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Team

FOOTBALL

21 recruits commit to football team

It’s one of the only days of the year when a fax machine is relevant: national signing day. Head coach Mark Dantonio and the MSU football program officially introduced one of the best classes in recent program history Wednesday with the commitment of 21 players.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Payne back for game against Penn State

After nearly a monthlong hiatus, Adreian Payne is back in action. The senior forward went from rehabbing on the treadmill to playing on the hardwood for Tuesday’s practice, making it his first contact since playing against Ohio State on Jan.

SPORTS

Gymnastics falls to Michigan on Friday

MSU gymnastics fell to rival Michigan on Friday, 196.800-193.900 in Ann Arbor, but achieved its highest team score this season on bars and beam. The 2.9-point difference is nearly impossible to catch up in gymnastics, where every tenth of a point is important, but “No.