VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball team loses to U-M
The MSU volleyball team continued to struggle mentally in a disappointing three-game lossto Michigan on Wednesday night at Jenison Field House.The No.
VOLLEYBALL
Rivalry is about flag, pride
When the No. 14 MSU volleyball team steps onto the court at 7 p.m. today, there will be a buzz in the air - the Wolverines are in town.People might think an MSU-Michigan volleyball match is not as intense or exciting as a hockey, football or basketball game.The truth: If MSU were to play U-M in curling, there would a heightened level of play and state of emotions."It's a natural rivalry," head coach Chuck Erbe said.
FOOTBALL
'U' works to avoid letdown
As subtle as it seems, a win over Indiana this weekend could be historic for No. 25 MSU. The Spartans finished the 1999 regular season on a three-game winning streak, the last time they won three straight. Spartans players and coaches are glad to have beaten Notre Dame and Iowa but know they can't let their excitement and top-25 ranking get the best of them - or else the Hoosiers might on Saturday. "It's kind of too early for that kind of stuff," senior quarterback Jeff Smoker said of the Spartans debuting in the AP poll.
FOOTBALL
Detroit plays San Francisco so load lineup with Niners
It pays to play players who start. A tough lesson to learn, but the chance that Clinton Portis would play against the Lions was too tempting to pass up.It was another week and another Stevie E.
FOOTBALL
Captain McKinney looks for return against Indiana; rushing defense continues to shine
With its captain on the sidelines in street clothes, the MSU defensive line has made a name for itself this season.It has rotated in 10 different players and stands second in the nation in rushing defense behind Ohio State, giving up just 54.4 yards per game.
SOCCER
Robinson 'cool' in Spartans' net
MSU fifth-year senior goalkeeper Mike "Mikey" Robinson is cool.Well, that's what junior sweeper Kellen Kalso - Robinson's longtime friend and playing partner going back to Vardar Soccer Club in Metro Detroit - will tell you.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers ranked No. 11 in hockey magazine poll
The USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Men's Hockey Poll was released Monday, placing the MSU Hockey team at No.
VOLLEYBALL
Middles continue playing well while others struggle
The strength for the No. 14 MSU volleyball team when it steps on the court this season lies in the middles. The trio of senior Jenny Rood and sophomores Megan Wallin and Brooke Langston has been the most consistent group of hitters on the team.
SPORTS
Athlon Sports slates hoopers at No. 16
The MSU women's basketball team is ranked 16th in a preseason poll by Athlon Sports.Last season, the Spartans made their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1997, losing to TCU in the first round, 50-47.
SPORTS
Laskowski named Player of the Week
MSU's star soccer player, captain Tiffany Laskowski, was named Big Ten Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week on Monday.The senior midfielder and four-year starter scored the game-winning goal on Sunday against Wisconsin and two goals versus Minnesota on Friday.
FOOTBALL
Top 11 Big Ten quarterbacks
Top 10 lists are great and all, but haven't you even wanted someone - anyone - to give you more than 10, but less than 100?
FOOTBALL
Smoker guides 'U' past Iowa, breaks 3 records
Two incompletions didn't spoil Jeff Smoker's day. All his receiver wanted was a little attention, so it didn't matter when he dropped the second pass. With a boyish grin on his face, something that seemed so far away during the past year, Smoker tossed a Frisbee with little accuracy to "Zeke the Wonder Dog," the black Labrador that usually is a halftime show but somehow became an invaluable portion of the postgame festivities after MSU's upset win over then-No.
FOOTBALL
Blackhawk down
East Lansing was the capital of bizarro-world Saturday as MSU and then-No. 13 Iowa battled it out, resembling
SPORTS
Don't pack bags - win doesn't guarantee Florida bowl game
The best in the business was juked by the Big Ten's newcomer. On one sideline stood Iowa's Kirk Ferentz, last season's Associated Press and Walter Camp national Coach of the Year.
SPORTS
5 former athletes inducted into hall of fame
The MSU Athletics Hall of Fame inducted five new members Saturday, enshrining past builders and stars of MSU football, baseball, track and golf.Joe DeLamielleure (football - 1970-72), Tom Yewcic (football/baseball - 1951-54), Mary Fossum (golf - 1973-97), Cheryl Gilliam (track - 1978-81) and Lauren Brown (cross country/track - 1928-31) comprised the class of 2003.
SPORTS
Spartans record 2 weekend wins
Lacking the intensity and crispness it had during Friday's 6-0 shutout over No. 19 Indiana, the No.
FOOTBALL
Spartans' defense stuffs Hawkeyes
Fred Russell's final collegiate rush in his home state came to an abrupt stop Saturday. The Inkster, Mich., native needed only one-and-a-half more yards to reach his season average of 123.5 yards per game, and he was about to pick up a much-needed first down for the Hawkeyes on a fourth-and-one in the fourth quarter. But Kevin Vickerson would have none of that.
SOCCER
WEB ONLY: Men's soccer finishes 1-0-1 over weekend
The MSU men's soccer team increases its record to 4-2-2 with a win and a tie over the weekend. Junior forward John Minagawa-Webster scored two of his team-best five goals. MSU continued its tie streak in the Big Ten (0-0-2) by coming up even against Northwestern on Sunday, 1-1, in Evanston, Ill.
SPORTS
WEB ONLY: Women's golf finishes third in Lady Northern Invitational
The MSU women's golf team finished third in the Lady Northern Invitational this weekend in close competition with four of the top-40 teams in the nation.
SPORTS
WEB ONLY: Women's cross country finishes second in Roy Griak Invitational
The MSU women's cross country team placed second at the Roy Griak Invitational on Saturday in Minneapolis, Minn., edging No.