SPORTS
Gymnasts 5th in Big Ten Championships
The MSU gymnastics team placed fifth at the 2004 Big Ten Conference Championships in Minneapolis on Saturday, with a combined score of 196.025.
BASKETBALL
Basketball fans crowd into Breslin Center
It was just like a real basketball game. Except, Breslin Center wasn't filled. There were no crazy hats, no face paint, no Izzone.
SPORTS
Show puts sports in perspective
"Sports Night" is one of my favorite shows. A lot of people don't really remember it at all, and the rest don't remember much about it.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers tourney run ended in Super Six loss
Detroit - The Spartans knew they couldn't keep digging themselves into a hole early in games because sooner or later they wouldn't be able to crawl out of it. Thursday was the night they fell behind and stayed behind. Just 6:05 into the CCHA Super Six quarterfinal game, the MSU hockey team was down, 2-0, to Northern Michigan.
BASKETBALL
One and done
Seattle - For their NCAA Tournament first round game against Nevada, the Spartans goal was to stop all but one Wolf Pack player.
SPORTS
Wildcats 1st test in Texas
The No. 23 MSU women's basketball team hopes to see its first NCAA Tournament win since 1997 when it faces Arizona on Sunday. The Spartans (21-8 overall), the No.
SPORTS
Site offers face-value Final Four tix
MSU students who missed out on their opportunity to purchase Final Four tickets have a new hope. The Ticket Reserve is a Chicago-based, sanctioned marketplace that manages and distributes access rights to seats for live sporting events.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers to face pesky Wildcats squad
Northern Michigan always seems to get in the way of the MSU hockey team's quest for a CCHA championship. This year is no exception. The No.
BASKETBALL
Student, former coach torn during NCAA tournament time
Masters student Matthew Wood completed his undergraduate studies at Nevada and never saw the Wolf Pack make it to the NCAA Basketball Tournament - until now. He sat anxiously watching the CBS Selection Sunday breakdown, happily knowing that both of his universities would be in the Big Dance. "I finally had two teams I could root for," Wood said.
BASKETBALL
Izzo: Spartans capable of run
Seattle - Heading into the NCAA Tournament, the Spartans know they could win the whole thing. They also know they could be knocked out in the first round against Nevada on Thursday night. In MSU's seventh straight NCAA Tournament appearance, the No.
SPORTS
Spartans grounded: aircraft carrier game cancelled
Due to ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States Navy sunk plans for MSU men's basketball to play aboard an aircraft carrier. The U.S.
BASKETBALL
Rebounding a must
Rebound or else. That is the motto MSU head coach Tom Izzo tells his team heading into the NCAA Tournament.
BASKETBALL
Nevada keeps Izzo, staff up all night
Assuming MSU head coach Tom Izzo went home and dreamed about his team's NCAA Tournament chances after the Spartans found out they were a No.
SPORTS
Fans must take care
With March Madness in full swing, college hoops fans are getting more passionate and emotional than actors in a Spanish soap opera. There are plenty of reasons to get fired up about college basketball.
SPORTS
Diverse crowd fills Conseco, add to tourney excitement
Indianapolis - Like many Spartans on spring break, Bernie Brown went south with his friends. But unlike most snow birds, the mechanical engineering junior's road trip ended at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Brown stood topless in the stands at the 2004 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament, sporting body paint in the form of a Paul Davis jersey, with an eclectic group of friends. Enter MSU hospitality business junior Brad Barenie, a self-proclaimed "die-hard Indiana fan", who painted on his Hoosiers jersey, and friend Tim Dupuis, modeling - you guessed it - a maize and blue uniform for the event. Brown and Dupuis, who have been friends since high school, paid $225 each for all-sessions tickets to watch the conference battles, money Barenie said was well-spent.
SPORTS
Clutch performance lacking in 'U' season
Indianapolis - In a game as close as MSU's loss to No. 10 Wisconsin on Saturday in the Big Ten Tournament, there had to be a difference-maker.
BASKETBALL
Spartans draw Wolfpack
The Spartans fell short on two of their goals for the 2003-04 season - winning the Big Ten regular season title and the Big Ten Tournament Championship - but there still is the chance of reaching one goal: a Final Four. And as unlikely as it might seem, the Spartans are serious. MSU received a No.
BASKETBALL
Ups & downs
Indianapolis - The Spartans can't help their coach beat Bo Ryan. MSU had another opportunity to defeat Wisconsin on Saturday evening in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals, but the Spartans' chance clanked off the back of the rim. Down by two points with 4.8 seconds on the clock, Spartans sophomore guard Maurice Ager grabbed a rebound and sprinted up the floor, but a last-ditch 18-foot jumper hit off the back of the rim, leaving the Badgers with a 68-66 triumph. "I don't think I could have gotten a better look," Ager said after the game.
SPORTS
Frosh spur comeback, 5-3 win
Simon Mangos sat dejectedly on the bench in front of the visitor's dressing room, his helmet on the ground. He used one hand to wipe the sweat off his face, the other to cover his eyes to hide the falling tears.
SPORTS
Spartans ousted in semifinals, 58-54
The No. 24 MSU women's basketball team went 1-1 at the Big Ten Tournament, finishing the regular season with a tough loss to No.