SOCCER
Baums 300th career victory could be Saturday to open season
Twenty-four years and 299 wins.That’s where men’s soccer head coach Joe Baum’s legendary career stands at the moment.
SPORTS
Offense improved season, now ready for playoffs
Three months ago, Oldsmobile Park was not a very fun place to be. The Lansing Lugnuts were horrible - especially at home - and the spirits of sparse crowds that showed up were usually dampened by inclement weather, bad baseball or both. Fast forward to Tuesday night.
FOOTBALL
Offense smiling; time to expect changes
The specifics of MSU’s new offense have been kept top secret by the coaching staff, but it’s no surprise to many that changes are on the way.
FOOTBALL
Labinjo and Stanledy join Thornhill to start season
The MSU football team has lost what seems like a player-a-day to injury or ineligibility, but at least its linebacker picture was cleared-up as the team concluded its second preseason scrimmage Tuesday.
BASKETBALL
Flint recruit Trannon quiet; could play for Williams, Izzo
Flint Northern senior Matt Trannon has a decision to make about where he will go to school next fall. But his decision circles around two sports he has shown the same compassion for throughout high school - basketball and football.
ICE HOCKEY
Cold War tickets sell out, buy season plan
Despite selling all individual student tickets for “The Cold War” hockey game between the MSU and Michigan, students still aren’t being frozen out from attending the game. An additional 2,200 tickets in the student section for the Oct.
SPORTS
Rosmalen deals with youth, culture and team - and shes got moves
On Aug. 23, field hockey midfielder Sophie Rosmalen turned 18. And no, she’s no freshman. She’s a general management sophomore, playing for the second year on the now No.
FOOTBALL
Vanilla Rice and Racy Lacy know whats up with Saturdays games
Vanilla Rice and Racy Lacy know what’s up with Saturday’s games The Spartans are undefeated, head coach Bobby Williams has only snapped at one reporter since school has started, and everyone’s gearing up for another exciting season.
SPORTS
Lugnuts earn playoff berth as season ends
The Lansing Lugnuts have clinched a playoff berth thanks to West Michigan’s 6-1 loss to Fort Wayne on Monday. The Lugnuts (36-26) fell 12-6 to the South Bend Silver Hawks Monday night, but the West Michigan loss was enough to ensure Lansing’s pass to the three-round postseason. Lansing will host either Dayton or Michigan in Game 1 of a best-of-three series at 6:05 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
Sophomore status doesnt stop Colson as leader
On every team, every player has some responsibility. Some have more than others. In volleyball, the setter plays that lead roll. Spartan volleyball Coach Chuck Erbe describes the setter position as similar to other sports’ positions often mentioned in the same breath as leadership. “It’s like the quarterback in football and the point guard in basketball,” Erbe said.
SPORTS
No. 3 field hockey ranking highest in MSU history
After knocking off two heavyweights on its opening weekend, MSU skyrocketed to No. 3 in the Hockey Point coaches’ poll released Monday. The Spartans (2-0) garnered four first-place votes and now occupy the highest ranking in school history. MSU, which received votes but wasn’t ranked in the preseason top 10, upset No.
ICE HOCKEY
Blackburn: from goalie to volunteer coach
Former MSU goaltender Joe Blackburn, who came to MSU in 1997 and played through last season, will serve as a volunteer assistant coach and color commentator for Spartan radio broadcasts in the upcoming season. MSU head coach Ron Mason announced Blackburn’s hiring Tuesday.
SPORTS
Call me a redneck, but its true; I like NASCAR
Drunk hillbillies with mullets, motor homes and beat-up pickup trucks. They’re all stereotypical images of NASCAR fans who follow a sport condemned by a large portion of suburban America. But the sport’s following is fanatical, and there may be good reason why. You might as well just cue in Rosco, the General Lee, the Duke boys and Boss Hog, cause this is gonna get rural... It probably won’t settle well with many closed-minded traditionalists, convinced that a true sport has to be played with some type of ball. But it’s the largest spectator event in the nation, like it or not. And it deserves respect. Yeah, laugh if you want, call me a redneck, tell me I live in a trailer park, say I drink Pabst Blue Ribbon and listen to Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” all day.
FOOTBALL
Media may say nay, but Spartans still believe
For the past two weeks, the MSU football team survived grueling two-a-day practices, complete with countless sprints in 90-degree heat and intense sessions in the weight room. All that hard work raised many players’ expectations for the season and the mediocre pre-season media predictions have left some of them miffed.
SPORTS
Womens soccer downs Eastern in exihibition
MSU won its lone exhibition game, a 3-1 victory over Eastern Michigan in Ypsilanti on Sunday, and is now gearing up for its regular-season opener at home Friday against Western Michigan.
SOCCER
Mens soccer wins exhibition opener
The MSU men’s soccer team defeated Western Ontario 2-0 during exhibition play Sunday. Freshman forward Ryan McMahen scored the game-winning goal midway through the first half.
ICE HOCKEY
Student hockey ticket orders due Sept. 7
MSU Student Season Hockey tickets are now on sale. Tickets prices for single students will be $69 and $135 for married students.
SPORTS
Scoring change debuts in volleyball scrimmage
Questions about the Spartan volleyball team’s inexperience, consistency and experimental scoring methods overshadowed the only certainty in Jenison Field House Saturday - the winning team would be wearing a Michigan State jersey.
FOOTBALL
Baker and McCoy sidelined; Knott in?
With only two weeks before the season kicks off Sept. 8 against Central Michigan, the MSU football team has some holes to patch. The team took a big hit last week when senior tight end Chris Baker and senior linebacker Ivory McCoy both suffered long-term injuries during non-contact drills. Baker tore the meniscus cartilage in his left knee Aug.
BASKETBALL
Mens basketball schedule to challenge home record,young team
As if losing seven players to graduation and the NBA Draft wasn’t enough. Now MSU could possibly face its toughest feat in recent history, battling the likes of Florida and Stanford on the road this season.