BASKETBALL
Spartans acquire true point guard in Thomas
The MSU women’s basketball team has spent the last two seasons with makeshift point guards.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers focus on fast start in CCHA play
For the No. 8 MSU hockey team to achieve its goal of winning the CCHA regular season championship, getting off to a good start in league play is essential.
SOCCER
DeMartin hat trick leads No. 16 Spartans past Broncos in nonconference matinee
Junior forward Doug DeMartin has had big games against Western Michigan in the past. As a freshman, he had a goal in a 2-0 win over the Broncos. As a sophomore, he had a goal and an assist in a 4-0 blanking over Western Michigan.
SOCCER
Spartans to put unbeaten streak on line today against visiting Western Michigan
After scoring one goal in a double overtime tie with Valparaiso on Sunday, the MSU men’s soccer team is looking to come out more aggressively when it faces Western Michigan today.
SOCCER
Despite struggles, MSU keeps positive attitude
Despite struggling this season, MSU women’s soccer coach Tom Saxton and his team have chosen to maintain a positive attitude.
BASKETBALL
Freshman trio has star potential
For the past year, freshman guards Chris Allen, Kalin Lucas and Durrell Summers have been lumped together as one of the best recruiting classes MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo has brought to East Lansing.
ICE HOCKEY
MSU sets to minimize turnovers, penalties
Although the No. 8 MSU hockey team rebounded this weekend with two wins over Colgate, there is still room for improvement — particularly in regards to penalties and turnovers.
FOOTBALL
Rucker likely out for season with eye condition
When freshman cornerback Chris L. Rucker recently went to the eye doctor, he found out he needed more than just a new pair of glasses.
SPORTS
Too little, too late
When it seemed top-ranked Ohio State had MSU beaten into submission, the Spartans made it clear on Saturday that they were going to fight to the finish. “Every game, we know as a team we can play with anybody in the country,” senior linebacker SirDarean Adams said.
ICE HOCKEY
A weekend to remember
The last time former MSU captain Chris Lawrence was on the ice at Munn Ice Arena, he was so emotional he could barely speak. On that day in April, Lawrence and his teammates celebrated the MSU hockey team’s national championship with the fans during a parade and a rally.
VOLLEYBALL
Spikers turn corner in Big Ten with sweep
For the first time this season, the MSU volleyball team (13-9 overall, 4-6 Big Ten) clinched its back-to-back Big Ten matchups.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers sweep debut home series of new season
It was a weekend full of potential distractions for the MSU hockey team. Friday, the team raised its 2007 National Championship banner and Saturday, the players’ parents were recognized before the game as part of Parents Weekend.
SOCCER
Spartans topped by Wildcats, 4-0
MSU women’s soccer head coach Tom Saxton summed it up best Sunday afternoon standing on Old College Field after his team’s 4-0 loss to Northwestern.
SPORTS
Sounding off
Virginia Tech is your new national champion. National bass fishing champion, that is.
FOOTBALL
Wiley responds after benching, Saint-Dic breaks Big Ten record
Saturday’s 24-17 loss to No. 1-ranked Ohio State was a rebirth of sorts for junior free safety Otis Wiley.
FOOTBALL
MSU loses to Ohio State
Despite a second half surge, MSU failed to dethrone No. 1 ranked Ohio State, losing 24-17.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartans come back, beat Colgate
After struggling in a 6-0 loss to North Dakota last Saturday, the No. 9 MSU hockey team rebounded in a big way Friday with a 6-3 win over Colgate at Munn Ice Arena.
FOOTBALL
Buckeyes gain top national spot by default
Never has there been a No. 1-ranked team as undeserving as the Ohio State Buckeyes.
FOOTBALL
Enemies for a day
Long before he donned a red sweater vest while commanding the sidelines in Columbus, Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel met a 27-year-old graduate assistant named Mark Dantonio.
FOOTBALL
Parity in college football world proves that anyone can be beaten, ranking aside
Southern Cal. Louisiana State. West Virginia. Texas. Michigan. Florida. Wisconsin. Oklahoma. Virginia Tech. Louisville. Ohio State. California. Georgia. UCLA. Tennessee. All these teams have one thing in common — they comprised the first 15 slots of the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll. All but one have a loss.