward 6 foot 6, 175 pounds Braham Area High School (Braham, Minn.) Isaiah Dahlman helped Braham extend its conference record to 3-0 by scoring 39 points in a 92-62 victory against East Central on Thursday, according the St.

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MSU athletic schedules during winter break

Men's Basketball 12/10 Wichita State (Palace) 7 p.m. 12/16 Cleveland State 7 p.m. 12/18 Florida International 4 p.m. 12/21 @ Wisc.-Green Bay 8 p.m. 12/28 Tennessee Tech 7 p.m. 12/31 Coppin State 1 p.m. 1/5 @ Illinois 9 p.m. 1/8 @ Wisconsin TBA Women's Basketball 12/10 @ South Florida 6 p.m. 12/17 Houston 7 p.m. 12/21 @ Oklahoma 8 p.m. 12/28 @ LSU 8 p.m. 12/30 Central Michigan 7 p.m. 1/1 Michigan 2 p.m. 1/5 Penn State 8 p.m. 1/7 Rutgers Noon 1/9 @ Iowa 8 p.m. Hockey 12/9 @ Alaska-Fairbanks 11 p.m. 12/10 @ Alaska-Fairbanks 11 p.m. 12/29 Michigan Tech (GLI) 4:30 p.m. 12/30 Colo.

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For once, BCS picks are A-OK

Way to go, BCS. You finally got it right. The four major bowls have teams where they belong, and this year there is only one team that has a reason to complain about anything. Sorry Oregon, but an Ohio State-Notre Dame matchup in the Fiesta Bowl is a lot more intriguing than you against either one of those teams.

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MSU hosts Detroit Mercy tonight

Ethan Conley
December 7, 2005

The MSU women's basketball team will hit the Breslin Center floor tonight having played only one game in the last 10 days. After a disappointing two-loss performance in the Paradise Jam, followed by an eight-day layoff before Sunday's 82-64 win over Pepperdine, the Spartans finally get back on a regular schedule with a 7 p.m.

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Swimming and diving competes in Columbus

Alex Abate
December 6, 2005

The MSU women's swimming and diving team earned fourth place in the Ohio State Invitational Sunday afternoon, while the men finished fifth. Senior Ian Clutten took third in the 200 breaststroke, senior Katrina Kniff took eighth in the 100 freestyle, freshman Heather Kiluk was 10th in the 200 backstroke and senior Erika Templeton was 11th in the 200 breastroke.

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Work in progress

Ethan Conley
December 5, 2005

It's seven games into the season and the men's basketball team still seems to be sleepwalking through its games against weaker opponents, relying on talent instead of hard work and discipline. The No.

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Sports fan needs Santa

Dear Santa, I'm one big unhappy kid. This year in sports has had too many downs to feel good about anything.

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Monday musings

Tom Keller
December 5, 2005

• Calling the Bowl Championship Series "deeply flawed," the chairman of a congressional committee has called a hearing on the controversial system used to determine college football's national champion. Finally, our elected officials have their priorities straight.