thelittlebrotherblog.wordpress.com —  The football teams score as many points as the basketball teams. The basketball teams might be more physical than the football teams — somehow. And when they meet, the fans make it look like Christmas in the stands, but on the field, it’s anything but filled with happy feelings. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Michigan State hosts Wisconsin on Thursday to open a stretch of five games in 13 days. The Spartans are coming off a big road win at No. 3 Ohio State, but there is no time to let up as they are facing a Badger team that might be the hottest team in the conference, having won seven of its last eight. The game features the top two defenses in the conference. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Former Michigan State All-American Allen Brenner, one of college football's most talented two-way players in the late 1960s, died Monday, Feb. 13 in Clinton, N.C., following an extended illness. He was 64. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The Michigan State wrestling team travels to No. 25 Central Michigan for its last dual contest of the season on Thursday, Feb. 16. The Spartans will face a ranked opponent for the seventh consecutive dual match. Following the dual the Spartans will have two weeks to prepare for the Big Ten Championships in West Lafayette, Ind. read more »
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boxing.com —  Boxing had a good run at MSU. Under Coach George Makris, Spartan boxers dominated opponents at regional and national competitions, achieving two NCAA national team championships (1951 and 1955) and nine individual NCAA titles. MSU featured any number of good boxers back when that sport was allowed by the NCAA. read more »
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freep.com —  "What I like about him is you can put the tape on and see the skills translate at the next level," Mayock said. "He’s under center, he’s in the gun. He’s got good feet, he’s a good athlete. I like his delivery and posture. He’s got a good arm, not a great arm. Some of my notes over (the four to five) games (I studied on tape) showed that I thought he had some trouble either moving to his left or throwing to his left and kind of unlocking that hip and having the same kind of delivery and accuracy back to his left side." read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The Michigan State baseball team opens the 2012 season this weekend at the fourth annual Big Ten/Big East Challenge. Opening Day is set for Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. as the Spartans take on Big East favorite and 11th-ranked St. John's at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium in Dunedin, Fla. MSU will then face South Florida Saturday at 1 p.m. in Clearwater, Fla., followed by a 10 a.m. matchup on Sunday against No. 15 Louisville in St. Petersburg, Fla. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The Michigan State women's golf team wrapped up action at the Regional Challenge Wednesday at the Palos Verdes Country Club with a third-round score of 315. The Spartans finished in ninth place at the elite 15-team tournament with a 914 (302-297-315). All 15 teams in the field were ranked in the Golfweek Top 50, including 10 in the Top 25. read more »
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btn.com —  Michigan State Head Coach Tom Izzo goes one on one with Dave Revsine to talk Spartan basketball. read more »
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theonlycolors.com —  Entering the season, the unexpected (but entirely understandable) decision by Delvon Roe to end his basketball career a year early created a pretty big hole in the Michigan State lineup. Both Derrick Nix, after two seasons in the program, and Adreian Payne, after one college season coming off some very impressive high school accolades, remained major question marks in terms of being able to provide consistent, sustained productivity read more »
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lansingstatejournal.com —  If there is such thing as a “friendly rivalry,” Michigan State and Purdue have had it over the years, tracing back to the closeness of former MSU coach Jud Heathcote and former Purdue coach Gene Keady. read more »
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mlive.com —  Brandon Wood and his hometown of Kokomo, Ind., are doing their part to make Purdue's Mackey Arena more friendly to Michigan State this afternoon. The Spartans might have to redefine the term friendly. Wood was only allowed four tickets and whatever he could scrounge from teammates. read more »
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lansingstatejournal.com —  The Spartans hobble into the first of three road games left on the schedule, with Green nursing a sore left ankle, reserve guard Brandon Wood recovering from a right shoulder strain and reserve guard Travis Trice expected to miss his second straight game with a right ankle sprain. read more »
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lansingstatejournal.com —  Dwayne Stephens, Garland and Fife work on game plans and scouting reports together, and most of them seem to be doing the trick – the No. 7 Spartans (21-5 overall, 10-3 Big Ten) are surpassing preseason expectations and continuing a Big Ten title chase today at Purdue (17-9, 7-6). read more »
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freep.com —  Purdue coach Matt Painter suspended one player and dismissed another from his team Friday. So there is that. Painter badly wanted Michigan State freshman Branden Dawson -- an Indiana native. So there is that, too. read more »
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