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Keith Appling is tough, but he’s not Superman. The senior guard fought his way through 37 minutes in the No.
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Izzo right to be proud of players
When MSU fans were sulking after the 80-75 loss to No. 21 Michigan, Tom Izzo took the podium to address the heartbreaking game. “In the 30 years I’ve been here, I’ve never been more proud of a team,” he said. Wait, what? MSU just dropped a game against their rival to fall behind in the Big Ten title race, and he used the word “proud?” Well, as weird as it seems to say after losing such a marquee game, he’s right on the money. There is no question the Wolverines deserved to win Saturday’s game — they hit all the shots when they needed to in front of the delirious Breslin Center crowd. Yet at the same time, the Spartans took a few steps in the right direction without two of their biggest players. Missing two starters in Adreian Payne and Branden Dawson, Izzo was forced to play some guys who usually only see the court during warmups. Besides Gary Harris’s 27 points and Keith Appling’s double-double, freshman guard Alvin Ellis was the bright point during a loss at the hands of the Wolverines. To be honest, Ellis looked like anything but a first-year player.
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Lack of intensity leads to hockey loss against U-M
After showing signs of potentially turning the corner and reaching a level of play to contend for a Big Ten championship recently, MSU hockey was humbled and took a step back this weekend.
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Nittany Lions beat MSU gymnastics at home
Although the gymnastics team struggled and lost to Penn State during the Autism Awareness meet on Saturday, junior Alina Cartwright and freshman Elena Lagoski came out victorious for the day.
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Spartan wrestling drops two weekend matches
The wrestling team is practicing to reach its goals and fix its mistakes, but still fell to “rival No.
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MSU women's basketball beats Ohio State on road, 82-68
Career games from freshman guard Tori Jankoska and redshirt junior center Madison Williams made the difference for the women’s basketball team Sunday afternoon.
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Women's basketball leads OSU 37-32 in Columbus
Junior center Madison Williams was the difference for MSU in the first half. After missing two of the previous three games, she blocked a career-high six shots in 10 minutes of action, spurring a 13-0 run to help the Spartans take a 37-32 lead over Ohio State on the road at halftime.
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MSU sees contributions from other players with Dawson, Payne on bench
Sophomore guard Gary Harris and senior guard Keith Appling might have carried the No. 3 MSU men’s basketball team as far as they could Saturday night, but it was the unsung heroes that nearly pulled the game out. Players like junior guard Russell Byrd, freshman guard Alvin Ellis and freshman forward Gavin Schilling stepped up and mad big plays to keep the Spartans in it. “I had some guys who stepped up,” head coach Tom Izzo said.
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Spartans fall to U-M after Wolverine comeback, 80-75
At times it was ear-splitting at Breslin Center, as the MSU faithful saw their No. 3 Spartans control the better part of the game against the No.
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MSU men's basketball up on Michigan at halftime, 36-30
You can probably hear it from wherever you are sitting, but the fans at Breslin Center like what they’re seeing against their No.
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ESPN's College GameDay electrifies Breslin Center
The Breslin Center was electric nearly ten hours before tip-off as ESPN’s College GameDay returned to East Lansing for the first time since 2011.
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No. 14 U-M beats MSU hockey for sweep
No. 14 Michigan used three third period goals, two within 51 seconds, to win 5-2 and complete the sweep of MSU on Friday night. U-M freshman forward JT Compher and senior forward Derek DeBlois stole the show on Friday, each scoring two goals.
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GameDay visit brings former Wolverine Rose back to East Lansing
Before he was an analyst on ESPN’s College GameDay, Jalen Rose spent his college days playing for one of Michigan’s greatest teams. Now, with the show heading to East Lansing, Rose is spending some time back in enemy territory, and MSU fans are making sure he knows it. “People are going to say stuff, or say ‘Hey Jalen, what you doing up here?’ or remind me of games where they won or when they yelled things at me,” Rose said while meeting with the media on Friday.
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Bring On The Wolverines
No ancient language had a word for blue. Instead, they just referred to the color as a shade of black, or in some instances, green.
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Dawson's injury leaves hole for Spartans
While watching TV clips from MSU’s game against Indiana on Thursday, junior forward Branden Dawson let his anger get the best of him — and his right hand.
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Late goal gives U-M a 2-1 victory over MSU hockey
DETROIT — There’s a fine line between winning and losing, and the joy and disappointment that comes with it only rises when it comes against an archrival. On Thursday night, MSU experienced the latter.
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Illinois comes back to beat MSU women's basketball, 61-51
Same story, different day. In a virtual repeat of Sunday’s 66-54 loss against Penn State, the women’s basketball team (12-7 overall, 4-2 Big Ten) could not maintain a consistent level of effort for 40 minutes of basketball, falling to Illinois (9-10, 2-4) 61-51 despite leading 33-25 early in the second half.
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Women's basketball up on Illinois at halftime by 3
The women’s basketball team leads Illinois 28-25 at halftime. Mills was the primary source of offense for the Spartans early, scoring MSU’s first seven points.
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Gymnastics team dealing with neck injuries heading into weekend
One wrong movement, one false grab. That is all it takes.
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Dawson out 4-5 weeks with broken bone in hand
While watching TV clips from their game against Indiana Thursday, junior forward Branden Dawson let his anger get the best of him.