Co-owners of the Spartan Sports Network, Will Tieman and Wendy Hart, became Michigan Broadcasting Hall of Fame inductees last week — and are the first duo to receive this honor.
For the past couple of years, MSU defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi has molded one of the best football defenses in the nation. However, with linebackers Max Bullough and Denicos Allen departing at the end of the 2013-14 season, the defense will see new faces in the backfield in the following season.
MSU senior center Adreian Payne made the final cut for the USA Basketball Men’s World University Games in Kazan, Russia on Saturday. Training camp, which began June 24, featured 26 of the best college players in the nation and was narrowed down to the final 12-man roster Saturday. Payne joins Big Ten athletes Yogi Ferrell and Will Sheehey from Indiana and Aaron White from Iowa. According to USA Basketball, the team will depart for Russia on Monday and begin tournament play July 7 against United Arab Emirates.
MSU women’s basketball associate coach Tempie Brown is departing MSU for an assistant coaching job with Stanford, the MSU athletics department announced Tuesday.
With an offense that struggled to get it done in close games last season, MSU head coach Mark Dantonio is looking for ways to seal the deal in similar situations in the 2013-14 season.
Before the renovations, the pediatrics room at Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital was bleak — white walls and cabinets, no decorations and not much room for families to wait with their children.
Members of the MSU track & field team competed last weekend at the USA and Canadian Track & Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. MSU alumna Beth Rohl finished as the top collegiate discus thrower Sunday, placing fourth overall with a mark of 59.66m/ 195-9.
The Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences announced they have reached a six-year agreement with the Holiday Bowl and Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.
Former MSU football and basketball greats stepped out of their comfort zone and onto a soccer field on Saturday for the third annual Kick for the House charity event.
On Friday, the MSU Board of Trustees approved a $24.5 million renovation to Spartan Stadium’s north side and upgrades to Munn Ice Arena.
MSU junior pitcher David Garner decided to forego his senior year and sign a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs on Thursday, according to the MSU athletic department.
Head football coach Mark Dantonio addressed the media at a roundtable on Wednesday, and addressed a variety of topics — including the new Spartan Stadium facilities tentatively planned to be completed by 2015.
Four members of the MSU defense were recognized by the College Football Performance Awards committee Monday. Seniors Denicos Allen and Max Bullough were nominated for Linebacker of the Year and Isaiah Lewis and Darqueze Dennard were nominated for Defensive Back of the Year honors by the CFPA. Expectations are high for the defense in 2013 with these four returning seniors.
After they leave college, many former standout football players pursue a life of money, fame and accolades.
The NCAA announced its Academic Progress Rates (APR) on Tuesday, and MSU sports are in good standing.
According to the latest NCAA Academic Progress Rates, Big Ten ratings are in good standing across the board.
Lifelong Spartan fan Allen Klein has participated in the annual Spartan Fantasy Football Camp since its creation in 2006.
For many high school, junior college and college baseball players, last weekend represented a dream come true.
On Friday, the College Sports Information Directors of America selected senior women’s golfer Caroline Powers for the 2013 Capital One Division 1 Academic All-America At-Large Second Team.
