The fourth annual Crosstown Showdown gave both MSU and Lansing community members a chance to come together to see the area’s two teams square off in an exhibition game.
Coming off a second-place finish at the Big Ten Championships last weekend, the No. 13 MSU women’s golf team found out Monday that it’ll be headed to Indiana for May 6-8’s NCAA regionals.
We often overlook the “student” part of the student-athlete. Plenty of college athletes live up to the “athlete” part, but this past season, no MSU male athlete lived up to the complete term more than former wide receiver Blair White.
Greg Jones, Kalin Lucas and Durrell Summers have opportunities to put a stamp on their senior seasons in 2010-11. They’ll be doing so with newly designed Nike threads — enhanced technology, a more resounding shade of green and new designs, numerals and typography — on their backs.
After a month of practices, MSU football fans finally got to see a glimpse of their favorite team in the Spring Game on Saturday at Spartan Stadium. And if the scrimmage is a preview of next season, it should be an exciting one at the very least.
The MSU football team hope its found a winning combination at the cornerback spot this season with senior Chris L. Rucker, the team’s leader last season in pass breakups, and sophomore Johnny Adams expected to contend for starting roles.
If the MSU football team took one negative out of Saturday’s Spring Game, it would be the lack of a strong running game from either the Green or White squad.
Blair White went undrafted but signed a free agent contract with the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday after hearing interest from a handful of teams in the final round.
Although there were many big plays made by many great players, nobody stood out more than field hockey senior Floor Rijpma.
The MSU men’s golf team and Ferris State both posted scores of 879, resulting in a shared championship Sunday at Forest Akers West Golf Course. Both teams were 15-over to finish the 54-hole, seven-team tournament.
MSU baseball head coach Jake Boss Jr. channeled his anger and expressed himself in two words. “I’m disappointed,” Boss told his team Friday after the MSU baseball team was defeated by Illinois, 4-3, in 10 innings in the weekend series opener at McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field. Sometimes those two words sting more than anything else.
The Green team beat the White team, 17-10, Saturday at Spartan Stadium in the MSU football team’s annual Spring Game.
Mark Dell and B.J. Cunningham’s roles appeared to be in question for the season, but their 171 combined receiving yards helped the Green team to a 17-10 victory in the Spring Game and showed they can add to the receiver group.
On the same stage he was introduced as director of athletics two years ago, Mark Hollis stood in the Clara Bell Smith Student-Athlete Academic Center and made one of the most groundbreaking announcements of his already influential tenure at MSU. Hollis, along with Todd Van Horne of Nike, introduced the athletic department’s brand and identity program Friday afternoon, which includes a new line of uniforms with consistent font, color, logos and numerals for all 25 varsity sports teams.
MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant balances being a mom and coach. Her life is busy, but her son, Tyler, keeps things in perspective.
After 31 days and 14 practices, the MSU football team finally is ready to play its annual Spring Game at 1:30 p.m.
Last season, as junior Keith Nichol played backup to fellow junior Kirk Cousins at quarterback, he stressed that winning games was the most important thing for him. This spring, after making the switch to receiver, his priorities haven’t changed.
The challenge to replace former kicker Brett Swenson falls on redshirt freshman Kevin Muma and sophomore Dan Conroy, who are competing to handle kicking duties for the graduated Swenson.
For fans, Saturday’s annual Spring Game is a fall preview. For players, it’s their final chance to prove themselves on the field before fall camp.
For the MSU baseball team, May 20, 2009, feels a whole lot more recent than 11 months ago. The final game — a crushing 16-5 loss in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament — in a four-game season sweep at the hands of Illinois still lingers for of head coach Jake Boss Jr.