ICE HOCKEY
Spartans take third place at GLI
The MSU hockey team took third place in the Great Lakes Invitational on Thursday night with a 5-3 win against Michigan Tech.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartans fall at Great Lakes Invitational
Despite a late rally, the MSU hockey team lost the opening game of the Great Lakes Invitational, 5-4, against Colorado College on Wednesday night. MSU will play the loser of Wednesday night’s matchup between No. 10 Michigan and Michigan Tech.
SPORTS
Knull named field hockey coach
After five years as an assistant and associate head coach, Helen Knull will be taking over as head coach of the MSU field hockey team, MSU announced Monday. She is replacing Rolf van de Kerkhof, who announced he was leaving MSU on Dec. 15 to become the head coach at Delaware.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans lacking statement win, identity
During MSU’s run of six Final Fours in the last 12 years, anyone who knows anything about basketball has learned to never doubt a Tom Izzo-led basketball team in November or December. But after watching the No. 12 Spartans lose to No. 18 Texas, 67-55, Wednesday night at Breslin Center, it’s becoming harder and harder to believe in this MSU basketball team’s chances at a long run in March.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans' home winning streak snapped by Texas
The No. 12 MSU men’s basketball team had its 52-game nonconference home winning streak broken with a 67-55 loss to No. 18 Texas on Wednesday night.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Lady hoops tie best start in history
The No. 12 MSU women’s basketball team rolled over Vermont, 67-33, on their way to a 12-1 record, tying the 2004-05 squad for the best start in school history.
FOOTBALL
Cunningham to miss Capital One Bowl
Junior wide receiver B.J. Cunningham will miss the 2011 Capital One Bowl with a broken foot, MSU announced Tuesday.
BASKETBALL
Without Izzo, Spartans breeze past Prairie View A&M
For 508 consecutive games, Tom Izzo has had a seat saved on the MSU sideline as the Spartans’ head coach. Saturday night, though, that seat belonged to 10-year assistant Mark Montgomery.
FOOTBALL
Spartans ready for underdog role one more time
The Spartans find themselves as double-digit underdogs against defending national champion No. 15 Alabama in the Capital One Bowl on Jan. 1, but that should come as no surprise to the Spartans.
FOOTBALL
Alabama intimidates with balanced offense
Alabama will bring a balanced offense and a large intimidation factor to the Capital One Bowl matchup with the No. 7 MSU football team.
FOOTBALL
Workouts during suspension paid off for receivers Dell and Cunningham
After being suspended for last season’s bowl game, wide receivers Mark Dell and B.J. Cunningham are excited for this year’s Capital One Bowl matchup with No. 15 Alabama. The senior and junior worked hard in the winter with junior quarterback Kirk Cousins, which had a large impact on the success of this year’s 11-1 season.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Izzo suspended for secondary violation
MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo will be suspended for Saturday’s game against Prairie View A&M after committing a secondary violation, MSU announced Friday.
SPORTS
Van de Kerkhof becomes head coach at Delaware
MSU head field hockey coach Rolf van de Kerkhof announced his resignation and has been named the head coach at Delaware, MSU announced Wednesday.
FOOTBALL
MSU linebacker Jones repeats as All-American
MSU senior linebacker Greg Jones was named to The Associated Press All-America first team Tuesday.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
All Izzo wants for Christmas is 'practice'
Tom Izzo’s Christmas list likely is very different than anyone else’s in America. Unlike many people, who ask for a variety of gadgets or gizmos, Izzo simply wants some time to work with his No. 14 MSU men’s basketball team.
FOOTBALL
Big Ten announces division names, logo
The Big Ten revealed a new logo and announced division names Monday. The divisions are called Legends and Leaders.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans down Iona, 85-51
It was all MSU at Breslin Center on Sunday as the No. 15 MSU women’s basketball team overpowered Iona both offensively and defensively, defeating the Gaels, 85-51.
FOOTBALL
Spartans get back to work in preparation for Capital One Bowl
It only was three weeks ago that the No. 7 MSU football team beat Penn State to clinch a share of the Big Ten championship. But for junior receiver Keith Nichol and the rest of the Spartans, those three weeks have felt like an eternity.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartans crack under world-record pressure
Ann Arbor, Mich. – On one of the biggest stages college sports has ever seen, the MSU hockey team couldn’t perform. In front of 113,411, MSU was manhandled by a vastly superior Michigan team in a 5-0 loss. What a way to go into the record books.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans survive scare against Oakland, 77-76
Auburn Hills, Mich. – The No. 7 MSU men’s basketball team may have been favored against in-state foe Oakland, but the Spartans found themselves in a 40-minute dogfight against the defending Summit League champion Golden Grizzlies, winning, 77-76, at the Palace of Auburn Hills.