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Sports | Volleyball 1000

FOOTBALL

Prime Time

When the MSU football team takes the field Saturday night at Spartan Stadium, the implications of its game will reach much farther than the 75,000-plus in attendance.

ICE HOCKEY

Former icers visit Sparrow for kids

Current Detroit Red Wing forwards and MSU alumni Drew Miller and Justin Abdelkader visited Sparrow Hospital on Thursday to present a donation of more than $22,000 through Miller’s charity, Spartan Buddies.

VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball downs Oakland, 3-1

Pushing the series all-time record to 8-0, the MSU volleyball team (7-3) downed Oakland in four sets to keep their series record undefeated. The Spartans’ attack overpowered the Golden Grizzlies and demonstrated their offensive depth.

FOOTBALL

QB Cousins ready to break out vs. Irish

With Saturday’s matchup against Notre Dame looming, MSU will look to junior quarterback Kirk Cousins to leave last year’s loss in the past and take his game to the next level. Game time is set for 8 p.m. on ABC.

SPORTS

Week one had plenty to offer NFL fans

After seven long months, Sundays finally have meaning again for sports fans. The 2010 NFL season has begun and week one’s action brought everything we could hope for, including the good, the bad and the extremely ugly.