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MSU women's basketball looks for win against Illinois
For some of the players on the women’s basketball team, Thursday’s home game against Illinois will be business as usual.
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Wrestling in need of victory after losses to Minnesota, Iowa
After two recent losses to top-ranked Big Ten teams, the wrestling team will have to focus on having control when facing Michigan this Friday, a rival who ranks No.
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Column: Basketball season has parallels to championship football run
It’s well documented how much the football and basketball programs at MSU are intertwined.
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Cleaves visit, second-half defense highlight close win for Spartans
Walking into Tuesday’s game, No. 3 MSU knew it would have to contain Indiana freshman forward Noah Vonleh, who is nearly averaging a double-double in his young career. Luckily for head coach Tom Izzo, his Spartans did just that, but the containment didn’t come until the second half. Vonleh, who started the game scoring seven of Indiana’s first 11 points, almost went missing in the second half, scoring only four points and attempting no 3-pointers.
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Slow start, strong finish
There’s something about Indiana that gets Gary Harris’ adrenaline flowing. The sophomore guard torched the Hoosiers for the fourth time in his career, scoring 24 and leading the No.
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Despite two early losses, MSU gymnastics looking toward goals
Welcoming seven freshmen to their roster, one less than last year, the gymnastics team is two meets deep in the 2013-2014 season with a record of 0-2.
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MSU prepping for U-M as stars earn awards
After coming off one of its best series on the season, MSU will head to Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on Thursday to take on in-state rival No.
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New recycling effort could minimize waste at Breslin
Before a victor is determined at Breslin Center, and the trash bins are overstuffed on game nights, two new recycling efforts already are working to minimize waste otherwise bound for a landfill.
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MSU men's basketball comes back in second half to beat Hoosiers, 71-66
There’s something about Indiana that gets Gary Harris’ adrenaline going.
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MSU trailing Indiana by one at halftime
In a very slowed down, drawn-out game, the No. 3 MSU men’s basketball team trails Indiana at the half, 28-27.
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Globe Trotter
It’s minutes before tip-off in Champaign, Ill., and Lisa Schilling is sitting inches from her TV, waiting for her son’s name to be called. Gavin Schilling, a 6-foot-9, 240-pound freshman forward, only sees the court for five minutes against the Fighting Illini, but it doesn’t matter to his mother — she’s as excited as anyone else decked out in green and white. “I feel like I want to be right there in the stadium,” she said.
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Gymnastics narrowly falls to Pittsburgh on Saturday
It was a close gymnastics meet at Jenison Field House on Saturday, where the Pittsburgh Panthers narrowly beat MSU, 193.025-192.425.
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Wrestling falls to Minnesota over weekend, 35-3
The MSU wrestling team fell to the No. 2 Minnesota Golden Gophers Friday night at Jenison Field House, 35-3.
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MSU men's basketball looking to sweep Indiana on Tuesday
Nearly three weeks after running Indiana off its home court, the No. 3 men’s basketball team will look for another win over the Hoosiers to complete the season sweep on Tuesday.
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Penn State sweep positive for Spartan hockey
MSU hockey continued to take strides in the right direction this past weekend, sweeping Penn State to earn its first two Big Ten wins in program history.
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Offensive off-night results in Spartan women's basketball loss on Sunday
The women’s basketball team is enjoying its best offensive season under head coach Suzy Merchant. Judging solely from Sunday night’s 66-54 home loss against No.
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MSU women's basketball loses to Penn State
Three late offensive rebounds — and plenty of missed opportunities on offense — helped No. 16 Penn State hold onto a late lead and hand the women’s basketball team its first loss of Big Ten season Sunday evening, defeating the Spartans 66-54 at Breslin Center.
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Women's basketball leading Penn State by 7 at halftime
At halftime, the women’s basketball team leads No. 16 Penn State, 34-27. Senior forward Annalise Pickrel leads MSU with 11 points, and senior guard Klarissa Bell has 10 points and eight rebounds.
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Women's basketball to take on Penn State at 5 p.m.; game airs on ESPN2
The women’s basketball team already has toppled one ranked team during its winning streak. Sunday, they will try for a repeat. Winners of six consecutive games, the Spartans (12-5 overall, 4-0 Big Ten) will look to maintain its status as the only undefeated Big Ten team as they host No.