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FOOTBALL

Spartans shift focus to rivalry game vs. Michigan

It didn’t take long for MSU senior linebacker Greg Jones to start thinking about Saturday’s game against No. 18 Michigan. As time was winding down in No. 17 MSU’s 34-24 win against No. 20 Wisconsin on Saturday, Jones already had begun preparing for the Spartans’ biggest rival.

SPORTS

The NFL's good, bad and ugly: Week 4

In week two, I described the 2010 NFL season as chaotic, with the so-called best NFL teams falling early. Now, just two weeks later, I don’t even have a word to describe it.

FOOTBALL

Blood clot forces Dantonio to miss game

After being admitted to Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital on Thursday for a blood clot discovered in his leg, football head coach Mark Dantonio was not in Spartan Stadium Saturday for No. 17 MSU’s 34-24 win against No. 20 Wisconsin. Dantonio’s release date from Sparrow Hospital has yet to be determined, but Athletics Director Mark Hollis said the head coach has and will remain in contact with the team.

FOOTBALL

Earning respect

After having its ability questioned for the majority of the season, the MSU defense stepped up in a big way Saturday, shutting down then-No. 11 Wisconsin in a 34-24 victory.