Men’s soccer senior goalkeeper Avery Steinlage and women’s soccer junior forward Laura Heyboer have been named to the Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy Watch List, considered the highest honor in intercollegiate soccer.
Former MSU golfer and All-American Ryan Brehm has decided to bring his talents back to East Lansing, only this time as an assistant coach for the men’s golf program.
The 2010 MSU Football Media Day took place Tuesday, offering a preview of what Spartans fans can expect from the Green and White in the upcoming season.
Sunday marked the beginning of the 2010 season for the MSU football team, as players reported for physicals and team meetings. Preseason practice begins today, as the Spartans officially begin to prepare for the 115th season of MSU football.
Four MSU swimmers competed at the 2010 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships from Aug. 3-7 in Irvine, Calif., where one Spartan reached two event finals.
MSU junior diver Sarah Clay has qualified to compete in the AT&T National Diving Championships from Tuesday until Sunday in College Station, Texas.
For the third time in school history, the MSU men’s basketball team will take on the Chaminade Swords when the two teams play in the opening round of the EA Sports Maui Invitational at 9:30 p.m. Nov. 22 in Maui, Hawaii. It will be the first time the two teams have faced each other since 2005, when the Spartans beat the Swords, 89-67, also at the Maui Invitational.
Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis will host the inaugural Big Ten Championship football game in December 2011, the conference announced today. With the recent addition of Nebraska, the Big Ten reached 12 teams – enough to divide the conference into two divisions and host a conference championship game.
MSU men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo has been selected to drive the pace car Aug. 15 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series CARFAX 400, speedway officials announced Thursday.
Expansion talk dominated Media Days, as coaches, players and conference Commissioner Jim Delany had plenty to say about the recent addition of Nebraska. Hearing from coaches and players was interesting, but it was what Delany had to say about the future of the Big Ten that was the most informative.
With a team grade point average of 3.6194, the MSU gymnastics program was recognized by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women, or NACGC/W, for having the fifth-highest GPA in the nation this year.
For the eighth consecutive year, MSU football fans are welcome to attend the annual “Meet the Spartans” from 5:30-7 p.m. Aug. 17 on the corners of Albert and M.A.C. avenues.
After a summer of speculation, MSU announced Tuesday that senior guard Chris Allen will not return to the men’s basketball program for the 2010-11 season.
After Big Ten coaches had a chance express their opinions on the future of the conference with Nebraska as a new member, it was the players’ turn to chime in Tuesday at Big Ten 2010 Football Media Days at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago.
As senior quarterback Kirk Cousins and MSU look ahead toward the season, Cousins said all of last season’s experiences, such as the heartbreaking loss to the Notre Dame, could be what makes the team successful in 2010.
Along with coaches, players and conference commissioner Jim Delany, Big Ten Coordinator of Football Officials Bill Carollo also spoke to members of the media on Monday at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place for Big Ten 2010 Football Media Days.
When MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio spoke to the media about his team at Big Ten 2010 Football Media Days on Monday at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago, the man who is entering his fourth year with the Spartans had nothing but positive things to say.
All 11 Big Ten coaches spoke to members of the media Monday at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago, and every coach took questions on what is to come for the conference in the upcoming months.
As Big Ten 2010 Football Media Days began Monday in Chicago, the Big Ten released the top three teams in its preseason poll. And not surprisingly, Ohio State was chosen by the media as the top team in the conference, followed by Iowa and Wisconsin.
After going undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft in April, former MSU wide receiver Blair White immediately was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as a free agent. White joins a team loaded with talent at the receiver position and has no guarantee of making the team once training camp is complete. However, the one-time MSU walk-on could be a valuable asset to Indianapolis or any other NFL team next season.