FOOTBALL
Cunningham to miss Capital One Bowl
Junior wide receiver B.J. Cunningham will miss the 2011 Capital One Bowl with a broken foot, MSU announced Tuesday.
BASKETBALL
Without Izzo, Spartans breeze past Prairie View A&M
For 508 consecutive games, Tom Izzo has had a seat saved on the MSU sideline as the Spartans’ head coach. Saturday night, though, that seat belonged to 10-year assistant Mark Montgomery.
FOOTBALL
Spartans ready for underdog role one more time
The Spartans find themselves as double-digit underdogs against defending national champion No. 15 Alabama in the Capital One Bowl on Jan. 1, but that should come as no surprise to the Spartans.
FOOTBALL
Alabama intimidates with balanced offense
Alabama will bring a balanced offense and a large intimidation factor to the Capital One Bowl matchup with the No. 7 MSU football team.
FOOTBALL
Workouts during suspension paid off for receivers Dell and Cunningham
After being suspended for last season’s bowl game, wide receivers Mark Dell and B.J. Cunningham are excited for this year’s Capital One Bowl matchup with No. 15 Alabama. The senior and junior worked hard in the winter with junior quarterback Kirk Cousins, which had a large impact on the success of this year’s 11-1 season.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Izzo suspended for secondary violation
MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo will be suspended for Saturday’s game against Prairie View A&M after committing a secondary violation, MSU announced Friday.
SPORTS
Van de Kerkhof becomes head coach at Delaware
MSU head field hockey coach Rolf van de Kerkhof announced his resignation and has been named the head coach at Delaware, MSU announced Wednesday.
FOOTBALL
MSU linebacker Jones repeats as All-American
MSU senior linebacker Greg Jones was named to The Associated Press All-America first team Tuesday.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
All Izzo wants for Christmas is 'practice'
Tom Izzo’s Christmas list likely is very different than anyone else’s in America. Unlike many people, who ask for a variety of gadgets or gizmos, Izzo simply wants some time to work with his No. 14 MSU men’s basketball team.
FOOTBALL
Big Ten announces division names, logo
The Big Ten revealed a new logo and announced division names Monday. The divisions are called Legends and Leaders.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans down Iona, 85-51
It was all MSU at Breslin Center on Sunday as the No. 15 MSU women’s basketball team overpowered Iona both offensively and defensively, defeating the Gaels, 85-51.
FOOTBALL
Spartans get back to work in preparation for Capital One Bowl
It only was three weeks ago that the No. 7 MSU football team beat Penn State to clinch a share of the Big Ten championship. But for junior receiver Keith Nichol and the rest of the Spartans, those three weeks have felt like an eternity.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartans crack under world-record pressure
Ann Arbor, Mich. – On one of the biggest stages college sports has ever seen, the MSU hockey team couldn’t perform. In front of 113,411, MSU was manhandled by a vastly superior Michigan team in a 5-0 loss. What a way to go into the record books.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans survive scare against Oakland, 77-76
Auburn Hills, Mich. – The No. 7 MSU men’s basketball team may have been favored against in-state foe Oakland, but the Spartans found themselves in a 40-minute dogfight against the defending Summit League champion Golden Grizzlies, winning, 77-76, at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers fall in front of record crowd at 'Big Chill,' 5-0
Ann Arbor, Mich. – The largest crowd in NCAA sporting history also brought the MSU hockey team its worst loss of the season. The Big Chill at the Big House housed 113,411 spectators who witnessed No. 12 Michigan slaughter MSU, 5-0.
FOOTBALL
Capital matchup
As expected, Mark Dantonio and his No. 7 MSU football team were denied a BCS bid in favor of fellow conference champions Ohio State and Wisconsin. And yet, when the Spartans take on No. 15 Alabama in the Capital One Bowl on Jan. 1, 2011, in Orlando, Fla., Dantonio said he believes it will be MSU’s bowl game that is the best matchup involving any Big Ten team, including the Rose and Sugar bowls.
ICE HOCKEY
Outdoor environment will be memorable for players
A hockey game never has seen a crowd of 110,000 people. Following Saturday’s highly anticipated hockey matchup between MSU and No. 12 Michigan in the “Big Chill at The Big House,” that will be history.
FOOTBALL
Dantonio prepares to face former mentor, Saban
About 11 years ago, T.J. Duckett was a confused 18-year-old freshman. Then a bruising tailback for the MSU football team, which was preparing to take on Florida in the 2000 Citrus Bowl, Duckett was with the Spartans in large part because he wanted to play for then-head coach Nick Saban.
FOOTBALL
Breakdown: MSU vs. Alabama
When the Spartans and No. 15 Crimson Tide play in the Capital One Bowl, set for 1 p.m. on Jan. 1, 2011, in Orlando, Fla., plenty will be at stake, including conference bragging rights and the chance to ring in their new year with a victory.
FOOTBALL
Tide hasn't lived up to expectations
A 9-3 overall record, 5-3 conference record and a berth in the Capital One Bowl versus the No. 7 ranked MSU Spartans would be considered a successful season at most programs across the country. Not at Alabama.