You could sense the postgame frustration from the MSU hockey team following Friday's 1-1 tie against Michigan at Munn Ice Arena. "At home, you're disappointed with a tie — bottom line," MSU head coach Rick Comley said. But at times it could be argued that the No.
I love Ron Artest, and I'm going to miss him. I guess I should qualify that statement. Given that I reside within a fan base that eats, sleeps and breathes the Detroit Pistons, professing my adoration for a player infamous for A) firmly entrenching his elbow in Richard Hamilton's face and B) inciting the biggest brawl in the history of professional sports, people are bound to think I'm just as crazy as Ron-Ron.
The men's basketball student section, the Izzone, got creative during the game, as the members were supplied with dry-erase boards.
Women's basketball reporter Ethan Conley writes about his brief trip to West Lafayette, Ind., where MSU lost.
The State News recently caught up with MSU senior hockey forward Colton Fretter, a Harrow, Ontario, native. • On his favorite sport other than hockey … "Badminton.
Men's hoops reporter Tom Keller writes about his overnight trip to Ann Arbor. With no class Wednesday, I trekked over to Ann Arbor a day before the MSU-Michigan game and spent the night at a friend's place.
Both their CCHA and overall records are almost identical. Three of the past four games against each other have ended in draws. Eight of their past nine meetings have been decided by a goal or less. That's just a slight indication of how evenly matched the Wolverines and Spartans are on the ice.
By Becky Johns Special for The State News As the No. 18 MSU wrestling team battles No.
Women's tennis sophomore Christine Bader was named the Big Ten Player of the Week on Wednesday.
With a week until National Signing Day, the MSU football team added another recruit Wednesday when three-star cornerback Ashton Henderson of Tallahassee, Fla., verbally committed to be a Spartan. Henderson is the No.
The No. 16 MSU women's basketball team hits the road tonight to face No. 8 Purdue, which boasts a 7-0 conference record and a 15-2 overall record.
Most Spartans fans are familiar with the basketball trio of Paul Davis, Maurice Ager and Shannon Brown.
Former State News hockey reporter Matt Bishop and current hockey reporter Eric Fish had a recent discussion on the MSU hockey team. Their thoughts on Tuesday's 2-1 loss against Ferris State … Matt Bishop: Man, I have no clue how they didn't get it done.
He's not going to start singing "Hail to the Victors" anytime soon, but head coach Tom Izzo says he's not the same coach who let his hatred for Michigan "gnaw" at him earlier in his career. "I don't like Michigan — who's kidding who?" Izzo said.
The MSU football team added four new recruits this week to help bump MSU to the No. 28 recruiting class, according to Rivals.com. Ervin Baldwin Defensive end, 6 foot 3, 260 pounds Reedley Community College Baldwin, the No.
Deep into the NHL season, only one word that can sum up my fantasy hockey team so far — sucky. Fifth out of 12 teams isn't bad, but considering that I had the first overall pick in the draft and tons of expectations to meet when questioned about my abilities to draft a fantasy winner, I'm disappointed. A huge reason for inconsistences is injuries.
After splitting a road series against Nebraska-Omaha last weekend, the No. 16 Spartans are back on home ice tonight against another run-and-gun, up-tempo team in Ferris State. "They skate very well.
Joanne P. McCallie knew her team was going to allow some points during MSU's last-second loss to No.
Slowly but surely the Spartans are coming around. Riding a three-game winning streak, MSU has made a name for itself sharing the ball. And it's not just the point guard who has been the main distributor.
MSU head coach Tom Izzo was pleased with his team's performance in the Spartans' 85-55 domination of Iowa on Saturday. The win marked the Spartans' fourth against a ranked team in seven tries this season, a feat that was hard to come by in previous years. On top of that, the defense is coming around.