Column: Spartan men's basketball must build chemistry, get healthy
120 minutes. With three games to go, that’s how long MSU has left in its regular season that still has a Big Ten title in front of them.
120 minutes. With three games to go, that’s how long MSU has left in its regular season that still has a Big Ten title in front of them.
A group of former Spartans will lace up their skates in a charity matchup against Detroit Red Wings alumni.The alumni game will begin at 5 p.m. Friday at Munn Ice Arena, with tickets running $6 for adults, $3 for students and $3 for children.
The MSU men's basketball is in the home stretch. With three games to go, here are my three things they need to do, or continue to do, to make a deep run in both the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments.
Roses are red, money is green and Mark Dantonio has seen a lot both lately.Compared to last year’s $1.99 million salary, Dantonio will be making $3.64 million per year with his newly amended salary.
Aerial Powers adores Miami Heat forward LeBron James, who’s been her favorite player since she was in eighth grade.
MSU hockey will take a step away from the Big Ten this weekend, with only one exhibition game against the USA National Team Development Program on the slate this week.
msu roster - http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/w-gym/mtt/msu-w-...msu schedule - http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/w-gym/sched/msu-...meet recap - http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/w-gym/recaps/022...head coach kathie klages - we're just focusing on the little things now, like eliminating landing deducting, which we improved on at this meet. we're working on keeping our legs together on bars, landing deductions, having straight arms. we want to make practice more like competition setting. we were pleased with the score being higher, but were disappointed on floor when we didn't do as well as we wanted. we competed floor third and we were tied going into that event so the coaches were confident, but we lost with two kids' falls on floor - lagoski and levy. they finished strong on balance beam and they fought through the meet and the mistakes. they'll build confidence from finishing strong. western improved massively since december until last week, i don't know what date it was exactly. that night they were on point and deserved to win. it was a situation that we counted a fall and they didn't. holmes stepped up at the last second, we had a fall on warmup and she went in at the last second. it was the first time she competed all-around.junior ashley noll - our mindset is a bit more confident to have a good victory next time. we kept the energy going and when we made the mistakes our confidence dropped so that was what go us. western gymnasts were probably nervous going in, knowing that they lost the first time we competed. they wanted to redeem themselves. we're focusing on competing like we practice. we're building to move forward and to do better this week.sophomore lisa burt - going into the meet i wanted to do my best for the team and bring the score up, and after i had won i was really happy. i'm happy to know i'm back to where i was last year. we're going in being more confident and energetic this week. we knew what we had to do. our warmup wasn't great, so we had to work even harder. we have to work on the little details like having straight legs, pointing out feet, sticking our landings, hitting everything. it's not just hitting our routines, we have to know we have it all together.sophomore brittany holmes - i was excited to know i was competing all-round. it was the first time i placed and my first 9.825 ever. i was just excited, like 'finally, i did it.' it's always either i'm off or the judges are not scoring high enough. we've been doing different assignments, like competing with pressure. and that's going to help transferring better to the competition floor. now i think we're going to focus a little more on the individual assignments. the big picture is fine, we just need to fix the little details.if you need anything, my number is (248) 464-2993
The women’s basketball team enjoyed two victories Monday night — one at Breslin Center, and another 725 miles away.
Behind a strong offensive performance from freshman guard Tori Jankoska’s, the No. 21 women’s basketball team defeated Minnesota at Breslin Center, 75-61.
One day after the No. 18 MSU men’s basketball team’s 79-70 loss to No. 16 Michigan, Tom Izzo’s stomach isn’t any better.
The day was Dec. 17, and MSU just dealt a 30-point loss to North Florida.
Behind freshman guard Tori Jankoska’s hot shooting, the No. 21 women’s basketball team leads Minnesota 44-33 at Breslin Center.
It might sound weird to hear, but winning shouldn’t be the number one priority for MSU hockey in its final three weeks of the regular season.
ANN ARBOR — This one looked familiar. Nearly a month after MSU squandered a first-half lead to Michigan in East Lansing, Crisler Center played host to a rerun of the same episode.
ANN ARBOR — It’s clear Keith Appling isn’t at full playing capacity. Still, the senior guard started and played 25 minutes, scoring six points and dishing out six assists in the No.
On Monday, Breslin Center will feature a Big Ten freshman showdown.
Although the gymnastics team posted its highest score of the season, the Spartans fell short to Western Michigan by 0.225, losing 195.00-194.775 on Friday in Kalamazoo, Mich.
The Spartan wrestling team came out victorious for the third match in a row, beating No. 25 Central Michigan on Saturday.
With the buzz of the Winter Olympics wrapping up and the sport gaining more notice, the Lansing Curling Club held a free “Olympic Learn To Curl Celebration” on Sunday.
The hockey team’s road struggles continued this weekend, as the team dropped back-to-back contests.