With the college football season upon us, one thing is certain - it’s never too early to start the Heisman Trophy watch.That simple law of gridiron madness is especially pertinent when your campus has one of the lucky few candidates roaming around.
One of our university’s lesser-known sports teams has become one of its most successful, as MSU won the 2001 Big Ten Championship in field hockey. “It was huge winning the Big Ten,” head coach Michele Madison said.
The waters have calmed, the ship has been righted and now there’s a new captain. MSU athletics director Ron Mason has taken the controls of MSU sports, and said he doesn’t expect a lot of change. Mason officially took over duties of the department July 1, after former athletics director Clarence Underwood ended his 23 years of work with MSU, with more than three years spent at the helm of MSU sports. Despite some tumultuous times, Mason and others credit Underwood with bringing unity and direction to the athletics department. “I’m not coming in here with any grand plan,” Mason said.
Every time the Lansing Lugnuts players step on the field it’s like a job interview for the Major Leagues. Each player hopes something they do during the game catches the watchful eye of a scout, and helps them navigate throught the Chicago Cubs farm system. It’s like the longest interviewing process a person could imagine.
If senior goaltender Ryan Miller leaves school early - and that’s still an “if” at this point - Spartan fans probably will be a little worried about MSU’s last line of defense.After all, Miller has been the epitome of excellence and durability in his three-year MSU career.
Hola, estudiantes del compañero. Don’t mind that, I just felt the need to greet you all in Spanish. Anyway, another school year is upon us and, unfortunately, there is no way to squeeze a few more weeks out of the summer. The pain is here. Coming back to campus means being forced to adapt to and observe a lot of new stuff, including classes, classmates, professors and, in the dorms, new floormates. But as much as we all hate to be in school again, there are some things that make semesters worthwhile.
Chicago - Although record-breaking wide receivers instead of smash-mouth running backs are receiving most of the preseason hype, the media seem to think the conference will return to the “Big Two, Little Eight” days of the Big Ten.The league’s preseason poll, released at the 31st annual Big Ten Conference Kickoff Luncheon in July, tabbed Michigan and Ohio State to finish first and second, respectively, in the Big Ten football standings.
Chicago - As the Big Ten Football Kickoff Luncheon wrapped up, one thing was clear: The Spartans are a fixture on everyone’s radar screen. The media picked MSU to finish third in the conference and named junior wide receiver Charles Rogers the preseason Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year.
After fours years of working numerous jobs, attending classes and parenting, balancing life’s curveballs with career goals is something MSU advertising senior Rick VanHouse has found ways to do.
The Big Ten Men’s Basketball Foreign Tour Team easily won its opening game against Germany’s Tus Treis-Karden on Saturday, 108-52. MSU sophomore guard Chris Hill scored 10 points and was one of six Big Ten players scoring in double digits.
It’s unanimous. A little more than a week after the MSU football team was ranked No.
Lansing - The Lugnuts managed to salvage a 2-2 split in the series against Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon, defeating the Timber Rattlers 3-1 at Oldsmobile Park, 505 E.
The fall semester doesn’t begin until Aug. 26, but first-year players for the MSU football team already have plenty of homework.“That’s a pretty big playbook.
If Hollywood ever makes a sequel to the gambling flick “Rounders,” I would vote for Ryan Miller to replace Matt Damon as the lead actor. First of all, having someone with Miller’s wiry stature succeed on the big screen would give hopes of stardom to all skinny kids - like me, Mike Chappell and Grover from “Sesame Street.” But I digress. On a more “serious” note, I’d endorse Miller for the role because he’s got a great poker face.
Lansing - The Lugnuts failed to sweep Burlington on Tuesday, falling to the Bees 5-0 at Oldsmobile Park.Lansing (28-18 second half, 65-50 overall) ended the home series with a 3-1 record against Burlington (21-23, 54-59).In the first, second, sixth, seventh and eighth innings the Lugnuts failed to reach base, managing only four hits for the game.Lugnuts manager Julio Garcia said his team struggled against Burlington right hander Chris Tierney.Tierney froze the Lansing bats and improved his record to 7-12 with the win.
MSU sophomore guard Chris Hill was named to the Wooden Award Preseason All-American Team. As one of the 50 selections, Hill is a candidate for the John R.
Okemos - Galyan’s Sports and Outdoor Adventure store opened in Meridian Mall with a sports-themed extravaganza. The sporting-goods chain hosted a four-day celebration to honor its 29th store opening.
The best guard of the 2003-04 recruiting class has verbally committed to MSU. “I think I made a choice my parents like, I like and even my little brother liked,” said Shannon Brown, of Proviso East High in Maywood, Ill.
The MSU football team is ranked No. 18 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll released Thursday.
Rink manager Tom Campbell said it’s “99 percent certain” that MSU will reinstate safety nets behind both goals at Munn Ice Arena this year - one season after the university removed the safeguards.The move is largely in response to an NHL initiative to put safety nets in every member arena following the death of 13-year-old Brittanie Cecil at a Columbus Blue Jackets game in March.