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Miami had an eight-win campaign last fall that saw a competitive ending against Oklahoma State in the Cheez-It Bowl. On top of that, the Miami game comes in mid-September on the road. It will be hot, it will be humid, and it will be the first major road test of the season against a team with plenty of talent.
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Michigan State rising junior Bradley Smithson won the Turtle Casino Michigan Open on Wednesday at Grand Traverse Resort. Smithson is just the fifth amateur to win the professional event in its 104-year history. “It’s very special,” Smithson said. “It’s the state open and as a golfer at MSU and living in Michigan my whole life, it’s something I’ve always looked to
Michigan State track & field will have five former and current Spartans competing at the U.S. Track & Field Olympic Trials at historic Hayward Field June 18-27 in Eugene, Oregon. The 2020 Olympics will be held in Tokyo, Japan July 23-August 8.
Michigan State track & field concluded its historic season by ended the year ranked in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) final standings. The Spartan men finished sixth with 113.5 points, while the women were 11th with 90.5 points.
Former Michigan State All-American Ron Saul has passed away at the age of 73 (1948-2021). A three-year letterwinner under Coach Duffy Daugherty from 1967-69, Saul also earned first-team Academic All-America honors in 1969 and went on to play in the NFL for 12 seasons as an offensive guard.
Draymond Green is taking his talents to Tokyo. The Golden State Warriors forward and former Michigan State star is committed to play for Team USA in the 2021 Tokyo Games, The Athletic reported.
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Michigan State basketball is bringing in a pair of talented targets this week for official visits with stretch four Isaac Traudt and sharpshooter Jaden Schutt set to make their way to East Lansing in the final moments of spring.
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Michigan State women’s basketball and the Big Ten Conference announced the 2021-22 conference breakdown on Thursday. After a season with a 20-game schedule, the Big Ten will return an 18-game schedule. The conference played an 18-game league schedule in both 2018-19 and 2019-20. The Big Ten also had 18-game schedules in both 2015-16 and 2014-15.
Our team member Sydney Kloosterman recently sat down with Matt Allen to pick his brain about what he brings to the team, the influence of having a brother in the NFL, and what the Spartans need to improve on for this season
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Michigan State has reached beyond the Midwest to add another offensive lineman to its 2022 recruiting class. Offensive tackle Braden Miller of Eaglecrest (Colo.) announced on Wednesday his commitment to the Spartans. The 6-foot-7, 290-pound senior was among the first batch of recruits to take an official visit to MSU the weekend of June 4. He picked the Spartans over offers from Stanford, Miami, Kansas State, Michigan, Tennessee, Colorado, and others.
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Jarrett Horst joined Michigan State before spring ball and enrolled during the winter with an opportunity to get familiar with the offense and the new style after leaving Arkansas State. After being a preseason first-team All-Sun Belt and on the Outland Trophy watch list, Horst now heads to East Lansing.
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Michigan State rising senior Valery Plata was been granted a sponsor exemption to take part in the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give. The 2021 Meijer LPGA Classic will take place June 17-20 at Blythefield Country Club in Grand Rapids. The official tour event will feature 144 of the world’s best players competing over four days. Plata will be one of three Spartans playing in the event as she’ll join current LPGA Tour members, Sarah Burnham and Liz Nagel.
Michigan State baseball head coach Jake Boss Jr. announced the winners of the 2021 team. MSU posted a 17-27 record in 2021, playing a Big Ten Conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All of the awards were voted on by the players with the exception of the Offensive Player of the Year award, which is based on various statistical data over the course of the season.
Aaron Henry’s growth as a player throughout his Michigan State basketball career was rather impressive as he went from 6.1 points per game as a freshman to over 15 points per game as a junior, doing a little of everything well by the time he decided to enter the NBA draft.
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It’s been a while since Michigan State did much of anything interesting offensively, and the first season under head coach Mel Tucker and offensive coordinator Jay Johnson didn’t do much to change that. To be very, very fair, the Spartans and the new coaching staff didn’t have any time to work like normal,
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Heading toward his 10th NBA season, Draymond Green remains one of the league’s best defensive players. The Golden State Warriors forward and former Michigan State star landed on the NBA All-Defensive first team for the fourth time in his career.
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Michigan State men’s basketball freshman shooting guard Max Christie arrived on campus in East Lansing in late May, and has been working out and practicing with the hoops squad while trying to get acclimated while he makes the transition form high school to college. On Monday, Christie met with the media for the first time as an official member of the Spartans.
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The Spartans will be counting on Christie to make an immediate impact as they try and rebound from what can be considered a subpar season, one that ended with a 15-13 record and a loss in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament. Christie is up to the task. However, he’s also doing his best not to put too much pressure on himself.
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