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Bulldogs awaken Spartans from championship dreams
Indianapolis — Ever wake up in the morning and think today is just not your day?
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MSU falls to Butler, 52-50
Indianapolis — The MSU men’s basketball team’s unlikely Final Four run came to an end Saturday night in Indianapolis as the Spartans couldn’t manage a late comeback against Butler and fell, 52-50.
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MSU fans enjoy open practice festivities
Indianapolis – Nine-year-old Andrew Eaton of Oxford, Mich., isn’t surprised the MSU men’s basketball team is in the Final Four.
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Butler, MSU take part in open practices
Indianapolis — Brad Stevens knew his players were unaccustomed to shooting in a massive stadium, so he compared it to something similar he knew his Butler team had been doing its entire life.
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Butler says it feels no pressure
Indianapolis — It’s been one gigantic homecoming for the Bulldogs, who returned to their hometown of Indianapolis to play this weekend’s Final Four in their own backyard at Lucas Oil Stadium.
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Surprise! Morgan key for MSU
Indianapolis — Since the first tip-off of the NCAA Tournament three weeks ago, a variety of Spartans have been thrust into the spotlight. But the end of the road is nigh, which means the inevitable target becomes Raymar Morgan.
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Unfinished business
Indianapolis — After last season’s loss to North Carolina in the national championship game, then-freshman forward Draymond Green reminded his team that the Tar Heels were in the same position the previous season as MSU before coming back to win it all that year. With Green’s speech in mind, the Spartans have fought their way back into the Final Four this season, looking to take after the 2009 North Carolina squad and get MSU’s third national title in school history.
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Highlighting 4 key areas in Duke, West Virginia semifinal matchup
Indianapolis — Duke and West Virginia square off in the other NCAA national semifinal at approximately 8:47 p.m. Saturday. Here are a few key issues for the two:
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Despite 'mid-major' status, Butler belongs
Indianapolis — The Bulldogs’ top players don’t look like typical college stars and head coach Brad Stevens doesn’t look like a coach, as evident by a security guard asking him if he was a player. But don’t be fooled by the No. 5 that sits next to Butler’s name.
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Spartans have advantage vs. hometown favorites
Before Butler, MSU, Duke or West Virginia get the checkered flag, the four squads will square off in two national semifinal games Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
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Walton experiencing Final Four differently 2nd time around
Indianapolis — Travis Walton forever is grateful that MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo gave him a scholarship and an opportunity. In January, Tom Izzo gave Walton another chance, this time as a student assistant.
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Who's your Spartan?
With the Spartans one step closer to taking on the Butler Bulldogs on Saturday, students and residents of the East Lansing and Lansing communities comment on their favorite Spartans. Add your comment on who your favorite Spartan is and why.
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Lucious leads Spartans into Final Four with team's support
After hitting key shots at the end of MSU’s victories over No. 4-seed Maryland and No. 9-seed Northern Iowa, sophomore guard Korie Lucious seemed to want the ball in the final moments.
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Spartans beat Chippewas in 13-10 slugfest
The bats of MSU and Central Michigan were the story of the game, as the Spartans defeated the Chippewas, 13-10, in a midweek slugfest at Cooley Law School Stadium in Lansing.
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MSU goes for first Big Ten win against Minnesota
The MSU softball team has a golden opportunity this weekend to try to even its Big Ten record with games against Minnesota on Saturday and Sunday.
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Stevens 'overwhelmed' by community support
When Butler head coach Brad Stevens and his team returned to campus at 3 a.m. Saturday following their Elite Eight victory over Kansas State, they returned to a crazy scene.
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Getting MSU to Final Four is 'family affair'
The MSU men’s basketball program’s success has been a family affair, which includes members of MSU head coach Tom Izzo’s family, managers, assistants, former student-athletes and their families.
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Offense powers MSU to 9-2 win over Eagles
After dropping two tight games during the weekend, the MSU softball team got just what it needed Tuesday in a confidence-boosting 9-2 win against Eastern Michigan.
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Spartans aim for revenge against CMU Wednesday
The seniors on this year’s MSU baseball team have struggled against Central Michigan in their time at MSU. In the past three seasons, the Spartans only have posted one victory against the Chippewas in six attempts.
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Lucas has successful surgery; Izzo says Butler is 'no Cinderella'
It has been nine days since junior guard Kalin Lucas’ season ended with a ruptured Achilles’ tendon, but it hasn’t gotten any easier for the first-team All-Big Ten selection to cope with the fact he won’t be on the floor with his teammates in the Final Four.