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Prognosticators have a winning feeling for U
The prognosticators returned to form last week, although MSU didn’t. However, the boys have a winning feeling about Saturday’s game.
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Icers preparing to face Irish in first CCHA road matchup
Playing on the road for the first time in the CCHA season, the men’s ice hockey team will battle the Notre Dame Fighting Irish tonight and Friday at the Joyce Center in South Bend, Ind.Not only will the series be the only meeting between the Spartans (2-1-1) and the Irish (2-3-1) this season, but MSU will have to face Notre Dame without two veteran players.Senior center Andrew Bogle and junior center Joe Goodenow will not play this weekend because of shoulder injuries.
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Illinois tailback small in height, immense in playmaking talent
His name is Rausell, but everyone calls him Rocky. In an era when teams are constantly searching for 250-pound bruising running backs, he stands barely 5-foot-9 and weighs 186 pounds.
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Ballinger injures thumb in practice, out until Christmas
Another year, another preseason injury.Head coach Tom Izzo announced Monday that sophomore forward Adam Ballinger broke his right thumb in practice last week and will be out six to eight weeks.
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Detroit defensive end gives verbal commitment to U
Despite sitting in last place in the Big Ten, MSU’s football program lured another recruit to East Lansing with the verbal commitment of 6-foot-5-inch, 260-pound defensive end Kevin Vickerson.Vickerson, who committed at the end of July, has still been visiting other colleges this fall, but said MSU is definitely where he’ll be headed next year.“I loved the atmosphere there,” he said.
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Injured Turner finishes gridder playing career
T.J. Turner is done for the season.MSU head coach Bobby Williams said at his Monday press conference that the senior linebacker had surgery on his separated shoulder Friday and will not return.“It’s a huge loss,” Williams said.
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Erbe: Big Ten Championship out of reach for spikers
In the last three weeks, the MSU volleyball team has lost three starters to injury and four of its last six matches. The recent skid has the No.
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Spartans overcome challenge to upset Penn State
The MSU men’s soccer team upset No. 15 Penn State 2-0 Sunday, playing short a player in final 20 minutes of the game because of a red card.After receiving a yellow card early in the second half, senior midfielder Pat Mahoney was handed his second yellow card later in the second half, resulting in the red card.MSU assistant coach Damon Rensing said the team accepted the challenge in the final 20 minutes.
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Icers split weekend home series
Ice hockeyThe seventh-ranked Spartan icers split their conference-opening series with Nebraska-Omaha this weekend, dropping a 2-1 decision on Friday night before bouncing back to win 4-1 on Saturday at Munn Ice Arena.The Mavericks won Friday’s game with stellar play by freshman goalie Dan Ellis.
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Gridders need to find an answer
Their quarterback threw for 292 yards on 26 of 37 passes. For the third straight week they outgained the opponent in total yards.
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Spartans go winless in weekend home stand
With two starters sidelined by injuries, the MSU volleyball team dropped two games at home this weekend.On Friday night the Spartans lost to No.
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Gustin injury third straight for spiker starters
Senior outside hitter Sarah Gustin just recovered from an abdominal strain and was leading the team in kills per game, but then she sprained her right foot in Thursday’s practice.“I was starting to finally feel like I was back,” Gustin said.
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Drop Zone: Key fumble one of many mistakes in loss to rivals
ANN ARBOR - Bobby Williams couldn’t have said it simpler.“We got the ball in the red zone several times today and we didn’t get any point production,” MSU’s head coach said after Saturday’s game.
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Spikers recover from injuries
The MSU volleyball team spent the past week preparing for life without senior middle hitter and co-captain Jessica Sanborn and this weekend’s home stand will unveil the results. The Spartans face No.
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Rivals not taking gridders for granted after previous loss
Apparently, the Michigan Wolverines (5-2 overall, 3-1 in the Big Ten) subscribe to Dick Vitale’s “You can throw out the records, baby!” theory on rivalry games. The in-your-face college basketball analyst believes that in contests between intense rivals, previous records hardly matter.Michigan appears to be buying into this exact approach.Despite MSU’s 3-3, 0-3 record, Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr and his players believe the Spartans will present a tough challenge for the Wolverines.“All I know is what I see on film, and Michigan State is the number one rated defense in the Big Ten Conference,” Carr said.
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Sports event to roll into Ann Arbor for big game
On Oct. 21, the University of Michigan plays host to in-state rival Michigan State, and while the football game serves as the main attraction, it will not be the only event in Ann Arbor grabbing people’s attention.
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Kickers must strive for tournament victory
As both the MSU men’s and women’s soccer teams near the Big Ten tournament, they are not depending on other teams losing to give them a boost in the standings. The women head out West to northern California on Friday to take on St.
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The great divide? Columnist wants no part of it
On the banks of the Red Cedar, there’s a school that’s known to all. Or at least most. I disregard my out-of-state friends who, until they went off to school, “only thought there was one college in Michigan.” Because to me, those banks - and that school - were always very well known. Perhaps this is confession therapy, but it’s time for me to come clean.
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Pack your Prada bags, the Spartans are coming
I sometimes laugh at how many times I tried to do things just to be “cool” in grade school.
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Wolverine offense a challenge for U
On paper, Michigan’s offense reads as deadly as any in the country. Through the air, quarterback Drew Henson has great options wherever he turns.