http://www.statenews.com Check out the sports blog, where the State News sports staff will discuss everything from Spartan to professional athletics on a daily basis. Check out the "Sports Podcast":http://www.statenews.com/podcast/sports.xml for more from the sports desk. en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:56:23 -0500 webmaster@statenews.com http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/sports/2009/11/spartans_nursing_wounds_before_weekend_set Neither senior forward Raymar Morgan (right foot) nor freshman center Garrick Sherman (deep thigh bruised) practice today for the No. 2 MSU men’s basketball, which hosts Toledo at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Breslin Center. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:56:23 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/sports/2009/11/spartans_nursing_wounds_before_weekend_set http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/sports/2009/11/baseball_team_signs_four_players_to_letters_of_intent The MSU baseball team and head coach Jake Boss Jr. announced Friday the signing of four student-athletes to National Letters of Intent. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:31:02 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/sports/2009/11/baseball_team_signs_four_players_to_letters_of_intent http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/sports/2009/11/two_golfers_sign_letters_of_intent The No. 5 MSU women’s golf team announced Thursday that two student-athletes — Allyssa Ferrell (Edgerton, Wis./Madison Edgewood High School) and Christine Meier(Rochester Hills/Rochester) — have signed National Letters of Intent to join its roster for the 2010-11 season. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:01:20 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/sports/2009/11/two_golfers_sign_letters_of_intent http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/sports/2009/11/questions_for_floridas_spikes During Florida’s 41-17 demolition of Georgia last weekend, it was discovered that, during a pileup, Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes stuck his hands into the helmet of a Georgia player and gouged at the player’s eyes. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:55:51 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/sports/2009/11/questions_for_floridas_spikes http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/sports/2009/10/puttputt_with_tom_izzo Tom Izzo and the MSU men’s basketball team held its annual preseason media event Wednesday at Little Hawk Putting Course at Hawk Hollow Golf Course. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:30:47 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/sports/2009/10/puttputt_with_tom_izzo http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/sports/2009/09/lions_on_winning_track Finally, after 21 long months, the Detroit Lions are winners again — at least for a week. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:49:34 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/sports/2009/09/lions_on_winning_track http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/sports/2009/09/nfl_offseason_creates_too_much_nonsensical_buzz If you watched either of the first two Detroit Lions’ games, you probably noticed the team still has several issues it needs to address. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:36:40 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/sports/2009/09/nfl_offseason_creates_too_much_nonsensical_buzz http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/sports/2009/09/growing_up_a_buckeye Growing up in a family of all girls, football wasn’t regularly played on the television in our house, unless it was to watch a Lion’s loss on Thanksgiving Day. Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:07:24 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/sports/2009/09/growing_up_a_buckeye http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/sports/2009/09/football_state_finals_to_move_outside_brrr Each year, the top two high school football teams in each division meet at Ford Field in Detroit on Thanksgiving weekend for a football frenzy, where Divisions 1 through 8 battle for state supremacy in eight state championship games. Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:17:31 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/sports/2009/09/football_state_finals_to_move_outside_brrr http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/sports/2009/06/dantonio_says_hell_be_here_a_long_time MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio is a lifer. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:24:55 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/sports/2009/06/dantonio_says_hell_be_here_a_long_time