FOOTBALL
Prognosticators: Bowl Edition
The State News sports desk returns to prognosticate both the Capital One Bowl and the Rose Bowl Game.
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Hoyer looking for redemption in Orlando
For two weeks in January, a video went unwatched in the home of Brian Hoyer’s parents. It sat in a digital video recorder, staring back at Hoyer, a permanent, concrete, constant reminder of the night of Dec. 28, 2007.
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Men's basketball opens Big Ten play with win over No. 21 Minnesota
Leading by one at halftime, the No. 10 MSU men’s basketball team (10-2 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) opened the second half with an 8-1 run against No. 21 Minnesota (12-1, 0-1) en route to a 70-58 win in its Big Ten regular season opener at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.
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Richt turns up physicality to prepare for Ringer, MSU
Orlando, Fla. —- With one of the nation’s top rushers staring down No. 16 Georgia in Thursday’s Capital One Bowl, head coach Mark Richt is getting his players ready for a bruising game.
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Rested Spartans ready for Bulldogs
Orlando, Fla. —- Ever since Dec. 2, the MSU football team has been watching film and dissecting plays in preparation for Georgia.
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Fans enjoy company of Dantonio, seniors at pep rally
Orlando, Fla. — The spotlights were on, the mosh pit was growing and chemistry senior Brady Compton was getting fired up. Compton and three others, including his brother, Mark, were rocking the night away at the Capital One Bowl Pep Rally with the help of the video game Rock Band.
ICE HOCKEY
'Playoffs start now' for last-place Spartans
After finally snapping its 11-game winless streak in Saturday’s 2-1 victory over No. 18 North Dakota in the semifinals of the Great Lakes Invitational, the MSU hockey team felt things were looking up.
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Spartans look to cap potential 10-win season with signature victory
Orlando, Fla. —- For all of its marked improvements on the field this season, the MSU football team still lacks a signature victory to place atop its 2008 résumé.
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Georgia hopes team speed overcomes MSU's power
Orlando, Fla. — The common theme when comparing the Southeastern Conference to the Big Ten is this: The SEC has speed, the Big Ten has power.
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Women's basketball stopped by Indiana, 62-48
The MSU women’s basketball team suffered its first conference loss of the season Monday at Breslin Center as Indiana devoured the Spartans on way to a 62-48 blow out. Entering the game, the match looked to be formidable with the two teams leading the Big Ten in each of the major statistical categories.
ICE HOCKEY
Wolverines too much for Spartans
Detroit — Was the MSU hockey team’s 2-1 victory over No. 18 North Dakota on Saturday a dream?
ICE HOCKEY
Spartans iced by U-M in GLI final, 5-1
Detroit — The third time wasn’t the charm for the MSU hockey team when facing arch-rival Michigan.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers head to GLI final with 2-1 win
Detroit — The MSU hockey team’s 11-game winless streak was finally put to rest on Saturday during the Great Lakes Invitational at Joe Louis Arena.
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Men's basketball knocks off Oakland
Auburn Hills — Kalin Lucas could get used to playing in this environment.
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Spartans finally forming an identity
Auburn Hills — There’s an old saying that reads, “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” If that saying is true, then the MSU men’s basketball team should be in peak physical condition heading into the Big Ten season, which opens on New Year’s Eve in Minnesota.
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Dantonio signs revised contract
MSU head football coach Mark Dantonio will receive a 60 percent raise as part of a revised contract announced Friday.
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Spartans upset No. 5 Texas
Sophomore guard Durrell Summers hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 18.6 seconds left as the No. 19 MSU men’s basketball team beat No. 5 Texas 67-63 on Saturday at Toyota Center in Houston.
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Women's basketball back on track with win over Delaware State
The MSU women’s basketball team left no doubt about getting out of its funk in its 71-41 drubbing of Delaware State on Thursday.
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Spartans struggle to overcome The Citadel
Considered a tune-up game before this weekend’s date with Texas, a middling team from South Carolina gave the MSU men’s basketball team all it could handle.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers frustrated after 4-2 loss to U.S. Under-18 Team
The MSU hockey team’s game against the U.S. National Under-18 Team was “more of the same” for head coach Rick Comley. For senior captain Jeff Lerg, it was the “same old story.”