SOCCER
Tough Michigan team awaits women's soccer
This Friday will be a huge game for the MSU women's soccer team. The Spartans will take the road to match up against Michigan in Ann Arbor.
SPORTS
Women's basketball desires championships
Last season, the MSU women's basketball team set out on a journey most expected to be impossible.
SPORTS
Sophomore middle leads 'U'
Three years ago, Megan Wallin made a long trip from the sunny state of Florida to the harsh climate of mid-Michigan in hopes of continuing her volleyball career. The sophomore middle is quickly becoming a premier player on a top 25 team - something she wasn't expected to do this early in her career. A standout at Cardinal-Mooney High School in Sarasota, Fla., Wallin led her team to a third-place finish her junior year and a second-place finish as a senior in 2000.
SPORTS
Top 11 Fall Classics
Spray-painted on the grass at Yankee Stadium are the words "The 2003 World Series." For the next week, the paint will continue to cover the natural green while the New York Yankees battle the Florida Marlins in the Fall Classic.The sight of the final two words freezes my mind.
VOLLEYBALL
Spartans in middle of tight conference
Despite all the ups and downs, the No. 22 MSU volleyball team still is in the running for this year's Big Ten title. The Spartans (12-6 overall, 4-4 Big Ten) not only need a win, but also must win more than one game in a row.
SPORTS
Burress, Mason good 'U' picks
Beware of forgotten football studs on the verge of returning from injuries. New York Jets quarterback Chad Pennington appears to be close to recovering and might suit up for Sunday's game against Philadelphia. Recovering from a broken left hand and torn cartilage in his right knee, St.
SOCCER
Women's soccer star scores 3 goals, honored
Women's soccer senior midfielder Michelle Perun was named the Big Ten's Offensive Player of the Week on Monday after scoring three goals in the Spartans' current two-game winning streak. Perun scored her first goal of the season in MSU's 3-2 win over Bowling Green on Oct.
BASKETBALL
Richardson might start NBA season suspended
Former MSU basketball player Jason Richardson is facing a possible suspension for the beginning of the NBA regular season, league officials announced Monday. Richardson, a forward for the Golden State Warriors entering his third professional season, was convicted on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge Aug.
FOOTBALL
'U' No. 13 in 1st BCS rankings
With a bye week approaching and almost all of the MSU football team on the road recruiting, the Spartans received a national vote of confidence Monday when they were ranked No.
SOCCER
Men's soccer player given offensive award
MSU men's soccer sophomore forward Ryan McMahen was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on Monday, netting one goal and three assists in MSU's win over Penn State on Sunday. McMahen, who did not play in 2002 because of an injury, brought his season totals to six goals and six assists.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers drop 2 home games to OSU
The No. 13 MSU hockey team realizes it needs new actors in this play. Again, Ohio State (4-2-0 overall, 3-1-0 CCHA) notched nine goals against the Spartans (1-3-0, 0-2-0) in a weekend series, winning Friday night, 5-0, and Saturday, 4-1.
FOOTBALL
Smoker's play key in Spartans win
Minneapolis - Last season, quarterback Jeff Smoker lost the confidence of everyone in Spartan Nation.
BASKETBALL
Midnight Madness
Charles Rogers was in attendance. So were Kirk Gibson and the Scarecrow from "The Wizard of Oz." No, wait - that was MSU men's basketball players Andy Harvey, Rashi Johnson and Drew Naymick dressed up as their respective alter egos as they were introduced to the crowd at Breslin Center as part of "A Magical Journey" to officially kick off the men's and women's basketball seasons.
FOOTBALL
Gridders commit no turnovers
Minneapolis - If MSU head coach John L. Smith were a real estate agent, his catch phrase would be, "Turnover, turnover, turnover." Smith not only has turned the No.
VOLLEYBALL
'U' beats Wildcats, falls to Illini
Oops, they did it again.For the third straight weekend, the No. 18 MSU volleyball team was lost the first night but recovered to win on the second.The Spartans (12-6 overall, 4-4 Big Ten) are being consistent, but it's not the consistency head coach Chuck Erbe has been looking for.
SPORTS
WEB ONLY: Field hockey shut out by Wolverines
Even though the MSU field hockey team dominated in nearly every statistical category, it could not get past Michigan's defense and goaltending.
SOCCER
Women's soccer hosts last Big Ten game
The MSU women's soccer team broke its four-game losing streak last weekend with a 3-2 win against Bowling Green on Wednesday.
SPORTS
Field hockey looks to defeat Wolverines
The MSU field hockey team will face Michigan at 5 p.m. Friday at the MSU Field Hockey Complex. MSU (10-3 overall, 3-0 Big Ten) is the sixth-ranked field hockey team while U-M (11-3, 3-0) is ranked fifth.
VOLLEYBALL
WEB ONLY: Spikers need 2 wins to stay in Big Ten race
The Spartan volleyball team enters the weekend in a do-or-die situation - win two and survive or the alternative.The No.
BASKETBALL
Jenison hoops floor on sale, court hosted games in '80s
It's a safe bet that the MSU basketball teams of the 1980s never could have imagined the floor they were playing on would someday be in an MSU fan's bathroom. But that's exactly what has happened. The hardwood floor that is believed to have played home to MSU basketball teams anytime from 1982 to 1989 at Jenison Field House - the home of Spartans hoops before Breslin Center opened - is now on sale to the public at the MSU Surplus Store. The 4-by-8 pieces of hardwood floor are on sale during the store's regular public sale hours, from 7:30 a.m.