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Draymond Green earns AP All-American first team honor

Michigan State’s do-it-all Draymond Green received another All-American honor on Monday, this time by the Associated Press. Green and the Spartans, of course, ended their season last Thursday in…Read More

Season over: Michigan State outplayed by Louisville in Sweet 16

Rick Pitino was 9-0 coaching teams in the Sweet 16. He is now 10-0 after Louisville manhandled Michigan State in the Round of 16, 57-44,in the Phoenix Regional on Thursday night. Michigan State, a team…Read More

Experts are picking Michigan State today

Though it might not come as a surprise, most everyone is picking the Spartans to win this afternoon when Michigan State takes on Louisville. As a Spartan fan that’s always nice, but sometimes being…Read More

Sweet 16: Michigan State needs to beat Louisville again to advance

The last time Louisville and Michigan State played was in 2009 in Indianapolis — the winner got to move on to Detroit for the Final Four. Spartan fans know exactly how that story ended. But how did…Read More

Louisville wary of Michigan State’s Draymond Green

It’s no secret that Louisville will key in on Draymond Green on Thursday, here’s a little bit of what was said about him at today’s press conference from Louisville. Rick Pitino on…Read More

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Ugly win: Michigan State marches on to Sweet 16 with win over Saint Louis

For the 16th time in school history, the Michigan State Spartans advance to the Sweet 16. MSU (29-7 overall)…Read More

Michigan State rolls; other high seeds not so lucky on Friday

Michigan State had to have seen Missouri and Duke — both No. 2 seeds — fall in their first games…Read More

Michigan State set for battle 16-seeded LIU-Brooklyn tonight in Columbus

Here we go, Michigan State fans. This is what we have been waiting for the past few seasons. The Spartans…Read More

Is Brandon Wood the key to a Final Four run for Michigan State?

When Branden Dawson went down with a season-ending knee injury, most Michigan State faithful thought…Read More

Are any of the Big Ten teams on upset alert in the Round of 64?

Like in the past, ESPN has a pretty sweet tool called “Bracket Predictor” to help your bracket…Read More

ESPN blogger says Michigan State is first No. 1 seed out of Tournament

It’s always interesting to read how some ESPN bloggers take shot just so they can get more “pageviews” on their site, but whatever the case, Myron Medcalf does not like Michigan State. The…Read More

Michigan State basketball: What is LIU-Brooklyn?

Everyone who follows Michigan State hoops probably was wondering the the Spartans’ second-round opponent was when the matchups were released Sunday. After all, Long Island University-Brooklyn is…Read More

Did Michigan State get the best draw for No. 1 seeds?

The debate will go one for the next few weeks between which team(s) got the best draw in the NCAA Tournament, and for Michigan State fans, they can’t complain about where the Spartans got seeded. MSU…Read More

Michigan State-Ohio State play grudge match for Big Ten title; possible 1 seed

It’s not really a shock that Michigan State and Ohio State landed in the Big Ten title game, after all, the two were the top teams in the conference all season long (sorry, Michigan fans, but it’s…Read More

Michigan State tops Wisconsin; moves on to B1G final Sunday

For the first time in 12 years, Michigan State is back in the Big Ten Tournament title game. The Spartans defeated Wisconsin, 65-52, to advance to the conference finale for the first time since 2000 — also…Read More

Can Michigan State make it three wins today against Wisconsin?

It has to be one of the most used cliches in all of sports: It’s hard to beat a good team three times in one season. That’s what Michigan State will try to do in the Big Ten semifinals today…Read More

Michigan State thumps Iowa, moves on to B1G semifinals

Michigan State was flat out awesome Friday. The Spartans looked more than impressive as they blew out Iowa, 92-75, in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament. It was the most points the Spartans have…Read More

Big Ten Tournament: What to expect in Round 2 in Indianapolis

Updated Big Ten men’s bracket The Big Ten Tournament will get under way in full force today and it starts with a bang with Michigan State taking on Iowa. We all know that the Spartans did to the…Read More

Iowa beats Illinois in B1G Tournament; Spartans take on Hawkeyes on Friday

The Iowa Hawkeyes defeated Illinois on Thursday in the Big Ten tournament and now will advance to play Michigan State in the quarterfinals Friday night. Iowa beat Illinois 64-61 and were led by Matt Gatens’…Read More

Spartans to step it up in absence of Branden Dawson

Who knew Branden Dawson’s season-ending injury would lead to even more solidarity for the Michigan State basketball team? But it seems like the team is rallying around the team’s loss. With…Read More

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