VOLLEYBALL
Sisters spice up Spartans' squad
MSU athletics has a tradition of keeping sports within the family - the football Ducketts, the hockey Millers and the basketball Vincents.
SPORTS
Coach, team 'cranky' about practice
Being one of the nation's top squads isn't always easy - ask the MSU field hockey team. The Spartans practiced in one way or another through the entire offseason - weight training, conditioning and traveling abroad to do battle with the world's best opponents and participating in the Mercian Spring League. And now, with the start of the season mere days away, the team is getting stir-crazy. Fifth-year assistant coach Rolf van de Kerkhof said because of hard work in the offseason, the Spartans have been able to jump right into play-making, rather than wasting too much time with conditioning. "We had a good preseason, a lot of the hockey team came in fit so that was a plus," he said.
SPORTS
Men's tennis to host Big Ten Championship
MSU will host the 2004 Big Ten Championship in men's tennis from April 29 through May 2. The announcement came Wednesday when the tennis team announced their 2003-04 schedule, which also includes hosting the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Midwest Regional Tournament in October. In last year's Big Ten Championship, MSU reached the semifinals but was knocked out by eventual NCAA champion Illinois. The team will kick off the season at the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Ind., Oct.
BASEBALL
Tigers nearing wrong history
Lend me your ears, baseball fans - your hometown team is about to make history.It's definitely not in the way most people would find anything to cheer about, but with the Tigers, I'm sure you've learned to take what you can get.Yes, I'm talking about the losingest season in modern baseball history.
VOLLEYBALL
Coach names starters, excited to begin season healthy
After a productive summer, a preseason which saw competition at all six positions and the season opener on Friday, MSU volleyball head coach Chuck Erbe named his starters at a press conference Monday.Senior Nikki Colson will start over sophomore Mickey Davis at the setter position.
SOCCER
Soccer unbeaten in preseason
The Spartans remained undefeated through two preseason exhibition games with a 1-0-1 record at the 2003 IPFW Soccer Showcase.On Sunday, the MSU men's soccer team downed Kentucky 2-0.
FOOTBALL
Spartans' depth chart released
Tyrell Dortch has seen plenty of adversity in the past two seasons, but MSU football head coach John L.
FOOTBALL
Punter injures ankle; will be out one month
The MSU kicking game took a hit Tuesday when senior punter Jason Daily injured his ankle during practice. Daily, the starter last season, lost his job earlier in fall practice to redshirt freshman Brandon Fields.
SPORTS
For those bored in class, check out the crossword puzzle
Another Welcome Week at MSU has come and gone. If you've done it properly - and since you signed up to come to MSU, why wouldn't you - congratulations and thank you for picking up this newspaper. If you didn't do it properly, or were just perhaps unlucky, be sure to thank the prison guard for supplying you reading material as you await your arraignment. But, this weekend past is just that - the past.
SOCCER
Spartans tie No. 11 Virginia in exhibition game
Friday was a character-builder for the MSU women's soccer team. Virginia, ranked No.
SPORTS
Veteran team eyes return to Final Four
The MSU field hockey squad learned during a preseason scrimmage Saturday that a return trip to the Final Four is going to take a lot of work. "I think sharper is a good word," senior back Alexandra Kyser said.
VOLLEYBALL
Spikers impress coach in green and white scrimmage
The MSU volleyball team kicked off its 2003 season Saturday night with the annual Green and White exhibition match at Jenison Field House. "Tonight was our time to showcase what we've been working on all summer and all preseason," junior outside hitter Kim Schram said.
BASKETBALL
Spartans' hoop schedule features U-M twice
The national spotlight will be casting its light on the Spartan Men's Basketball team many times this season. The Big Ten released this year's conference schedule Tuesday, which includes eight nationally televised games for MSU. The 16-game stretch, which is sandwiched between byes at the beginning and the end of the season, will begin Jan.
FOOTBALL
How will the season begin
MSU football head coach John L. Smith isn't worried about naming starters less than a week before the season opener.
SPORTS
Former Spartan inducted into NFL's Hall
For Joe DeLamielleure, being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame was an honor long overdue. On August 3, almost 18 years after he last donned football gear and stepped onto a professional field, the former MSU offensive lineman was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, an achievement many say was long-awaited and long deserved.
SPORTS
Smith to lead Sparty project
Former MSU basketball star Steve Smith and his wife, Millie, will be lending Sparty a hand in his transition into bronze.The two have been asked to be honorary chairpersons for the $500,000 project, slated to be completed by 2005.
SPORTS
Coaching courses will be offered online
In an effort to increase knowledge about coaching youth sports, MSU is introducing three online courses through the Department of Kinesiology with the first class starting this fall. The courses are part of a new coaching education certificate program at the graduate-school level, but are available to anyone who is a part of the lifelong education program.
SPORTS
How to rebuild a team in 365 days
What a difference a year makes for the MSU football team.Last August, the team had enormous expectations, alumni and fan anticipation, a Heisman Trophy candidate, an experienced quarterback and a favorable schedule.
SPORTS
High-riser lands in East Lansing
Let's play name recognition. In fact, let's make it interesting. If you get this on the first take, I owe you one at the bar. He's from the Midwest.
SPORTS
'BasketBowl' event sells out Ford Field
Fans of MSU or Kentucky basketball without tickets to the schools' Dec. 13 matchup are officially hard-pressed to find a ticket because "The BasketBowl" is sold out.After season-ticket-holders and university donors from both schools claimed the first 50,672 seats, the remaining 19,028 tickets allotted to the general public on July 8 sold out in a span of four days, according to the Ford Field Ticket Office.But there are 5,000, $14-tickets being held for MSU student season-ticket holders, said John Lewandowski, MSU assistant athletic director for media relations. Of that total, 4,000 will be seated next to the court on field level, said Matt Larson, MSU assistant sports information director.Those tickets will be sold in late August, Larson said.