Fifty-five MSU student-athletes have been named Academic All-Big Ten for the fall semester. MSU is sixth in the conference in total number of athletes selected, but ninth in number of selections per team.
If MSU senior wrestling captain R.J. Boudro noticed one thing that stands out about the team this season, it's discipline.
Way to go, BCS. You finally got it right. The four major bowls have teams where they belong, and this year there is only one team that has a reason to complain about anything. Sorry Oregon, but an Ohio State-Notre Dame matchup in the Fiesta Bowl is a lot more intriguing than you against either one of those teams.
MSU head coach Rick Comley has watched his injury-stricken team go from 5-1-1 through seven games to its current 6-7-4 record.
You might have seen him on The Ultimate Fighter 2 reality show on Spike TV. In Vegas, he's a celebrity. But here at MSU, Rashad Evans is just a normal guy and a new volunteer assistant coach for the men's wrestling team.
The MSU women's basketball team will hit the Breslin Center floor tonight having played only one game in the last 10 days. After a disappointing two-loss performance in the Paradise Jam, followed by an eight-day layoff before Sunday's 82-64 win over Pepperdine, the Spartans finally get back on a regular schedule with a 7 p.m.
Two MSU wrestlers earned tournament titles Sunday at the Nittany Lion Open at Penn State University.
The No. 14 MSU men's basketball team will play its third Top 10 team of the season when it squares off against No.
Senior forward Liz Shimek has been named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week. She scored 28 points and was 13-for-15 from the field in the Spartans' win over Pepperdine on Sunday.
The MSU women's swimming and diving team earned fourth place in the Ohio State Invitational Sunday afternoon, while the men finished fifth. Senior Ian Clutten took third in the 200 breaststroke, senior Katrina Kniff took eighth in the 100 freestyle, freshman Heather Kiluk was 10th in the 200 backstroke and senior Erika Templeton was 11th in the 200 breastroke.
It's seven games into the season and the men's basketball team still seems to be sleepwalking through its games against weaker opponents, relying on talent instead of hard work and discipline. The No.
Dear Santa, I'm one big unhappy kid. This year in sports has had too many downs to feel good about anything.
• Calling the Bowl Championship Series "deeply flawed," the chairman of a congressional committee has called a hearing on the controversial system used to determine college football's national champion. Finally, our elected officials have their priorities straight.
Tickets for the Spartan Clash still are available online at www.Palacenet.com, the Palace Box Office and through Ticketmaster.
Bowling Green, Ohio — After breaking an eight-game winless streak Friday with a 3-0 win over Bowling Green, the MSU hockey team was outhustled and outplayed Saturday night as the Falcons salvaged a split with a 4-2 win at BGSU Ice Arena. MSU (6-7-4 overall, 3-5-3 CCHA) was without the services of junior captain Drew Miller (shoulder) and senior defenseman Jared Nightingale (sick), forcing MSU head coach Rick Comley into some lineup changes.
Former MSU head coach Hugh "Duffy" Daugherty was famous for his idea that championships are won between the months of December and September with recruiting.
Senior Ian Clutten set a Peppe Natatorium record on the second day of the Ohio State Invitational, clocking in with a time of 54.68 in the 100-meter breaststroke on Saturday. Clutten also competed in the 200 medley relay team with seniors Rudolf Wagenaar, Nick Harley and Matt Wisniewski.
Let me introduce you to Allyssa DeHaan. She'll be a freshman at MSU next year. She's from Grandville. She wants to be a doctor. And, oh yeah, she's going to revolutionize women's basketball at MSU. See, DeHaan is a once-in-a-lifetime kind of player.
Grand Rapids — It was a grand homecoming for Drew Neitzel. The sophomore guard, who once starred at Wyoming Park High School, returned to his old stomping grounds and was cheered loudly at every mention of his name. And to boot, he played well for the second straight game and helped the Spartans to a 72-67 win over Arkansas-Little Rock. "I will admit, I was looking forward to this game for a long time," Neitzel said.
Swimming and diving head coach Matt Gianiodis is trying to bring the program out of the Big Ten cellar. He made big steps toward doing so this past week as he signed 11 recruits, six men and five women, to join the Spartans next season.