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Sorry, MSU my heart bleeds orange
Now that I'm stuck in Spartans Country, I try to ignore the "ILL!" "INI!" chants when it creeps up into my eardrums. But sometimes I can't help it.
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Weekend roundup
The happenings on MSU sports. FRIDAY • Gymnastics vs. Ball State and Bowling Green MSU is 6-4-0 and competes in Muncie, Ind., in the Cardinal Classic at 7 p.m. • Wrestling at Northwestern Records: MSU: (4-5-0 overall, 2-2-0 Big Ten), Northwestern: (8-4-0, 3-2-0) Senior captain R.J.
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Lerg to start in goal when Spartans take four-game streak to Columbus
Trying to win the CCHA is no easy task to live up to, being preseason favorites. But while Ohio State (14-12-4 overall, 10-10-2 CCHA) currently sits in eighth place in the conference — four points behind the No.
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MSU, Minnesota set for rematch
The No. 15 MSU women's basketball team gets a chance for revenge tonight against Minnesota. The No.
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Booth at peak form since returning to team
It was a familiar experience for MSU senior forward David Booth when he came back to the bench wincing in pain after a collision in an Oct.
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Front and center
The State News recently caught up with former MSU running back T.J. Duckett in Southfield at a community reading event. • What he's been up to since the football season ended … "Well, I have two dogs and I've been spending a lot of time with them, and just been hanging out.
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Purdue's recent success hurting Big Ten's image
When Purdue beat Wisconsin on Saturday, many around the Big Ten were left scratching their heads. After all, the Boilermakers had won only one of their nine Big Ten games to that point.
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Spartans lose QB coach to NFL
Quarterbacks coach Doug Nussmeier has left the MSU football team after three seasons to take the same job with the NFL's St.
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Men's Basketball: Izzo says foul troubles a 'nightmare'
MSU head coach Tom Izzo, in a way, has a habit of developing "themes" for practice during a given week. During winter break, it was team defense.
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From the road
Women's basketball reporter Ethan Conley writes about how MSU should follow Illinois' example to spice up a game.
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Women's Basketball: Players' fitness not up to Coach P's par
It's been hard for MSU head coach Joanne P. McCallie to give all her players time on the floor this season.
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Slim pickings
With Saturday's game against Notre Dame tied at one heading into the second intermission, the message in the Spartans' locker room was clear. "We just said, 'Those are our two points and we need them,'" senior forward David Booth said.
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From the road
Hockey reporter Eric Fish spent the evening in South Bend, Ind., where MSU has not lost when he covers a game.
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Much-needed road win a sigh of relief
Evanston, Ill. — At first glance, it might have seemed like no big deal. No. 12 MSU beats Northwestern, 77-66.
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Davis contributes 16 points in game back after head injury
Evanston, Ill. — After missing a week because of a head injury sustained in practice, senior center Paul Davis returned to practice Friday and was deemed well enough to start Saturday against Northwestern. "There was a decision made (Friday) that we would probably start him, but we did not know how long he could play," MSU head coach Tom Izzo said.
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Rebounds key MSU victory vs. Wildcats
Evanston, Ill. — With the Big Ten as tough as it is this season, any win, especially on the road, will be greeted with a smile. That is why MSU's 77-66 road win over Northwestern on Saturday is much bigger than it seems. With Illinois' and Michigan's losses Saturday, the No.
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Monday Musings
Sunday marked the annual return of the sporting world's most prestigious, most storied, most dramatic event.
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Spartans don't sign top Mich. football recruit but securing the No. 2, 3, 4s shows positive outlook
If I were to shake a Magic 8-Ball and ask, "What will the MSU football team be like next season?" the magical forces of the 8-Ball would probably answer "Outlook good." Although it is early, it seems like this could be the year that the coach, the team and the winning column all look positive for MSU.
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Spartans clamp down on defense
Champaign, Ill. — Whenever the No. 17 MSU women's basketball team loses a game, the players and coaches always stress defense as the primary reason for their failures. Down the stretch of Sunday's game against Illinois, the Spartans defense couldn't have been any better. The two teams battled neck and neck for the duration of the game, with neither team holding more than an eight-point lead in the second half.
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In my Super Bowl tale, 'The Bus' needs another way home
Trying to find a unique angle on the Super Bowl is like trying to find someone in Hollywood that Paris Hilton hasn't slept with.