Freshman point guard Brandon Cotton's defection from the MSU men's basketball team last week was a shocking revelation to head coach Tom Izzo, but it wasn't the first time a player surprised Izzo by leaving the team. "Do I feel a little bit jilted?
Four Spartans took home first or second place individual honors in the men's track and field indoor season-opener Saturday in Ann Arbor. Senior All-American Steve Manz finished first in the shot put with a throw of 55 feet 4.25 inches, while freshman Jason Brown finished in the runner-up spot with a throw of 53 feet 2.75 inches.
MSU is not a champagne school; it's a university for the beer connoisseur. Since MSU's conception in 1855, the trails lining the banks of the Red Cedar have been reserved for people of the blue-collar variety - the beer drinker.
For the second year in a row, the MSU women's basketball team will host thousands of elementary school children before a game against the University of Detroit today at noon. MSU is a partner with Career Connections and Michigan Works!
The No. 23 MSU women's basketball team ended its holiday season on a sour note with losses at No.
Michelle Huynh-Ba was named to USA Field Hockey's Under-21 National Team along with four other players from the Big Ten. The MSU sophomore joins Michigan's Jill Civic, Indiana's Kayla Bashore and Jodi Murphy and Penn State's Karin Grap as the national team competes both at home and abroad. Huynh-Ba has made a splash in her two years with the Spartans, including being named womensfieldhockey.com's Rookie of the Week, making the USFHA's Under-20 Team and leading the 2002 Big Ten in freshman scoring. The Spartans boast a 40-8 record during Huynh-Ba's career, including two Big Ten Tournament Championships and an Elite Eight finish in 2003.
The scenario was all too familiar for the MSU hockey team. Just like it had in the recent past, MSU won the first game of its weekend series but couldn't sustain the consistency needed to win the next day's game.
Two women's soccer players earned spots on the NSCAA/Adidas 2003 Scholar All-America team. Senior defender Andrea Sied was a first-team honoree, while senior goalkeeper Stacy Heller was voted to the second team.
Madison, Wis. - Shannon Brown stood in the visitor's locker room at the Kohl Center with his head down and tears welled up in his eyes.
The Michigan State hockey team (8-7-1 overall, 6-3-1 CCHA) plays intrastate rival No. 9 Michigan (9-5-0, 5-3-0) in a home-and-home series this weekend.
The No. 24 MSU women's basketball team (4-1) continues its trail of road games as the Spartans take on Kent State at 2 p.m.
After his pre-trial hearing Tuesday, MSU bandit Robert Flagg was bound over for trial on a charge of marijuana use. Flagg pleaded not guilty to the charges at his November arraignment, and a trial date has not been set. In a separate incident, junior defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson's charge for driving with a suspended license was dismissed for time served after his Tuesday pre-trial hearing. Vickerson was credited for one day of jail served from an earlier offense on Sept.
The MSU volleyball team will host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament starting at 5 p.m.
The No. 5 Spartans need to forget Wednesday's 72-50 thrashing at the hands of Duke, and they have to do it quick. MSU (3-2) takes on No.
Rivals MSU and Michigan will each face off on home ice this week with their fans behind them to help heat up the competition. "Whenever we play Michigan, there's always a little more propensity through everyone's mind," said junior forward Jim Slater, who leads the CCHA overall scoring race with 24 points (10 goals, 14 assists). Both teams will have the opportunity to play on home ice this week, where each team usually dominates.
Have you seen the reality series "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy?" I have, and it's great.
While many leagues are starting or preparing to begin the playoffs, The State News prognosticating battle was clinched last week.Styf beat Stevie E.
On Sunday afternoon, MSU senior center Jason Andreas and his fellow captains, junior guard Chris Hill and junior swingman Alan Anderson, lifted the Coca-Cola Spartan Classic trophy. Minutes after the game, the Duke lineup appeared on the dry-erase board in the Spartans' locker room. "We're going to enjoy this championship for a couple hours," Andreas said after MSU's 89-81 win over DePaul.
Three MSU volleyball players earned all-Big Ten honors this week.Junior outside hitter Kim Schram was named to first team all-Big Ten, and senior setter Nikki Colson and senior middle Jenny Rood won honorable mention."It's good for the team to have players recognized," Schram said.
"Drew, Drew!" While coming off a screen last week and waving his hand toward the point, freshman walk-on guard Tyrone Deacon tried to direct his teammate Drew Naymick to where he was supposed to be, while the Spartans went over a new offensive set.