SPORTS
Goliaths of 2002 no match for Davids, monkey
Pass that gourmet mustard, relish and ketchup. Please. The year 2002 was the year of the underdog.
SPORTS
Athlete shoots for trifecta
Theresa Pusateri can juggle - not bowling pins or flaming batons, but sports - and quite a few of them at that. The communication junior began her freshman year at MSU as a midfielder on the field hockey team.
VOLLEYBALL
Digging for a title
When Angela Morley woke up Thursday morning, she realized study time for finals was almost gone. The senior middle and the rest of the MSU volleyball team left Thursday night for South Bend, Ind., for the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament. The Spartan volleyball team is in the same boat as nearly all other MSU students.
SPORTS
Rogers hauls in more postseason honors
The postseason awards just keep rolling in for MSU's record-breaking wide receiver Charles Rogers. The American Football Coaches Association named Rogers to its 25-man team following a season in which he caught an MSU record 68 passes for 1,351 yards and 13 touchdowns.
SPORTS
Spartans go for second straight win
The MSU women's basketball team looks to conclude a hectic span of basketball with a victory.The Spartans (3-3) will play their seventh game in 14 days when they travel to Oakland to take on the Grizzlies (2-1) at 7 p.m.
BASKETBALL
Spartans beat No. 22 Virginia
The MSU men's basketball team thrived off an energized crowd and an ESPN audience Wednesday to pick up an impressive 82-75 win over Virginia on Wednesday night. With the victory in the ACC/Big Ten challenge, the No.
ICE HOCKEY
Fretter fights off illness, works to make impact on ice
Colton Fretter would have been a perfect son a few generations ago because he tends not to speak unless spoken to.The freshman right wing's quiet demeanor is in stark contrast to most MSU hockey players - generally a vociferous bunch.
BASKETBALL
Izzone rocks the Breslin
After returning from the Great Alaska Shootout with a fifth-place finish, men's basketball head coach Tom Izzo wasn't happy. So he called on the Izzone to give the Spartans an extra boost against Virginia in a mass e-mail. "I am asking each and every member of the Izzone to take a personal interest in the outcome of this game by rocking Breslin Center like it has never been rocked before," the e-mail read. MSU's student section didn't disappoint.
FOOTBALL
Officials optimistic about improvements to Spartan stadium
University engineer Bob Nestle said the MSU Board of Trustees plans to name an architect for the construction of luxury suites, club seats and a club to Spartan Stadium at its Friday meeting.HNTB would not start the renovations until further studies assessing the feasibility and costs of making the additions are completed.
VOLLEYBALL
Spartans excited about draw in tourney
The MSU volleyball team (19-11) anxiously awaited its fate for the NCAA Tournament and let out a thunderous roar Sunday night when they saw the bracket they were placed in. The Spartans will travel to South Bend, Ind., where they will match up against George Mason (22-7) in the first round at 4 p.m.
BASKETBALL
Record crowd, kids cheer Spartans to home win
The off-court show featured mobs of children cheering on the MSU women's basketball team. On the court, the Spartans put on a show of their own downing Kent State 85-72 Tuesday at Breslin Center.The record-breaking crowd of 12,058 for the afternoon game shattered the previous mark for women's basketball attendance of 7,733 set against rival Michigan in 2000."It was a wonderful energy out there today," MSU head coach Joanne P.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartans aren't getting votes in polls, but 5 other CCHA teams are
Despite earning three points in the College Hockey Showcase this weekend, the Spartan hockey team (6-6-1 overall, 3-4-0 CCHA) still doesn't have a single vote in either of this week's national polls. But there's no shortage of MSU's CCHA rivals in the rankings.
BASKETBALL
Spartans ready for rematch with No. 22 Cavaliers
The last time the MSU men's basketball team met Virginia, it was a washout. The game was canceled early in the second half when water on the court in Charlottesville, Va., halted play.The game was played at a minor league hockey facility and the floor was on top of a layer of ice, which caused the condensation.Tonight, the No.
ICE HOCKEY
Injury to defenseman leaves team with void
If there is such a thing as good news regarding a broken collarbone, this might be it. Freshman defenseman Corey Potter broke his right clavicle Friday night and is expected to miss four to six weeks.
FOOTBALL
Rogers selected to All-American team by Football Writers Association
Charles Rogers won what is probably just his first postseason national honor Monday, as the Football Writers Association of America named the junior wide receiver to its All-American team.
SPORTS
Children swarm Breslin to learn, take in game
Today at noon thousands of fourth- and fifth-graders will flock to Breslin Center to watch the MSU women's basketball team take on Kent State. The event is part of the "When I Grow Up" program and is sponsored by the Michigan Education Savings Program.
SPORTS
HARDY:Izzone has joined the best sports sections
You've finally arrived, clad in togas, laurel wreaths, Simpson- and Disney-character costumes. Welcome, Izzoners.
ICE HOCKEY
Weekend trip leaves team feeling confident
After back-to-back weeks of riding home on a deathly silent bus, the MSU hockey players were finally cheery enough to chatter as they returned from a road series this weekend, freshman left wing David Booth said. For a struggling team, getting three points in the College Hockey Showcase spawns such liveliness. On the ice, the Spartans let their play do the talking - tying 5-5 at Minnesota on Friday and winning 2-1 in overtime at Wisconsin on Saturday.
SPORTS
Paths of perseverance
Aaron Scheidies is probably the only world champion preparing for finals this week at MSU. A month ago, the kinesiology junior flew to Cancun, Mexico, to compete in the athletes with disabilities category of the International Triathlon Union World Championship.
VOLLEYBALL
Team splits at home, earns NCAA tourney bid
Another weekend of Spartan volleyball brought another split, but this time it earned the team a berth in the NCAA Tournament. The Spartans will face George Mason in the first round of the tournament in South Bend, Ind. MSU (19-11 overall, 11-9 Big Ten) picked up a thrilling five-game win over Northwestern (17-15, 10-10) on Friday night in a match that seesawed back and forth from the first serve to the final kill.