MSU fans will be allowed to attend spring football practice at 1 p.m. April 16 at Spartan Stadium. But because of the additions and constructions to the stadium, seating will be limited to the east stands. The open practice will take place in conjunction with the third annual youth football clinic being held at the Duffy Daugherty Football Building from 10 a.m.
West Lafayette, Ind. - On paper it looks simple. The MSU men's basketball team beat a less talented Purdue team 68-57 at Mackey Arena. But it wasn't pretty.
It was a long evening for the MSU wrestling team, as the Spartans lost in all but two weight classes to No.
If you've followed the MSU hockey team this season, you've been put through a roller coaster ride. You've witnessed the highs of beating nationally ranked New Hampshire and Michigan in overtime to win the Great Lakes Invitational. But at the same time, you've witnessed the lows of only being able to sweep a CCHA series once, which is partially the cause for MSU's current eighth-place status in the conference. After another series split this weekend against No.
West Lafayette, Ind. - It was another in a long line of career days for Drew Neitzel. The freshman guard scored a career-high 10 points to lead the No.
The No. 25 gymnastics team will host No. 27 Illinois at 2 p.m. Saturday at Jenison Field House. The team will be led by junior captain Sarah Alexander, ranked No.
With a doubleheader against Toledo (3-2) and Cleveland State (6-4) Sunday, the MSU women's tennis team hopes to keep its home winning streak alive. The Spartans, with a 5-2 record overall and a perfect home record of 5-0, have only allowed their opponents to win three sets when hosting.
The No. 19 Spartans wrestling team will wrap up its Big Ten season in grand fashion this weekend, as a full crowd is expected to welcome No.
Three MSU basketball players have earned academic honors this week. The ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV University Division Women's Basketball First Team has named junior forward Liz Shimek to the team, along with junior guard Lindsay Bowen, who received second-team honors.
The effects of the canceled National Hockey League season go far beyond just affecting the NHL players - there are many secondary effects in relation to the future careers of drafted college players and the NHL Entry Draft. Following Commissioner Gary Bettman's official cancellation of the 2004-05 NHL season Wednesday, players worldwide are all playing a wait-and-see game, including many current Spartans. Senior captain Jim Slater, a first-round 2002 draft pick of Atlanta, faces an uncertain professional career with the current position of the NHL's negotiations. "Until they get everything situated and figured out, then you can't really tell," Slater said of the affect the lockout might have on him. "I just love to play hockey and that's what I want to do, and if that means playing under new terms, then that's fine." Sophomore defenseman A.J.
The sophomore guard averaged 17 points in the past two wins and was named Big Ten Player of the Week, marking the first time in Big Ten history a team had four players honored with this award. The State News: How does it feel to be named Big Ten Player of the Week? Haynes: It says a lot about this team to have four players named.
With the Big Ten regular season coming to a close, the No. 9 MSU women's basketball team cannot afford a slip up anywhere along the way. This holds true for tonight, when the Spartans (22-3 overall, 11-2 Big Ten) wrap up their three-game road trip in Iowa (16-7, 5-7), a team they beat easily earlier this year. "We really need to pressure them a lot and wear their legs out," junior guard Lindsay Bowen said.
With the possibility of it being her last meet of the season, senior Tammy Jones is putting more pressure on herself than ever before to do well in the swimming and diving Big Ten Championships beginning today in Bloomington, Ind.
A tie for eighth place isn't where the Spartans want to be in the CCHA standings with six games left.
During the past few days, I've developed a severe case of sailor mouth. Sailor mouth, for those of you unfamiliar with the term, is when you start cursing like a sailor. I can't even begin to speak of NHL "commissioner" Gary Bettman or NHL Players Association Executive Director Bob Goodenow without letting loose "f-bombs" strung together in an incoherent sentence with names intertwined.
Minnesota is a team with its back against the wall. At least that's how MSU head coach Tom Izzo and the No.
In a season filled with numerous accomplishments, other parts of the No. 9 MSU women's basketball team are being overlooked. In recent weeks, the Spartans have started to find that to be consistent and win games, they need a lot of team players and team depth. "My confidence is growing with every practice," MSU head coach Joanne P.
Four new senior associate athletics directors were promoted by MSU Athletics Director Ron Mason on Monday - Shelley Appelbaum, Mark Hollis, Greg Ianni and Chris Ritrievi.
Defense will be the name of the game Wednesday for the No. 11 MSU men's basketball team as the Spartans look to shut down Minnesota's dynamic duo of center Jeff Hagen and guard Vincent Grier. Grier has been hurting teams with his penetration into the lane, which the Spartans were able to stop in the teams' Jan.
Madison, Wis. - Balance was the key once again for the No. 9 MSU women's basketball team as the Spartans had four players in double figures, picking up their sixth win in a row over Wisconsin, 84-60. The Spartans (22-3 overall, 11-2 Big Ten) started to see their lead slip away early in the second half before junior guard Lindsay Bowen hit two 3-pointers in back-to-back trips down the floor to help pull away from the Badgers (10-12, 4-8). "We played a very good game against a solid Wisconsin team that never gave up," MSU head coach Joanne P.