WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU women's basketball using post presence in big victories
Jasmine Hines’ dominant game on Sunday started with a conversation.
ICE HOCKEY
Column: Past weekend shows MSU-Minnesota hockey rivalry building
With the closing of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association last spring, many of the annual rivalries have all but vanished.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Column: Spartan basketball is better than Georgetown loss
As I was watching the MSU men’s basketball team take on Georgetown Saturday afternoon, it finally occurred to me.
SPORTS
Spartan wrestling falls to Penn State
No. 1 Penn State gave the wrestling team trouble on Friday, winning 42-3, but the Spartans came out victorious in the heavyweight category with a win by senior Mike McClure.
SPORTS
Gymnastics falls to Michigan on Friday
MSU gymnastics fell to rival Michigan on Friday, 196.800-193.900 in Ann Arbor, but achieved its highest team score this season on bars and beam. The 2.9-point difference is nearly impossible to catch up in gymnastics, where every tenth of a point is important, but “No.
ICE HOCKEY
In road trip, Spartan hockey shows improvement
MSU hockey still is searching for its first road win of the season, but put up two solid showings this weekend at national powerhouse No.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU women's basketball upsets Purdue, 89-73
Head coach Suzy Merchant wouldn’t go as far as to call it a return to form, but Sunday’s upset win over No. 19 Purdue is surely a step in the right direction.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU women's basketball up on Purdue by 1 at halftime
Despite a slow start, the women’s basketball team leads No. 19 Purdue 39-38 at halftime. Redshirt freshman guard Aerial Powers has nine points, seven rebounds, and four assists at halftime, leading MSU in each category.
ICE HOCKEY
No. 1 Minnesota beats MSU hockey, 1-0
MSU failed to find the back of the net on Saturday evening in a close 1-0 loss to No. 1 Minnesota at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartan men's basketball falls to Georgetown in NYC, 64-60
MSU essentially failed at every facet of basketball as the No. 7 Spartans fell to Georgetown, 64-60, at Madison Square Garden.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU men's basketball up on Georgetown by 1 at halftime
Taking a break from Big Ten play, the bronze-clad Spartans are besting Georgetown at halftime in Madison Square Garden, 30-29. Ten Spartans have made their way onto the court, with eight scoring at least once to give MSU the early lead.
ICE HOCKEY
MSU beats No. 1 Minnesota in shootout on road
For a second time this year, MSU and No. 1 Minnesota couldn’t settle the game in 60 minutes of regulation play — plus 5 minutes of overtime — and for a second straight time, MSU came out with two points after a shootout victory.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Johnson plays key role in women's basketball victory
On a night where the Spartans played a little too much one-on-one ball, as has been the case in the past few games, it was junior guard Kiana Johnson that kept the offense moving on Thursday against Wisconsin in a 71-67 MSU victory.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartan women's basketball holds off Wisconsin, 71-67
A well-balanced MSU women’s basketball team held off Wisconsin, and a hot-shooting Michala Johnson, Thursday night in East Lansing.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartan men's basketball heading to NYC ablaze in green, white and bronze
The day before the Super Bowl kicks off just outside of New York City, the No. 7 men’s basketball team will be playing on one of the biggest stages in basketball — Madison Square Garden.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartan men's basketball still dealing with injuries as weekend approaches
All Tom Izzo wants for his birthday is a healthy basketball team.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU women's basketball leading Wisconsin at halftime, 30-27
The women’s basketball team started off hot but couldn’t hold off Wisconsin redshirt junior center Michala Johnson down the stretch as MSU enters halftime with a 30-27 lead.
ICE HOCKEY
Hockey faces tough test in trip to Minnesota
MSU hockey will look to get back on track this weekend in potentially its toughest two games of season at top-ranked Minnesota.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Column: Izzo should use Georgetown game as opportunity to rest injured players
_It’s Saturday, the day before Super Bowl Sunday, and I’m walking into the world-famous Madison Square Garden.
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Spartan wrestling looks to bounce back after loss to Illinois
Another tough weekend is ahead for the Spartan wrestling team as it takes on No. 1 Penn State on Friday at Jenison Field House.