FOOTBALL
Ohio State edges MSU in matchups, earns No. 1 spot
Check out how our Spartans match up to the No. 1-ranked (for now, anyway) Ohio State Buckeyes.
FOOTBALL
Prognosticators
Here’s what the prognosticators have to say about the upcoming Big Ten football showdowns.
FOOTBALL
McFadden still pacing Heisman favorites
Parity has finally hit the college football scene in all aspects.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Women's basketball team eager to get back on court
Players, coaches and fans of the MSU women’s basketball team are ready to replace the bitter taste in their mouths, left from last season’s sudden coaching shake-up, with the sweet taste of victory under new leadership and a fresh start.
ICE HOCKEY
Hockey team to raise championship banner before Colgate game
After six months of waiting, the 2007 national championship banner will finally be unveiled at Munn Ice Arena.
BASKETBALL
With 90 percent of offense returning, Izzo, Spartans eager to begin anticipated season
At this time last year the MSU men’s basketball team was in unfamiliar territory. With three stars gone to the NBA and only 30 percent of its offense returning, the Spartans were looking to find a leader and the preseason predictions were not high.
SOCCER
Flying high: Spartans top Grizzlies, reach 10 wins
A couple of quick first half goals aided the MSU men’s soccer team in its 2-1 win over Oakland University at Old College Field Wednesday, its third straight victory.
SOCCER
Thompson, Austin lead No. 19 MSU
Freshman midfielder Spencer Thompson woke up last Monday as an MSU freshman midfielder with no goals to his name.
SOCCER
MSU has sights on tournament despite winless start in Big Ten
Heading into the 2007 season, the MSU women’s soccer team was convinced it was not only good enough to qualify for the Big Ten Tournament but also that it could contend to win the tournament.
ICE HOCKEY
Comley: 'There was going to be a slap to the face'
Following Saturday’s 6-0 loss to No. 1 North Dakota, the MSU hockey team is moving forward.
FOOTBALL
Ringer scores weekly honors
Junior running back Javon Ringer was named co-Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week Monday for his performance in MSU’s 52-27 victory over Indiana this past Saturday.
FOOTBALL
Hoos-ier daddy?
With Spartan Stadium lit for the season’s only home night game Saturday, the Spartans lit up the field with their play in MSU’s 52-27 Homecoming victory over Indiana, snapping a two-game losing streak.
BASKETBALL
Spartans celebrate Madness "300" style
There were no ghoulish costumes, ceiling entrance, or camouflage on hand at Munn Ice Arena on Friday night — only 14 Spartan warriors entering their battlefield in anticipation for the official start of the college basketball season.
FOOTBALL
Meant to be broken
When he dropped back to pass from his own 21-yard line, Indiana quarterback Kellen Lewis had no idea it was coming. Senior defensive end Jonal Saint-Dic swooped behind him, wrapping one arm around him for the sack while using his other arm to swat the ball out of his hands.
SOCCER
Spartans pound Wolverines, 5-0
Things didn’t go quite as expected Sunday at Old College Field. Many, including MSU men’s soccer coach Joe Baum, expected the game between MSU and No. 21 Michigan to be a one-goal affair.
ICE HOCKEY
Room to grow: MSU ousted by Sioux, 6-0
Nobody envisioned the MSU hockey team opening the season like this. Simply put, North Dakota was the better team Saturday night.
SOCCER
MSU defense leads team in back-to-back shutout games
MSU’s shutout against No. 21 Michigan on Sunday was its second straight blanking over a ranked team — a fact that MSU head coach Joe Baum said he’s thrilled about.
FOOTBALL
Sounding off
There have been two-gallon containers of Planters cashews that are less nutty than this college football season. It seems that there is a new No. 1-ranked team every week.
FOOTBALL
MSU ends losing streak, 52-27
MSU gave its alumni and fans a show in its 52-27 homecoming victory over Indiana, snapping a two-game losing streak.
ICE HOCKEY
Breaking the ice
MSU hockey head coach Rick Comley doesn’t want his team to put last year’s national championship behind them. Comley, who will begin his sixth year behind the MSU bench Saturday night, said he believes you don’t put it in the past, you just deal with it. “Why in the world would something so difficult to win be dismissed so quickly?” he said.