ICE HOCKEY
Basketball full of fakes, hockey's where it's at
For someone who understands most of the sports out there, except cricket - can't they just run faster to speed up games?
SPORTS
Duke should be hated by all
I write this as I watch the Duke Blue Devils play a tight game against the Xavier Musketeers in an Elite Eight matchup that certainly means more for Duke than it does Xavier. The outcome of the game probably is negligible in the cosmic sense.
SPORTS
Clutten finishes 31st in NCAA Tournament
Sophomore Ian Clutten finished 31st in the 100-meter breaststroke on Friday at the 2004 NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Championships. Clutten earned a time of 1:01.96 at the competition in East Meadow, N.Y.
ICE HOCKEY
U held scoreless in 5-0 pounding by Bulldogs
Grand Rapids - The MSU hockey team played a strong first period against Minnesota-Duluth, down by only one goal in the Midwest Regional of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday at Van Andel Arena. All the Spartans needed was to carry their play over to the next period.
SPORTS
Spartans look to next season
The MSU women's basketball program is on the rise and the 2003-04 team took a few big steps, as it broke or tied numerous records en route to one of its most successful seasons ever. "Our goals were to win championships; we flirted with those goals but came up short," head coach Joanne P.
SOFTBALL
Spartans sweep Valpo
Led by senior pitcher Jessica Beech, the MSU softball team launched its home season with a convincing sweep of Valparaiso on Saturday at Old College Field. The Spartans (17-10) made just one error and registered 15 hits and three home runs in the doubleheader. "These are the things we need to do," head coach Jacquie Joseph said.
SPORTS
Men's track and field opens outdoor season
Laden with baby powder and energy bars, the MSU men's track and field team pledged a competitive effort in its first outdoor event of the year which yielded two 12th-place finishes over the weekend at the Stanford Invitational at Cobb Track and Angell Field.
SPORTS
Kersten, Fouch top women's golf at invite
The MSU women's golf team tied for seventh place after the last day of competition at the 2004 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic in Athens, Ga., this weekend.
SPORTS
Women's tennis nets first Big Ten victory
The MSU women's tennis team earned its first Big Ten win of the season with a 6-1 victory over Penn State on Sunday. The Nittany Lions fell to 6-9 overall, 0-3 Big Ten, while MSU improved to 6-8, 1-2. The Spartans swept all six singles matches on Sunday. On Saturday, MSU lost, 4-3, against No.
SPORTS
Men's tennis upset, winless in conference
The No. 44 MSU men's tennis team was victim to a 4-3 upset at No. 56 Penn State on Sunday. The Spartans doubles team of senior Chris Mitchell and junior Andrew Formanczyk to move to 18-9 for the season, but it was the only doubles win MSU would earn. Freshman Joseph McWilliams, junior Cameron Marshall and Mitchell each earned singles wins for the Spartans, who drop to 13-7 overall, 0-2 Big Ten. In the Big Ten opener at Ohio State on Saturday, MSU fell to No.
SPORTS
Krzyminski shatters school track record
Senior Jamie Krzyminski saw a record-breaking run Friday at the Stanford Invitational. Krzyminski, who was the lone representative of the MSU women's track team at the Invitational, placed second at the meet.
SPORTS
Gale, Spartans sweep, shut out competition
Despite an unscheduled double-header against Western Illinois, the MSU baseball team pulled out two victories - including one shutout - on Saturday at Kobs Field. The first game was a shutout with a score of 14-0, while the second game was neck-and-neck, with two runs in the bottom of the ninth leading to an 8-7 win.
BASKETBALL
Mr. Basketball makes mark
In front of a Breslin Center crowd that was buzzing with anticipation Saturday, Drew Neitzel, MSU's point guard of the future and recently-crowned Mr. Basketball of Michigan, scored 36 points and showed why he could be the missing ingredient for the Spartans next season. It was the biggest game of Neitzel's high school career, and it was on the biggest stage.
SPORTS
WEB ONLY: Women's golf to compete in Ga. classic
MSU's No. 15 women's golf team will head to Athens, Ga., along with eight top 25 teams this weekend for the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic. The Spartans lineup features three seniors in Allison Fouch, Sarah Martin and Ann Marie Kersten.
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WEB ONLY: Clutten to represent 'U' swimming in NCAA championships
Sophomore swimmer Ian Clutten will represent MSU this weekend at the 2004 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships. Clutten, the only swimmer from MSU to compete in an individual event, is swimming the breaststroke in East Meadow, N.Y.
ICE HOCKEY
Coach looks for 1st win
If he weren't teaching the game of hockey to a group of college kids, MSU head coach Rick Comley isn't sure what he'd be doing with his life.
SPORTS
WEB ONLY: Men's tennis starts season at Ohio State
The No. 44 MSU men's tennis team kicks off its Big Ten season Saturday in Columbus, Ohio, against No.
SPORTS
WEB ONLY: Women's tennis hosts 2 matches against Ohio St., Penn St.
The MSU women's tennis team will host two matches this weekend as it faces Ohio State and Penn State. The Spartans (5-7 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) lost to No.
ICE HOCKEY
Must-win for 2nd-year coach
Coach Rick Comley, it is time to put on another pot of coffee, crack that playbook and review more game tape.
ICE HOCKEY
Slater places team success over his own
MSU junior captain Jim Slater says this season hasn't been a good year for him. It's not enough that he leads the MSU hockey team in points, with 48, and ranks as one of the top 10 in the nation. It's not enough the Lapeer native has registered 15 points in the past 11 games. And it just might not be enough that a 2004 All-CCHA First Team member was recently named one of 10 finalists for college hockey's most prestigious individual award - the Hobey Baker. Slater still isn't satisfied with what he's done. "I went through a drought from November to January," Slater said.