Men's Basketball mlive.com —  Michigan State's Breslin Center will be the "capital of the hoops world" on Tuesday night, according to ESPN commentator Dick Vitale. The king of hoops hype sent that message via his Twitter account Sunday afternoon with the following tweet: "Tues @ 7 East Lansing capital of the hoops world - INDIANA # 1 vs MICHIGAN ST @JL23TV @MagicJohnson…'' Discuss »
Ice Hockey themunnminute.blogspot.com —  Another weekend split for the Spartans. On Friday, the Spartans fell behind and battled back twice to within one goal. The Wildcats added an empty net goal that capped a wild finish that saw four goals in the final 5:08. Michigan State played probably their best hockey over the final ten minutes, but it wasn't enough. On Saturday, the Spartans played one of their more complete games in awhile, and they eventually rallied scoring the final three goals of the game to pull out the 4-2 victory. Discuss »
Women's Tennis msuspartans.com —  Michigan State women’s tennis fell to DePaul, 6-1 on Sunday afternoon at the MSU Indoor Tennis Facility. MSU now owns a 7-2 record in duals. Discuss »
Softball msuspartans.com —  Michigan State softball edged Northern Iowa, 1-0, Sunday afternoon in the Littlewood Classic and improved its record to 5-4 on the season. Senior Jenny Ramsaier notched the lone RBI of the competition, while junior Kelly Smith compiled a season-high 11 strikeouts as she pitched a complete game. Discuss »
Baseball msuspartans.com —  Michigan State scored three runs in the seventh inning and added one more in the ninth to seal its first win of the season, 7-4 over Northwestern, Sunday at Fluor Field. Discuss »
Men's Tennis msuspartans.com —  The Spartan men's tennis team fell in its final match of the weekend to the No. 46 Virginia Tech, 5-2. No. 48 MSU is now 4-6 on the season, while VT moves to 6-2 overall. Discuss »
Men's Basketball espn.go.com —  When you look at the Big Ten, you realize that all year long, you have heard about the Indiana Hoosiers, the Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes. There has been very little mention of the Michigan State Spartans. Well my friends, you should NEVER underestimate Tom Izzo. Once again, this season he has proved his mettle, and he always has his team ready come tournament time. Izzo has established an impressive resume which includes six trips to the Final Four. Discuss »
Football detroitnews.com —  When Michigan State decided to make a move on its staff and bring in a new defensive line coach, more production in recruiting was one of the biggest reasons. And just hours into his new job, Ron Burton was busy working potential recruits at Michigan State's basketball game against Michigan on Tuesday. The cut-ups and analysis of the current defensive linemen would have to wait, Burton was busy working on the future. Discuss »
Men's Basketball freep.com —  Tuesday's MSU-Indiana game could be a first in East Lansing – a matchup of top-5 teams -- if the Spartans rise from No. 8 into the top 5 of the Associated Press poll. Here’s a list of all eight MSU games involving both teams ranked in the Associated Press top 5. All have involved either Earvin “Magic” Johnson or Tom Izzo. Discuss »
Men's Basketball freep.com —  Thirteen games into the Big Ten season, we have two teams standing above the rest, and it’s not who we were told from the beginning. A year ago, it was Michigan State and Ohio State at the top of the conference and they battled it out to the end. This year, it’s Michigan State and Indiana. Discuss »
Men's Basketball detroitnews.com —  When you coach for 18 seasons, go to six Final Fours, win more than 400 games and throw in a national title for good measure, there is no doubt that success will have a positive effect on those who work for you.MIn the case of Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, his coaching tree includes eight who have gone on to become head coaches, with five still leading college programs. Discuss »
Men's Basketball mlive.com —  "It's very difficult to handle success and then come back….we had a tough week,'' Izzo said following the Spartans win at Nebraska Saturday night. "It's gonna take incredible effort by my assistants, incredible effort by my team and incredible effort by the fans, because I do think they (Indiana) are worthy of their ranking. "It's gonna take everything we got.'' Discuss »
Ice Hockey msuspartans.com —  Michigan State's 4-2 win over Northern Michigan on Saturday night at Munn Arena arguably was the most satisfying performance the Spartans have delivered in three months. Discuss »
Men's Basketball mlive.com —  Gary Harris was named the Big Ten's freshman of the week for the third time this season. Harris led the Spartans with 17 points in Tuesday's win against rival Michigan and scored 14 four days later at Nebraska. Discuss »
Men's Basketball mlive.com —  Oladipo suffered the ankle injury in Saturday's win against Purdue, but he's expected to be back for the big game at Breslin Center on Tuesday. Discuss »