The State News basketball beat writer Casey Harrison visits The Chronicle at Duke University and talks with sports desk editor Amrith Ramkumar about Tuesday night's matchup against the Spartans and the Blue Devils.
Only two things have ever been consistent for MSU football in 2016. A lead then a loss. No matter what it tried, which personnel subbed in, which packages it dumbed down, its points would never be enough.
Sports editor Casey Harrison and football writer Stephen Olschanski hit podcast No. 25 with a slate of football talk.
Late Sunday evening, the MSU volleyball team welcomed good news regarding its impending journey in the NCAA Tournament. The Spartans earned the overall No. 9 seed and will host Fairfield University, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, or MAAC, champions. The match against the Stags is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 2 at Jenison Field House.
The Lansing State Journal reported Monday evening that fifth-year senior safety Demetrious Cox was arrested Nov. 24 at 3 a.m. and cited with for misdemeanor assault.
Struggling for their first win against the AP top 25 (0-3), MSU men's basketball (4-3) will face No. 5 Duke Blue Devils (6-1) in their first true road game on Tuesday. This game will end the long standing travel for MSU as the team has already covered trips to Hawaii, New York City and Bahamas.
After winning two out of their three games in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament and capturing the 3rd place title, the MSU men's basketball team has fallen out of the AP poll.
Junior quarterback Damion Terry’s harrowing effort was cut short. Trying to deliver MSU one last bright spot in a dismal season, the junior quarterback's 7-for-12, 101-yard performance was derailed by a concussion.
During the holiday weekend and in front of a hostile crowd of more than 10,000 fans, the MSU hockey team proved successful in its effort to upset then-No. 5 University of North Dakota.
A trip to Happy Valley on Saturday, resulting in a 45-12 statement victory for Big Ten East champions Penn State, proved MSU ran out of gas.
Early in the fourth quarter of MSU football’s 17-16 senior day loss to No. 2 Ohio State, MSU head coach Mark Dantonio reached into his bag of tricks and pulled out a fake punt –– one where junior linebacker Chris Frey took the direct snap and ran 25 yards down the sideline for a first down.
Playing on Wednesday night in an arena that sits just a five-minute car ride from his childhood home, MSU point guard Lourawls "Tum Tum" Nairn Jr. was able to call this weekend a true homecoming.
In a game with monumental opportunity for Penn State, the MSU football team, sitting at 3-8 on the season, came into Happy Valley in a battle for the Land-Grant Trophy.
The MSU football team (3-8, 1-7 Big Ten) traveled to Happy Valley to take on the Penn State Nittany Lions (9-2, 7-1 Big Ten) in the Spartans final regular season game. At halftime, MSU leads Penn State 12-10.
Welcome to The State News live blog for MSU football's matchup with No. 7 Penn State. Follow along with football writers Stephen Olschanski and Nathaniel Bott by sending them your tweets, comments, questions and thoughts about today's game.
In the "Battle 4 Atlantis," No. MSU finishes in third place after a win against Wichita State 77-72 . MSU took a 10 point lead into the second half, 39-29, however, many Spartans faced foul trouble. Their loss against Baylor saw the Spartans in a similar situation, up three points at the half, until being blown out in the second half, losing 73-58.
No. 24 MSU (3-3 overall) leads 39-29 at the half against Wichita State (5-1 overall) in the third-place game for the "Battle 4 Atlantis."
Having answered all the football questions, fifth-year senior Tyler O’Connor was asked to give his opinion about the Land Grant Trophy. He laughed a little at the question, looked up and said, “The look of it?” “It’s not the prettiest trophy I would say,” O’Connor said chuckling.
State News football beat writer Nathaniel Bott (Twitter: @Nathaniel_Bott) breaks down what to expect from MSU-Penn State, gives an injury report, tells you what to watch for and offers his prediction for the contest.
Follow along with The State News basketball beat writers Connor Clark and Casey Harrison as they cover No. 24 MSU (3-3) vs.