BASKETBALL
Win over Wildcats could be turning point
It’s down to the wire for the MSU women’s basketball team as they head to Evanston, Ill., in hopes to get back on track in the Big Ten.
BASKETBALL
Spartans hold off Buckeyes in 66-60 win
Early on, it looked as if the MSU men’s basketball team was going to run Ohio State out of the gym — as the Spartans went up by 21 late in the first half.
BASKETBALL
Lucas, Neitzel pace Spartans in victory over Buckeyes
The MSU men’s basketball team jumped out to an early 23-5 lead against visiting Ohio State and held on for a 66-60 victory.
ICE HOCKEY
Lerg is proof that size does not matter
Junior goaltender Jeff Lerg stands a whole 5 feet 6 inches tall.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers on track, still seek improvement
The MSU hockey team can cross a few items off its season checklist after splitting the Notre Dame weekend series with a win and a tie.
SPORTS
Quiet leader looks to emerge from shadows
When senior wrestler Joe Williams first visited MSU, he was a high school sophomore tagging along during his older brother’s official visit.
BASKETBALL
Breakdown
The MSU men’s basketball team looks to rebound from its first conference loss at Iowa this weekend as the Spartans face Ohio State at 7 p.m. tonight at Breslin Center.
BASKETBALL
Women's team still growing
MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant sees improvement in her predominantly young squad, even after an unforeseen loss Sunday to Michigan.
BASKETBALL
Big men must excel vs. Ohio State
One thing MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo isn’t going to do is panic about one loss — after all, the Spartans are still 14-2 while boasting a No. 11 ranking.
BASKETBALL
Wolverines shut down DeHaan, beat Spartans 64-55
The MSU women’s basketball team failed to string two wins together with a loss to cross-state rival U-M on Sunday at Crisler Arena.
SPORTS
Tigers' Caravan stops at Breslin Center, students pose with players
While both MSU basketball teams were on the road, the Detroit Tigers kept Breslin Center buzzing, stopping on campus Sunday during their annual Winter Caravan.
BASKETBALL
Team needs to start earning its respect
It got to the point where I was upset at myself for not bringing some gym shoes and shorts to change into.
SPORTS
Swimmers sink at weekend matchup
The MSU swimming and diving teams fell short Saturday at Purdue in their first 2008 matchup.
BASKETBALL
MSU fans show up the Hawk's Nest in Iowa
When the Iowa faithful were starting to trickle into Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday night, there was one section up in the nosebleeds that had been filled to capacity since two hours before the game began.
SPORTS
MSU gymnasts win season-opener
Despite a Friday night triumph over Western Michigan at Jenison Field House, the MSU gymnastics team still has work to do.
BASKETBALL
Iowa implosion
It came down to which team could perform a little less poorly than the other. And on Saturday night, Iowa was that team. In the lowest scoring game of MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo’s career, the Spartans were upset by the Iowa Hawkeyes, 43-36, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. When the buzzer hit 00.0, the Hawks Nest, Iowa’s student section, stormed the floor as “Overrated” echoed off the arena walls.
BASKETBALL
Offensive blunders of historic proportion in MSU's 43-36 defeat
Season-low shooting percentage. One made free throw. An Izzo-era-low point total. Can it only get better from here?
SPORTS
Wrestling team loses dual meets
The MSU wrestling team dropped two meets this weekend, losing 21-14 to No. 20 Pittsburgh and 29-7 to No. 18 Oklahoma in Norman, Okla. The losses move MSU’s season record to 3-5-0 this season.
ICE HOCKEY
Notre Dame fights back, ends game in tie
It boiled down to the last 30 seconds for the MSU hockey team in Sunday’s 1-1 game with No. 6 Notre Dame. The No. 10 Spartans were just about ready to walk away sweeping the weekend series until Notre Dame’s Ryan Thang scored his 12th goal of the season with 37.8 seconds left in the game.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU women's basketball defeated by Wolverines
Ann Arbor — The MSU women’s basketball team dropped its fourth Big Ten matchup to crosstown rival Michigan on Sunday.