http://statenews.com Stories from The State News en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:23:35 -0500 webmaster@statenews.com http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/spartans_get_back_on_track_rout_broncos_4914 Coming into Saturday, the Spartans running back postion was in shambles. Players were either injured or were no longer an active part of the team. Running backs coach Dan Enos said Thursday that he didn’t know who his starter would be. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:23:35 -0500 http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/spartans_get_back_on_track_rout_broncos_4914 http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/field_hockey_advances_to_big_ten_championship The No. 8 MSU field hockey team proved once again Friday it can equal any challenge presented to it in the Big Ten. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:50:06 -0500 http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/field_hockey_advances_to_big_ten_championship http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/icers_tie_mavericks_lose_shootout Players on the MSU hockey team didn’t hang their heads when they exited the locker room on Friday night. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:37:01 -0500 http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/icers_tie_mavericks_lose_shootout http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/spartans_end_season_on_strong_note_with_10_win A lot was on the line Friday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:22:46 -0500 http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/spartans_end_season_on_strong_note_with_10_win http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/great_expectations Every good group needs a set of leaders with a differing set of skills. In an episode of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” the characters labeled one another as “The Looks,” “The Brains,” “The Muscle” and “The Wild Card” to reflect the different skills each brought to the gang’s latest escapade. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:22:33 -0500 http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/great_expectations http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/field_hockey_team_has_homefield_advantage_for_championship After seeing its Big Ten tournament hopes dashed at the hands of Iowa the past two seasons, the No. 8 MSU field hockey team will have its shot at redemption Friday when it faces the Hawkeyes in the conference tournament semifinals at Ralph Young Field. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:26:06 -0500 http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/field_hockey_team_has_homefield_advantage_for_championship http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/spartans_wont_cruise_to_indys_2010_final_four The MSU men’s basketball team is the consensus No. 2 team in the country. The Spartans are expected to repeat as Big Ten Champions, go to their sixth Final Four in the last 12 years and are heavy favorites to make their second straight trip to the NCAA Championship game. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:24:33 -0500 http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/spartans_wont_cruise_to_indys_2010_final_four http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/hill_to_graduate_as_one_of_msus_top_scorers Lauren Hill doesn’t want to think about it. Hill, a senior forward on the MSU women’s soccer team, doesn’t even want to consider that the Spartans’ match against Ohio State at noon Sunday might not only be her last home game as a Spartan, but could possibly be the last time she wears an MSU uniform. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:51:02 -0500 http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/hill_to_graduate_as_one_of_msus_top_scorers http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/broncos_hope_to_play_big_ten_spoiler_role_again For a nonconference game in early November, a lot is riding on Saturday’s game between MSU and Western Michigan. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:48:19 -0500 http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/broncos_hope_to_play_big_ten_spoiler_role_again http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/spartans_hope_to_continue_november_success_in_crucial_period November is a time of change. Leaves fall as the weather changes, students lock down on their studies with the hope of changing grades, and, for the past two years, November has meant a change of fortune for the MSU football team. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:46:17 -0500 http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/spartans_hope_to_continue_november_success_in_crucial_period