SPOKANE, Wash ., – Thursday marks the start of a journey — a journey to the Final Four that was dubbed a must-go-to destination before the season even started. According to odds makers in Las Vegas, the No. 4 seed Spartans are on track to do so and have the second-highest odds to win the NCAA Tournament.
By Robert Bondyrbondy@statenews.comTHE STATE NEWSnnThe inaugural hockey Big Ten Tournament is finally upon us and believe it or not, any of the six teams could win the championship.
Senior heavyweight Mike McClure and junior 184-pounder John Rizqallah head into the first day of the 2014 wrestling NCAA Championships on Thursday in Oklahoma City, Okla., with McClure seeded seventh and Rizqallah seeded 14th.
For MSU hockey to continue its season past this weekend, it will need three wins in three days in the inaugural Big Ten Tournament, starting with Ohio State at 8 p.m. on Thursday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.
The Spartans are returning to Spokane, Washington this week for the second and third rounds of this year’s NCAA Tournament
President Barack Obama picked MSU to win the 2014 NCAA Tournament against defending champion Louisville, the fourth seed in the Midwest region, it was revealed Wednesday.
After being showered in confetti following their Big Ten Tournament victory, the scene in the locker was a circus.
When the MSU men’s basketball team kicks off the NCAA Tournament in Spokane, Wash., Thursday afternoon, it will be as a No. 4 seed, but the question remains, is that what they deserve?
The women's basketball team got a much-needed week and a half off following a disappointing defeat in the semifinal round of the Big Ten Tournament to Nebraska.
By Robert Bondy?The regular season has officially come to an end, with MSU hockey on the verge of participating in history in the making this week.With the Big Ten Tournament only a few days away, head coach Tom Anastos addressed the media at his weekly press conference, touching on MSU’s latest goaltending situation, among other subjects.
After beginning the previous two NCAA Tournaments in College Park, MD, at least a few members of the No. 20 women’s basketball team enjoyed a sigh of relief after finding out that this year’s first round would be elsewhere.
March Madness is upon us, which means the pressure is on for head coach Tom Izzo and the No. 11 MSU men’s basketball team.
Nearly an hour after mowing through Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament final, MSU found out who their next foe will be - the Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens.
INDIANAPOLIS - When Tom Izzo and Branden Dawson got to the podium following the Spartans' 69-55 win against Michigan Sunday afternoon, Izzo put his arm around the junior and told him how proud he was
MSU's baseball team took both wins in a doubleheader against Harvard Saturday afternoon in Greenville, South Carolina.
INDIANAPOLIS — They had something to prove.
The day has finally arrived - Selection Monday.
Yesterday after the game, junior guard Travis Trice made it clear this team is trying to give the sophomores a ring.Well, sophomore guard Gary Harris is trying to give himself a rock, as his 13 points have helped MSU take a 38-29 halftime lead over UM in the Big Ten Tournament final.MSU is dominating the rebounding game, as freshman forward Gavin Schilling and senior forward Adreian Payne each have four boards to give the Spartans a 20-11 advantage.MSU’s defense has held UM to 31.8 percent shooting, but Wolverine guard Nik Stauskus has filled up the hoop for 13 points.UM opened up with back-to-back 3-pointers by Nik Stauskus and Derrick Walton Jr.
MSU Athletics Director Mark Hollis will be a speaker at ASMSU’s upcoming event Failure:Lab.
By Robert Bondyrbondy@statenews.comTHE STATE NEWSnnMSU hockey used it’s largest goal total in a series since early December to earn a split with No.