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Hard hitter having success at linebacker
Walking to Spartan Stadium on game day, Drew Young finds motivation in the words of the late rapper Tupac Shakur.
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Peterson signs with Raptors
Morris Peterson’s roots may be sunk in Michigan soil, but after signing a three-year contract for an undisclosed amount Monday with the Toronto Raptors, the former MSU basketball star can finally call Canada home.Peterson, the 21st pick in the first round of the 2000 NBA draft, signed for the maximum amount available for his pick, his agent Thad Foucher said.
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Golf teams compete in tournaments
Men’s golfThe men’s golf squad is entering the home stretch of the fall season after returning from Illinois with a 13th-place finish this weekend.Only one tournament remains on the Spartans’ docket, The Bluffs/Purina Intercollegiate in St.
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Basketball tickets available for returning Izzone members
One-hundred-thirty-two dollars may seem like a small fortune to some, but to history junior Kevin Selenich, it’s a tiny price to pay for Spartan basketball.With $132 in hand, Selenich went to the Student Alumni Foundation Monday night and for the second year, bought Izzone tickets; a package that includes courtside seating at all 14 home games, an Izzone T-shirt, membership to the foundation and several member benefits.“I’d pay twice as much for these tickets,” he said.
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Williams focuses on game against Iowa after loss to Northwestern
Rather than speculate what went wrong Saturday against Northwestern, head coach Bobby Williams said he’s moving on to more pressing matters, like preparing for the game at Iowa this weekend.“In my mind, that game is done.
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Weekend Sweep
After last weekend’s loss at Ohio State, the MSU women’s volleyball team rebounded with wins at Purdue and Illinois.“It feels so good to come out of the weekend 2-0,” said MSU junior outside hitter Erin Hartley.
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U teams return from weekend competition
The No. 18-ranked Spartan field hockey team remained in East Lansing on Friday to face off against No.
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Icers face off at annual Green and White Game
Maybe the only team that can beat MSU goalie Ryan Miller is MSU.The sophomore surrendered three goals in the Green and White intrasquad hockey game Saturday night, which the White team won 4-2.Miller set school records for goals against average (1.53) and saves percentage (.932) last year while totaling eight shutouts.
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Personnel anxious to begin play
With the intrasquad Green and White Game behind them, the MSU ice hockey team faces its first test against real opposition Tuesday.The USA Development Team, a fertile breeding ground for MSU recruiting, will visit Munn Ice Arena at 7:05 p.m.
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Cleaves visits with fans
LANSING - Mateen Cleaves just can’t get away from the Lansing area.The former MSU star point guard signed autographs and posed for pictures with Spartan fans for an hour Friday at Meijer, 5125 W.
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Bandwagon fans need to toughen up after loss
The honeymoon is over. After starting the season 3-0, MSU head football coach Bobby Williams suffered the first loss of his career, preventing him from becoming the first coach in school history to win the first four games of the season. Going 3-0 in his first season is still quite an accomplishment. The sports radio shows, magazines, Internet sites and newspapers - including this one - have finally begun to cease the constant comparisons and differences between him and former MSU coach and current Louisiana State leader Nick Saban. Some MSU fans haven’t. After a 37-17 clawing by the Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday, it was evident that there are some green and white faithful out there that are spoiled - spoiled from experiencing one of the greatest eras in Spartan athletics history last season.
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Kickers beat Wildcats 6-2
While the MSU football team struggled to put points on the board versus Northwestern this weekend, the MSU men’s soccer team put up a season-high six goals Sunday in a 6-2 victory over the Wildcats.
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Defense fatigued after Wildcat loss
Josh Shaw was tired, beaten and embarrassed moments after Northwestern invaded Spartan Stadium, racking up 506 yards of total offense Saturday.“I’m not used to getting beat like that,” the junior defensive lineman said of the 37-17 drubbing given to MSU.
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Spikers head to Purdue, Illinois
The MSU volleyball team is on the road again this weekend for Big Ten games at Purdue and Illinois.After a disappointing loss last Friday to then No.
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Student hockey tickets available
There are 500 package B tickets still available for the upcoming MSU hockey season at Munn Ice Arena.
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Mens soccer faces home matchups
After a three-game free fall, the MSU men’s soccer team is looking to pull its rip cord and land back on its feet after this weekend’s games versus Valparaiso and Northwestern.
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Womens tennis team prepares for season with new expectations
Going into the fall season, women’s tennis head coach Tim Bauer is remaining optimistic even though his team will face an uphill climb.After finishing 2-14 overall and 0-10 in the Big Ten last year, Bauer only has four scholarship players out of 15 total athletes this season.“This is going to be a developmental year,” Bauer said.
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After Knight firing, notable Indiana professor to sign new book at U
Indiana University professor Murray Sperber - most famous for his role in the Bobby Knight saga at Indiana earlier this year, will visit campus today to sign copies of his new book, “Beer and Circus: How Big-time College Sports is Crippling Undergraduate Education.” Sperber, who has been an English and American studies professor at Indiana for 29 years, will be at the MSU Bookstore in the International Center from 4 p.m.
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Wildcats will get declawed after Spartan win
With last week’s games doused in craziness (see H for Haygood) and cheating (see M for Michigan or R for Referee), we’re back to predict week five in college pigskin.
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Womens soccer gears up for Indiana road trip
The MSU women’s soccer team will play the latter half of a four-game road trip this weekend - a trip that claimed two players to ankle injuries last weekend.MSU (7-1-0 overall, 2-1-0 Big Ten), will look to prevent any further slide in conference play after a 2-1 defeat by Illinois last Sunday.