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Last-place Lugnuts return to Oldsmobile Park on Sunday

James Jahnke
April 27, 2001

The last time the Lugnuts traveled to South Bend, Ind., both of their games against the Silver Hawks were canceled because of a bitter mix of cold and rain.But forecasts for their four-game series with the Silver Hawks this weekend predict sunny skies and warmer temperatures.And Lugnuts manager Julio Garcia is hoping the spring sunshine thaws his team’s frigid start.The Lugnuts (4-13) and Silver Hawks square off tonight and Saturday in South Bend and then return to Lansing for games Sunday and Monday.

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SN sports writers reflect on past year (1)

March 22, 2001. A day that will live in infamy. On this date I wrote a column that ran in The State News’ NCAA Final Four special section and the Arizona Wildcat, the University of Arizona’s student newspaper. In the column, I trashed the entire Arizona basketball team and program while fully displaying my Spartan pride, which single-handedly angered the entire Arizona campus - in fact, before tipoff I received roughly 165 hate e-mails from Arizona basketball fans from across the country. Those fans called me things like a white, pasty Midwesterner, Mr. Fatfield and even names that are far too inappropriate to be published in a newspaper.

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Hockey team gets new jerseys

Krista Latham
April 26, 2001

The MSU hockey team will be looking a little more traditional next season, sports information Director Mike Eidelbes said.The team’s jerseys will be newly designed by Nike with a darker green, to match MSU’s other athletic teams, and a more predominant use of black, Eidelbes said.Eidelbes didn’t have specific details of the new design, but said fans should expect a classic look, following the likes of the Team Canada jerseys.

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Womens team looks to keep streak

James Jahnke
April 26, 2001

The women’s golf team is red-hot heading into Gopher-country for this weekend’s Big Ten Championship.The Spartans, ranked 17th by MasterCard and 23rd by Golfweek, won the Indiana Invitational on April 8 and placed second out of 16 teams at the Lady Buckeye Invitational last weekend, falling one stroke short of host Ohio State.Now, they set their sites on a conference title.“I think our odds are very good,” junior Emily Bastel said.

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High school junior commits to Spartans

Krista Latham
April 26, 2001

Unlike most 17-year-old high school juniors, offensive tackle Kyle Cook is sure he knows where he’d like to attend college.The Dakota High student, from Macomb, Mich., verbally committed April 18 to play football for MSU in 2002.

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Terek breaks two school records

Shaun Byron
April 26, 2001

Paul Terek may have just broken two MSU records for track and field, but he wants more.“I think I can score higher points,” he said.Senior co-captain Terek set the records in the decathlon, scoring 7,441 points, and the pole vault, with a height of 17 feet, 7 inches, last weekend.

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Spartans beat Oakland in doubleheader

Eric Mckinney
April 26, 2001

ROCHESTER - Strong pitching and timely hitting preserved a two-game sweep at Oakland for the MSU softball team.With junior pitchers Becky Gray and Keri DeJong posting complete games, the Spartans (20-34, 4-10 Big Ten) completed the sweep with 5-3 and 1-0 wins, respectively.

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Olympic champion to ice skate in charity event at Breslin this weekend

Krista Latham
April 25, 2001

Psychology senior Mark Lindsey left the Okemos Meijer on Monday with a few things from his shopping list and one thing he wasn’t counting on - the autograph of an Olympic Champion.Tara Lipinski, the 1998 figure skating gold medalist, spent the afternoon signing autographs to promote the charity show she’s headlining at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at Munn Ice Arena.

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Tennessee high school player forced to stay

Eric Mckinney
April 24, 2001

Elgrace Wilborn’s hopes of playing basketball at MSU next season are over. The 6-foot-8 power forward from Springfield, Ohio, will not be released from his National Letter of Intent at Tennessee, said Tennessee head coach Buzz Peterson. “We’ve talked with Elgrace,” he said.

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Lugnuts look for more home wins

James Jahnke
April 24, 2001

LANSING - There doesn’t seem to be any home-field advantage for the Lansing Lugnuts so far this season. The Midwest League’s last-place Lugnuts (4-11) are now 1-7 at Oldsmobile Park after a four-game sweep at the hands of the Dayton Dragons last week. “It’s always good to see wins; obviously that’s what everyone strives for,” Lugnuts manager Julio Garcia said.

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Baseball team takes step toward Big Ten tourney

Eric Lacy
April 23, 2001

A two-hour rain delay didn’t put a damper on MSU’s chances for post-season action, as it defeated Northwestern 6-2 Sunday afternoon. Head coach Ted Mahan said the Spartans - who trailed 1-0 after two innings after a fielding error - were able to respond at the right time and overcome an early deficit.

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Three Spartans taken in NFL Draft

Krista Latham
April 23, 2001

After two long days and six rounds of watching other players’ names run across their TV screens on the 2001 NFL Draft show on ESPN, three graduating MSU football players finally saw what they were waiting for Sunday.

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Gymnasts dont get their wish

Keith Dunlap
April 23, 2001

With signs in their hands, an agenda on their minds and hope in their hearts, members of the MSU men’s gymnastics team went to the Board of Trustees meeting Friday in hopes of saving their now extinct program.

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Lugnuts look for big turnaround tonight

James Jahnke
April 20, 2001

LANSING - The first few weeks of the season have not been kind to Julio Garcia. The Lansing Lugnuts’ manager has watched his team suffer through plagues of errors and impotent hitting and win only three of its first 12 games. Tonight, the Lugnuts will close their four-game series with the Dayton Dragons at Oldsmobile Park, still searching for some consistent play.