SPORTS
Food drive benefits Lansing-area groups
The MSU Residential and Hospitality Services and Athletics Department are co-sponsoring the Help Tackle Hunger Food Drive, which runs through Saturday’s MSU-Penn State game.
FOOTBALL
Prognosticators 11/20/09
This is prognosticators comin’ at you like a mob of sorority girls at a Victoria’s Secret sale. Except maybe less scary.
SPORTS
MSU golf team signs 2 players for 2010
The MSU men’s golf team announced two student-athletes signed National Letters of Intent for the 2010-11 season.
FOOTBALL
MSU amped to avenge last year's Happy Valley beatdown
A lot is on the line when MSU and No. 13 Penn State meet for the Land Grant Trophy on Saturday at Spartan Stadium. In what has become an increasingly important game each year as the Spartans return to respectability under head coach Mark Dantonio, MSU is looking to pick up the all-important seventh victory — a win that would secure a winning season, regardless of what happens in a bowl game.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Women's basketball team loses Schiffauer for season
The MSU women’s basketball team announced that sophomore forward Courtney Schiffauer will miss the remainder of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee Tuesday.
ICE HOCKEY
Hockey lands 2 recruits for 2010
Centerman Lee Reimer (Landmark, Manitoba) and goaltender Willie Yanakeff (Jerome, Mich.) signed letters of intent Wednesday to join MSU for the team’s 2010 campaign.
ICE HOCKEY
Schedule not getting easier for No. 6 Spartans with series vs. Irish
The treacherous month of November rolls on for the No. 6 MSU hockey team. The Spartans will host No. 14 Notre Dame tonight and travel to Fort Wayne, Ind., on Sunday to face the Irish in a neutral barn, marking the third straight series for the Spartans against a team ranked in the top 15.
SPORTS
Spartans sign 6 student-athletes
The MSU wrestling program announced Wednesday that six student-athletes signed National Letters of Intent to wrestle for the Spartans in the 2010-11 season.
FOOTBALL
Battle for Land Grant Trophy comes to E.L.
The Spartans welcome Penn State to Spartan Stadium on Saturday (3:30 p.m., ABC) in a game that has major bowl implications. The outcome of the game will affect almost every bowl-eligible Big Ten team.
ICE HOCKEY
Team points to chemistry as key in season success
It’s easy to be friends on the ice. It’s the players’ jobs to work together, communicate and stick up for each other.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Morgan shows potential in early victory
Junior guard Durrell Summers hit the go-ahead 3-pointer to become the hero. In the waning minutes of the game, junior guard Kalin Lucas stepped up and made an acrobatic layup to extend the lead.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball team drops match at U-M in five sets
Despite taking No. 14 Michigan to five sets Wednesday, the MSU volleyball team fell short against its in-state rivals, 3-2.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Nothing coming easy for MSU, set to battle No. 5 Irish
Despite the season only being two games old, the No. 21 MSU women’s basketball team already has seen its fair share of adversity.
MEN'S SOCCER
NCAA bid gives Spartans favorable treatment
It’s one thing to sneak into the NCAA Tournament. But it’s completely different to receive a first-round bye and play a home game in the second round.
FOOTBALL
Martin provides spark in shootout victory
Of all the players who have made big plays for the Spartans in 2009, sophomore receiver Keshawn Martin is at the top of the list.
ICE HOCKEY
Comley does best to keep No. 6 Spartans levelheaded after signature sweep
If you told players on the MSU hockey team at the beginning of the season they would be the No. 6 ranked team in the country in the middle of November, they wouldn’t have believed you.
SOCCER
Spartans earn first-round NCAA Tournament bye
The MSU men’s soccer team is in.On Monday night, the Spartans received a No. 14 seed in the NCAA Tournament, earning a first-round bye and a home game in the second round of the tournament.
FOOTBALL
Swenson honored for Purdue performance
Senior kicker Brett Swenson was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week on Monday after his career-best performance in MSU’s 40-37 victory against Purdue on Saturday.
VOLLEYBALL
MSU finishes Big Ten schedule against top teams
Hoping to improve its final standing in the Big Ten, the MSU volleyball team embarks on an important four-game stretch to close out the regular season, beginning with a match Wednesday at No. 14 Michigan.