With the rain coming down on a bleak fall day, a finally healthy MSU women’s basketball team gathered in the Breslin, looking to build off of last year’s unfortunate season.
The MSU Women’s Cross Country team finished third and the MSU Men’s Cross Country team finished fifth at the Big Ten Championships in Chicago on Sunday. MSU’s Alexis Wiersma finished second in the Women’s 6K with a time of 19:49.9 but it wasn’t enough to carry the Spartans to back-to-back Big Ten Championships.
After spending an entire high school career running laps on the track, many face the predicament of finding a way to continue running and staying in shape after high school. Some students love running, but unfortunately are not at able to make the varsity team.
The MSU Volleyball team split last week against top ranked opponents in Ohio State and Penn State, and as the Big Ten has displayed throughout the season, the road does not get any easier for anyone.
When jokingly asked Wednesday if she was going to miss this past season’s role of taking upward of 30 shots a game, redshirt junior Aerial Powers replied "no" before the reporter could even finish his question.
Everyone knows about the varsity sports on campus, but one has to ask if anyone knows about the club sports. The MSU Club Softball team is a competitive team which plays year round during the fall and spring semesters.
They pass by the banks of the Red Cedar daily, sit in on classes and are lost in the shuffle of the daily college grind — they’re a group of athletes unknown to all. This hodgepodge of football players makeup the MSU Club Football team.
Down 14-23 against the University of Michigan with hope starting to fade for the Spartans, senior quarterback Connor Cook hit one of his more unlikely targets for a season-saving play. The Spartans had to score quick to stay in the game and on the first play of their drive Cook hit wide open senior fullback Trevon Pendleton, who took the ball 74-and-a-half yards falling just short of a touchdown according to the referees.
It wasn't too long ago Javon Bess appeared to be on his way to a star studded college basketball career.
Deyonta Davis is a MSU freshman who was one of the most highly sought after recruits in the country, winning Mr. Basketball in the state of Michigan before committing to the Spartans.
MSU starting quarterback Connor Cook had a game for the ages last Saturday against Indiana, setting many career-highs and solidifying himself as one of the best active quarterbacks in college football.
The Spartans will be leaving their pads and helmets in the locker room this bye week, head coach Mark Dantonio said, as the practice focus will be on rest and conditioning.
A very intense feeling of focus is what senior quarterback Connor Cook described as being in the zone.
The newly formed Fantasy Sports club at MSU is aiming to bring students together in a unique way with fantasy leagues in football, baseball, basketball and any other sport you could possibly think of.
The MSU Volleyball team, fresh off their upset victory against Ohio State, saw their winning streak come to an end as the Penn State Lady Lions swept the Spartans in Jenison Field House Saturday night.
No. 7-ranked MSU (8-0 overall, 4-0 Big Ten) defeated Indiana (4-4 overall, 0-4 Big Ten) 52-26 Saturday at Spartan Stadium. Here are five takeaways from the Spartans victory:
The Spartans defeated the Hoosiers, 52-26, Saturday evening at Spartan Stadium. In a game where the Spartans rushing attack was absent when it mattered, it was senior quarterback Connor Cook who picked up the slack.
Welcome to the live coverage feed for No. 7-ranked MSU (7-0 overall, 3-0 Big Ten) vs Indiana (4-3 overall, 0-3 Big Ten).
MSU's Midnight Madness is a long held tradition for the basketball teams and is an unofficial kickoff to the new basketball season.
Former MSU basketball player Mateen Cleaves is under investigation for his role in an alleged sexual assault in Genesee County, according to MLive, citing prosecutors.