Hockey team puts away Mavericks with 3 goal third period
For two periods Friday night, the MSU hockey team was in a dead heat with Nebraska-Omaha. But for the second straight Friday, the Spartans used a three-goal third period to pull out a 5-2 victory.
The Vet is a beast but won't get Eagles a ring
In 1971, a monster was born in the heart of Philadelphia.And this weekend will be the last time for anyone to see the monster in action.All you have to do is tune your TV to the NFC Championship game at Veterans Memorial Stadium at 3:00 p.m.
New Year's resolution: start winning
So far 2003 has been an awful year for the MSU men's basketball team. But luckily for the Spartans (9-6 overall, 1-2 Big Ten), it is only 17 days into the new year and there is plenty of time to turn things around. Since the beginning of the year, MSU is 1-3.
2 players part ways with football program
Assistant athletics director John Lewandowski said Thursday MSU's football roster has lost two players since the end of the season.
McCallie and company ready for challenge of Nittany Lions
MSU women's basketball team travels to University Park, Pa., on Sunday to do battle with No.
Surging Spartans
With three straight wins under its belt, the MSU hockey team seems to be heating up after a stormy first half of the season. And senior left wing Brian Maloney hopes his scoring touch is next in line to be rekindled. Maloney has been one of the Spartans' biggest disappointments in a disappointing season.
Spartans need to prove themselves on road
West Lafayette, Ind. - Plain and simple, the Spartans eagerly anticipate a return to Breslin Center for a basketball game. But MSU (9-6 overall, 1-2 Big Ten) still has a road contest with Minnesota on Saturday before that happens Wednesday against Penn State (5-8, 0-2). And if this year is any clue, the Spartans could be near the cellar of the conference if they lose to the Golden Gophers. With its loss to Purdue on Tuesday night, the MSU men's basketball team not only lost its fourth game in five contests, but it fell to 2-5 this year when playing on the road or at a neutral site. "The times we've played on the road, things haven't gone our way," senior forward Aloysius Anagonye said.
Mason, Miller comment on hockey season
Most Detroit Lions fans probably wish their M&M boys would just walk away from the mess they oversee at Ford Field.But at the same time, a lot of MSU hockey supporters probably wish the Spartans' version of the M&M boys would come back to Munn Ice Arena.Ron Mason and Ryan Miller are two major ingredients missing from this season's hockey stew.And things have been a little bland without them.Mason, college hockey's all-time winningest coach, manned his post behind the Spartans bench for 23 years before announcing last January that he would become MSU's athletics director.Less than seven months into his job as the head honcho of the Athletics Department, he has already fired and hired head football coaches.Miller played three seasons for MSU, where he arguably became the best college hockey goaltender of all time.In August, he announced that he would forgo his senior season to play professional hockey.After spending most of the season in the minor leagues, the East Lansing native is now enjoying his second stint with the NHL's Buffalo Sabres.Miller has started six of Buffalo's last seven games, and he earned his first-career shutout against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.He said he doesn't regret pursuing his childhood dream of playing in the NHL, even though it has prevented him from seeing his former teammates in East Lansing."I've been keeping track, keeping in touch with the guys, but I haven't been able to watch a single game," Miller said last week.
Hoosiers on deck
In the early part of the Big Ten season no team has proven unbeatable, making every game count.MSU (8-6 overall, 1-2 Big Ten) has an opportunity to make a big difference at 7 tonight against Indiana at Breslin Center.Indiana guard Jenny DeMuth, averaging a team-high 18.3 points and 6.7 boards in Big Ten games, leads the Hoosiers (9-4, 2-1) to battle.Prior to today's matchup, Indiana eked out a 54-50 upset over No.
Sloppy Spartans lose to Purdue, 72-60
West Lafayette, Ind. - To those who witnessed MSU's 72-60 loss to Purdue on Tuesday, it was like déj
Freshmen make their marks
Some athletes would get tired of sharing the limelight with each other for such a long time. That's not the case with Liz Shimek and Lindsay Bowen. The two athletes came to MSU to play basketball after battling for Michigan's prestigious title of Ms. Basketball, an award given by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan as the top prep player in the state. "There really was no competition," Shimek said.
Cooper gives verbal commitment to Smith
MSU is getting help where it needs it the most - on defense. Flint Northern defensive back William "Greg" Cooper told The State News on Tuesday night he has changed his verbal commitment from Michigan to MSU because of personal reasons and because he felt more comfortable in East Lansing. Cooper verbally committed to U-M during the summer, but then visited MSU's campus last November - prior to former head football coach Bobby Williams' firing.
Liles on fire; Maloney gets cool with referees
MSU head coach Rick Comley said senior defenseman John-Michael Liles was MSU's best player on the ice during this weekend's sweep of Alaska-Fairbanks. And for his efforts, Liles was named the CCHA Offensive Player of the Week on Monday.
Sports Briefs
Anisko, Laskowski claim Big Ten Diving Honors Two Spartan divers garnered conference awards this week. Senior Stephanie Anisko and sophomore Justin Laskowski were selected as the Big Ten Conference Divers of the Week on Tuesday. The two combined for six first-place diving finishes as the MSU men defeated Northwestern and Ball State, and the women's team split, besting the Cardinals and falling to the Wildcats. Anisko, a co-captain for the Spartans, won every diving event she competed in this weekend.
Offensive woes hurt struggling Spartans
West Lafayette, Ind. - In basketball, offense plays a critical part in winning games. Tuesday night, the Spartans didn't have much of it.The end result was a 72-60 loss, which gave MSU (9-6 overall, 1-2 Big Ten) its fourth loss in five games.Offensively, the Spartans entered the game shooting 47.6 percent from the field.
Booth a pleasant surprise in first season
MSU head coach Rick Comley has endured plenty of surprises in his first year at the Spartans' helm.From shocking losses to player desertions to an unimproved offense, Comley's initial season hasn't exactly followed the script.But one of MSU's most pleasant surprises has been freshman left wing David Booth.
Spartans try to derail Deane, Boilermakers
The MSU men's basketball team may have fallen from the national rankings following Saturday's 68-64 loss to Iowa, but head coach Tom Izzo said he's far from alarmed."We don't think we're in any panic mode," Izzo said.
Sports briefs
Commodores smash tennis team in opener In its first match of the 2003 season, the MSU women's tennis team was completely outplayed, failing to win a match - or a set - in singles play. The Spartans (0-1) were defeated 7-0 by Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn.
Basketball team has to improve to meet hype
The fall was a miserable season if you were a fan of Spartan football. Not much detail is needed because everyone knows the story: high expectations, embarrassing blowout losses, suspensions and terminations.