Strong third period enough to lead No. 18 Alaska past MSU
Updated Sat 10:42pmFor the second time this season, the MSU hockey team had a chance to earn a weekend sweep.
But on Saturday night, a two-goal third period for No. 18 Alaska was too much for MSU to handle, as the Spartans fell 3-1 to the Nanooks at Munn Ice Arena.
Men's basketball opens Big Ten play 2-0, beats Northwestern 77-66
Updated Sat 10:20pmRaymar Morgan scored 22 points and Kalin Lucas added 17 as the MSU men’s basketball team bounced back from a halftime deficit Saturday to defeat Northwestern 77-66 at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill.
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Icers sneak by No. 18 Alaska, 2-1
Updated Sat 12:32amFor the second time in three games, the MSU hockey team upset a team ranked No. 18 in the country.
Last Saturday, the Spartans beat No. 18 North Dakota 2-1 in the Great Lakes Invitational. On Friday night the Spartans beat No. 18 Alaska 2-1 at Munn Ice Arena.
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Bulldogs pull away from Spartans late, 24-12
Updated Thu 9:03pmOrlando, Fla. — In the first half of Thursday’s Capital One Bowl against MSU, Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford looked like he had partied a little too hard on New Year’s Eve.
The junior passer overthrew receivers, missed touch passes and looked to have the energy of a sloth.
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Spartans can once again build on bowl loss
Updated Thu 9:02pmOrlando, Fla. — The year 2009 began gloomy for the MSU football team, losing 24-12 to Georgia in the Capital One Bowl at Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium on Thursday.
But with two consecutive postseason bowl appearances and a 9-4 record, the Spartans showed that come the fall months of 2009 and beyond, football could be fun to watch in East Lansing.
Quarterback position in good hands heading into 2009
Updated Thu 8:36pmOrlando, Fla. — It’s really something when you think about it: Purposely pulling your fifth-year senior quarterback in a bowl game for an unproven backup redshirt freshman.
Long, seniors leave program in good shape
Updated Thu 8:27pmOrlando, Fla. — It’s hard for senior defensive end Brandon Long to explain what his first two years as a MSU football player were like. During Long’s freshman year in 2005, the Spartans went 5-6. As a sophomore, his team went 4-8.