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SPORTS

Pro bowl tackle dies

James Jahnke
August 2, 2001

CHICAGO - Minnesota Viking tackle Korey Stringer, a former star in the Big Ten while playing for Ohio State, died Wednesday after a grueling practice at the Vikings’ training camp the previous day. “It’s every family’s and every coach’s nightmare,” Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr said at the 2001 Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon. The 335-pound lineman developed symptoms of heat stroke, including weakness and rapid breathing, following the practice Tuesday held in temperatures in the low 90s and high humidity.

SPORTS

Death of player puts Big Ten conference into perspective

Paul Day
August 2, 2001

CHICAGO - When I got out of bed Wednesday morning at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, I pushed power on the television remote and quickly switched the channel to ESPN to make sure I hadn’t missed any exciting sports news during my rest. ESPN went to a commercial so I clicked to the next available sports commentary - CNN.

SPORTS

Coach honored at national outdoor diving competition

Ryan Wallace
August 2, 2001

“That was an awesome dive. Beautiful. Beautiful.”These were the words coming out of the mouth of MSU diving coach John Narcy as he watched his two National Championship-bound divers, senior Carly Weiden and junior Summer Mitchell, practice Wednesday at the IM Sports-West outdoor pool.The 2001 U.S.

SPORTS

Four Spartan softball players to battle Japanese champions

Cavan Moon
July 26, 2001

Four MSU softball players will be on an all-Michigan collegiate team scheduled to play a Japanese national championship team August 9.Sophomore pitcher Jessica Beech, junior outfielder Sandra Lewis and junior infielders Robyn Golden and Margaret Schick will represent the Spartans in the exhibition.The game, which is free, will be held at the Spring Arbor University field in Spring Arbor, near Jackson, at 4:30 p.m.Beech led the team with a 2.54 earned run average, while compiling an 8-8 record for MSU last season, while Schick stole a team-best 14 bases.Schick said she has never been involved in international competition before and is excited for the game.“It’s definitely going to be a great experience,” Schick said.

BASKETBALL

Izzo lands Detroit guard for 2002

Paul Day
July 20, 2001

Three days after Indianapolis forward Delco Rowley verbally committed to MSU head basketball coach Tom Izzo, Detroit Crockett High School shooting guard Maurice Ager decided to become the third member of Spartans’ 2002 recruiting class.“It came down to a family choice,” the senior-to-be and Mr. Basketball candidate said.

SPORTS

Hockey to play 11 of first 13 at home

Paul Day
July 18, 2001

It’s mid-July, but area hockey fans can already start planning out their winter months.The Spartan hockey team’s 2001-02 season schedule was released Monday and is highlighted by the team’s Oct.

SPORTS

Magic Johnson shaking and baking in pro league

LONG BEACH, Calif. - Magic Johnson had a triple-double with 20 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists Saturday in a Summer Pro League game. Johnson and his traveling all-stars will play an exhibition game against MSU on Nov.

SPORTS

Bells future still bright

Paul Day
July 12, 2001

MSU graduate and basketball standout Charlie Bell didn’t share the dream of hearing his name called during the NBA Draft with fellow Spartans Jason Richardson (No.

SPORTS

Ohio wide receiver still considering U

Ryan Wallace
July 9, 2001

Football recruit Andre Chattams has narrowed his choice to three colleges and MSU is near the top of the list. The 5-foot-11 wide receiver from Dayton Chaminade-Julienne High in Dayton, Ohio, told The State News that Purdue, Georgia Tech and MSU are his top three choices. But Chattams is in no rush to make a decision - he said he doesn’t intend to make one in the near future.

SPORTS

Championship in training

Paul Day
July 5, 2001

Big Ten football survival involves a lot of hard work - hard work that usually goes unnoticed by the fans that wake up early on fall Saturdays to tailgate and cheer for their favorite team. While these fans spend their summers at the cottage barbecuing and chatting with their peers about the upcoming season - and making their predictions for what will happen - college players around the country are sweating their summer days away to give fans the show they expect to see come fall. MSU is one of the big-time football programs that puts their players through a hard summer regimen.

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Is Richardson more of a man after NBA draft?

Justin A. Rice
June 28, 2001

NEW YORK - For Jason Richardson, I bet last night’s NBA Draft was a lot like my bar mitzvah when I was a 13-year-old with a face full of acne. Just to clarify for those of you unfamiliar with bar mitzvahs, it’s not when a Jewish boy is circumcised - rather it’s when he earns the status of manhood in the eyes of his religious community, regardless of his maturity level. Just to clarify for those unfamiliar with the NBA Draft, it’s not the circumcision of college basketball players either.