SPORTS
Runners, shot put get bids to 2003 NCAAs
Three MSU track and field athletes earned invitations to the NCAA Outdoor Championships held June 11-14 in Sacramento, Calif.
BASEBALL
Tigers spoil day for 'The Rocket'
Detroit - Professional baseball's worst robbed a milestone from its best on Sunday. Dubbed "The Rocket" for his fiery fastball, New York Yankee starting pitcher Roger Clemens was set to earn his 300th win but the Tigers spoiled the day.
SPORTS
Women's crew team places 13th in NCAA
Indianapolis - The MSU first varsity eight women's crew team propelled themselves to win the C final Saturday to place 13th at the NCAA Women's Rowing Championships at Eagle Creek Reservoir after two near defeats.
SPORTS
Lugnuts down Peoria, 7-6
Lansing - In a game that closely resembled the final game of the 2002 Midwest League Championship Series, Lansing downed the Peoria Chiefs 7-6 on Monday.Last year's matchup saw the Chiefs (26-23) surprise the Lugnuts (28-18) with an eight-run ninth inning to steal the championship, 11-10.
SPORTS
Fast, Sunryd honored for academic success
Hockey senior defenseman Brad Fast and senior swimmer Karl Sunryd garnered academic recognition last weekend, as both were named to the 2003 Verizon Academic All-American District IV University Division Men's At-Large second team.
SPORTS
Rowers and diver nab honors for bookwork
Senior diver Stephanie Anisko and senior rower Amy Slider were both named to the 2003 Verizon Academic All-American District IV University Division Women's At-Large First Team, initializing their eligibility for Academic All-American team consideration.As part of the women's swimming and diving team, Anisko won 13 diving events for MSU this season on the one- and three- meter boards, and holds a 4.0 grade-point average.She was awarded the Michigan State Student Athlete Support Services' President's Award, an annual award to the student-athlete with the highest GPA.
SPORTS
Sports briefs
Crew team headed to NCAA tourney May 30 MSU has been awarded a team bid to the 2003 NCAA Women's Rowing Championship.
SPORTS
Jorgensen's 66 paces 'U' at regional meet
The MSU men's golf team finished the NCAA Central Regional Championships in a tie for 20th place on Saturday at the Colbert Hills Golf Course in Manhattan, Kan.
FOOTBALL
NCAA grants Harker sixth year of eligibility
Offensive guard Paul Harker has been granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA, coach John L. Smith announced on Saturday.
SPORTS
Rowers place fourth in regional championship
The MSU women's crew team took home fourth-place overall honors on Sunday in the 2003 Lexus Central/South Region Sprints on Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
FOOTBALL
Ottney retires, citing chronic knee problem
Senior center Brain Ottney announced he will forgo his fifth and final year of eligibility because of chronic knee problems.
BASEBALL
'U' immortalizes former coach, player
On Sunday, the MSU baseball team retired its first two numbers in school history.Former MSU greats Danny Litwhiler and Robin Roberts were on hand for the ceremony, in which the fence in left center field was adorned with banners brandishing the numbers one and 36, respectively."It was a great day for Spartan baseball," MSU manager Ted Mahan said.
BASEBALL
Lugnuts drop 2, tally 13 errors in losses
The road has taken its toll on the Lugnuts already and Lansing has only been gone for two days. After taking three of four games from Wisconsin (19-18) last week at home, the Lugnuts (21-14) have now dropped two straight to the Timber Rattlers. That isn't all Lansing is dropping.
SPORTS
Sports briefs
Golfers Kansas-bound for NCAA tournament After a successful regular season, the No. 54 Spartans travel to Manhattan, Kan.
SPORTS
Tavarez, Lugnuts blank Burlington, 2-0
Lansing - The Lugnuts completed a three-game sweep of Burlington on Monday, downing the Bees 2-0 in the first and only game of a doubleheader on Monday.Lugnut righty Anderson Tavarez (4-0) tossed the first complete-game shutout of his career in the win.
BASKETBALL
U-M sanctioned by NCAA
Michigan's basketball team was restricted from the next postseason last Thursday by the NCAA for violations involving former booster Ed Martin paying Wolverine basketball players during the 1990s.Although the university placed a self-imposed ban on the men's basketball team from appearing in the NCAA Tournament last season, the NCAA infractions committee deemed the penalty "meaningful," but not enough.
SPORTS
Sports briefs
Burleigh, Fouch earn all-Big Ten honors Two Spartans captured conference recognition following the 2003 Big Ten Women's Golf Championships on April 25-27 in Iowa City. Freshman Dayna Burleigh took top honors, snagging Big Ten Freshman of the Year accolades and junior Allison Fouch was an all-conference second-team selection. Burleigh, who finished 16th at the conference tourney with a four-round score of 305, became just the third Spartan in club history to receive the honor. Fouch found a spot on the conference's second team after carding a 303 through four rounds for a 10th-place finish at the Big Ten championships.
FOOTBALL
Former Spartan wideout projected No. 2
While some professional prospects might be motivated by fame and fortune, MSU wide receiver Charles Rogers plays the game of football for those who looked after him, and for those he now looks after. "My family and my kids come first," he said.
SPORTS
Sports briefs
Butts follows former coach to Kentucky After one year of serving as an assistant coach on the women's basketball team, Niya Butts announced she is leaving for an assistant coaching position at Kentucky. Butts will be joining new Wildcat head coach Mickie DeMoss, who was named Kentucky's head coach after 18 years as an assistant and associate head coach at Tennessee.
SPORTS
Standout Jorgensen looks to pace 'U' at invitational
As his eagle putt from the back fringe rolls downhill 25 feet to the hole and then three feet past it, Eric Jorgensen wears a look of both surprise and knowing on his face. "Man, that's fast," he says. He was standing on the green of the par-5 13th hole at Forest Akers West Golf Course.