MEN'S SOCCER
Men's soccer prepared for matchup with No. 1 Akron
On Wednesday, the No. 23 MSU men’s soccer team will look to pounce on a No. 1 Akron team coming off its first loss of the season.
SPORTS
Players bring tricks, treats to their NFL teams
Halloween has come and gone, but seeing as the week-eight NFL action occurred on the last day of October, it is only right to make this a good, bad and ugly: Halloween edition.
FOOTBALL
Still standing
The Spartans couldn’t have been much higher heading into the game with No. 15 Iowa (6-2, 3-1). MSU was undefeated, winning its first eight games of the season for the first time in 44 years. And as the only Big Ten team without a loss, the then-No. 5 Spartans were in the driver’s seat to win an outright conference championship.
FOOTBALL
Cousins' interceptions doom Spartans
After a performance against Northwestern that earned him Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, junior quarterback Kirk Cousins followed up with an outing he’d like to forget.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartans bounce back from tie to take series
The No. 11 MSU hockey team (3-0-3) held on for a 2-1 victory against Alabama-Huntsville (1-6-1) on Saturday, following a devastating tie on Friday.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans work on game, see injury in intrasquad scrimmage
In preparation for its first game of the season Thursday, the MSU women’s basketball team held its annual Green and White scrimmage Sunday at Breslin Center.
SPORTS
Women's cross country wins Big Ten Championship
The MSU women’s cross country team won its third Big Ten Championship on Sunday at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course in Verona, Wis.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Women's soccer ties Iowa, 1-1, in final home game
In the seniors’ final game at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field, it was a battle against the Hawkeyes (7-9-3, 0-7-2) to keep the Spartans’ (9-5-4, 3-3-3) postseason hopes alive and place them in a do-or-die situation against No. 18 Ohio State next weekend.
SPORTS
Field hockey downs Northwestern, 3-2
In its final regular season game, the No. 11 MSU field hockey team defeated Northwestern, 3-2, on Sunday in Evanston, Ill.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball swept on road trip
For the second straight weekend, the MSU volleyball team was defeated in both of its away matches, this time falling 3-0 to both Wisconsin on Friday and No. 6 Illinois on Saturday.
MEN'S SOCCER
Men's soccer falls at Michigan in overtime
Despite two late goals by the No. 23 MSU men’s soccer team, the Spartans lost, 3-2, in overtime Saturday at Michigan.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers hold on for 2-1 win
MSU relied on goals by sophomore defenseman Matt Grassi and junior forward Brett Perlini and strong goaltending from junior Drew Palmisano to win, 2-1, against Alabama-Huntsville.
FOOTBALL
Spartans ready to put Iowa loss behind them
For the first time all season, the No. 5 MSU football team will wake up Sunday morning with something other than a zero in the loss column.
FOOTBALL
Spartans suffer first loss, 37-6, at hands of Iowa
Falling to No. 18 Iowa, 37-6, Saturday at Kinnick Stadium, No. 5 MSU suffered it’s first loss of 2010 after starting the season 8-0.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartans give up 3 goals in final 4 minutes in 4-4 tie.
The No. 11 MSU hockey team gave up three goals in the final four minutes and started a series with a tie for the third straight weekend.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Women's soccer allows first goal at home, falls to Illinois
Facing No. 16 Illinois on Friday. the MSU women’s soccer team found themselves in a situation they have not been in for exactly one year and four days.
FOOTBALL
MSU football team to play three-game series against Boise State
MSU Athletics Director Mark Hollis announced Friday that the MSU football team added a three-game series with Boise State beginning with a season-opening game at Spartan Stadium in 2012.
FOOTBALL
Dantonio reinstates Rucker with option to play Saturday
Senior cornerback Chris L. Rucker was reinstated to the MSU football team Thursday and will have the option of traveling to Saturday’s game against No. 18 Iowa if he chooses, MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio said Thursday.
FOOTBALL
Senior linebacker Gordon making his own story
Five years since making the decision to become a Spartan, Gordon has put together a career that easily would make him the star player of many defenses throughout the country. But no matter what Gordon has been able to accomplish in his four years as a starter at MSU, he always has played in the shadow of fellow senior linebacker and All-American Greg Jones.