FOOTBALL
No. 13 Spartans top Iowa for second road win, 37-21
Last season, the Spartans left Kinnick Stadium with their heads hanging as the Hawkeye crowd chanted “overrated.”
BASKETBALL
MSU falls to North Carolina 67-55 in Carrier Classic
San Diego — In a game that won’t be remembered for the final score, the MSU men’s basketball team lost to No. 1 North Carolina 67-55 in the Quicken Loans Carrier Classic on Friday.
ICE HOCKEY
Hockey team prepares for Western Michigan
As the MSU hockey team prepares to take on No. 5 ranked Western Michigan, being a mentally tough opponent is just as important as being physically tough. After a week off from game action, the Spartans will open up a two-game series on the road this Friday and Saturday at the unfriendly confines of Lawson Ice Arena in Kalamazoo.
FOOTBALL
Cousins, team look to redeem themselves after 2010 blowout in Iowa
Kirk Cousins remembers the last time he played at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City. He threw three interceptions — two in the first half — against Iowa in the Spartans’ 37-6 loss — their first of 2010.
FOOTBALL
MSU, Iowa even matchup
This is the rematch the No. 13 MSU football team has waited for. After a little more than a year of waiting, the Spartans get their chance to redeem themselves of a 37-6 loss to Iowa in Kinnick Stadium last season. Similar to last year’s matchup, there are major implications in Saturday’s game.
BASKETBALL
Izzo to throw Dawson into starting lineup at Carrier Classic
San Diego — When most freshmen begin their college basketball careers, there usually is some time for adjustment — a period to get used to the drastic differences between playing in high school and playing NCAA Division I basketball.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Women's basketball opens season in Iona Tournament
While the MSU men’s basketball team is preparing for its first game of the season on the USS Carl Vinson, another group of Spartans will open its season on the court. The women’s basketball team will start its season off in the Iona Tournament, playing its first game against Villanova at 1:45 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
Spartan volleyball looks to Wisconsin on Saturday
After a crushing 3-0 set loss at No. 16 Minnesota, the MSU volleyball team is looking to right its ship against Wisconsin on Saturday night. So far in the Big Ten season, the Spartans (18-9 overall, 7-8 Big Ten) have either suffered a season sweep or swept opponents they’ve played twice, and the match against Minnesota was no exception. Despite the loss, the Spartans saw some promising things from the team.
BASEBALL
Boss announces 2013 baseball recruiting class
Only a day after Tom Izzo announced his strongest recruiting class in years, MSU baseball coach Jake Boss Jr.
MEN'S SOCCER
Soccer team falls short to Indiana
The MSU men’s soccer team saw its season come to an end Wednesday with a 2-1 loss to Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament in the quarterfinals. The Spartans fell behind 2-0 in the first 47 minutes before netting a goal in the 81st minute. The Hoosiers netted the first goal in the 38th minute with a shot from about 22 yards out.
ICE HOCKEY
Team forges ahead despite injuries
Even as the MSU hockey team looks ahead to the Western Michigan series, it has to look back on a tough week of practice. The team lost freshman Branden Carney for the season as he suffered a fracture to his C1 and C2 vertebrae last week.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
MSU unfairly excluded from tournament
It would be easy to feel disappointment about the way the season ended for MSU women’s soccer team. Sixty-four teams had their tickets punched for the NCAA Tournament, and even after one of the great seasons in program history, the “Spartans are on the outside looking in.
FOOTBALL
Paterno fired by Penn State Board of Trustees
With the recent child sex abuse scandal at Penn State, the school’s Board of Trustees fired football head coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier Wednesday.
VOLLEYBALL
Spartans fight for position in crowded Big Ten
With six games left in the season, the MSU volleyball team is feeling awfully crowded in the Big Ten. Holding strong, the Spartans (18-8 overall, 7-7 Big Ten) are in a three-way tie for fifth place in the conference, clamoring for position over No.
FOOTBALL
Dantonio talks Spartan offense headed into showdown at Iowa
The No. 13 MSU football team’s offense is known to play well at Spartan Stadium, but playing on the road has been a slightly different story.
SOCCER
Men's soccer to play Indiana in Big Ten tournament
The MSU men’s soccer team will open up Big Ten Tournament play Wednesday in Ann Arbor. The Spartans (7-7-4 overall, 2-2-2 Big Ten), who finished fifth in the regular season, will take on the No.
SPORTS
Youthful field hockey program excited for future
Despite its first losing season since 2006, the MSU field hockey team gained much from a disappointing fall.
FOOTBALL
Bell, Cousins spark MSU to victory
It was quite the interesting weekend in the Big Ten. Nebraska fell to Northwestern at home, and Michigan couldn’t complete a comeback against Iowa on the road.
SOCCER
Women's soccer excluded from NCAA Tournament field
Sixty-four teams heard their names called for the NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament Monday evening, and the MSU women’s soccer team was not one of them.
SPORTS
Cassidy earns All-Big Ten Tournament honors
Sophomore goaltender Molly Cassidy was named to the All-Big Ten Tournament Team after recording 10 saves and posting a .833 save percentage in the team’s 2-1 first-round loss.