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SPORTS

Monday musings

Tom Keller
February 27, 2006

A pair of magicians performed at halftime of last week's MSU-Ohio State men's basketball game. Tragically, the performance was cut short when the performers went to pull a rabbit out of a hat and instead pulled out Michigan center Amadou Ba, who then shoved the pair to the ground. An American skeleton racer was knocked out of the Olympics last week after he broke a bone in his back. The racer did, however, receive the Most Ironic Injury of the Year Award. With two free throws late in Saturday's win against Temple, Duke guard J.J.

SPORTS

Catch up with...

Get the lowdown on how the next men's hoops class fared recently. Isaiah Dahlman Shooting guard/small forward 6-foot-6, 175 pounds Braham Area High School (Braham, Minn.) Dahlman scored his 3,000 and 3,001st career point on a layup en route to a 35-point performance.

SPORTS

Doctor embodies Olympic spirit

Steve Highfield
February 24, 2006

He's the doctor who advised Michelle Kwan to withdraw from the Winter Olympics. And he got his start in medicine at MSU. Dr. James Moeller is one of the medical doctors working with American athletes in Turin through the U.S.

SPORTS

After U-M, Big Ten tourney next

Ethan Conley
February 23, 2006

As far as the No. 14 MSU women's basketball team is concerned, tonight's game against Michigan couldn't have come at a better time. The Spartans (20-8 overall, 10-5 Big Ten) are coming off their worst loss of the season, a 69-38 drubbing at the hands of No.

SPORTS

Spartans set sights on Big Ten Championships starting today

Trish Marsh
February 23, 2006

After a long weekend at the women's swimming Big Ten Championships, MSU head coach Matt Gianiodis was back at the pool Monday ready to begin helping the men prepare for the Big Ten Championships. The men's team went 4-3 this season, in addition to a fifth-place finish at the Ohio State Invitational.

ICE HOCKEY

Icers focus to stay in 2nd

Eric Fish
February 23, 2006

Although No. 5 MSU clinched a first-round CCHA playoff bye and is a lock to finish no lower than fourth in the conference with last weekend's sweep, the Spartans know there are bigger goals to accomplish. Heading into its final two regular-season games against Lake Superior, the Spartans want to claim second place in the CCHA and ride out the season on a winning streak. "Everybody knows the significance of the games and the time of the year," MSU head coach Rick Comley said.

SPORTS

Coach brings new philosophy to dugout

By Alex Altman For the State News Led by a new head coach and a field of experienced players, the MSU baseball team will trust its "do things the right way" philosophy as it searches for its first Big Ten championship since 1979.

SPORTS

From the road

After a trip to Columbus' Value City Arena, women's hoops reporter Ethan Conley hopes Breslin Center never changes its name. Ohio State's Value City Arena is like every other brand spanking new sports venue in the world.

ICE HOCKEY

Trio adds depth, grit to team

Eric Fish
February 21, 2006

They work hard all week in practice with the uncertainty of whether or not they will be in uniform during the weekend. They compete with each other for playing time on the fourth line and have shown how much depth the No.

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Freshman transitions to U.S. life

Elizabeth Swanson
February 21, 2006

Like many starry-eyed children, Ana Milosavljevic dreamed of becoming a tennis star, joining the ranks of her role models Kim Clijsters and Steffi Graf. The freshman insists her immediate goal is now focused on academics, but Milosavljevic traveled all the way from Johannesburg, South Africa to accept a full-ride scholarship at MSU to play tennis. "I love everything about (tennis)," she said.

ICE HOCKEY

The real deal

Eric Fish
February 20, 2006

As the final minute ticked down for the No. 10 Spartans in their 3-1 Saturday win over No. 2 Miami (Ohio), MSU head coach Rick Comley sent his five seniors onto the ice to a standing ovation from the Munn Ice Arena crowd. Forwards David Booth, Colton Fretter and Chad Hontvet along with defensemen Corey Potter and Jared Nightingale — who were honored in a Senior Night ceremony prior to the game — capped off an emotional night with a weekend sweep against Miami (21-7-4 overall, 18-6-2 CCHA) in MSU's final regular season home game.

SPORTS

Catch up with...

Get the lowdown on how the next men's hoops class fared recently. Isaiah Dahlman Shooting guard/small forward 6 foot 6, 175 pounds Braham Area High School (Braham, Minn.) Dahlman led Braham with 31 points but that was not enough as Minneapolis Henry defeated the Bombers, 70-62 on Monday, the Isanti County News reported.

BASKETBALL

MSU's most overlooked athlete back to old self

It had not been a good week for Drew Neitzel. The sophomore guard played arguably his worst game of the season against Minnesota last Saturday, missing seven of eight shots and recording more turnovers (four) than points (three). He followed that with another frustrating game at Iowa on Tuesday, finishing with his fewest assists in more than a month. And sadly, that wasn't the worst part.

SPORTS

From the road

Men's hoops reporter Tom Keller discusses the highs and lows of Iowa. But mostly lows. Of all the places I wanted to spend Valentine's Day, Iowa City was obviously at the top of the list.

BASKETBALL

Still in the hunt

Matt Bishop
February 20, 2006

Three things made MSU head coach Tom Izzo smile after Saturday's game at Breslin Center. The first: Regaining dominance over archrival Michigan, courtesy of a 90-71 win. The second: The re-emerging possibility of winning the Big Ten.

SPORTS

Monday musings

Tom Keller
February 20, 2006

A different take on the sports world. The MSU men's basketball team dominated the University of Michigan on Saturday, reasserting itself as the premier team in the state. In a related story, ESPN broadcaster Rick Majerus repeatedly referred to MSU forward Matt Trannon as a tight end, reasserting himself as the dumbest TV analyst in the country. The Spartans' win was overshadowed, however, by a pre-game incident in which little-used U-M center Amadou Ba got into a verbal altercation with an Izzone member and pushed him to the ground. The fan is reportedly being charged with assault and Ba-ttery. 5-foot-9 New York Knicks guard Nate Robinson won the NBA dunk contest on Saturday, beating out 6-foot-6 Andre Iguodala, among others. Hear that, DeMarcus Ducre?