No. 5 MSU loses first Big Ten game of the season to Wisconsin, 67-49, as junior guard Kalin Lucas suffers sprained ankle. The Spartans have not won in Madison since 2001.
Winning a close rivalry match and then getting dominated by the nation’s top team in the same weekend would be enough to drain the emotion of most teams. But despite coming off a loss to No. 1 Iowa in which no wrestler posted a victory, the MSU wrestling team (7-4-1 overall, 1-3 Big Ten) said it still is feeling confident entering this weekend’s duals against No. 11 Central Michigan and No. 25 Purdue.
Today is a long day for the MSU hockey team. The No. 12 Spartans were scheduled to board the bus at 5 a.m. and won’t arrive in Fairbanks, Alaska, until midnight Eastern Standard Time.
It’s no secret: For the MSU women’s basketball team to be successful, senior center Allyssa DeHaan needs to be successful. This was no more evident than last Thursday’s game against Northwestern, where DeHaan dominated the Wildcats to the tune of 24 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks.
Redshirt freshman wide receiver Myles White and junior defensive tackle Oren Wilson pleaded not guilty last week to charges stemming from a Nov. 22, 2009 altercation in Rather Hall.
Tom Izzo, a prominent NCAA Tournament figurehead and avid football fan, made a reference to another legendary sporting event when describing the MSU men’s basketball team’s upcoming conference schedule — golf’s annual Masters tournament, played each spring in Augusta, Ga.
There was a time when Delvon Roe dreaded going to the free-throw line. Shooting 51-for-112 from the charity stripe last season — a measly 45 percent — the sophomore forward had a knack for converting and-one buckets but failing to capitalize on the 3-point opportunity.
Following a crazy week of Big Ten action, the MSU women’s basketball team could be back in the conference title race. A win Thursday against Penn State would pull the Spartans even with the Lady Lions in the loss column with a game in hand.
Fans were on the edge of their seats. Players on both benches were on their feet. And no one knew what the end result would be until the final whistle. It was a typical weekend of hockey in the rivalry series between No. 12 MSU and No. 20 Michigan.
Pink leotards, silent auction items, collection buckets and several other items provided a clear reminder of breast cancer’s impact in day-to-day life Saturday at the MSU gymnastics team’s fourth annual Jan Howard Flip for a Cure Breast Cancer Awareness Meet.
The No. 22 MSU gymnastics team broke a two-meet skid and soared past No. 25 Ohio State, 194.875 to 191.425, Saturday at Jenison Field House as several gymnasts finished with season-best performances.
Kalin Lucas’ signature drive to the basket just got a little tougher. At least in practice. Former MSU guard Travis Walson, last season’s Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, has returned to East Lansing to complete three classes and receive his bachelor’s degree in family community services — also while joining the men’s basketball scout team.
After the first period, it seemed like it was time to start warming up the bus for the No. 12 MSU hockey team. The Spartans came out of the gates flat and went into the first intermission trailing No.
MSU used an 18-4 run to open the second half and break away from a two-point halftime lead en route to a 79-70 victory against Northwestern Saturday night at Breslin Center.
The No. 5 MSU men’s basketball team used an 18-4 run out of halftime to build a sizable lead against Northwestern on Saturday night at Breslin Center en route to a 79-70 win.
After sporting a 3-0 lead early in the third period, No. 20 Michigan battled back and brought the score to 3-2, but MSU held on late to earn a 3-2 victory at Munn Ice Arena.
MSU and the University of Michigan announced Thursday that their hockey teams will face off in hockey’s natural locale — outside.
With her team struggling, Allyssa DeHaan put the Spartans on her back Thursday night.
It has a reputation as the “fiercest rivalry in college hockey.” That slogan is pretty accurate when describing the MSU vs. Michigan hockey rivalry. Whenever the two teams take the ice, valuable in-state bragging rights are on the line. And when the battle is held on a neutral site in a professional arena, the stakes are that much higher.
Former MSU hockey head coach Ron Mason was one of the founding fathers of the rivalry series between the MSU and Michigan hockey teams at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.