freep.com —  Court filings show a plea bargain is in the works for ex-Michigan State basketball star and retired NBA player Jay Vincent, who’s charged in a $2-million Internet scam.

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wlns.com —  East Lansing police arrested Spartan star Korie Lucious for drunk driving on Monday around 2:30 a.m. According to his ticket, Lucious took a breathlyzer test and had a blood-alcohol level of .09. That's slightly above the legal limit.

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sportando.net —  Maccabi Rishon LeZion signed for the coming season rookie Raymar Morgan. The player averaged 11.3ppg and 6.2rpg with Michigan State. read more »
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hoopsworld.com —  I'll tell you what, Michigan State is more a 1A than No. 2 in my eyes.  I don't see any way (barring injury) that this team fails to reach the Final Four.  Head Coach Tom Izzo is simply the best in the business.  read more »
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theonlycolors.com —  There wasn't a lot of critical information in the basketball schedule released yesterday that we didn't already have, but analyzing things is what we do here  So here you go, bulletpoint-style: read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The Big Ten Conference announced the 2010-11 men's basketball schedule on Thursday. Michigan State will face a slate that includes at least eight teams that played in the 2010 NCAA Tournament, including defending National Champion Duke.

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msuspartans.com —  The Michigan State men's basketball team will make two appearances on ESPN's College GameDay this year. The Spartans will play at Purdue on Jan. 22, and host Illinois on Feb. 19. Both games will tip at 9 p.m.

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theonlycolors.com —  In Scout's newly-released rankings, Dawson gains a fifth star and moves up 13 places in the national rankings to #15 (#4 small forward) read more »
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freep.com —  With the news late last week that former Lakers great and Lansing native Magic Johnson admitted his interest in becoming a minority owner of the Pistons, NBA.com's Scott Howard-Cooper writes that the day will come when Johnson leaves the Lakers. read more »
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freep.com —  Chris Hill, as a member of Charleroi in Belgian, beat Michigan's men's basketball team 90-60. Hill had 10 points, six boards, two assists in 21 minutes for the Belgian club. He was 3-for-9 from the field. read more »
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theonlycolors.com —  Chris Allen is reportedly headed to Iowa State to play out his final year of college basketball eligibility (after sitting out a year). Allen had also considered playing at UTEP and St. John's.

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lansingstatejournal.com —  Former Michigan State University basketball star Jay Vincent was one of two men indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury on charges that they ran an employment scam through a Lansing-based company, records show. read more »
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theonlycolors.com —  It's now been just over two weeks since Chris Allen's career as a Spartan was terminated. As I've contemplated the fallout from that event, it still seems to me that the biggest impact will be on the freshman season of Keith Appling. read more »
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theonlycolors.com —  Three MSU games to be played on ESPN's Super Tuesday: Wisconsin at 7 on January 11th, At Illinois at 7 on January 18th, and at Ohio State at 9 on February 15th.

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chicagobreakingsports.com —  Illinois-Chicago athletic director Jim Schmidt has vowed to upgrade the men's basketball program after the resignation of longtime coach Jimmy Collins, and the hiring of Collins successor could be announced within a week, sources told the Tribune on Monday. Mark Montgomery is among five finalists.
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