Four recent Spartans football signees will get a chance to play in the most prestigious all-star game in high-school football before stepping into Spartan Stadium next fall. Quarterback Brian Hoyer, wide receiver Miles Williams, running back/defensive back Tony Howard and defensive end Justin Kershaw will participate in the Big 33.
Tom Izzo loves the Izzone - 90 percent of the time. It's the other 10 percent that makes him question having the Spartans' cheering section. Late in the second half of MSU's 69-58 win over Minnesota on Saturday, the Izzone started chanting "UN-EM-PLOY-MENT" to Golden Gophers head coach Dan Monson, the main reason being Minnesota's 1-10 record in the conference. Izzo said he didn't hear it in the waning minutes of the game, but he was "ticked off" when he caught word of the chant. "If I would have heard that, it would have been worth a technical to walk over and smack somebody," Izzo said.
The MSU women's golf team brings back a victory to East Lansing after the 14.5-3.5 win over Northwestern in the Spartan/Wildcat Cup, held in Orlando, Fla., this weekend. The Spartans led with 948 after 36 holes to Northwestern's 972.
The Spartans' win against Minnesota wasn't exactly fit for ESPN Classic, but at this point in the Big Ten season, they'll take it. "We are in this mode where we have to keep winning," head coach Tom Izzo said.
There must be something about head coach Tom Izzo's halftime speeches. In a scene repeated time after time this season, the Spartans sputtered from the opening tip until the first-half buzzer.
Individuals on both the men's and women's track and field teams qualified for the NCAA Championships during this weekend's meet at the 14th annual Iowa State Classic. Steve Sherer, the 2003 All-American, had a season-best time of 14:02.98 in the 5000-meter run.
Beating one of the Top Ten teams in the country gave the MSU men's tennis team good results at this weekend's tournament at Columbus, Ohio.
The MSU wrestling team continued to struggle, dropping two weekend contests. On Sunday, the Spartans (1-12 overall, 0-7 Big Ten) fell to No.
Three Spartans star athletes will travel to Indianapolis to attend the National Football League's Combine for timing and testing. Quarterback Jeff Smoker, defensive tackle Matthias Askew and defensive end Greg Taplin will visit the RCA Dome Feb.
The MSU hockey team spent the weekend trying to rally back after falling behind in both of its games against Alaska-Fairbanks. The Spartans were partly successful in doing so, settling for the split at Alaska - losing, 5-4, in overtime on Friday while winning, 3-2, on Saturday. MSU (18-15-1, 14-9-1 CCHA) found itself in a 4-2 hole at one point in the second period of the first game of the conference matchup.
Distractions. It's practically impossible to watch SportsCenter, a Fox Sports report or any other sports-oriented program today without some segment being on the latest distraction in the world of sports. These distractions come in all forms and find their ways into every major sport, whether through the organization as a whole, the players, the coaches or the owners.
The MSU gymnastics team took first place at the 15th annual Spartan Invitational on Saturday with a final score of 195.725. The Spartans (7-9) had season-high records in both the team floor and team bars scores, finishing with 49.475 and 49.200, respectively. Sarah Alexander tied MSU's fourth-best event score with a season-high 9.95.
The No. 17 women's basketball team got blown out Sunday at Breslin Center by a very determined Ohio State squad. The Buckeyes (15-8 overall, 7-5 Big Ten) opened the game with a 13-0 run and never looked back en route to a 72-53 win over the Spartans (19-5, 9-4). "It was a great game by Ohio State," MSU head coach Joanne P.
The Spartans softball team started off its season strongly with a 2-1 weekend record at the USF/Wilson Tournament held in Tampa, Fla., on the South Florida campus. MSU split on Sunday.
Orlando's Orange County National Golf Course will hold the dual match between MSU and Northwestern this weekend.
The Great White North. No, not Canada - Alaska. It's where the MSU hockey team has been since Wednesday, gearing up for its weekend series against Alaska Fairbanks starting today at 11:05 p.m. Adjusting to the time difference - Alaska is four hours behind - prompted MSU head coach Rick Comley to hit the road two days ago despite MSU holding a 10-2 advantage at Alaska. "Players are so tired when you get there - they want to sleep constantly during the day," Comley said. "It's what you do with the trip mentally.
Following a strong performance at this past week's Meyo Invitational at Notre Dame, the MSU men's and women's track and field teams will travel to Ames, Iowa this weekend to compete in the 14th annual Iowa State Classic.
MSU hockey gained another recruit for the 2004 season when they picked up Minnesota's Jim McKenzie. Nicknamed "Big Mac," McKenzie stands at 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 205 pounds.
National Signing Day has come and gone, and thus begins a sad, arduous and lonely time for yours truly.
Rivalries are built on passion, respect and hatred, and the MSU-Michigan matchup in women's basketball is no different. "It's an in-state battle," sophomore guard Lindsay Bowen said.