SPORTS
Spartans end season on high note with weekend sweep
The MSU field hockey team completed its regular season with a bang this weekend.
FOOTBALL
Prognosticators
State News prognosticators make their picks for the upcoming Big Ten football contests.
SPORTS
Back with a purpose
Last year, senior tight end Kellen Davis traded in his football gear for a suit. His place of business was no longer the football field — it was East Lansing’s 54-B District Court. His teammates continued to practice and worry about the next game while he sat at home on the weekends and worried about his life. Where had his life gone?
FOOTBALL
Jones possesses top potential
When MSU head coach Mark Dantonio and linebackers coach Mike Tressel were still at Cincinnati, they salivated over the prospect of recruiting freshman linebacker Greg Jones, who was a hometown high school football star.
FOOTBALL
Heisman watch
Over the years the Heisman Trophy has come to symbolize the most dynamic offensive player in college football. Six of the past seven Heisman Trophy winners have gone to quarterbacks, and in this week’s Heisman watch, the nation’s two most electrifying quarterbacks take over the top two spots.
FOOTBALL
MSU should have advantage against lowly Iowa
Check out the matchup between the Spartans and the Hawkeyes.
BASEBALL
Spartans recruiting class among best
The MSU baseball team boasts the top recruiting class in the Big Ten Conference for the upcoming 2008 season, according to rankings by Baseball America.
BASKETBALL
Spartans acquire true point guard in Thomas
The MSU women’s basketball team has spent the last two seasons with makeshift point guards.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers focus on fast start in CCHA play
For the No. 8 MSU hockey team to achieve its goal of winning the CCHA regular season championship, getting off to a good start in league play is essential.
SOCCER
DeMartin hat trick leads No. 16 Spartans past Broncos in nonconference matinee
Junior forward Doug DeMartin has had big games against Western Michigan in the past. As a freshman, he had a goal in a 2-0 win over the Broncos. As a sophomore, he had a goal and an assist in a 4-0 blanking over Western Michigan.
SOCCER
Spartans to put unbeaten streak on line today against visiting Western Michigan
After scoring one goal in a double overtime tie with Valparaiso on Sunday, the MSU men’s soccer team is looking to come out more aggressively when it faces Western Michigan today.
SOCCER
Despite struggles, MSU keeps positive attitude
Despite struggling this season, MSU women’s soccer coach Tom Saxton and his team have chosen to maintain a positive attitude.
BASKETBALL
Freshman trio has star potential
For the past year, freshman guards Chris Allen, Kalin Lucas and Durrell Summers have been lumped together as one of the best recruiting classes MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo has brought to East Lansing.
ICE HOCKEY
MSU sets to minimize turnovers, penalties
Although the No. 8 MSU hockey team rebounded this weekend with two wins over Colgate, there is still room for improvement — particularly in regards to penalties and turnovers.
FOOTBALL
Rucker likely out for season with eye condition
When freshman cornerback Chris L. Rucker recently went to the eye doctor, he found out he needed more than just a new pair of glasses.
SPORTS
Too little, too late
When it seemed top-ranked Ohio State had MSU beaten into submission, the Spartans made it clear on Saturday that they were going to fight to the finish. “Every game, we know as a team we can play with anybody in the country,” senior linebacker SirDarean Adams said.
ICE HOCKEY
A weekend to remember
The last time former MSU captain Chris Lawrence was on the ice at Munn Ice Arena, he was so emotional he could barely speak. On that day in April, Lawrence and his teammates celebrated the MSU hockey team’s national championship with the fans during a parade and a rally.
VOLLEYBALL
Spikers turn corner in Big Ten with sweep
For the first time this season, the MSU volleyball team (13-9 overall, 4-6 Big Ten) clinched its back-to-back Big Ten matchups.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers sweep debut home series of new season
It was a weekend full of potential distractions for the MSU hockey team. Friday, the team raised its 2007 National Championship banner and Saturday, the players’ parents were recognized before the game as part of Parents Weekend.
SOCCER
Spartans topped by Wildcats, 4-0
MSU women’s soccer head coach Tom Saxton summed it up best Sunday afternoon standing on Old College Field after his team’s 4-0 loss to Northwestern.