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SPORTS

Championship in training

Paul Day
July 5, 2001

Big Ten football survival involves a lot of hard work - hard work that usually goes unnoticed by the fans that wake up early on fall Saturdays to tailgate and cheer for their favorite team. While these fans spend their summers at the cottage barbecuing and chatting with their peers about the upcoming season - and making their predictions for what will happen - college players around the country are sweating their summer days away to give fans the show they expect to see come fall. MSU is one of the big-time football programs that puts their players through a hard summer regimen.

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Is Richardson more of a man after NBA draft?

Justin A. Rice
June 28, 2001

NEW YORK - For Jason Richardson, I bet last night’s NBA Draft was a lot like my bar mitzvah when I was a 13-year-old with a face full of acne. Just to clarify for those of you unfamiliar with bar mitzvahs, it’s not when a Jewish boy is circumcised - rather it’s when he earns the status of manhood in the eyes of his religious community, regardless of his maturity level. Just to clarify for those unfamiliar with the NBA Draft, it’s not the circumcision of college basketball players either.

SPORTS

The Cold War on record-setting pace

Okey Umelo
June 28, 2001

The ticket sale count for the MSU vs. Michigan hockey game in Spartan Stadium is at 43,500, sports information director John Lewandowski said. That number would break the North American record for attendance at a hockey game, which stands at 28,183, set at the ThunderDome in St.

SPORTS

Pistons needed colors revival

Paul Day
June 28, 2001

It’s the sort of nostalgia that any avid sports fan - like me - needs.Detroit Pistons president Joe Dumars announced Monday that the burgundy and teal uniforms the Pistons have sported for the last five seasons will be replaced with the comforting red, white and blue of Piston championships past.

SPORTS

Lugnuts prevail in 11 innings

Ryan Wallace
June 27, 2001

It was what a typical summer day at Oldsmobile Park should have been. The sun warmed the field, cool refreshments quenched the thirsts of young fans and the Lugnuts came back in extra innings to earn a win.The Lugnuts provided a Summer Fun Day when center fielder Mike Mallory launched a home run over the left field wall to give the Lugnuts an 11-inning, 6-5 victory over the Fort Wayne Wizards - the squad’s second-straight win.“In that situation, I was looking for a fastball, and all I needed to do was make contact,” Mallory said.“It feels good right now.

BASKETBALL

Graduation rates could impact postseason

Drew Harmon
June 27, 2001

A new suggestion from an athletics commission may force schools to emphasize education as much as sports. In an announcement made Tuesday, the Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics said colleges with low athlete graduation rates should be banned from postseason play. “We’re not in the entertainment business, nor are we a minor league for professional sports,” the Rev.

SPORTS

West Michigan beats Lugnuts behind Baugh

Justin A. Rice
June 25, 2001

COMSTOCK PARK - The second half of the Lansing Lugnuts’ season began this weekend, but the Lugnuts failed to climb out of the basement of the Midwest League’s Eastern Division by dropping three of four games to West Michigan. After posting a 28-45 record in the first half of the season, the standings were reset this weekend as Lansing (1-3) capped the series with a 4-1 loss to the Whitecaps on Sunday in front of 8,963 fans at Old Kent Park.

SPORTS

Wyandotte goalie inks Letter of Intent with U

Paul Day
June 25, 2001

MSU hockey head coach Ron Mason announced Friday the signing of 6-foot-2, 190-pound goaltender Matt Migliaccio for the 2001-02 season. Migliaccio, 20, was a member of the America West Hockey League’s Bozeman Ice Dogs last season, posting a 20-12-2 record with a 2.88 goals against average, a .913 saves percentage and three shutouts. Putting his pen to the paper of his National Letter of Intent was not a problem for Migliaccio. “It’s awesome,” the Wyandotte native said.

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Spartan recruit picked by Hurricanes

Paul Day
June 25, 2001

Kevin Estrada may have heard his name called in the NHL Entry Draft this weekend, but he still plans on playing hockey in East Lansing next season. In the third round of Saturday’s 2001 NHL Entry Draft in Sunrise, Fla., the Carolina Hurricanes selected the speedy left wing with the 91st overall pick. But that won’t stop the 5-foot-11, 185-pound 19-year-old from playing in Munn Ice Arena next season. “The (Hurricanes) want me to go to school and develop,” Estrada said Sunday from Florida.

SPORTS

Michigans top high school QB prospect considering U

Justin A. Rice
June 20, 2001

Farmington Hills Harrison senior Drew Stanton, Michigan’s top high school quarterback according to AllianceSports, is seriously considering verbally committing to MSU for the 2002 season. Stanton, who led Harrison to the Class A state title in his junior season last year, told The State News on Tuesday that the four colleges that top his list are MSU, UCLA, Oregon and Florida.

SPORTS

Woods had believers until U.S. Opens end

Ryan Wallace
June 18, 2001

Tiger Woods is said to be the most dominating athlete in today’s sports world. Is this a reasonable proclamation to make, or is it just another attempt to hype an already incredible athlete in this ego-infested society?There is no doubt Eldrick “Tiger” Woods has made a profound impact on the game of golf.

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Charity golf tourney raises money for kids

Paul Day
June 18, 2001

LANSING - Area residents can play golf and help a great cause at the same time from July 14-16. The 3 Course Challenge, established by Lansing entrepreneur Chris Holman, will be held to benefit the Sparrow Foundation’s Coaches for Kids Fund and Athletes for Kids.

SPORTS

Hall named captain

Paul Day
June 14, 2001

In this situation, “C” follows directly after “A.” MSU hockey coach Ron Mason announced Wednesday that senior right wing Adam Hall will be the team’s captain for the 2001-02 season.

SPORTS

Heathcote proud of Snow as ex-Spartan heads into Game 4

Justin A. Rice
June 13, 2001

Even though it’s the middle of June, former MSU basketball coach Jud Heathcote can’t seem to stop thinking about snow.That’s because Eric Snow, Heathcote’s point guard from 1991-95, is averaging 13 points per game for the Philadelphia 76ers in this year’s NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers.But Snow’s recent success in the NBA is no surprise to Heathcote - or is it?

SPORTS

High school all-stars set to play in Lansing today

Cavan Moon
June 13, 2001

Many of the area’s best high school baseball players will take the field this afternoon in the 28th annual High School Seniors All-Star Game. The doubleheader is sponsored by the Old-Timer’s Baseball Association and will be held at Kircher/Municipal Field, at the intersection of Clippert Street and Michigan Avenue in Lansing.

SPORTS

Lugnut duo headed to Ohio for All-Star Classic

Paul Day
June 11, 2001

The Lansing Lugnuts will be represented by two players at the Midwest League All-Star Classic on June 19 at Fifth Third Field in Dayton, Ohio. Shortstop Luis Montanez and pitcher Aaron Krawiec were the only Lugnuts selected to compete in the annual game. Montanez will be the East All-Star team’s starting shortstop.