As coaches read a list of gymnasts who will continue their seasons at NCAA Regionals next weekend in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Alina Cartwright did a double take when she heard her name.
The quest for the Spartans’ third national championship continues this weekend, when MSU heads to Indianapolis to face one of the most storied programs in NCAA Tournament history.
According to ancient lore — and a not-so-ancient film — when the 300 Spartans defended Thermopylae from the Persians, they used past experiences and rough times to give them the strength to push forward.
Tom Izzo didn’t board the bus until he posed for every picture, shook every hand and greeted every fan that wanted it.
As much as MSU head coach Jake Boss Jr. would like to talk baseball, the questions of playing conditions and weather persist.
Tom Anastos has closed the book on his second season with the MSU hockey program.
With the final chapter written on the 2012-13 MSU women’s basketball season Monday night in College Park, Md., head coach Suzy Merchant finally admitted it.
COLLEGE PARK, MD. – For five years, Courtney Schiffauer has been the tough girl on the MSU women’s basketball team, and the one no other team has wanted to play. But now, after a 74-49 loss to Maryland Monday night, it’s all over. “It was my life, it was my world,” Schiffauer said chocking back tears.
COLLEGE PARK, MD. – One day, this will be a normal thing: two conference foes duking it out in the Big Ten.
Never before have as many upset-minded teams advanced this far in the NCAA Tournament, but through all the chaos, two programs remain: Tom Izzo’s Spartans and Mike Krzyzewski’s Blue Devils.
Sometimes it’s hard to know what Gary Harris is thinking.
Alyssa Thomas gave the Spartans all they could handle in a 74-49 loss Monday night at Comcast Center in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
After 20 minutes of play, the fifth seeded MSU women’s basketball team trails fourth seed Maryland 34-23.
During Maryland’s first-round NCAA Tournament game against Quinnipiac on Saturday, ESPN2 flashed an interesting graphic onto the screen.
Despite finishing near the bottom of the conference, the MSU gymnastics team kept its NCAA hopes alive at the Big Ten Championships at Jenison Field House on Saturday.
There’s not a single feeling of pomp and circumstance in the locker room. There are few smiles beyond the ones for the satisfaction of a victory, or the amusement of hearing the same questions repeatedly from reporters. There’s not even an official Nike Sweet 16 celebration shirt.
Maryland doesn’t join the Big Ten Conference until 2014, but there’s no time like the present to notice the budding rivalry between the Terrapins and Spartans.
The Spartan baseball team had an outstanding weekend as they swept Oakland in a four-game series at Eastern Michigan’sOestrike Stadium in Ypsilanti, Mich.
The MSU gymnastics team performed a valiant effort at the Big Ten Championships at Jenison Field House Saturday keeping alive an opportunity to continue on to the NCAA Regionals next month. MSU posted a 195.45 during the championships, placing seventh at the event, which included eight teams.