BASKETBALL
Spartans too much for Bradley, 75-59
With a fresh pair of legs and a chip on his shoulder, Chris Allen helped bring the MSU men’s basketball team back into the win column.
FOOTBALL
UPDATED: Spartans heading to Capital One Bowl
The No. 19 MSU football team will play in the Capital One Bowl against No. 16 Georgia in Orlando, Fla. at 1 p.m. on Jan. 1, MSU head coach Mark Dantonio announced to the crowd during the MSU men’s basketball game against Bradley.
ICE HOCKEY
U-M scores 3 times in final 3 minutes in 5-3 win
Through the 11 game winless streak the MSU hockey team is currently riding, there have been some tough losses.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers crushed by U-M, 6-1
Ann Arbor — Senior goaltender Jeff Lerg is fed up with the way his team has been performing.
BASKETBALL
Men's basketball: What to watch over break...
After four games in seven days, the Spartans get a much-needed break during finals week.
ICE HOCKEY
Hockey: What to watch over break...
While most of us are enjoying time playing with our new presents during the weekend after the holidays, the Spartans hockey team will take the ice to compete in the 44th annual Great Lakes Invitational.
SPORTS
Waiting for answers
With Bowl Championship Series bids still undecided and three major conference championship games this weekend, MSU’s bowl challenger remains unknown.
BASKETBALL
Women's basketball: What to watch over break...
The No. 21 Spartans have been struggling with scoring against the last few opponents.
FOOTBALL
Tickets available for MSU football awards banquet
Tickets are on sale for the Spartan Football Awards Banquet.
ICE HOCKEY
Struggling Spartans looking to bounce back against Wolverines
If time has proven anything, it’s that green and white simply doesn’t mix with maize and blue. This weekend will be a testament to that fact, as MSU and No. 14 Michigan square off for the first time this season in a home-and-home series.
SPORTS
Senior Kendle 'leaving it all on the mat'
Before each of Rex Kendle’s 17 matches this season, the senior wrestler has had the same thought: I have one final year to produce results from the past four years of work.
VOLLEYBALL
King, Erno earn volleyball awards for Spartans
Two members of the MSU volleyball team were named to postseason all-conference teams.
BASKETBALL
Izzo accepts blame for early season woes
MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo has repeatedly said he will play any team anywhere at anytime.
SPORTS
MSU Track and field Squad prepares for start of season
The indoor track and field season kicks off Friday when the Spartans host the MSU Invitational at Jenison Field House.
FOOTBALL
Dishing out end-of-season awards
Although the MSU football team is anxiously waiting to see which Jan. 1 bowl game it’ll be playing in, the regular season has been in the books for nearly two weeks.
SPORTS
Sleeping Spartans couldn't topple Tar Heels
They scrapped and they clawed, they punched and they kicked and somehow, someway, the MSU men’s basketball team cut North Carolina’s lead to four. The fans were buzzing, the stadium was rocking, and the big vein in ESPN announcer Dick Vitale’s forehead appeared to be pulsating.
SPORTS
MSU crushed by UNC, 98-63
In a game viewed by many as a potential Final Four preview, No. 1 North Carolina came to the site of the 2009 Final Four and showed why it has been unanimously tabbed as the best team in the country.
SPORTS
New Web sites give MSU emerging online presence
The MSU Athletics Department knew if it didn’t establish a sleek, sexy, yet innovative Web site approach, it’d be left in the dust in the ever-changing technological world. And when the staff realized they weren’t deep enough to do so, they brought in the necessary forces to reach the level they aspired to be at in the spring.
ICE HOCKEY
Offense, home ice crucial for rivalry series
Both MSU and No. 14 Michigan struggled early this season and are looking to head in the right direction before winter break in their first two of four meetings. Hockey reporter Alex DiFilippo discusses some of the big questions surrounding the home-and-home series against the Wolverines this weekend.
BASKETBALL
MSU women's hoops fall to Georgia Tech, 70-57
The No. 21 MSU women’s basketball team dropped its second game of the season Wednesday, losing 70-57 at Georgia Tech in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Spartans started the game fast, jumping out to an early 8-0 lead with a three-pointer by senior guard Mia Johnson.