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SPORTS

Wrestling on college level doesn't need storylines

Although many people are afraid to admit it, they - like me - are in front of their television sets every Monday and Thursday watching the superstars of the WWF. Yeah, I said 'F'. I just can't get used to World Wrestling Entertainment. I've watched this stuff basically my entire life and still have no idea why; although the scantily clad women who parade around the ring could have something to do with it.

SPORTS

Seniors honored in 6th-straight victory

Benita Mehta
February 17, 2003

The MSU wrestling team finished its six-match homestand with an unblemished record. The seventh-ranked Spartans (9-5 overall, 5-1 Big Ten) moved into a first-place tie with Iowa and Minnesota in the Big Ten after MSU slid past the No.

BASKETBALL

Torbert explodes for career-game

Chris Mackinder
February 17, 2003

If basketball had three stars of the game like hockey, Kelvin Torbert would have been the undisputed first star Saturday.The sophomore guard scored a career-high 22 points on 8-for-11 shooting in MSU's 64-51 win over Northwestern.

SPORTS

Sports briefs

Beth Clute
February 17, 2003

Beech triumphs 3 times in tournament The MSU softball team opened its season with three wins at the North Carolina Triangle Classic in Chapel Hill, N.C. Junior pitcher Jessica Beech(3-0) won each game, including a complete-game no-hitter in the 1-0 victory over East Carolina in the season opener.

ICE HOCKEY

Stalemate: Rivals defend home arenas

Corey Potter's first goal since Oct. 24 had all the makings of an insurance tally. The freshman defenseman's slap shot from the right point gave MSU a 4-1 lead over archrival Michigan with 11:33 to play Saturday night at Munn Ice Arena.

BASKETBALL

Men's basketball defeats Wildcats, 64-51

Patrick Walters
February 15, 2003

It was low-scoring, ugly and slow, but that's the way the MSU men's basketball team liked it Saturday, knocking off visiting Northwestern 61-54.The Spartans (14-9 overall, 6-5 Big Ten) again defended Breslin Center, improving to 5-0 at home in conference play.

ICE HOCKEY

Weekend games key to conference positioning

James Jahnke
February 14, 2003

There's plenty of hatred surrounding this weekend's MSU-Michigan hockey games, but it seems most of the loathing will be confined to the fans in the stands. The teams are still archrivals - just ask any student or alumnus from the schools.

SPORTS

Sports briefs

Golf tournament ends after second round The MSU women's golf team tied with Georgia for 10th place in the 18-team Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge. The Spartans didn't have the opportunity to improve on their two-round score of 635 (312-323), as the final day of competition was canceled due to heavy rainfall. Junior Allison Fouch was MSU's top performer, tied for 22nd place after tallying a two-round score of 154 (74-80). Pepperdine finished atop the leader board, followed by No.

SPORTS

Bromfield, teammates aim for sweep of U-M

Dawn Klemish
February 14, 2003

For someone who never in her career has had the pleasure of defeating Michigan before Jan. 30, nothing would be sweeter for senior forward Syreeta Bromfield than a season-sweep of the Wolverines during her last year as a Spartan. Bromfield and the rest of the MSU squad (13-8 overall, 6-4 Big Ten) will get that chance when the two teams match up at 2:15 p.m.

ICE HOCKEY

Yost spirit out-shines Munn fans

Ann Arbor - Imagine you are Northern Michigan goalie Craig Kowalski. You have done everything but stand on your head to keep your Wildcats within a goal of perennial CCHA powerhouse Michigan. But late in the third period, a rogue Michigan blast slips by you for a 3-1 Wolverine lead - and the game is now out of reach. Hanging your head in despair, you stare at the ice and realize where you are: the University of Michigan's Yost Ice Arena. For an opposing goalie, just call it hell frozen over. And the fans gleefully start their ritualistic torment.

BASKETBALL

Spartans stuck on bubble

Chris Mackinder
February 14, 2003

Staggering into the Big Ten season with back-to-back losses has forced the Spartans to dance on the NCAA Tournament bubble much of the season. And in just over a month - on March 16, to be exact - the field of 65 will be released.

ICE HOCKEY

Chilled Contention

James Jahnke
February 14, 2003

If Nenad Gajic scores against Michigan tonight, his parents, Lazo and Helen Gajic, are going to stick out like sore thumbs at Yost Ice Arena. After all, Nenad is an MSU hockey player, and the Spartans and their parents are considered enemies in Ann Arbor.

ICE HOCKEY

Hockey team falls to U-M, 3-1

James Jahnke
February 14, 2003

Ann Arbor - Coming into Friday night's rivalry matchup with No. 8 Michigan, the MSU hockey team stressed the importance of playing well in the first 10 minutes of the game. Unfortunately for the Spartans, they couldn't even finish their first shift before they were trailing 1-0.

SPORTS

Team tries to avoid sweep

Dawn Klemish
February 13, 2003

The conference's top defensive squads clash today at Breslin Center. No. 22 Ohio State (17-5 overall, 8-3 Big Ten) leads the Big Ten in scoring defense, allowing 56.2 points per game, while MSU (13-8, 6-4) finishes a second, surrendering 59.

ICE HOCKEY

Spartans approach rivalry-laced matchups

James Jahnke
February 12, 2003

There is no shortage of intriguing matches as the Spartan hockey team readies for its last eight regular-season games of the year. Fourth-place MSU plays archrival Michigan four times in the next three weeks, starting with this weekend's home-and-home series. Sandwiched between those rivalry tussles is a series against Northern Michigan at Munn Ice Arena on Feb.

ICE HOCKEY

Estrada shoots first, asks questions later

James Jahnke
February 12, 2003

In the fall, Kevin Estrada could hardly bring himself to discuss his role with the MSU hockey team. The highly skilled sophomore's confidence had been free-falling since the beginning of his unconvincing rookie campaign and it finally bottomed out. New head coach Rick Comley's more open offensive style was supposed to be the boost Estrada needed to be a goal-scoring force in the CCHA this year, but the first two months of the season netted him no goals, one assist and four healthy scratches. Estrada, a left wing, was already miffed about not being able to score in college.