mlive.com —
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo might have benefited from the graduate transfer rule that enabled guard Brandon Wood to play his senior season without sitting out a year and help the Spartans win a Big Ten championship. But Izzo has also come out against the rule that enables players who graduate with eligibility remaining to seek waivers to transfer to another school and be able to play by enrolling in a graduate program not offered at the former school.
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Dantonio has offered another JUCO cousin of the Pekos: 6-foot-2, 290-pound Kyle Peko of Cerritos College. Kyle also is close friends with Fonoti. Through those connections, he has heard a lot of positives about the MSU program.
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he Spartans' defense looks like the single best unit in the Big Ten entering the season. Spring practice only enhanced our opinion of Pat Narduzzi's group, which has no shortage of stars. While the passing game needs work, Arnett's presence should help, and the Spartans will rely more on their run game with Le'Veon Bell and an improved offensive line.
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mlive.com —
Will Gholston is on a Heisman watch list as Chris Huston of Heismanpundit.com included the junior as one of 10 defensive players ("non-candidates") who could find their way to New York as finalists.
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An honorable-mention All-Big Ten pick in 2011, McDonald will be an anchor for what will be the best line of the Mark Dantonio era. At least seven players with starting experience are up front for the Spartans. The fifth-year senior will enter his third season as the starter at right guard. McDonald is a physical blocker who has made 26 career starts (17 in a row) and will pave the way for star running back Le’Veon Bell.
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Jabari Parker, rated as the Class of 2013's No. 1 high school basketball player and recruiting target of Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, is on the cover of Sports Illustrated this week. Sports Illustrated touts Parker as "the best high school player since LeBron James." Parker joins James and Sebastian Telfair as the only high school basketball player to be on the magazine's cover.
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With Michigan State's football camp less than month away, several in-state prospects are looking to earn a scholarship with a strong performance. Coach Mark Dantonio has used the camp as the primary evaluation tool since his arrival in East Lansing.
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Despite completing just his first season as head coach of the program in March following a 3-1 loss to Union in the NCAA Tournament, Anastos is generating buzz around one of college hockey’s most sacred programs. Aside from the measurable four-game win improvement, Anastos has brought back interest to the program with the announcement of MSU’s participation in the Great Lakes Invitational at Comerica Park and the potential upgrades to MSU’s hockey facilities.
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Positions in the conference pecking order and a valuable bye in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament are up for grabs this weekend as the MSU baseball team begins a pivotal series with Penn State today at McLane Baseball Stadium at Old College Field.
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adelaidenow.com.au —
Adelaide 36ers captain Adam Ballinger has quit the club and will play for the Melbourne Tigers after five seasons in South Australia. Ballinger played 120 games averaging 6.3 rebounds and 16.3 points per game. He was the club MVP four times and was captain for the past three seasons.
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In the final series of the regular season, the Michigan State baseball team hosts Penn State Thursday-Saturday at McLane Baseball Stadium. MSU enters the series at 34-17 overall and tied for fourth in the Big Ten standings at 12-9, while Penn State is 27-24 and tied for second at 13-8.
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It looks like we can cross off the name Michael Grant with regards to who will be the next opponent for unbeaten, exciting heavyweight contender Seth Mitchell. “Big” was the man Oscar De La Hoya recently mentioned as being near the top of the list as far as next opponent candidates go, yet the word now is it could well be Chauncy Welliver who lands the next date with Mitchell.
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Kristin Haynie, who helped Michigan State make it to the 2005 NCAA Championship game, was hired by Eastern Michigan on Wednesday to be an assistant coach for the school's women's team.
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For nearly a year, Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis has talked about the possibility of sending the basketball team overseas to play a game. He's considering a foreign tour, but more likely games that count, which would mean bringing another school along.
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"I'm not sure I would even have a shot at it, to be honest with you," Izzo said Monday. "I would think everybody would be interested. That's always been a dream and goal of mine. But I think they'll go with a pro coach, I really do."
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