FOOTBALL
Football season tickets now on sale to general public
For the 2011-12 season, MSU football season tickets are on sale with the prices remaining the same as the previous two seasons.
SPORTS
Spartans complete season at NCAA Championships
In her final race as a Spartan, Emily MacLeod shattered the MSU track and field 5,000-meter run school record while clocking in a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships on Friday in Des Moines, Iowa.
BASEBALL
Former Spartans Holm, Wunderlich selected in MLB Draft
In the 12th round of the 2011 MLB Draft on Tuesday, the Detroit Tigers selected former MSU first baseman Jeff Holm as the team’s 11th draft pick. Continuing to represent MSU, former pitcher Kurt Wunderlich was drafted in the 20th round by the Oakland Athletics.
FOOTBALL
Football lands Elite 11 quarterback
As Lima (Ohio) Central Catholic quarterback Tyler O’Connor became the fifth verbal commitment in MSU’s 2012 recruiting class, it appears the hole left by former Spartan Joe Boisture has been filled.
SPORTS
Ferrell qualifies for Amateur Public Links Championship
After a strong showing at Washington County Golf Course in Hartford, Wis., MSU sophomore Allyssa Ferrell has qualified for the 2011 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship.
SPORTS
Spartans ready for NCAA Championships
After advancing beyond the NCAA opening rounds, seven members of the MSU track and field team will compete at the NCAA Championships, which begin Wednesday in Des Moines, Iowa.
SPORTS
Pistons must pick a winner this time around
The time has come yet again for the Detroit Pistons to hire another head coach. After two lackluster seasons of leading a group of mismatched veteran players and misguided young talent, John Kuester was the latest to be fired in the Pistons’ semi-annual coaching carousel. Kuester finished with a record of 57-107 in his two seasons in Detroit and failed to make the postseason both years, the first time that has happened since the mid-90s.
BASEBALL
Program still growing with Boss as coach
When Jake Boss Jr. was hired in the summer of 2008 to replace former head coach David Grewe, he not only set out to raise the bar on expectations for the MSU baseball program but also to develop a style of play that allowed his team to be competitive on a consistent basis.
BASEBALL
Baseball has plenty of reason to celebrate historic season
Although the MSU baseball team ended its season on a sour note with a loss to Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament, the Spartans have a lot of reasons to celebrate what was accomplished in 2011.
SOFTBALL
Hansen honored for senior season
MSU softball senior shortstop Lindsey Hansen was named a 2011 Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association, or NFCA, Division I All-American, the association announced Wednesday. For her outstanding final season performance for MSU, Hansen received a third-team at-large shortstop selection.
BASEBALL
Illinois tops Spartans
The curtain has closed on a historic season for the MSU baseball team. As Illinois mobbed the pitcher’s mound in an act of triumph and exuberance Saturday at Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio, the Spartans (36-21 overall, 17-11 Big Ten) were forced to stand aside quietly to watch their co-Big Ten champion celebrate.
SPORTS
Track and field advances seven athletes to NCAA Championships
After the NCAA Opening Rounds this weekend, the MSU track and field team will advance seven athletes to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, which will be held June 8 in Des Moines, Iowa.
SPORTS
Women's rowing finishes seventh at NCAA Championship Regatta
With all the anticipation in an emotional weekend, the MSU rowing team harnessed its excitement through its final races Sunday, ultimately finishing seventh as a team in Gold River, Calif. Head coach Matt Weise said the Spartans capitalized on every strength they had for the best possible finish against the top 16 teams in the nation.
BASEBALL
MSU baseball loses to Illinois, season likely finished
With one swing of the bat, the MSU baseball team saw a Big Ten Tournament championship violently ripped from its fingers.
BASEBALL
MSU fights back against Minnesota, plays again Saturday night
The MSU baseball team lives to play one more game in the Big Ten Tournament, as the Spartans beat Minnesota and take on Illinois tonight.
BASEBALL
Baseball needs win to stay alive in Big Ten Tournament
For the No. 2 seeded Spartan baseball team (35-20 overall, 16-10 Big Ten), the message is clear headed into Saturday’s matchup with Minnesota. After falling out of the winner’s bracket on Friday with a loss to top-seeded Illinois, MSU will meet the No. 6-seeded Golden Gophers at 3:35 p.m. today at Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio.
BASEBALL
MSU baseball falls to No. 1-seed Illinois, takes on Minnesota Saturday
Junior pitcher Tony Bucciferro couldn’t match his complete game effort of a week ago, as he battled a high pitch count combined with high-powered No. 1-seeded Illinois (27-25 overall, 16-9 Big Ten) offense Friday as the No. 2-seeded MSU baseball team (35-20, 16-10) fell, 4-1. Bucciferro would allow eight hits over six and ? innings to drop his season record to 8-3.
BASEBALL
Baseball wins its opening Big Ten Tournament game
The No. 2-seeded MSU baseball team (35-19 overall, 16-9 Big Ten) shook off a two hour and 15 minute rain delay and used a collaborative hitting effort to rally behind senior pitcher Kurt Wunderlich to defeat Purdue, 7-1. With the win Thursday, MSU remains undefeated against the Boilermakers on the year, earlier sweeping them in three games during the first weekend in May.
SPORTS
Women's rowing prepared to compete at national regatta
As the MSU rowing team makes its fourth consecutive NCAA National Championship Regatta appearance — the 13th in the last 14 seasons — head coach Matt Weise believes his team is even more prepared than it has been in the past.
BASEBALL
MSU looks to carry momentum into tournament
The MSU baseball team (34-19 overall, 15-9 Big Ten), which clinched a share of the Big Ten championship with Illinois last week, heads to Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday to face Purdue (37-18, 15-10) at 3:35 p.m. The tournament berth marks MSU’s ninth appearance in the Big Ten Tournament and second in the last three years.