SPORTS
MSU sweeps tourney
Of the four teams participating in the Champions Invitational field hockey tournament this weekend, only MSU managed to stay strictly in the win column.
SOCCER
Spartans split exhibition pair
The MSU men’s soccer team split its two exhibition contests last week, knocking off Illinois-Chicago 2-1 at Old College Field on Wednesday before falling to Akron, 2-0, on Friday.
FOOTBALL
Quick hits
Out of town for the summer? We’ll catch you up on what you missed with this year’s MSU football team.
SPORTS
Randy Couture: a story of true determination
It’s hard to avoid Father Time, but Randy Couture has done just that.
VOLLEYBALL
Spikers stumble in road contests
The trip to Los Angeles was not all sunny for the MSU volleyball team.
BASKETBALL
Incoming freshmen hone skills in league
There are loftier expectations on the MSU men’s basketball team this upcoming season with the addition of three incoming freshman.
FOOTBALL
Ready for action
One of the ways head coach Mark Dantonio plans to establish a winning mentality is to “pull the weeds” from his football program
ICE HOCKEY
Bryan Lerg named hockey team captain
Senior forward Bryan Lerg will serve as captain of the 2007-08 MSU hockey team.
FOOTBALL
Coach makes switch
Dan Enos considers himself lucky. For the second straight year, Enos is coaching whom he considers to be the best player on the MSU football team.
FOOTBALL
Recruit picks MSU over U-M
MSU may have just landed the second coming of Matt Trannon with the verbal commitment of Fred Smith, one of the top wide receiver prospects for the Class of 2008.
FOOTBALL
Tressel: Dantonio, staff add 'strength'
Lloyd Carr and Jim Tressel, the commandeering forces behind college football mega rivals Michigan and Ohio State, respectively, may not agree on many things, but they both praise the addition of MSU’s new head coach.
FOOTBALL
Joe Pa heads into 42nd year at PSU
Chicago — At the age of 80, Joe Paterno still has the passion for coaching. Paterno will be leading Penn State into the season for the 42nd time as head coach in 2007.
SPORTS
Coaches cope with tragedies
Chicago — Coping with tragedies that struck their football programs, Northwestern University head coach Pat Fitzgerald and Indiana head coach Bill Lynch have made an effort, along with their players, to put losses on and off the field behind them. Not so long ago, Fitzgerald and his teammates were stunning the college football world and taking Northwestern on an improbable run to the Rose Bowl during the 1995 season. But then, things began to change.
BASEBALL
Under-11 World Series of baseball visits E.L.
The East Lansing Softball Complex, 6400 Abbott Road, came to life this past weekend as young sluggers from throughout the Midwest descended upon its fields to battle for the Baseball Players Association World Series title. Twelve teams, composed of players ages 11 and under, from the association's Midwest league, stole bases, smashed fly balls and struck out from Thursday-Sunday. The Baseball Players Association is an organization that runs baseball leagues for players of all ages throughout the nation. Bob Schrah, state director of the Baseball Players Association, said the softball complex's quality facilities made it an ideal location to hold the event. "This is by far the smoothest place we've held tournaments," he said. While the young players were brimming with enthusiasm as they cheered on their teammates, the swarms of families were equally passionate.
SPORTS
MLB GMs: Make these deals now
With the July 31 MLB nonwaiver trading deadline fast approaching, teams should be shipping pieces in and out, gearing up for a pennant run or a rebuilding process.
SPORTS
Big Ten Network taps Brennaman
The Big Ten Network announced Wednesday that play-by-play announcer Thom Brennaman and college football TV analyst Charles Davis will compose its lead football broadcast team. Brennaman served as an NFL and MLB play-by-play announcer and called two Bowl Championship Series college football games in January after FOX was awarded with four BCS bowl games, including the BCS national championship game. Baseball viewers will remember Brennaman's call of the 2006 ALCS and Tigers outfielder Magglio Ordonez's walk-off home run in Game 4 to win the pennant. Brennaman and Davis called one of college football's most memorable games this past bowl season, as Boise State shocked heavy favorite Oklahoma in the 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, 43-42, on the final play of the game. "These individuals' backgrounds make up the perfect mix for the Big Ten Network," executive producer Leon Schweir said in a statement. "Our coverage of Big Ten football games and programs will be solid from day one."
BASEBALL
Tigers, Dodgers are World Series favorites
State News sports reporter Denny Schwarze forecasts the playoff teams for the remainder of the 162 game-long minefield otherwise known as the Major League Baseball regular season. American League East With the Boston Red Sox up nine games on the New York Yankees and 10 games over the Toronto Blue Jays, things look to be out of reach for the Bronx Bombers and the Jays.
BASKETBALL
Neitzel makes final cut for Pan-Am team
The U.S. men's basketball final roster for the Pan American Games was announced Tuesday afternoon, and MSU senior Drew Neitzel, a 6-foot, 180-pound guard, made the cut along with 11 others players. The U.S.