BASEBALL
Baseball facing long week of tough games
MSU baseball has a busy week ahead of itself, with three midweek games and a non-conference three game series on the weekend.
SPORTS
Men's tennis team ends three-match losing streak with victories
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BASEBALL
Spartan baseball takes two in road trip
By Robert Bondyrbondy@statenews.comTHE STATE NEWSnnMSU baseball used a surge of scoring and stellar pitching in a doubleheader Sunday afternoon to salvage a series victory over Minnesota, improving to .500 in Big Ten play.After dropping the series opener on Saturday, 4-2, the Spartans were able to win both games on Sunday, keeping the Golden Gophers scoreless in both games.
SPORTS
Empty-handed
NEW YORK — It’s been said over and over again – this MSU team has never been to a Final Four.They were 40 minutes away from one on Sunday in “the city that never sleeps,” but MSU said goodnight to their season as they fell 60-54 at the hands of UConn.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
UConn knocks off MSU in Elite Eight
NEW YORK — It’s been said millions of times – this MSU team has never been to a Final Four.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Hot shooting gives Spartans halftime lead
NEW YORK — MSU is one step away from a trip to the Final Four, but they came out flatter than a four-day old soda. However, the Spartans dug their heels in late in the half to snatch the lead from UConn and head into the locker room with a 25-21 lead.
SPORTS
McClure leaves legacy behind after successful finish in national tournament
It all clicked when he realized how much was on the line — how much he could win or lose from the results of one match.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Column: Stakes are higher than last season's UConn matchup
NEW YORK — You don't have to look far for the last time MSU and UConn butted heads on the court.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
For Izzo and MSU, Elite Eight showdown with UConn awaits
NEW YORK — Gary Harris doesn’t remember much from his first college game.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Payne helps swing momentum for MSU in victory
NEW YORK -- A little over ten minutes were left on the clock, and MSU was staring at a four-point deficit.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans survive Virginia, advance to Elite Eight
NEW YORK — It doesn’t get much better than this.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Men's basketball leading Virginia at half
NEW YORK — A close game is what fans were expecting, and that’s just what the fans have gotten, as the No. 4 seed MSU men’s basketball team leads No. 1 seed Virginia 31-27 at the half.
SPORTS
Great Expectations
W hat does the President of the United States have in common with ESPN analysts and hundreds of MSU fans? They all predicted the Spartans would be NCAA champions.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Oh So Sweet Matchups
Friday night’s game versus No. 1 seed Virginia, set to tip at about 10 p.m., has a lot on the line— including a trip to the Elite Eight and a shot at the Final Four for MSU seniors Adreian Payne and Keith Appling.
ICE HOCKEY
Outlook bright for MSU hockey
MSU hockey’s season came to an end in heartbreaking fashion, a game that ultimately summed up the entire 2013-14 season.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Seniors looking back on season after tourney loss for women's basketball
Moments after falling to North Carolina 62-53 in the second round — the program's fourth second-round exit in five years — Klarissa Bell and Annalise Pickrel sat in the locker room with their heads down, opposite from the rest of the team.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Cavaliers bring stingy defense, toughness to MSU matchup
In the past couple of years when people heard "Virginia basketball," odds are they didn't cower in fear.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Toughness of veterans key for Spartans
When March rolls around, it pays to have some experience.In the case of the MSU men’s basketball team, that’s exactly what it has — in bunches.
ICE HOCKEY
Anastos says MSU hockey must score to improve
The MSU hockey team took the ice last Thursday against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the inaugural Big Ten hockey tournament and suffered a 2-1 loss in overtime, a microcosm of how the entire season went for the Spartans.The Spartans finished a disappointing 11-18-7 on the season, going 5-9-6 in the first season of Big Ten hockey conference play.