MSU hockey (5-14-2) was in the game for all of about 10 minutes before five Michigan (12-3-3) goals in a span of 5:40 would boil over into 9-2 Wolverine rout of the Spartans.
With senior Denzel Valentine missing his fourth straight game after having surgery on his knee, the MSU basketball team might have put together their most complete effort of the season in defeating Illinois 79-54 on Thursday night.
It's been an interesting few weeks for MSU head basketball coach Tom Izzo as his No. 5 MSU basketball team has navigated the beginning part of its Big Ten season without the services of star senior guard Denzel Valentine. On Thursday, the Spartans defeated the Illinois Fighting Illini, 79-54, in their fourth consecutive game without Valentine, who's currently sitting two-to-three weeks to recover from a minor knee surgery he had a few days before Christmas.
No. 5 MSU defeated Illinois 79-54 in its Big Ten home opener and first home game since defeating Florida on Dec. 12, 2015.
No. 5 MSU leads Illinois 47-22 at halftime.
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After not playing at Breslin Center for nearly a month, the No. 5 MSU basketball team returns home for its Big Ten home opener Thursday night at 9 p.m.
ESPN College GameDay announced Wednesday that the show's first stop on its 2016 college basketball schedule will be in East Lansing on Jan.
Junior offensive tackle Jack Conklin wrote a thank you letter to "Spartan Nation."
MSU junior offensive tackle Jack Conklin announced Wednesday he will forgo his senior season and declare for the 2016 NFL Draft.
The MSU women's basketball team opened up the new year with a 77-67 victory over Big Ten opponent Wisconsin in their first Big Ten home game of the season.
The No. 1 MSU men's basketball team (14-1) bounced back from its first loss of the season to defeat the Minnesota Golden Gophers on the road, 69-61. In MSU's third consecutive game without senior MSU guard Denzel Valentine, fellow senior guard Bryn Forbes led the Spartans with 20 points while senior MSU forward Matt Costello finished with 17 points and 15 rebounds. Minnesota was led by 16 points from sophomore guard Nate Mason and 14 points and nine rebounds from freshman forward Jordan Murphy. Forbes scored seven of MSU's first nine points of the game to help the Spartans build an early 9-5 lead. However, by way of Murphy, the Gophers would take a 15-13 lead at the 11:48 mark of the first half.
No. 1 MSU 13-1 (0-1) will look to bounce back Saturday afternoon in Minnesota against the Golden Gophers 6-7 (0-1) after its first loss of the season Tuesday night against Iowa.
The dream season is over for the Spartans after a 38-0 loss to Alabama in the Cotton Bowl, but a team of 20 redshirt seniors reacted with class.
No. 2 Alabama (13-1) defeated No. 3 MSU (12-2) in the College Football Playoff Cotton Bowl 38-0.
Alabama leads MSU at halftime, 10-0.
Follow along with our live coverage blog as No. 3-ranked MSU takes on No. 2-ranked Alabama in the Cotton Bowl for a chance to go to the national championship.
MSU fans in Arlington tailgate the Cotton Bowl on Dec. 31, 2015.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — AT&T Stadium is often referred to as “Jerry World” after the celebrity owner of the Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones. There might not be a stadium grander than his anywhere else on this planet.
Many Alabama fans seem pleased to have drawn MSU as their opponent in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff, I've seen it described as "the perfect matchup" by some. In a way this is also the perfect matchup for the Spartans, not necessarily the easiest matchup— but without a doubt the perfect matchup.