Mere days after landing West Virginia transfer Eron Harris, MSU basketball head coach Tom Izzo has added yet another piece to the rapidly-growing 2014-15 basketball class.
A day before MSU football takes on Maryland in College Park, Md., the MSU men's basketball team will kick off an annual showcase in the Old Line State. On Monday, MSU announced the Spartan men's basketball team will open the 2014-15 season at the Naval Academy on Friday, Nov. 14. The Spartans will participate in the inaugural "Veterans Classic at the Naval Academy."
The MSU baseball team saw two players drafted in the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft on Saturday — outfielder Jimmy Pickens to the Cincinnati Reds in round 15 (455th overall), and catcher Joel Fisher to the Philadelphia Phillies in round 23 (682nd overall).
On June 6, it was announced that former co-captain and MSU cornerback Darqueze Dennard was announced as the George Alderton Male Athlete of the Year, and women's golfer Allyssa Ferrell took home the Female Athlete of the Year honor.
Last season, two MSU players joined the minor-league baseball ranks. This weekend, as many as five more could be added to the list.
The Big Ten announced an extension of the contract allowing the Big Ten Football Championship Games to be held at Lucas Oil Stadium until 2021.
Jayru Campbell, 17-year-old quarterback at Detroit Cass Tech and 2015 MSU recruit, was sentenced to 60 days in jail last Friday for an assault on a Cass Tech security guard on Jan. 28, according to media reports.
For the second consecutive season, the MSU volleyball team has compiled a top-10 recruiting class, ranking No. 6 in the top-30 released by prepvolleyball.com over the weekend.
A three-run ninth inning doomed the Spartans in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals, falling to No. 1-seed Indiana 7-4.
MSU baseball scored nine runs in the final two innings in an 11-2 comeback win over Illinois to advance in the Big Ten Tournament.
Following an opening day upset, the MSU baseball team couldn't put together a winning streak on Thursday.A late RBI double allowed Nebraska (39-18 overall, 18-6 Big Ten) top the Spartans (30-25, 11-13) in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, 2-1.
An early home run by sophomore outfielder Cam Gibson helped the MSU baseball (30-24 overall, 11-13 Big Ten) team defeat Illinois, 2-1, in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska on Wednesday.
Russell Byrd is leaving MSU for his final year of eligibility, MSU confirmed Wednesday.
The MSU baseball team secured a berth to the Big Ten Tournament in a regular
For the first time, the Spartans came up short under the bright lights of Comerica Park.
Recent MSU graduate and former volleyball player Kristen Kelsay will be recognized Monday evening as one of the
Darqueze Dennard — two-time first-team All-Big Ten selection, 2013 Jim Thorpe Award winner, and after Thursday, first round NFL draft pick.
Before the game the crowed cheered loudly as the seniors took the field with their families. However most of the cheers were silenced throughout the game, where the Spartans lost to the Huskers, 4-1.
Almost 200 Spartan alumnus were present at McLane Baseball Stadium on a sunny Saturday afternoon, where the MSU baseball team fell to Nebraska 5-3.
The Spartans picked up a win on a rain-soaked Wednesday afternoon, defeating Eastern Michigan 12-4 at McLane Baseball Stadium.