MSU students, athletes and members of the community will compete alongside each other at the second annual Spartan Classic Track Meet on Tuesday at the new Ralph Young Field. Johnny Allen, assistant director of IM Sports-West, said the Spartan Classic unites MSU students and athletes with members of the community in a variety of track and field events.
The MSU football team faltered early and often Saturday at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans turned the ball over five times, but none were more noticeable than the two first quarter turnovers inside California’s 5-yard line. MSU had its chances to take control of the game before allowing 18 second-quarter points en route to a humiliating 46-22 defeat. Trailing 7-0, the Spartans failed to score on two consecutive drives.
A marquee player wishes to grow old with the Detroit Pistons. Of course, he must be traded. Was the marriage between Jerry Stackhouse and the Pistons just too good to be true?
After suffering its second consecutive loss, the MSU volleyball team rallied back to win the next two matches and leave the South Florida Adidas Invitational with a record of 7-2. With its 2-1 record in the tournament, the No.
No. 10 Washington State at No. 6 Ohio State This is the nation’s only top-10 matchup of the week, and it could be a preview of the Rose Bowl. Both teams are experienced, talented and undefeated after two games.
One word best describes California defensive end Tully Banta-Cain. Speed. The 6-foot-4, 260-pound pass-rush specialist has tallied 5.5 sacks in just two games this season, which is enough to raise a few eyebrows around the Spartan locker room.
Tyrell Dortch has reason to be frustrated at football. But he’s not. When the MSU secondary lost four players last season, Dortch, a tailback, filled in at cornerback, and it almost crippled him.
One year later and where do sports stand? It’s been a year since America was brought to its knees at the cowardly hands of terrorists, and there’s no doubt that our nation has changed. We now live in a world where each moment and each day should be enjoyed to the fullest. In this once-free society, we could walk outside without the fear of terrorism creeping up behind us ready to attack.
Spartan sophomore linebacker Ronald Stanley isn’t an athlete of many words - never has been.“He was a very, very quiet person,” said Saginaw High School head coach Don Durrett, who coached Stanley from 1997-2000.
The MSU secondary faced its share of adversity last season. Senior cornerback Cedric Henry was made academically ineligible two weeks before the season-opener, and roughly two months later, senior cornerback DeMario Suggs and then-freshman free safety Jason Harmon broke their ankles in practice on consecutive days. Their injuries healed.
With the first Heisman Trophy showdown behind us, the race for college football’s most prestigious award is starting to take shape.
It’s time to polish my red-striped, pigskin-predicting tool - the Magic Big Ten Ball - as top-ranked Big Ten squads battle the nation’s best on a Saturday, forecasting the conference champion. Every team brings perfect records to the 100-yard table in these key matchups of Ohio State vs.
There won’t be any cupcake games in Florida this weekend for the MSU women’s volleyball team. For the first time this season, the No.
Coming off a 1-10 season in 2001, many around East Lansing questioned whether California was worth playing.
Three years ago an athlete described as having “competitive fire” was a coveted recruit.The Spartans lost the recruiting battle as Sara Villwock chose to stay close to home and attend Colorado.After two years of leading the Buffaloes’ volleyball team to as far as the second round in the NCAA Regionals, the junior outside hitter wanted to compete for a national championship.“I felt like I wanted more and I needed a change,” Villwock said.
Pistons to visit E.L. Members of the Detroit Pistons will visit the Lansing area for the third consecutive year.
The Lansing Lugnuts have made it to the Midwest League finals for just the second time in franchise history, but have a great task ahead of them if they want to snag the championship like they did in 1997. In 1997 the Lugnuts trailed the Kane County Cougars 2-0.
After one year on the West Coast, former Spartan star Mateen Cleaves is headed back to the Midwest in search of some playing time.Cleaves, a point guard, was traded from the Sacramento Kings to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday in exchange for second-year forward Jumaine Jones.
The MSU Board of Trustees will vote to approve a one-year contract extension for men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo at its meeting Friday.The extension would keep Izzo at the helm of the Spartan program until June 30, 2009.And although the board must vote to make the extension official, trustee David Porteous said the deal is as good as done.“He does a great job, and we’re fortunate at MSU to have Tom Izzo,” Porteous said.