Dantonio: "I've got something left in the tank"
A lot has changed with MSU football in the last 10 years — mostly because of Dantonio and his coaching staff.
A lot has changed with MSU football in the last 10 years — mostly because of Dantonio and his coaching staff.
With the 2016 season now less than a month away head coach Mark Dantonio and his offensive staff must find a rotation of wide receivers to accompany the new quarterback.
The MSU football team welcomed the media on Monday and held a series of press conferences for Media Day at Spartan Stadium.
In a summer smeared with imprudence, criticism and backlash, former MSU basketball star Draymond Green exposed a previously hidden side of himself this summer, one that should be zipped back up.
With the opening ceremonies for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro taking place Friday night, take a look at when the Spartan Athletes will be in action:
Coming off a Big Ten championship, a berth in the College Football Playoff and a 12-2 record last season, MSU football is ranked No. 11 in the country in the preseason USA Today Amway Coaches Poll released Wednesday.
Former MSU women's rower, Emily Regan, will be competing in the Rio 2016 Olympics. Regan graduated from MSU in 2010 and was also named the 2010 Big Ten Rower of the Year at MSU.
The current Golden State Warriors forward and former MSU basketball star was arrested in East Lansing last month for hitting former MSU football cornerback Jermaine Edmondson outside of Conrad’s Grill downtown.
Choking on his words and fighting back tears, head football coach Mark Dantonio made one final statement about the life of Mike Sadler on Sunday. He took the podium, looked at his players and the crowd, stood poised and said Sadler’s jersey number, three, would always be special at MSU.
The Associated Press released its first Top 100 list of the best college football programs of all-time Tuesday afternoon and MSU football can count itself amongst the top 25 checking in at No. 19. AP used a three category formula and points system based on AP poll appearances (one point), AP No. 1 rankings (one point) and championships awarded by AP voters (10 points) to decipher the all-time best teams.
The image was lasting; the message was clear. Mike Sadler lived on.
As has now been confirmed by the MSU football program, former Spartan Mike Sadler died at the age of 24.
The Chicago Bulls won the Las Vegas Summer League championship, defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves despite another poor performance from recently graduated MSU alumnus Denzel Valentine. He went 3-10 shooting and finished with seven points.
In the small town of Niles, MI a legacy was born. David Lewis Garner lives and breathes baseball.
With all the talk of a doping scandal and the Zika Virus derailing plans for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, it can be easy to forget some local talent will show in force representing not only their country, but their current school or alma mater.
According to multiple reports on Friday afternoon, Bryn Forbes will join the San Antonio Spurs' Summer League roster.
One night was not enough for Michigan State graduating senior to achieve his NBA dreams. The following morning sufficed, however, as the Atlanta Hawks conducted their first business of the summer free agency when they signed Costello to a deal that will move him to Atlanta for the Summer League and training camp.
It's been a long road for the Lansing-native, but Denzel Valentine has finally reached the world's foremost basketball league. From the Lansing Sexton Big Reds to the Michigan State Spartans, Denzel Valentine will now slip on a Chicago Bulls jersey for the foreseeable future in the NBA.
It was a late night and a long wait for Deyonta Davis. For a projected lottery pick convinced to declare because of high draft expectations, it was hard to stay positive when the Boston Celtics selected him on what should have been a night laced with positive memories.
For most people, there is only one prom night--the ephemeral occasion to display the most garish wardrobe and potentially embark on a years-long relationship.