MSU used a combination of fight and late inning heroics on Sunday to sweep Rutgers and improve to 18-3 on the season. Their ability to come back late in the game is a quality that could make the Spartans contenders both in the Big Ten and nationally.
If you ask the average baseball fanatic about Jordan Zimmerman, they will probably tell you about the 6-foot-2 all-star righty who signed with the Detroit Tigers earlier in the offseason. But if you ask any fan of MSU baseball about Jordan Zimmerman, you’ll get a completely different answer.
U-D Jesuit senior point guard and 2016 MSU basketball commit Cassius Winston had one more goal he wanted to accomplish for his high school basketball career. Already four time Catholic League champion and 2016 Hal Schram Mr. Basketball Award winner, Winston wanted to achieve something which had twice alluded him in the state semifinals in 2014 and 2015 -- an MHSAA Class A state championship. Now, after turning in a 31 point, nine assist performance to lead U-D Jesuit to a 69-49 victory over North Farmington "
With the departure of seniors such as guard Denzel Valentine and forward Matt Costello, MSU basketball will be looking for someone to step into a leadership position and fill the shoes of the departing seniors.
On a gorgeous spring afternoon in East Lansing, the Spartans hosted Rutgers for the third and final game of a weekend series to kickoff the start of Big Ten play. After a doubleheader on Saturday, MSU completed the series sweep in come from behind fashion to defeat the Scarlet Knights by a final score of 6-5.
On Saturday, the MSU baseball team played a doubleheader against Rutgers to open Big Ten play. The Spartans found ways to be tough both physically and mentally and managed to come away with two wins on the day.
On Saturday afternoon, the MSU baseball team won both games of a doubleheader against Rutgers to open up Big Ten play for the 2016 season.
The MSU Hillel will be traveling to College Park, Maryland this weekend to take part in the sixth annual National Hillel Basketball Tournament.
MSU 2016 basketball commit Cassius Winston scored 27 points and notched 12 assists to lead U-D Jesuit (27-0) to a 72-51 victory over Macomb Dakota (26-1) in the semifinals of the MHSAA Class A basketball tournament Friday from Breslin Center. In a battle of two undefeated teams, Winston and U-D Jesuit jumped on the Dakota early.
While the weather in East Lansing fluctuates in typical Michigan fashion, spring practice is well underway for the MSU football program.
It was announced Thursday that senior guards Denzel Valentine and Bryn Forbes have been invited to take part in the 3-point contest for the 28th-annual State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships.
Rally House, a chain of sports apparel, merchandise and game day accessory stores, is opening up Friday at 115 Grand River Ave.
One of the biggest decisions looming over MSU's basketball program heading into the 2016 offseason is whether or not freshman forward Deyonta Davis will make the jump to the NBA after just one season at MSU.
Defense wins championships. The common saying is uttered often by both sports fanatics and critics alike.
For some, it could be easy to just give up after being sentenced to prison. Not former MSU basketball star forward Jay Vincent, who has spent his whole life proving people wrong and staying positive through whatever life throws at him.
Outside of the teams themselves, the biggest benefactors of a Spartan victory might just be the apparel shops along Grand River Avenue.
The Spartans took on Central Michigan on Wednesday in their home-opener at McLane Baseball Stadium. MSU flexed their muscles as they improved to 15-3 on the season as they cruised past the Chippewas (4-17 overall record) by a final score of 4-1.
A total of 58 MSU student athletes were recognized Wednesday for earning Academic All-Big Ten Honors in winter sports. According to a press release from the Big Ten Conference, to be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be letterwinners who are in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. The Big Ten honored a total of 780 student athletes, including 12 with perfect GPAs, four of which from MSU -- women's swimming and diving's Courtney Aycock, Rebecca Berman and Heidi Surdyk, and wrestling's Joe Johnson. A complete list of MSU's honorees are as follows:
The MSU women's gymnastics team has earned a spot in the NCAA Regional Championships for the 17th time in program history, according to a press release.
The MSU women's gymnastics team has earned a spot in the NCAA Regionals for the 17th time in program history, according to a press release.