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Sports

FOOTBALL

Defense looks to stop run

With the bye week in their rear-view mirror the Spartans have their sights set on the Iowa Hawkeyes.And with the Big Ten’s leading rusher, Fred Russell, lining up in Iowa’s backfield, MSU’s run defense will again be put to the test.“I think with these two weeks we have a good opportunity to prepare for Iowa,” junior linebacker Mike Labinjo said.

SPORTS

Team cant beat pesky Wolverines

For MSU, the Wolverines can be a thorn in the side for any sport, especially field hockey.Last year, Michigan defeated the Spartans 2-1 in overtime in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to squash MSU’s championship run.Friday, a school record 10-game winning streak came to an end as the No.

BASKETBALL

Students camp out for Izzone membership

Armed with sleeping bags, tents and pillows, about 350 MSU students gave up hours of their weekend in an effort to become members of the Izzone.The Student Alumni Foundation sponsored a campout for tickets in the largest student-operated spirit section in college basketball - the 953-member Izzone.“We got here at 6 a.m.,” English senior Andrea Sprague said.

ICE HOCKEY

Spartans take win, room to improve

The MSU hockey team got a bit of revenge against the Under-18 U.S. National Development Team on Saturday night, but the Spartans know they have plenty of room for improvement heading into their final exhibition game Tuesday. MSU, which trailed 2-1 to the young U.S.

SPORTS

Yankees lose, small market teams win

Start spreading the news. They’re leaving today. They don’t wanna be a part of it. New York, New York. The Bronx Bombers appeared to be duds, as they no longer are kings of the hill, cream of the crop, top of the heap. And I don’t want to wake up, as my baseball blues are melting away.

ICE HOCKEY

SPORTS UPDATE: Spartans defeat U.S. development team., 4-3

For awhile, it looked as though MSU might be embarrassed by the Under-18 U.S. National Development Team for the second time in three years.But the seventh-ranked Spartans recovered from a 2-1 second-period deficit to beat the Nationals, 4-3, in an exhibition game Saturday night at Munn Ice Arena.MSU lost 6-4 to the U.S.

ICE HOCKEY

Beginning of a new era

Nothing that happens this weekend will show up on the MSU hockey team’s record, but the pair of exhibition games on the docket still are quite important as the Spartans prepare for the start of the regular season next week. MSU officially opens its schedule today with the Green and White intrasquad scrimmage.