FOOTBALL

Hawkeyes come to E.L. as lone unbeaten Big Ten team; Buckeyes upset at Purdue

Cash Kruth

October 18, 2009

Purdue quarterback Joey Elliott sparkled while Ohio State’s Terrelle Pryor stumbled, as the Boilermakers upset No. 7 Ohio State 26-18 at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind. Elliot threw for 281 yards and two touchdowns for Purdue (2-5 overall, 1-2 Big Ten) while Pryor had four of Ohio State’s five turnovers, as the Buckeyes (5-2, 3-1) lost to an unranked team for the first time since 2007.

SOCCER

Ricondo's game-winner gives MSU 1st Big Ten win

Alex DiFilippo

October 18, 2009

For the first time in the history of the MSU men’s soccer program, the Spartans beat No. 23 Indiana in Bloomington, Ind. And the win came in dramatic fashion, with junior midfielder Jeff Ricondo scoring the lone goal of the match in the 102nd minute of double overtime, giving the Spartans the 1-0 victory.

SOCCER

Ball doesn't roll MSU's way in loss to Northwestern

Cash Kruth

October 18, 2009

A “questionable” call leading to a penalty kick and a pregame injury to sophomore forward Laura Heyboer were too much for the MSU women’s soccer team to overcome, as the Spartans lost 1-0 to Northwestern on Sunday afternoon in Evanston, Ill.

FOOTBALL

Cousins, Spartans take down Wildcats in 24-14 win

Matt Bishop

October 17, 2009

After a 1-3 start, the MSU football team finally has climbed back to a winning record.

FOOTBALL

Leader of Men

Matt Bishop

October 15, 2009

Don Cousins came to campus a few weeks ago to hear his son, Kirk, speak to the members of Campus Crusade for Christ. MSU’s sophomore quarterback held up the team’s playbook for the team’s well-documented rivalry game — the annual tilt with Michigan.

FOOTBALL

Prognosticators 10/16/09

Even considering Michigan and Notre Dame, you could argue this series has been the most exciting in MSU football recent history.

BASKETBALL

Madness to hit basketball teams today

Cash Kruth

October 15, 2009

The MSU men’s and women’s basketball teams will hold their annual Midnight Madness event at 9:30 p.m. today at Breslin Center.

FOOTBALL

Spartans look to buck Homecoming trend

Matt Bishop

October 15, 2009

The series between MSU and Northwestern has taken an interesting turn since 2005.

FOOTBALL

Defensive line making noise after slow start to season

Chris Vannini

October 15, 2009

Trevor Anderson was tired of hearing it. After a 38-30 loss at Wisconsin, the MSU football team stood at 1-3 and didn’t sack Wisconsin quarterback Scott Tolzien, rarely laying a hand on him.

VOLLEYBALL

Schatzle finding game at right time

Jeff Kanan

October 15, 2009

Megan Schatzle knew after last season she needed to improve to make her team stronger and also better her chances of seeing regular minutes this season for the MSU volleyball team.

MEN'S SOCCER

Road remains tough for MSU

Alex DiFilippo

October 15, 2009

The MSU men’s soccer team is halfway through its conference schedule and still hasn’t been able to get in the win column. But the team has been extremely close.

BASKETBALL

Big Ten Tournament tickets go on sale Monday

Cash Kruth

October 15, 2009

Tickets for the 2010 Big Ten men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will go on sale Monday at 10 a.m., the Big Ten announced Thursday.

FOOTBALL

Wildcats come to E.L. to face rolling Spartans

Chris Vannini

October 15, 2009

After a poor start, the MSU football team has fought back to a 3-3 record and a 2-1 record in the Big Ten.

VOLLEYBALL

Defending champs come to E.L. this weekend

Jeff Kanan

October 15, 2009

Heading into arguably the toughest three-game home stretch of the season, the MSU volleyball team has a simple policy for putting last weekend’s two losses in the past.

SPORTS

MSU has shot at revenge

Jeff Kanan

October 15, 2009

Last season, the MSU field hockey team was rolling through conference play before it met Iowa and saw its Big Ten regular season, Big Ten Tournament and Final Four hopes all dashed at the hands of the Hawkeyes in three devastating losses.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Shooting 4 Indianapolis

Cash Kruth

October 14, 2009

Just so there is no confusion when fans get their first glimpse of the MSU men’s basketball team this season, sophomore forward Delvon Roe wants to confirm that, yes, that is him wearing No. 10 for the Spartans.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Frontcourt a question mark for Spartans

Cash Kruth

October 14, 2009

As he was going through workouts and individual skill work this summer, junior forward Tom Herzog had a motivation he never had in his first three years with the MSU men’s basketball team.

SPORTS

Spartans hope to build off 'biggest win in program history'

Cash Kruth

October 14, 2009

The No. 5 MSU women’s golf team always has known what it is capable of.

FOOTBALL

Big Ten announces new bowl lineup

Cash Kruth

October 13, 2009

The Big Ten announced its postseason bowl lineup Tuesday for the 2010-13 college football seasons, which includes six bowl games to be played on Dec. 31 and New Year’s Day.

ICE HOCKEY

MSU's 1st series sweep not enough for Comley

Alex DiFilippo

October 13, 2009

MSU hockey head coach Rick Comley doesn’t want to get too high on his team just yet. Although the MSU hockey team earned its first sweep since Feb. 29 to March 1, 2008, this weekend against Clarkson, Comley said it’s still too early to make lofty assumptions about his team.