MSU defensive end Demetrius Cooper was charged with misdemeanor assault and battery after allegedly spitting in the face of an East Lansing PACE officer in late October, according to court documents and police reports obtained by The Detroit News.
Revenge is a dish best served cold, but for MSU (14-10, 6-5 Big Ten) Tuesday night’s blowout loss to the University of Michigan Wolverines (15-9, 5-6 Big Ten) was a product of ill preparation and poor execution.
When MSU hockey (5-17-2, 1-8-1 Big Ten) takes on rival the University of Michigan (9-13-2, 2-7-1-1 Big Ten) on Friday for the Duel in the D, there’s predictably going to be a different feeling within the atmosphere amongst the players, coaches and fans at the Joe Louis Arena.
Each week, The State News will interview a member of the MSU hockey team and ask questions that aren't just related to hockey. Last time, The State News interviewed sophomore defenseman Zach Osburn. This week, The State News interviewed freshman forward Sam Saliba.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — After a 29-point embarrassment from in-state rivals University of Michigan, MSU not only tied the record for the largest margin of defeat under head coach Tom Izzo, but the Spartans started the game lazy and sloppy — even when they had a script.
After a successful season under head coach Cathy George, the MSU volleyball team announced it has added a new member to its staff, according to a press release.
After a five-year wait, former MSU kicker Morten Andersen will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Andersen is the second kicker to ever earn a spot in Canton and will join LaDanian Tomlinson, Terrell Davis, Kurt Warner, Kenny Easley and current Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones as the Class of 2017. Originally from Copenhagen, Denmark, Andersen came to MSU from Ben Davis high school in Indianapolis and played with the Spartans in 44 games from 1978-81 and named a First-team All-American in 1981.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — After a 70-62 win over U-M just nine days ago, MSU men's basketball (14-10 overall, 6-6) was blown-out by 29 points to U-M (15-9 overall, 6-6). The 86-57 game splits this year's two-game season series.
Follow along with The State News and their basketball writers, Casey Harrison and Connor Clark, as MSU men's basketball is on the road against rivarl U-M.
Newsroom personality Stephen Olschanski and men's basketball beat reporter Casey Harrison discuss the chaos that was Super Bowl LI and whether or not the Patriots took the win away from the Falcon or if Atlanta flat out choked.
According to Chris Solari of the Detroit Free Press, offensive lineman Thiyo Lukusa has quit the MSU football team.
It’s been 1,080 days since the last time the University of Michigan Wolverines defeated MSU, a 79-70 win at the Crisler Center on Feb. 23, 2014.
The accolades keep on adding for senior guard Tori Jankoska, as Jankoska was one of 10 players added to the Wade Watch list on Monday afternoon by the Women's Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), according to a press release.
A classic story of head coach Tom Izzo, is struggling through the first half of the season, then like spin on a bowling ball, cut from the edge of the gutter to the head pin.
The MSU wrestling team (4-10, 1-7 Big Ten) hosted the No. 10 University of Michigan Wolverines (8-5, 4-5 Big Ten) Sunday afternoon at Jenison Field House. The team was coming off a 24-12 defeat by then-No. 10 Rutgers Scarlet Knights and looked to earn its second conference win on senior day.
On a cold Saturday afternoon on Feb. 4, the MSU swim and dive team faced off against U-M at IM West in a dual meet for the final meet of the regular season.
It’s a scenario that’s been envisioned by head coach Jake Boss thousands of times, and one he was so close to last season.
After a 6-3 loss to the No. 18 Wisconsin Badgers Friday, the MSU hockey team aimed to not be victims of another weekend sweep by the Badgers this season.
Coming off a bye-week, the MSU hockey team, 5-13-2, 1-6-1 Big Ten, hoped to seek revenge after a weekend sweep by the Wisconsin Badgers earlier in the season. Instead, the Spartans followed their lackluster performance in the first series with a 6-3 loss to the No. 18 ranked team in the nation Friday.
"Newsroom Personality" Stephen Olschanski and resident-Patriots fan/features writer Jon LeBlanc breakdown the Super Bowl LI and LeBlanc's obsession with Tom Brady and New England.