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FOOTBALL

Rosters announced for Football's spring game

Zach Libby
April 23, 2015

The draft has concluded and the teams are set as the Spartans get ready to kick off the annual spring game at Spartan Stadium this Saturday.  And while draft rooms are a place for strategic planning and on the fly decision making, the football program kept the excitement high at the Izzo Family Media Center as early as the first pick.   Brian Allen, who was named a first-team Freshman All-American by the FWAA last year at guard and center, was taken first overall by the White team.

SPORTS

Men's tennis looks ahead to Big Ten tournament

Zach Libby
April 22, 2015

Avoiding the harsh winds and frigid temperatures, Gene Orlando stood inside a storage room with his hands on his hips, trying to sum up the regular-season in one word.  After a brief moment of processing the question, the men's tennis head coach compared the past few months as like riding a roller coaster.  And just like any other high speed thrill ride, the ups and downs that MSU experienced this year has provided plenty of thrills and distress, as the road to the NCAA tournament is paved with dominance and brute force from opposing groups.  "I thought we played well against some good teams," Orlando said.

BASEBALL

Seniors have keyed recent surge for MSU

Matthew Argillander
April 22, 2015

All season long baseball head coach Jake Boss Jr. has made clear the importance of his seniors. He's said before that much like the football and basketball teams, team success starts with the seniors. The MSU football team has had its fair share of important seniors and upper-classmen leading the way to the 2014 Rose Bowl and the 2015 Cotton Bowl, much like the basketball team had its juniors and seniors step up on their way to the Final Four.  

SPORTS

MSU Rugby Football Club offers different sport to students

Ryan Squanda
April 22, 2015

When applied engineering sciences senior Nawar Dimitry came to MSU as a freshman in the fall of 2010, the former high school football and basketball player was looking for a team to stay active in and compete. Thus, it wasn't long before Dimitry stumbled across the MSU Rugby Football Club.

BASKETBALL

Head athletic coordinator Bob Knickerbocker to retire after three decades with MSU

Geoff Preston
April 20, 2015

The town of Cincinnatus, New York is a rural farming town of just over 1,000 people, and it isn't the place that many people get the opportunity to leave from. Bob Knickerbocker was one of the lucky few that did get to leave. Knickerbocker has been the head athletic equipment coordinator since 1983, and has helped oversee some of the uniform changes that MSU athletics have seen in the past few seasons. He will retire following this school year, but it will come after a long and fulfilling ride with MSU. "This kind of life has been very exciting for me," he said.

FOOTBALL

Witness writes letter in support of Delton Williams following arrest

Zach Libby
April 19, 2015

Delton Williams was suspended indefinitely by head coach Mark Dantonio after being charged with flaunting a firearm on campus during a traffic incident on South Shaw Lane and Red Cedar Road on March 16.  A month since his not guilty plea in East Lansing's 54-B District Court, the man who accused the running back of pointing a gun at him has asked MSU police to drop the charges on Williams.  In a letter obtained by the Detroit Free Press, the man, 23-years-old, did research on Williams' past and discovered the tragedies he experienced during his upbringing in Erie, Pa., which led to speculation as to "why (Williams) would have a weapon."  Williams, despite having a permit for the Smith and Wesson .40 caliber pistol, admitted to police that he raised the gun inside his car.

SOFTBALL

Lea Foerster has showed promise in freshman season

Geoff Preston
April 19, 2015

For the MSU softball team, this season has been one that hasn't had many bright spots.  Freshman outfielder Lea Foerster has been one of those bright spots. Head coach Jacquie Joseph has noticed the improvement of Foester, and in a season where MSU has fallen to 16-29, including a 1-15 record in the conference. "I've been impressed with Lea since day one," she said.

SOFTBALL

MSU softball losses another tough game

Troy Jefferson
April 19, 2015

By Troy Jefferson Tjefferson@statenews.com It was another tough luck loss for the softball team on Sunday afternoon. Minnesota (37-7 overall, 12-3 Big Ten) completed its sweep of MSU (16-29 overall, 1-15 Big Ten) at Secchia Stadium, defeating the Spartans, 9-4.