ICE HOCKEY
Outlook bright for MSU hockey
MSU hockey’s season came to an end in heartbreaking fashion, a game that ultimately summed up the entire 2013-14 season.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Seniors looking back on season after tourney loss for women's basketball
Moments after falling to North Carolina 62-53 in the second round — the program's fourth second-round exit in five years — Klarissa Bell and Annalise Pickrel sat in the locker room with their heads down, opposite from the rest of the team.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Cavaliers bring stingy defense, toughness to MSU matchup
In the past couple of years when people heard "Virginia basketball," odds are they didn't cower in fear.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Toughness of veterans key for Spartans
When March rolls around, it pays to have some experience.In the case of the MSU men’s basketball team, that’s exactly what it has — in bunches.
ICE HOCKEY
Anastos says MSU hockey must score to improve
The MSU hockey team took the ice last Thursday against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the inaugural Big Ten hockey tournament and suffered a 2-1 loss in overtime, a microcosm of how the entire season went for the Spartans.The Spartans finished a disappointing 11-18-7 on the season, going 5-9-6 in the first season of Big Ten hockey conference play.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Slow second-half start dooms MSU women's basketball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Entering halftime, No. 5 MSU couldn’t truly complain about where they were, only trailing No. 4 North Carolina by nine. The Spartans had committed 10 turnovers, shot an abysmal 32.1 percent from the field and leading scorer freshman guard Aerial Powers was scoreless after picking up two quick fouls.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Women's basketball falls in NCAA tourney to North Carolina
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina ran faster, jumped higher, and put on a show for the home crowd.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Women's basketball trailing UNC at halftime
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — MSU trails North Carolina, 36-27, at halftime of the NCAA Tournament second round game at Carmichael Arena at Chapel Hill, N.C.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Trice hitting stride at right time for MSU
By Matt SheehanHead coach Tom Izzo said it after beating Delaware on Thursday.
SPORTS
Ready for action
Spring practice kicked off amid much fanfare for the Spartan football team on Tuesday. After a Rose Bowl win on Jan.
FOOTBALL
Dantonio: Spartan football looking to build off 2013 success
It's been just 82 days since the Spartans brought home the Rose Bowl trophy, but MSU already is preparing for the 2014 season.
SPORTS
Golf team finishes 13th out of 15 at invite
The men’s golf team finished in 13t h place out of 15 teams at the Linger Longer Invitational this weekend in Greensboro, Ga.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Touted small forward commits to MSU men's basketball
Of all places in America, Bel Aire, Kansas has treated Tom Izzo right on the recruiting trail. This morning, 3-star small forward Marvin Clark committed to the Spartans.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Powers, Jankoska will be critical for Spartan women's basketball in battle of top freshmen
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. —Come March, a player might still be tagged an eligible freshman on the roster, but after playing in 30-plus games, they might as well be called a sophomore.
SPORTS
Spartans prepare for bout with Tar Heels
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — MSU and North Carolina, the top two seeds of the Chapel Hill region, were on opposite sides of the coin Sunday night.
SPORTS
Sweet Survival
Tom Izzo remembers the first Sweet16 he ever went to as a head coach, in 1998 after his team beat Princeton.Capping off a two-win weekend in Spokane, Wash., Izzo and the MSU men’s basketball team beat another Ivy League school to reach Izzo’s 12th Sweet 16 in 17 years.
SPORTS
Win against Harvard mirrors regular season
SPOKANE, Wash. — Forty minutes of basketball summed up MSU's first 35 games.It sounds weird, but their win over Harvard to get to the Sweet 16 was the perfect ballad to this season. Allow me to explain.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Powers helps MSU women's basketball in big win over Hampton
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — After submitting one of the best freshman regular season campaigns in MSU history, Aerial Powers slumped during the Big Ten Tournament two weeks ago.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Women's basketball cruises past Hampton in NCAA tourney
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — No. 5 MSU used one of its best offensive performances of the season to cruise to an easy victory over No. 12 Hampton Lady Pirates, 91-61, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Women's basketball blowing out Hampton at halftime
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — With most of Carmichael Arena filled with Hampton blue, it was MSU who dominated the first half against No.