ICE HOCKEY

MSU athletics announces new partnership with Huntington Bank

Stephen Brooks

July 24, 2012

The bank, whose sponsorship will exceed $5 million, will provide significant funding for the $10 million scoreboard renovations that are underway at Spartan Stadium. The project includes an upgraded sound system, a new 5,300-square foot video scoreboard in the south endzone, two additional video boards on the north end along with a 10-foot high LED ribbon video board that stretches the length of that end of the stadium.

FOOTBALL

Column: Penn State ruling tough, but necessary

Stephen Brooks

July 23, 2012

A little after 9 a.m. Monday, the entire landscape of college football was hit with a seismic shift so powerful it can’t be quantified — yet — when the NCAA announced its penalties to the Penn State football program resulting from the Jerry Sandusky scandal.

FOOTBALL

Media poll names U-M preseason Big Ten favorite

Stephen Brooks

July 22, 2012

A pool of 24 media members that cover the conference — including the Lansing State Journal’s Joe Rexrode and the Detroit News’ Matt Charboneau, among others — were polled and have chosen Michigan as the favorite to capture the Big Ten crown this fall.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Face Time with MSU women's soccer coach Tom Saxton

Stephen Brooks

July 19, 2012

It’s no secret that the summer months are a critical preparation and training period for most NCAA sports, especially for those that take the field in the fall.

ICE HOCKEY

Anastos hosts inaugural women’s hockey clinic

Britteny Dee

July 18, 2012

The five-hour event was hosted by Tom Anastos, who is the head coach of MSU’s hockey team, and several members of his staff. Anastos said the goal of the clinic was to give participants an inside look at MSU’s hockey program.

FOOTBALL

Deyo leaves MSU football program

Stephen Brooks

July 18, 2012

Senior guard John Deyo announced Tuesday night on his personal Twitter account that he plans to transfer to Western Michigan University for his fifth season of eligibility.

BASKETBALL

Former athlete helps others with autism

Stephen Brooks

July 16, 2012

Just a few months ago, former MSU basketball player Anthony Ianni thought he would follow in the footsteps of his father, Deputy Athletic Director Greg Ianni, and pursue a career in sports administration. That all changed earlier this month when he was appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder to the state’s newly created Michigan Autism Council.

FOOTBALL

Spartans honored on preseason football watch lists

Stephen Brooks

July 12, 2012

Several Spartan football players have been named to preseason watch lists for various honors and awards for the 2012 season.

FOOTBALL

Spartan finds true calling in boxing

Stephen Brooks

July 11, 2012

The third time was the charm for Seth Mitchell. Or rather, the third sport was the charm.

FOOTBALL

Duffy Daugherty, Biggie Munn set to be added to Spartan Stadium Ring of Fame

Stephen Brooks

July 9, 2012

MSU announced the newest members of its Ring of Fame on Monday with the addition of former head football coaches Clarence “Biggie” Munn and Hugh Duffy Daugherty.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Former Spartans flourishing after completing college careers

Stephen Brooks

July 3, 2012

The State News was able to link up with a few former MSU athletes to see what post-East Lansing life has been like for them.

SPORTS

Spartans make splash at Olympic trials

Stephen Brooks

July 2, 2012

It didn’t take long for junior swimmer Bryan Williams to realize the scale and scope of the competition he was involved in at the U.S.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Column: Draft snub will motivate Green to greater heights

Dillon Davis

June 29, 2012

Since the moment he arrived on MSU’s campus, a fire has been burning within Draymond Green. A meticulous broil, the burn fueled the ascent of a chubby, brace-faced kid from Saginaw into the NABC Division I National Player of the Year in four short, but memorable years.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL

Green slips to Golden State in second round of 2012 NBA Draft

Jesse O'Brien

June 29, 2012

Green, a former MSU basketball player and 2012’s Big Ten Player of the Year, was selected 35th overall by the Golden State Warriors in the second round of the 2012 NBA Draft Thursday night.

ICE HOCKEY

Hockey team unveils new jerseys

Stephen Brooks

June 28, 2012

Today, the MSU athletics department unveiled the new hockey jerseys for the 2012-13 season that head coach Tom Anastos announced a few months ago. The home white jerseys feature the Spartan head logo on the chest with another logo and numbers on the shoulders.

SPORTS

MSU elite thrower misses Olympic cut

Stephen Brooks

June 28, 2012

When Beth Rohl walked into MSU track & field throwing coach John Newell’s office four years ago, he immediately had a feeling she could be a special athlete. After just one season of discus throwing at New Buffalo High, Rohl was in Newell’s office asking to walk-on to the track program. Four years later, the girl with the long arms, broad shoulders and untapped reservoir of potential has developed into one of the elite throwers in the nation. Last weekend, Rohl broke her own school record for the third consecutive meet at the U.S.

FOOTBALL

Voting to close on student section T-shirt designs

Stephen Brooks

June 27, 2012

There’s only one day left to vote for the 2012 football student section T-shirt before the polling period closes on Friday.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Basketball team to open 2012-13 season in Germany, pending approval

Stephen Brooks

June 26, 2012

The announcement today from ESPN and the MSU Athletics Department that the men’s basketball team will be traveling to Germany for its 2012 season opener has many saying, “Athletics Director Mark Hollis has done it again.”

SPORTS

Release of APR Rate displays growth in athletics dept.

Stephen Brooks

June 25, 2012

When it comes to a team’s performance on the field, the records speak for themselves. The performance of MSU’s student-athletes in the classroom, however, are far less heralded and, at times, more difficult to quantify.

SPORTS

Face Time with Caroline Powers

Stephen Brooks

June 20, 2012

One of the more under-the-radar Spartan athletes in 2011-12 was also one of the most successful. Junior golfer Caroline Powers has amassed an exemplary career in three years in East Lansing, even being called “one of the best athletes at Michigan State,” by her coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll.