SPORTS
Monday musings
LSU women's basketball coach Pokey Chatman resigned last week amid allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct with a former player.
SPORTS
Nick Simmons wins 3rd title
Senior wrestler Nick Simmons has accomplished nearly everything in college wrestling during his four years as a Spartan. But while the Williamston native has piled up All-American acknowledgments and Big Ten titles, he has yet to reach the pinnacle of college wrestling — winning a national championship. Simmons moved one step closer to reaching that summit last weekend by winning his third individual title at the Big Ten Championships held at Breslin Center. Top-seeded Simmons defeated Indiana's No.
BASKETBALL
Spartans make early Big Ten exits
Chicago — Since MSU's loss to Wisconsin in Friday's quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament, Badgers star Alando Tucker has been lambasted in many MSU circles as a classless, heartless thug.
SOCCER
Men's soccer signs 5 to letters of intent
The MSU men's soccer team announced the signing of five new recruits for the fall 2007 season. "Our 2007 recruiting class is the strongest we have had in several years," Baum said in a statement.
SPORTS
Orr, Langlois score All-Big Ten honors
MSU track and field athletes junior Jeremy Orr and senior Mark Langlois received All-Big Ten Indoor honors for their performances at the Big Ten Indoor Championships last weekend. Langlois won the pole vault, earning him first-team honors.
SPORTS
Grapplers prepare for Big Ten Championships
The preliminary seeds have been posted, and the MSU wrestlers are ready for the Big Ten Championships this weekend. MSU will host the championship meet, and all Big Ten teams will head to Breslin Center for the first time since 1996.
SPORTS
Gymnasts to face Michigan on Saturday
The No. 25 MSU gymnastics team will host No. 15 Michigan on Saturday at Jenison Field House. At the State of Michigan Classic on Feb.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers put focus on playoffs
MSU won't find out who its second-round CCHA playoff opponent is until Saturday at the earliest, but it's counting on playing Nebraska-Omaha anyway. The Mavericks host last-place Bowling Green this weekend.
SPORTS
DeHaan leads team in Big Ten honors
Four players from the MSU women's basketball team earned All-Big Ten status as announced by the conference Tuesday. Freshman center Allyssa DeHaan led the way for MSU, earning Freshman of the Year honors and being named second-team All-Big Ten.
FOOTBALL
MSU releases 2007 football schedule
The 12-game 2007 MSU football schedule, which includes seven home games, was unveiled Tuesday. MSU opens the season with three consecutive home games.
ICE HOCKEY
Comley: 'Deficiencies are showing'
Spartans hockey fans may be criticizing the team's recent play, and MSU head coach Rick Comley probably won't blame them. "I've known all along that we have some good points and that we have some deficiencies," Comley said.
SPORTS
Orr, Bailey shine for Spartans
MSU track and field team members Jeremy Orr and Erica Bailey stood out as leaders for the team during the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships last weekend. The Spartans men earned a ninth-place finish for the event. Orr, a sprinter, extended his winning season with two second-place finishes for the team.
FOOTBALL
Drew Stanton impresses during weekend at 2007 NFL Draft Combine
Profootballtalk.com's "The Rumor Mill" reported Sunday afternoon that several NFL teams are now considering former MSU quarterback Drew Stanton to have moved ahead of Notre Dame's Brady Quinn based on performances at the league's annual combine in Indianapolis. The Web site cites good team interviews and overall intangibles for Stanton's jump as well as Quinn's questionable ability to play on the big stage. In four years at MSU, Stanton built a career that includes back-to-back team MVP honors and the best completion percentage in Spartans history (.642).
BASKETBALL
MSU eyes strong finish
By most accounts, MSU already has secured a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The Spartans put a "signature win" on their résumé by beating then-No.
SPORTS
MSU set for Big Ten tourney
MSU women's basketball head coach Joanne P. McCallie is glad there is now a sense of urgency with the Big Ten Tournament in sight. The Spartans struggled through the last two games of the season, losing to Illinois, then having trouble winning against Minnesota. "It's great to get results, but you really want to play your best basketball," McCallie said about the Minnesota game Monday in her weekly press conference.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers split final series
The No. 13 Spartans knocked one thing off their to-do list by guaranteeing themselves a fourth-place conference finish and clinching a first-round playoff bye with Friday's 5-3 win at Bowling Green.
BASKETBALL
Despite illness Neitzel leads team to win
He's far too stubborn to admit it, but you could see it in his eyes and hear it in his voice — Drew Neitzel was sick as a dog.
SPORTS
Grapplers fall to Oklahoma, now 3-11 on season
Despite senior Nick Simmons' record-breaking pin, the No. 22 MSU wrestling team was overpowered by No.
SPORTS
Gymnasts fall on the road at West Virginia
The MSU gymnastics team dropped a 194.875-194.275 decision at No. 20 West Virginia on Friday night. "We are very proud of the way our team was able to put together such a strong road score," MSU head coach Kathie Klages said in a written statement. "Our team worked very well (Friday), and we look forward to returning home to compete against Michigan in a head-to-head competition at Jenison Field House next weekend." Despite the road loss, the 194.275 team total was the Spartans' top road score of the season. The Spartans return to action at 7 p.m.
BASKETBALL
Herzog goes bald
The group of clean-shaven Spartans is growing. Freshman center Tom Herzog showed up for Saturday's game with a completely shaved head, a la junior guard Drew Neitzel.