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MSU-Notre Dame football game to air on ABC
This season, the Spartans' home football game against rival Notre Dame will be nationally televised by ABC.
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Football player sentenced
MSU football player Cole Corey was sentenced Thursday to spend between two and 10 years in prison for possession of a controlled substance Thursday in the Lenawee County Circuit Court. Corey appeared in 11 games for the Spartans in 2005, recording six tackles and returning a kick on special teams.
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Lugnuts fall to Bees, 2-7 in away game
Lansing — The Lugnuts' Monday night game against the West Michigan Whitecaps was canceled due to rain and will not be made up. The Lugnuts remain a half-game ahead of the Whitecaps in the Eastern division.
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Detroit radio station to broadcast MSU football
Beginning this season, MSU football games will be featured on Detroit's radio station WJR-AM. The station previously broadcast games for the Green and White for 14 years from 1963-76. Former MSU and NFL quarterback Jim Miller will join play-by-play announcer George Blaha and former MSU center Jason Strayhorn on the Spartan Radio Network's football broadcast team. "George Blaha is one of the nation's premier play-by-play announcers, and it's a real positive to be able to add two former Spartans to the broadcast lineup, in Jim Miller and Jason Strayhorn," MSU Athletics Director Ron Mason said in a statement.
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Spartans backup quarterback plans to transfer
Reserve quarterback Domenic Natale announced earlier this month that he would not return to MSU next season. The redshirt freshman had been battling sophomore Brian Hoyer for the backup spot to senior quarterback Drew Stanton but was placed third on the team's depth chart after spring practices. MSU has released Natale from his athletic scholarship to transfer to either Rutgers or Cincinnati, according to MSU Sports Information officials. Natale didn't have any recorded pass attempts in 2005, but he did appear in games.
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Izzo headed to Kuwait with Operation Hardwood
MSU head basketball coach Tom Izzo will return to Kuwait this month to coach troops and foster morale as part of Operation Hardwood II. Izzo first visited the Middle East last August and coached the military team Camp Arifjan to a championship in the eight-team tournament. "My first trip was eye-opening in many different ways and cemented the tremendous respect I have for the men and women of the United States armed forces," Izzo said in a statement.
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Lucas-Perry to try our for U.S. National Team
Victoria Lucas-Perry was invited to try out for the USA Under-20 Women's National Basketball Team.
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Lugnuts defeat West Michigan Whitecaps 3-1
Lansing — The Lansing Lugnuts moved into first after defeating the West Michigan Whitecaps, 3-1, on Sunday afternoon at Oldsmobile Park. Four Lugnuts pitchers combined for 14 strikeouts and only one run.
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Eyeing the next level
During this weekend's NFL Draft, you'll hear familiar names like Reggie Bush, Matt Leinart and Vince Young called early in the first round. But for MSU fans, there could be other recognizable names in this year's draft.
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Spartans look to defend Big Ten title
By Brittany Ghiroli For The State News Going into the women's Big Ten Rowing Championships this weekend, spirits couldn't be higher for the No.
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Bell: Billups should be MVP
The State News caught up with former MSU guard Charlie Bell on Thursday over the phone. Bell is now playing in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks, who are battling the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.
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A dream job
Oh sure, he grew up playing baseball in Royal Oak, played for a year at John Carroll University and then started for three at Dayton.
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WEB EXTRA: MSU hockey's incoming class
MSU head coach Rick Comley has added four players who are expected to fill the voids left by graduating seniors Jared Nightingale, Corey Potter, David Booth, Colton Fretter and Chad Hontvet as well as compliment the returning athletes of the program. Here's a look at the incoming Spartans set to debut this fall: Forward Matt Schepke: At 5-foot-9 and 196 pounds, Schepke scored 37 goals and 56 points with the Omaha Lancers of the USHL in 2005-06.
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No ordinary girl: Freshman aspires to become boxer
By Yvette Lanier For The State News He was getting on her nerves. No, for that matter, she said he got on everyone's nerves in class.
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Spartans erupt in 1st inning, set season high in runs
Coming into Wednesday's game against MSU, the Toledo baseball team was giving up fewer than six runs a game. The Spartans had that many before most of the fans found their seats. Propelled by an eight-run first inning, MSU (20-18 overall, 8-8 Big Ten) turned in its best offensive performance in years, setting season highs for runs and hits in a 23-4 hammering of the Rockets at Kobs Field. "They kept the pressure, and they kept the fire inside and put together quality at-bats," MSU head coach David Grewe said.
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Tennis tourney
Women: No. 6 seed MSU vs. No. 11 seed Wisconsin What: Big Ten Tournament preliminary round matchup When: 2 p.m.
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Shimek's life a whirlwind since end of MSU season
A couple of hours after Liz Shimek finished her final college paper on April 19, she packed the past four years of her life into a couple cardboard boxes — sorting old clothes she hasn't worn in a while from keepsakes of her time at MSU. The next day, she left East Lansing and headed to Chicago, where she began a new chapter of her life at rookie orientation in the WNBA. "I'm never going to move back down to East Lansing," the former MSU forward said.
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Don't fret Brown isn't leaving just yet
The following is the transcript of a confrontation that may or may not have taken place at The State News office: Hey!
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Spartans drop 5 straight
A little bit of home cooking didn't do the MSU softball team any good Tuesday when it dropped a 2-1 nonconference contest to Western Michigan at Old College Field. The loss extends the Spartans' winless streak to five games — their longest of the season.
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Cornerback: MSU will be better than bowl eligible
The MSU football team hasn't been to a bowl game in two years, finishing with a 5-7 record in 2004 and 5-6 in 2005. The consecutive losing seasons and lack of a postseason berth haven't dimmed the players' morale, however.