Brett Perlini could have left. Playing in 116 games since he stepped on MSU’s campus four years ago, Perlini has added depth and has been a standout leader on offense for the MSU hockey program. But the journey always hasn’t been an easy one.
When the MSU ultimate frisbee club walked off the field last May, it did so with a bitter taste in its collective mouth.
As the MSU gymnastics team prepares to hit the road for the first time in three weeks, the Spartans have some added motivation as they compete for the Victory Plank against No. 18 Illinois.
Fresh off a win against No. 6 Ohio State, the No. 7 MSU men’s basketball team must take on No. 15 Wisconsin, another team right in the late-season hunt for the Big Ten title.
As the MSU wrestling team heads into its final dual of the season — at No. 25 Central Michigan on Thursday — the Spartans hope to continue improving on the mat and end the regular season on a high note before the postseason begins.
With the jerseys of hockey legends such as Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Paul Coffey hanging in the rafters, the Edmonton Oilers have built a legacy as one of the great franchises in the NHL.
After seeing her team struggle to bring consistent energy all season, Taylor Alton has seen enough. Following a 74-57 loss to Iowa on Sunday, Alton met with her fellow seniors and talked about setting a new standard for the season’s final weeks.
During his press conference Monday, MSU men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo spent time talking about what his team has to work on headed into the final stretch.
Former MSU All-American safety Allen Brenner died on Feb. 13, in Clinton, N.C., after battling an extended illness. He was 64.
Draymond Green was honored with his third Big Ten Player of the Week award of the season Monday following a performance at No. 6 Ohio State that likely gives him the edge in the Big Ten Player of the Year award.
If I told you the 3-10 MSU wrestling team (1-7 Big Ten) — which hasn’t won a dual in six straight attempts — was in the midst of an upswing, you might think I’d lost my mind. But the truth is, the Spartans have seen improvements in each of those duals and have given a couple ranked teams a run for their money.
Brett Perlini sees the Michigan hangover subsiding. With the exception of the crushing ending of Saturday’s 3-2 overtime loss at Joe Louis Arena, the weekend series split with the then-No.
More than a decade ago on a chilly Saturday in October 2001, 74,544 fans witnessed the start of a phenomenon. In an event historically catered to the NHL and the bright lights of a more prominent venue, Spartan Stadium hosted the Cold War hockey game between MSU and Michigan. The game, which ended in a 3-3 tie between the heated in-state rivals, set milestones for the largest crowd at an ice hockey game and paved the way for a culture embracing outdoor hockey.
After winning its first Big Ten Championship last season since 1979, the conference named the MSU baseball team the preseason favorite to win the 2012 Big Ten Championship, the conference announced Tuesday.
At his weekly press conference Monday, Tom Izzo said there are a few areas his team needs to improve on, as it’s about to embark on a 13-day, five-game stretch.
After winning three straight games with a new starting lineup, MSU women’s basketball (15-10 overall, 7-5 Big Ten) head coach Suzy Merchant thought her team had moved past the bad habits that dug it a hole in the conference standings.
Entering his fourth season as MSU baseball’s head coach, Jake Boss Jr. can’t remember ever relying on so many freshmen.
Fans raised signs and chanted their respective fight songs. Both benches clamored for the next shift and remained on edge as the puck seemed to volley from one end of the rink to the other. And each goal held the implications of victory and the weight of a series. Another typical weekend of college hockey’s fiercest rivalry between the No. 17 MSU hockey team and No. 4 Michigan.
Tom Izzo walked off the Value City Arena floor Saturday without showing much emotion. If you didn’t know, you might not have guessed that moments ago his No. 11 MSU men’s basketball team upset No. 3 Ohio State 58-48 and moved into a tie for first place in the Big Ten.
In his first year leading the program, MSU hockey head coach Tom Anastos always has seen two sides to every weekend series.