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Prognosticators
Check out what the State News prognosticators have to say about upcoming MSU athletic contests.
FOOTBALL
Full weekend awaits MSU football fans in Orlando
If all you want for the holidays is a ticket to the Champs Sports Bowl – and you’re one of the lucky few that gets one – then get ready to ditch the winter coat for your MSU football gear and enjoy the Florida weather.
BASEBALL
Blockbuster trade spells instant boost
Last year, Detroit Tigers president Dave Dombrowski said he wouldn’t trade Cameron Maybin straight up for Chicago Cubs superstar Alfonso Soriano.
VOLLEYBALL
Spartans face tough opponent in NCAA Round of 16
The No. 24 MSU volleyball team is looking to make its trip to Wisconsin a long weekend.
FOOTBALL
Spartans face up against Eagles for Bowl, both teams bringing in heat
One team held the No. 2 ranking before sputtering down the stretch, while the other team finished the regular season with consecutive wins for the first time since 1999. Before MSU and Boston College square off Dec. 28 at the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando, Fla., take a look at how the two schools compare both on and off the gridiron.
BASKETBALL
Spartans searching for way to get road victories
MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant still thinks her team is a “work in progress.”
SPORTS
MSU lands two top recruits for 2008 season
With the addition of Shannon Warner and Lindsey Solberg for the 2008-09 season, the MSU women’s golf team is preparing for what could be a championship combination in the near future.
FOOTBALL
MSU hopes for more than a win in Orlando
When MSU administrators learn that the football team will play in a holiday bowl game, they see more than two teams pitted against each other.
ICE HOCKEY
Weekend sweep reinstates confidence in No. 5 Spartans
The MSU hockey team took a step forward this weekend against Lake Superior.
BASKETBALL
MSU prepares for hostile environment at Bradley
“A basketball-crazy community.” Those were the words MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo used to describe Peoria, Ill. — the city to which No. 9 MSU travels today to face off against the Bradley Braves (6-2).
BASKETBALL
Turnovers lead to Spartans' demise
Old Dominion continued its winning streak against Big Ten teams Sunday after it defeated the No. 20 MSU women’s basketball team.
BASKETBALL
Four Spartans score double figures in rout of Jacksonville
If opposing coaches go by the stat sheet, they could pretty easily choose which MSU players to put their best defender on — senior guard Drew Neitzel or sophomore guard Raymar Morgan.
ICE HOCKEY
Soo sweep
Riding a four-game winless streak, a weekend series against Lake Superior was just what the doctor ordered for the MSU hockey team.
VOLLEYBALL
MSU sweeps Kentucky, Dayton, moves to sweet 16
What a difference a year makes. The conference records are identical at 10-10 and the overall records are very similar from this season to last.
ICE HOCKEY
Lerg continues scoring streak against Lakers in weekend sweep
Bryan Lerg owns Lake Superior. With three goals on the weekend, MSU’s senior captain now has 10 goals in nine career games against the Lakers — including two in the third period Saturday, turning MSU’s tenuous one-goal advantage into a three-goal blowout.
FOOTBALL
Here comes the sun
At 8:18 p.m. Sunday night, a voice from the PA system interrupted head coach Mark Dantonio during the football team’s bowl selection press conference to make it official. The voice belonged to Tony Martin, the chairman of the Champs Sports Bowl selection committee, and he invited the Spartans (7-5) to play No. 14 Boston College (10-3) on Dec. 28 in Orlando, Fla.
BASKETBALL
Women's basketball team falls to Old Dominion 79-73
The MSU women’s basketball team fell just short to Old Dominion on Sunday, 79-73.
BASKETBALL
Jacksonville taken down by Spartans
The MSU men’s basketball team utilized a balanced scoring attack and a late point spurt en route to a 80-51 win against Jacksonville Saturday night at Breslin Center.
BASKETBALL
Spartans top Clemson in Big Ten/ACC Challenge
The MSU women’s basketball team finally came to play in the first half. Sophomore guard Allyssa DeHaan’s layup 45 seconds in paired with freshman guard Brittney Thomas’s underhand layup in the midst of a 19-7 run would set the pace for a comfortable 12-point lead heading into the locker room.
FOOTBALL
Jones scores freshman accolades
Freshman linebacker Greg Jones, whose 73 tackles led the MSU football team and all Big Ten freshmen in the regular season, was named first-team Freshman All-American by Scout.com and Rivals.com.