The defending Big Ten Tournament champion MSU men’s soccer team will attempt to defend its tournament title starting Thursday.
Sophomore quarterback Kirk Cousins took the phrase “follow the leader” to another level this week.
MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant has a wealth of depth at her disposal, but after two exhibition wins, it’s still up in the air how she’s going to use it.
The No. 17 MSU hockey team was the best team in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) on Thursday night.
The No. 10 MSU women’s basketball team used stellar first half defense and balanced scoring to defeat Grand Valley State 88-53 on Sunday at Breslin Center.
Coming into Saturday, the Spartans running back postion was in shambles. Players were either injured or were no longer an active part of the team. Running backs coach Dan Enos said Thursday that he didn’t know who his starter would be.
Players on the MSU hockey team didn’t hang their heads when they exited the locker room on Friday night.
A lot was on the line Friday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.
The No. 8 MSU field hockey team proved once again Friday it can equal any challenge presented to it in the Big Ten.
November is a time of change. Leaves fall as the weather changes, students lock down on their studies with the hope of changing grades, and, for the past two years, November has meant a change of fortune for the MSU football team.
After seeing its Big Ten tournament hopes dashed at the hands of Iowa the past two seasons, the No. 8 MSU field hockey team will have its shot at redemption Friday when it faces the Hawkeyes in the conference tournament semifinals at Ralph Young Field.
The MSU men’s basketball team is the consensus No. 2 team in the country. The Spartans are expected to repeat as Big Ten Champions, go to their sixth Final Four in the last 12 years and are heavy favorites to make their second straight trip to the NCAA Championship game.
Every good group needs a set of leaders with a differing set of skills. In an episode of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” the characters labeled one another as “The Looks,” “The Brains,” “The Muscle” and “The Wild Card” to reflect the different skills each brought to the gang’s latest escapade.
After 18 games, four season-ending injuries and a midfield unit in constant shuffle, the MSU women’s soccer team’s postseason chances likely hinge on its regular season finale against Ohio State at noon Sunday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.
Lauren Hill doesn’t want to think about it. Hill, a senior forward on the MSU women’s soccer team, doesn’t even want to consider that the Spartans’ match against Ohio State at noon Sunday might not only be her last home game as a Spartan, but could possibly be the last time she wears an MSU uniform.
For a nonconference game in early November, a lot is riding on Saturday’s game between MSU and Western Michigan.
It’s once again that time to guess the outcome of this weekends games with the State News prognosticators.
The No. 10 MSU women’s basketball team opens its season at 6:30 p.m. tonight against Wayne State at Breslin Center. It will be the first of two exhibition tilts for the Spartans this season, as they host Grand Valley State at 2 p.m.
The Big Ten will face off against either the Big 12 or Conference USA in the Dallas Football Classic as a part of next season’s bowl lineup.
The MSU volleyball team began the second half of the Big Ten regular season last week trying to forget the first half and it worked for two victories this past weekend to break a six-game slide.