The baseball season was supposed to bring joy to me this year. This was the year the Cubs were supposed to win it all. Oh, wait. That's every year. Unfortunately though, this year is turning out to be the worst possible season ever.
MSU junior quarterback Drew Stanton jumps back and forth over a line with the students of Jan Dreffs' first grade gym class at St.
The MSU men's basketball team received its third verbal commitment from the class of 2006 — this one coming from 7-foot center Tom Herzog. The Flint native is ranked as the 11th best center in the class by www.scouthoops.com and settled on MSU last Friday. "Herzog is going to be a great player down the line," said Jeff Goodman, a national recruiting expert for www.scouthoops.com.
After two taxing games against Michigan and Ohio State, MSU found itself burned out for its 49-14 loss to Northwestern on Saturday. MSU head coach John L.
In its final two home games of the season, the MSU women's soccer team earned a close win over Minnesota, but fell to undefeated Penn State to close out the weekend. The Spartans (10-4-4 overall, 6-2-1 Big Ten) pitched a 1-0 shutout to the Golden Gophers on Friday, but were in turn shut out by the No.
Ann Arbor — I left Saturday's hockey game against Michigan feeling a little empty. Maybe even a little unsatisfied. And it wasn't because I was disappointed by the Spartans' performance — far from it.
Saturday's Homecoming contest was supposed to be a game of dominant offenses and similar two-dimensional quarterbacks.
Ann Arbor — After a hard-fought match with rival Michigan, the MSU hockey team left Yost Ice Arena the same way it entered — undefeated. In an intense game that lasted nearly three hours, the Spartans managed a 3-3 tie with the No.
Things are looking a little brighter for the MSU field hockey team. After starting their conference season 0-4, the Spartans earned their first Big Ten win by beating Northwestern 4-1 Saturday. "It feels awesome," head coach Michele Madison said. The Spartans (10-7 overall, 1-4 Big Ten) struck first nine minutes into the contest.
Following Saturday's 49-14 Homecoming loss, the only thing that John L. Smith could do was shrug.
The MSU men's soccer team was shut out for the sixth time this season as Penn State scored a late goal in double overtime to beat the Spartans 1-0 and clinch the Big Ten title. The Spartans (5-4-5 overall 2-2-1 Big Ten), outshot the Nittany Lions 11-7 but squandered the chances that were given to them. "We can't win if we don't score, so we didn't deserve to win," head coach Joe Baum said. Forward Simon Omekanda fired a shot past junior goalie Jason Tillman to give Penn State (8-6-2, 5-0-0) the victory. "He made a move and hit it hard," senior defender Steve Doster said. "It was a good finish.
• We were going to apologize that the Musings disappeared mysteriously last week. But now we're not going to until the MSU football team apologizes for doing the same thing this weekend. • An Oklahoma man received a 30-year prison sentence this week, but convinced prosecutors to lengthen it to 33 years to match Larry Bird's jersey number. Let's hope Saddam Hussein's a big fan of Wayne Gretzky — No.
The MSU volleyball team earned a split this weekend, losing to No. 7 Wisconsin on Friday, then beating Northwestern on Saturday in a five-game thriller at Jension Field House. The Spartans (10-10 overall, 3- 7 Big Ten) snapped their five-game losing streak when they defeated the Wildcats (12-8, 3-7). Starting Homecoming weekend off, the Spartans dropped a five-game nail biter to Wisconsin (16-2, 8-1). The Spartans had controlled most of the game but the Badgers would make plays at key moments to give them the 3-2 edge to win the game.
In the midst of studying for midterms and coming off a tough road trip where it dropped back-to-back matches, the MSU women's volleyball team is ready to get back in action during Homecoming weekend. MSU (9-9 overall, 2-6 Big Ten) takes on No.
With preseason camp in full swing, MSU head coach Tom Izzo doesn't have very much to worry about. After all, his team is coming off its fourth Final Four appearance in seven years and has four of five starters returning.
It's been 10 years since the MSU field hockey team found itself in its current position. The Spartans have started the Big Ten season 0-4 for the first time since 1995, putting them in unfamiliar and undesirable territory. This weekend, the team will look to right the ship by hosting winless conference foe Northwestern at 3:30 p.m.
The MSU women's soccer team begins its last home stand of the 2005 season today at 3 p.m. against Minnesota at Old College Field. The Spartans (9-3-4 overall, 5-1-1 Big Ten) will then face Penn State, the No.
With a big game against No. 1 Michigan coming up this Saturday, the MSU hockey team wasn't found on the ice Thursday night. Instead, head coach Rick Comley canceled practice and took the team bowling. Comley's doing whatever he can to take the pressure off the Spartans (2-0-0 overall) before they travel to Yost Ice Arena to face the Wolverines on Saturday at 7:35 p.m. Last year, the Spartans played two games against U-M at Yost, losing one and tying the other. "They always have a dynamic team that's very good offensively, so we have to play very well," Comley said. Michigan is led by juniors Matt Hunwick and T.J.
It's been two weeks since Jason Tillman allowed a goal. Since a 1-0 loss to Oakland on Oct.
Minnesota, Michigan, MSU and Indiana, welcome back to the Big Ten race. With U-M downing the only undefeated team in the conference, Penn State, every Big Ten team now has at least one conference loss. Wisconsin, Penn State, Iowa, Northwestern and Ohio State are atop the standings with one loss. That's one crowded driver's seat.