The State News caught up with Seattle Seahawks running back T.J. Duckett this week. The MSU alumnus and seventh year pro has played for three other NFL teams — the Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, and last year, the Detroit Lions. At MSU, Duckett was a second team All-American and a two-time All-Big Ten selection.
The Detroit Pistons’ Tayshaun Prince has been named to the U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team, The Associated Press reported Monday.
The MSU football team picked up its ninth recruit for the class of 2009 on Monday, when offensive lineman Micajah Reynolds verbally committed to MSU, according to the Web site rivals.com.
Lord Stanley’s Cup, the holy grail of hockey, will be in Lansing this afternoon.
Five graduated seniors and one returning senior earned MSU’s annual Major Athletic Award for the 2007-08 academic year.
Detroit Renaissance safety/wide receiver Dana Dixon has verbally committed to MSU, giving the football team its eighth recruit of the 2009 season, Spartanmag.com reported Friday.
Former MSU quarterback Connor Dixon is transferring to Duquesne, according to the Pittsburgh-based school’s official athletic Web site.
Incoming MSU freshman Daultan Leveille was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the first round of Friday’s NHL entry draft.
Tim Allen has been named director of football operations at MSU, head coach Mark Dantonio announced Wednesday.
The State News caught up with Detroit Lions quarterback Drew Stanton. The MSU alumnus and second-year pro is attempting to bounce back from a knee injury he sustained in training camp last season that forced him to miss the entire year.
Two MSU rowers were named All-Americans Saturday by Pocock Racing Shells and the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association.
Former MSU guard Drew Neitzel has journeyed more than 10,000 miles in the past month.
Within the next month, two MSU swimmers and one MSU diver will attempt to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
Wherever Justin Abdelkader goes, championships seem to follow. Whether he’s in the Stanley Cup final with the Detroit Red Wings, the national championship game with MSU, or the United States Hockey League championship, titles have flocked to Abdelkader — and so have coaches, because Abdelkader has the one quality they want more than anything else – he knows how to win.
MSU athletes and coaches do peculiar things they believe will increase their odds of winning, getting out of a slump or simply having a good game.
The State News recently caught up with professional hockey player Adam Hall. The Pittsburgh Penguins forward and MSU alumnus saw his team fall to the Detroit Red Wings in the Stanley Cup finals last week in a matchup that ignited an internal conflict for the Kalamazoo native.
The awards just keep on coming for MSU hockey player Jeff Lerg.
The MSU football team picked up its seventh recruit for the class of 2009 Sunday, when cornerback/wide receiver Patrick White verbally committed to MSU, spartanmag.com reported.
All-American runner Nicole Bush is chasing down a dream. The MSU distance runner is laying it all on the line as she trains for one of the biggest months of her life.
MSU graduates Drew Neitzel and Alisa Wulff were announced the Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners on Wednesday. Neitzel, who graduated in May with a degree in interdisciplinary humanities, was a starting guard on the MSU men’s basketball team in each of the last three seasons and a co-captain his last two seasons.