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Sports | Football 1081

SPORTS

Coach, team 'cranky' about practice

Dawn Klemish
August 28, 2003

Being one of the nation's top squads isn't always easy - ask the MSU field hockey team. The Spartans practiced in one way or another through the entire offseason - weight training, conditioning and traveling abroad to do battle with the world's best opponents and participating in the Mercian Spring League. And now, with the start of the season mere days away, the team is getting stir-crazy. Fifth-year assistant coach Rolf van de Kerkhof said because of hard work in the offseason, the Spartans have been able to jump right into play-making, rather than wasting too much time with conditioning. "We had a good preseason, a lot of the hockey team came in fit so that was a plus," he said.

SPORTS

Men's tennis to host Big Ten Championship

Don Jordan
August 28, 2003

MSU will host the 2004 Big Ten Championship in men's tennis from April 29 through May 2. The announcement came Wednesday when the tennis team announced their 2003-04 schedule, which also includes hosting the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Midwest Regional Tournament in October. In last year's Big Ten Championship, MSU reached the semifinals but was knocked out by eventual NCAA champion Illinois. The team will kick off the season at the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Ind., Oct.

BASEBALL

Tigers nearing wrong history

Lend me your ears, baseball fans - your hometown team is about to make history.It's definitely not in the way most people would find anything to cheer about, but with the Tigers, I'm sure you've learned to take what you can get.Yes, I'm talking about the losingest season in modern baseball history.

SOCCER

Soccer unbeaten in preseason

The Spartans remained undefeated through two preseason exhibition games with a 1-0-1 record at the 2003 IPFW Soccer Showcase.On Sunday, the MSU men's soccer team downed Kentucky 2-0.

FOOTBALL

Punter injures ankle; will be out one month

The MSU kicking game took a hit Tuesday when senior punter Jason Daily injured his ankle during practice. Daily, the starter last season, lost his job earlier in fall practice to redshirt freshman Brandon Fields.

SPORTS

For those bored in class, check out the crossword puzzle

Another Welcome Week at MSU has come and gone. If you've done it properly - and since you signed up to come to MSU, why wouldn't you - congratulations and thank you for picking up this newspaper. If you didn't do it properly, or were just perhaps unlucky, be sure to thank the prison guard for supplying you reading material as you await your arraignment. But, this weekend past is just that - the past.

SPORTS

Veteran team eyes return to Final Four

Dawn Klemish
August 25, 2003

The MSU field hockey squad learned during a preseason scrimmage Saturday that a return trip to the Final Four is going to take a lot of work. "I think sharper is a good word," senior back Alexandra Kyser said.

BASKETBALL

Spartans' hoop schedule features U-M twice

The national spotlight will be casting its light on the Spartan Men's Basketball team many times this season. The Big Ten released this year's conference schedule Tuesday, which includes eight nationally televised games for MSU. The 16-game stretch, which is sandwiched between byes at the beginning and the end of the season, will begin Jan.

SPORTS

Former Spartan inducted into NFL's Hall

Sarah Mcevilly
August 15, 2003

For Joe DeLamielleure, being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame was an honor long overdue. On August 3, almost 18 years after he last donned football gear and stepped onto a professional field, the former MSU offensive lineman was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, an achievement many say was long-awaited and long deserved.

SPORTS

Smith to lead Sparty project

Former MSU basketball star Steve Smith and his wife, Millie, will be lending Sparty a hand in his transition into bronze.The two have been asked to be honorary chairpersons for the $500,000 project, slated to be completed by 2005.

SPORTS

Coaching courses will be offered online

Megan Homanick
August 15, 2003

In an effort to increase knowledge about coaching youth sports, MSU is introducing three online courses through the Department of Kinesiology with the first class starting this fall. The courses are part of a new coaching education certificate program at the graduate-school level, but are available to anyone who is a part of the lifelong education program.

SPORTS

How to rebuild a team in 365 days

Megan Homanick
August 15, 2003

What a difference a year makes for the MSU football team.Last August, the team had enormous expectations, alumni and fan anticipation, a Heisman Trophy candidate, an experienced quarterback and a favorable schedule.

SPORTS

High-riser lands in East Lansing

Let's play name recognition. In fact, let's make it interesting. If you get this on the first take, I owe you one at the bar. He's from the Midwest.

SPORTS

'BasketBowl' event sells out Ford Field

Natosha Diggs
August 15, 2003

Fans of MSU or Kentucky basketball without tickets to the schools' Dec. 13 matchup are officially hard-pressed to find a ticket because "The BasketBowl" is sold out.After season-ticket-holders and university donors from both schools claimed the first 50,672 seats, the remaining 19,028 tickets allotted to the general public on July 8 sold out in a span of four days, according to the Ford Field Ticket Office.But there are 5,000, $14-tickets being held for MSU student season-ticket holders, said John Lewandowski, MSU assistant athletic director for media relations. Of that total, 4,000 will be seated next to the court on field level, said Matt Larson, MSU assistant sports information director.Those tickets will be sold in late August, Larson said.

VOLLEYBALL

Team ready for breakout season

Megan Homanick
August 15, 2003

For the MSU volleyball team, the time is now. "If there was any team that is ready to have a breakout year, it's this one," head coach Chuck Erbe said. The Spartans are expected to place in the national top 20 in preseason polls, and were predicted to place third in the Big Ten this season.