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ICE HOCKEY

MSU looks to finish scoring chances

Going into its first and only exhibition game, the MSU hockey team expected the defense to lead the way to a successful season. But after Friday’s 5-3 loss to Western Ontario, head coach Rick Comley is trying to figure out his team.

SPORTS

Embarrassing performances in NFL's week five

I’m going to change things a bit this week. I don’t need to explain why there was no good in the NFL on Sunday. When the Detroit Lions win, let alone in blowout fashion, you know it was a bad week for the NFL. Welcome to the bad and the extremely ugly of week five.

FOOTBALL

Tied up

Through five games, Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson had been tearing apart the NCAA record book. Saturday, though, the MSU defense did what no other team had been able to, limiting “Shoelace” to a season low in rushing (86 yards) and forcing him into three interceptions.

SPORTS

Rucker suspended for Illinois game

At his weekly media briefing Sunday night following No. 13 MSU’s 34-17 win against Michigan, head coach Mark Dantonio announced senior cornerback Chris L. Rucker will be suspended for at least the Spartans’ next game against Illinois on Saturday.

FOOTBALL

Balance of Power

Since Mark Dantonio’s arrival in 2007, a new standard has been set at MSU. The reign of dominance by Michigan has shifted and the state of Michigan has become a two-team war.

FOOTBALL

Reign of terror over, Spartans now in charge

State News football reporter Jeremy Warnemuende writes that Michigan’s arrogance must come to an end now that the Spartans have taken over the rivalry in the annual State News-Michigan Daily dueling columns

SPORTS

Field hockey prepared for tough weekend

Ready to bounce back from its first Big Ten loss in the last nine conference matchups, the No. 7 MSU field hockey team said it will take its lessons learned from the 2-1 loss to No. 15 Michigan and apply them to take down No. 16 Penn State and No. 11 Wake Forest this weekend.