Sports fans across the state are still buzzing about the Detroit Lions’ decision to fire general manager Matt Millen. His termination was a mini-miracle of sorts for Detroit fans, who spent seven years watching Millen drag their team from the brink of respectability to the dungeon of the NFC North.
The No. 10 MSU field hockey team survived two tough games this weekend, beating two top-20 teams and a tough road trip to extend its winning streak to six. The Spartans beat No. 16 Ohio State 3-1 on Friday and No. 20 California 3-2 in overtime Saturday to move to 9-1 for the season and 1-0 in the Big Ten.
In what has become a season-long trend, the MSU football team went into Saturday’s game convinced that special teams would make or break the game. Although MSU’s special teams saw its fair share of dropped punts and missed blocking assignments against Indiana, junior kicker Brett Swenson and sophomore punter Aaron Bates did their share to ensure MSU’s 42-29 win.
Rough and tough, bang ‘em up soccer. The MSU women’s soccer team wouldn’t have it any other way as they proved to be more physical Sunday afternoon in a 4-0 win over Iowa at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.
Drawing more than 9,000 fans at Breslin Center during the weekend, the MSU volleyball team set the school’s single-game attendance record while picking up a pair of 3-1 victories over Ohio State and No. 21 Michigan. Aided by more than 1,500 students, many coming from the Izzone campout at Munn Field, the goal to “Bust Breslin” was achieved when the team drew 5,335 fans to Saturday’s matchup against U-M.
The women’s tennis team started its season this weekend with the 19th annual Spartan Invitational. MSU played host to seven other schools — Akron, Bowling Green, Cleveland State, Detroit Mercy, Louisville, Marshall and Toledo — in a round-robin tournament where each school played three other schools.
With a record crowd supporting them, the MSU volleyball team upset No. 21 Michigan on Saturday at Breslin Center 3-1.
Bloomington, Ind. — It could have been the back breaker that brought out those dreaded words: Same Old Spartans. MSU had pinned the Indiana Hoosiers inside their own five. The down was third-and-seven. The Spartan defense was hungry for a safety, already leading 34-29 late in the third quarter.
The MSU volleyball team started off the Big Ten season with a win Friday, beating Ohio State 3-1 at Breslin Center.
With the conference schedule set to begin, State News football reporters Jacob Carpenter and Cash Kruth evaluate and predict how each team will fare.
It’s not the way any athlete wants to get on the field. But when a teammate goes down with an injury and is unable to perform, it provides an opportunity for someone else to step in and prove to teammates, coaches and fans that all is not lost.
Bailiff: All rise for the Honorable Jacob Carpenter, chief judge of the Football Supreme Court. (Everyone stands, some bow down)
Lewis is one of the most explosive quarterbacks in the Big Ten, boasting the ability to beat the opposition with both his arm and legs.
From recording the program’s first shutout in nine years against Eastern Michigan to shutting down Notre Dame’s running game, MSU’s defense has made significant strides with each passing week.
MSU isn’t the only team over the decades who’s looked forward to playing the Hoosiers. Read on to learn more about Indiana’s futile history in conference play.
It’s time for Prognosticators! There truly has never been a greater day for sports! …Except for maybe when Prognosticators came out last week… And the week before… And the week before…
MSU head coach Joe Baum knew his team needed to get a victory and get some momentum heading into the Spartans’ second Big Ten game at Penn State on Sunday.
After a 7-1 start in which they faced No. 11 Louisville, No. 2 Syracuse and then-No. 18 Boston University, the No. 10 MSU field hockey team will face two more ranked foes this weekend as it begins the Big Ten schedule.
The last time the MSU volleyball team played at Breslin Center was Nov. 4, 1995. That was four days before Tom Izzo coached his first game at MSU and the same weekend the MSU football team beat Michigan 28-25 at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans will look to “Bust Breslin” in two games this weekend: Friday against Ohio State and Saturday against No. 21 U-M.
Don’t expect to see building-sized billboards or YouTube.com campaigns featuring MSU running back Javon Ringer for the Heisman Trophy from the university any time soon.