Head coach Mark Dantonio didn't have a real hands-on experience with his team during the squad's first scrimmage Saturday. Instead of coaching like it was a practice, the coaching staff stepped back and ran the scrimmage like a real game, with coaches manning the press box and plays being sent in via hand signals. "We got some good work in," Dantonio said Tuesday.
Twenty-eight sacks. Think about that for a second. Twenty-eight sacks. In 11 games. The MSU football team had a long list of problems in 2006, but no group was more disappointing than the offensive line.
St. Louis — Resilient. It's the word MSU head coach Rick Comley has used again and again this season to describe his team. The Spartans continued to define the term Thursday in the Frozen Four national semifinal game when they found themselves down 2-0 to Maine less than four minutes into the game.
The last time an MSU gymnast was named Big Ten Gymnast of the Year, the president of the United States was George HW Bush and "The Little Mermaid" was playing in theaters. Eighteen years later, George HW Bush's son is the president and the films like "300" are in theaters.
Hockey reporter Zack Colman and sports editor Eric Fish predict how the Spartans will fare in the Frozen Four. North Dakota vs.
Jeff Lerg got up at 6 a.m. for a month straight after Maine eliminated MSU in last year's East Regional final.
Boston College: The Eagles are the hottest team in college hockey right now as winners of 12 straight games.
Maine's offense vs. MSU's defense Although Maine is ranked 12th in the nation with 3.36 goals per game, the ranking is misleading.
The State News recently caught up with former MSU All-American and current Colorado Avalanche defenseman John-Michael Liles.
I've got a terrible secret. I've never had a favorite team. With the exception of rooting on the Spartans (which comes by default), I have no partisan in the world of sports. This was never a problem in football and basketball.
Not a big hockey fan, but want to root on the Spartans in their improbable march to a national championship?
Prior to this season, the Spartans last saw themselves in the Frozen Four in 2001. Anchored by the goaltending of All-American goaltender Ryan Miller, the Spartans earned a No.
That Opening Day loss for the Detroit Tigers leave a bad taste in your mouth? Tonight offers a new opportunity to savor America's pastime. The MSU baseball team will face the Lansing Lugnuts, a Class-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, at 6:05 p.m.
Maybe you haven't heard of freshman forward Jay Sprague or sophomore forward Matt Schepke, and you wouldn't be in the minority if you hadn't.
The annual World Wrestling Entertainment extravaganza rolled into Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday, capping off nearly a week's worth of events in the Detroit area. My weekend started Friday, when my friend and I went to Ford Field to check out WrestleMania Fan Axxess.
Not much was expected of the MSU hockey team entering the 1991-92 season. Preseason predictions had the Spartans penciled in for a fifth-place finish in the CCHA. The Spartans made those predictions look like a joke in the postseason. MSU was a five seed in the West Regional and proceeded to defeat Boston, 4-2, on the strength of three unanswered third-period goals.
The State News recently caught up with sophomore defenseman Brandon Gentile. Gentile and the Spartans leave today for the Frozen Four in St.
Senior John Dwan was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week on Monday for his near-perfect performance in Sunday's win against Indiana. Dwan threw seven scoreless innings in MSU's 6-1 win, allowing three hits and a walk while striking out three.
Though the MSU women's tennis team fell to No. 33 Indiana, 5-2, on Sunday, head coach Erica Perkins was pleased with the energy her team brought to the court. "No one gave up," Perkins said.
The No. 19 MSU gymnastics team finished the Big Ten Championships over the weekend with a score of 192.650, good for seventh place in the competition. Rival Michigan took first place and Penn State and Illinois finished second and third, respectively. Despite the overall team performance, senior Kristen Coleman was named the Big Ten Gymnast of the Year, the first Spartan to win the award since 1989. "I was really excited to get the award," Coleman said in a written statement.