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SPORTS

Swimming and diving teams sweep Oakland

MSU swimming and diving closed out its home season with wins from both the men's and women's teams over Oakland. En route to a 113-110 victory, the women took first in the 400-yard medley relay while sophomore Courtney Ellabarger captured the 200-yard breaststroke and sophomore Tesla Hughes won both the 500 and 1,000-yard freestyle races. For the men's team, sophomores David Habel, Bryant Steele and Johan Sunryd each made a strong showing.

BASKETBALL

Milestone has Izzo considering future

When it comes to the expectations placed on college basketball coaches these days, perhaps Janet Jackson said it best with the title of her 1986 hit, "What Have You Done for Me Lately?" Coach Tom Izzo will have a chance to notch his 200th win as MSU's head coach against Iowa on Wednesday.

SPORTS

Seniors halt Spartans' streak

The Iowa Hawkeyes ended the MSU women's basketball team's six-game winning streak Sunday with a 78-67 upset at Breslin Center. "Iowa has two fantastic seniors and they showed what senior leadership is all about today," MSU head coach Joanne P.

FOOTBALL

Newest junior college recruit to add speed, size to 'U' roster

Spartans football landed yet another top junior college recruit for the 2004 season. Kenny Jackson, a 6-foot-3, 200-pound wide receiver from Bakersfield College in Bakersfield, Calif., said he couldn't have pictured himself anywhere but East Lansing. "Going to MSU was something I had always been interested in," Jackson said.

SPORTS

Victory at Minnesota key to Spartans' future

As MSU prepares for its pivotal matchup at Minnesota, one would think the Spartans are drawing up a detailed blueprint designed to stop the Golden Gophers' star freshman forward Kris Humphries, who is leading the Big Ten in scoring and rebounding. Actually, MSU coach Tom Izzo said the game's outcome would more likely hinge on the production of Minnesota's other players. "I think we have to contain Humphries, not stop him," Izzo said.