ICE HOCKEY
Icers win, but out of home-ice race
The MSU hockey team followed up a loss Friday by defeating Alaska, 6-2, in CCHA play on Saturday.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Lucas, Spartans beat Illinois, 61-57
In a battle between two Big Ten teams fighting for their NCAA tournament lives, the MSU men’s basketball team beat Illinois, 61-57, Saturday at Breslin Center.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
GameDay in East Lansing
For the first time since 2007, ESPN’s College GameDay visited East Lansing and Breslin Center on Saturday.
SOCCER
Women's soccer signs seven recruits
The MSU women’s soccer team has signed seven players to National Letters of Intent for the 2011 season.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Saturday Spotlight
When ESPN decided before the season that it would send its College GameDay crew to East Lansing this Saturday, I doubt anyone at the network thought they would be seeing a game between two teams fighting to make the NCAA Tournament in MSU and Illinois.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans eye Fighting Illini in rematch
The MSU men’s basketball team and Illinois have taken a similar path up to this point. When ESPN’s College GameDay selected East Lansing as its Feb. 19 location, they expected different storylines.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartans, Nanooks virtually same team
The MSU hockey team might see a mirror image of itself and recent opponents this weekend when it visits Alaska.
SPORTS
MSU looks to improve on last outing
After receiving its season-high score in last weekend’s competition, the MSU gymnastics team is looking to repeat and improve when it faces Ohio State on the road at 7 p.m. Friday.
SPORTS
Spartans prepare for Michigan, Wisconsin
For the MSU wrestling team, there is more at stake this weekend than bragging rights over its archenemy.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Women prep for Wildcats, Jaeschke
In the past week, the No. 11 MSU women’s basketball team has taken first place in the Big Ten and sold out Breslin Center for the first time. To say the team is on an emotional high would be an understatement.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Despite loss, many positives from OSU game
It was a valiant effort, but the MSU men’s basketball team simply ran out of gas. Playing with a severely limited junior forward Delvon Roe and an invisible senior guard Durrell Summers, the Spartans still nearly escaped Columbus, Ohio, with a monumental victory. Yes, the Spartans are just three games above .500, but there were so many positives to take out of Tuesday’s 71-61 loss to No.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Buckeye Bummer
Columbus, Ohio – The MSU men’s basketball team fell to No. 2 Ohio State, 71-61, on Tuesday night at Value City Arena. MSU falls to 14-11 overall and 6-7 in the Big Ten.
BASEBALL
Spartans picked to finish fourth
The MSU baseball team was predicted to finish fourth in the Big Ten, according to the conference’s first Big Ten Preseason Baseball Poll, as voted on by the coaches.
SPORTS
Minkel named to committee
MSU wrestling head coach Tom Minkel has been appointed to be one of six members serving on the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee, the NCAA announced Tuesday.
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ICE HOCKEY
Icers hope solid practice translates
Coming off one of its most disappointing performances of the season last weekend, the MSU hockey team responded by having one of its best practices early this week in preparation for Alaska.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Merchant still excited from Sunday
One day after a game where No. 11 MSU women’s basketball team sold out Breslin Center for the first time in women’s basketball history, MSU head coach Suzy Merchant took the podium for her weekly Monday morning press conference, all smiles.
SPORTS
MSU looks to 4 swimmers at Big Tens
With the entire season built toward the Big Ten Championships, the MSU women’s swimming and diving team is filled with anticipation and enthusiasm going into the meet this weekend.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartans can still finish strong
Following one of the worst weekends of the season, the MSU hockey team can’t be blamed if it’s trying to seek the answers to its inconsistencies. The Spartans dropped back-to-back games against Northern Michigan, the first of which prevented a 52-shot game from being a winning effort, and the second of which erased a 4-1 lead. Now the Spartans (12-16-4 overall, 8-14-2 CCHA) remain in 10th place in the CCHA standings and likely will need to sweep this weekend’s series at Alaska in order to have a chance at home-ice advantage in the first round of the CCHA Tournament. MSU is five points out of ninth place in the CCHA standings making it necessary to win at least three and possibly all four of its remaining games to just to have a chance at home ice. The Spartans’ offense broke its six-game streak of producing two goals or fewer in each game Saturday but suffered uncharacteristic defensive breakdowns that helped sixth-place Northern Michigan erase a 4-1 deficit and win, 6-5.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans look to stop Sullinger, guards
After beating Penn State last Thursday, junior forward Draymond Green and other members of the MSU men’s basketball team said they were looking forward to taking on undefeated and No. 1-ranked Ohio State Tuesday.