msuspartans.com —  Five goals were not enough to get a victory on Friday night. But two goals on Saturday were just the right number to carry Michigan State to its first victory at Munn Arena in the last five games. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Michigan State wrestling picked up its first conference win of the season, defeating Indiana, 21-20, at Jenison Field House Sunday afternoon. Michigan State led 20-16 heading into the final match at 141 pounds between Andrew Ermatinger and Matt Ortega of Indiana.

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statenews.com —  “I don’t think we’re better than a lot of teams, but I’m not afraid of just about anybody,” Izzo said of this season’s tournament potential. “I would not be afraid to go again home or away against anybody, and we have ceiling to go," read more »
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themunnminute.blogspot.com —  MSU comes in ranked #13 in the newest USCHO.com poll. The Spartans have finally cracked the Top 15 in the USA Today poll. Inside College Hockey is taking notice as well putting MSU at #15. INCH.com has a vote in the USA Today poll, and their Top 15 represents their ballot. read more »
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statenews.com —  A lot has changed in one week, as the MSU women’s basketball team (17-10 overall, 9-5 Big Ten) enters the final week of the regular season tied for third place in the conference after beating No. 17 Purdue on Sunday, 67-52. read more »
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noise.typepad.com —  Matt Gatens scored 20 and Aaron White had 13, and those are Iowa's two best players right now. Iowa has good length and athleticism (insert Branden Dawson lament) but the Hawkeyes don't have much beef around the basket. That played out in the only meeting between these teams -- a 95-61 MSU romp, way back on Jan. 10 at Breslin, that was the best offensive performance of the season for the Spartans. read more »
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statenews.com —  “We’ve been able to work both sides of the ball and really be aggressive and compete a little bit more, and I feel like everybody’s gotten better this week,” Suzy Merchant said. “I use the acronym ‘FEET.’ To me, we want focus, we want energy, we want effort and we want toughness. That’s what we need in the postseason to win, so that’s what we wanted out of every practice. We kept talking about FEET, FEET, FEET, FEET.” read more »
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thelittlebrotherblog.wordpress.com —  If there is one thing these Spartans have, especially its seniors, it is tremendous character. In its off-field honors — Cousins and Arthur Ray Jr. — to its on-field effort, they do not lack in defined character and it is not in them to shy away from long odds. And that is exactly what they faced. read more »
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spartannation.com —  Spartan Nations weekly look at Spartans in the NFL read more »
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abeautifuldayforfootball.com —  Instead of taking Jim Delany's idea of naming the conference trophy after a coach who was very successful 70 years ago with a school that hasn't been part of the Big Ten in 50 years, I think we'll pursue a more modern award name or at least a more Spartan one. Our awards will be called the Perles trophies. When MSU wins it's next Rose Bowl, the name will be updated to the Mark Dantonio award. read more »
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mlive.com —  In the moments after Michigan State’s win against Georgia in the Outback Bowl, Keith Nichol, Michigan State’s senior wide receiver from Lowell, was a hugger and philosopher. He had hugged the ball to his chest on a big touchdown catch in the second half of Monday’s 33-30 triple-overtime win against Georgia, and the realization that his college football career was ending was hitting home as he talked to the media. read more »
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mlive.com —  "That makes a win here I guess worth two from the standpoint of I don’t think a lot of people are going to win here. It’s a tough, tough, tough place to play." read more »
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mlive.com —  "We’re just focused. Guys are just focused on leaving their own mark," said Michigan State senior Draymond Green, part of Final Four teams as a freshman and sophomore. "That’s what our focus is, leave our footprint in the sand, start a new era. Like coach said, I’m always talking about the (Mateen) Cleaves era and the Magic era and (Scott) Skiles era — leave your own era. ... That’s what this team is trying to do." read more »
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petoskeynews.com —  Playing Division I college soccer has been a dream come true so far for Charlevoix’s Ben Myers. The pursuit of that dream led him to Clemson University in South Carolina — some 1,000 miles away from friends and family in Northern Michigan — and that distance weighed heavily on the mind of Myers, who left Charlevoix High School in the spring of 2011 as the school’s all-time leading scorer. read more »
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tracking.si.com —  Memphis Grizzlies star forward Zach Randolph will miss up to eight weeks due to a slight tear of his MCL on his right knee read more »
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