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FOOTBALL

Cousins, Spartans impress Wednesday at MSU Pro Day

If there’s one thing about Kirk Cousins that stands out above all the rest, it’s the way he leads his team. So then it should come as no surprise that during MSU’s Pro Day at Duffy Daugherty Football Building on Wednesday, the former Spartan quarterback found a way to showcase his leadership before representatives from 32 NFL teams.

SPORTS

Wrestlers to utilize experience at NCAAs

With only the NCAA Tournament remaining — starting Thursday and continuing through the weekend in St. Louis — six members of the MSU wrestling team will have one final opportunity to end their seasons on a high note.

BASKETBALL

Next stop, Columbus

For the third time in three weeks, the Spartans are about to find themselves surrounded by Buckeyes. With the Big Ten championship title under its belt, the MSU men’s basketball team will begin its quest for its third National Championship, facing LIU Brooklyn at 9:30 p.m.

BASKETBALL

MSU sees success despite losing Dawson

When Branden Dawson went down with a season-ending knee injury in the MSU men’s basketball team’s regular season finale a week and a half ago, the Spartans didn’t have much time to adjust. Four days later, MSU traveled to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Tournament without the freshman guard — who started all 31 games before tearing his left anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, in a 72-70 loss to Ohio State.

FOOTBALL

Single-ticket sales might be eliminated for football

As the success of the MSU football team grows, so does the number of fans who wish to be at every game. The Spartan Ticket Office has received a high volume of orders for season ticket packages for the upcoming home football season, to the point where Associate Athletics Director Paul Schager said MSU is expecting a record number of sales.

BASKETBALL

A DECADE OF DANCING

When the MSU men’s basketball program won its last national championship in 2000, the current Spartans were in grade school, still familiarizing themselves with the game of basketball.

ICE HOCKEY

Miami eliminates Spartans from CCHA playoffs

For much of the season, the No. 15 MSU hockey team has been waiting patiently to procure its first playoff win in more than four years. After dropping two games and being eliminated from the CCHA Tournament this weekend, that wait might be a little longer.

SPORTS

Gymnastics sweeps Alaska-Anchorage

One week removed from its final meet at Jenison Field House, the MSU gymnastics team swept Alaska-Anchorage in a weekend series that saw the Spartans make the 3,795 mile hike to Wells Fargo Sports Complex in Anchorage.