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Pistons, Wings & Spartans In Action Tonight

The Pistons, Red Wings, & Spartans are all in action tonight The Pistons take on the mighty San Antonio Spurs tonight at 8:00pm on Detroit Sports 105.1 FM or on TV at ESPN The Red Wings host the Chicago Blackhawks tonight at the Joe at 8:00pm on NBC Sports Finally The Spartans head to New…

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MSU Tops Indiana 88-69

The Spartans beat the Hoosiers 88-69 on Sunday in East Lansing. Denzel Valentine scored 30 points, while Matt Costello added 22 for MSU. Tum Tum Nairn returned to play for the Spartans, while forward Kenny Goins is now day-to-day after suffering a knee injury. No. 8 Michigan State (21-5, 8-5 Big Ten) will face Wisconsin…

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Purdue Shocks MSU

The Spartans came up short last night at Purdue, 82-81 in overtime. With five seconds left in OT and the score tied at 81, MSU’s Denzel Valentine was called for a foul while trying to get around a perimeter screen. Rapheal Davis then hit a free throw to win it for the Boilermakers. Denzel Valentine…

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AUDIO: Forbes, #10 MSU Torch U-M 89-73

Bryn Forbes shot the lights out in the first half as 10th ranked Michigan State cruised past Michigan 89-73. Forbes connected on 7 of 9 three pointers in the opening 20 minutes and went into the break with a game high 23 points. As a team, the Spartans shot 10 of 14 from beyond the arc…

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U-of-M And MSU Reload

The Wolverines and Spartans were busy on National Signing Day. Five-star defensive tackle Rashan Gary, who was the No. 1-ranked prospect in America, signed his national letter of intent with Michigan before 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. The 6-foot-4, 293-pounder from Paramus Catholic High School in New Jersey is one of 28 new players announced by the…

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Dantonio Shots at U of M's 'Signing of the Stars'?

Michigan's 'Signing of the Stars' was all the rage on National Signing Day! With Tom Brady, Derek Jeter, Ric Flair, Lou Holtz, Mike Shanahan, Jon Jansen, Desmond Howard, Denard Robinson, Derek Holland, Brad Keselowski, Josh Gracin, Migos & Jim Leyland all making appearances... it's not hard to wonder why. MSU head coach Mark Dantonio spoke with BTN's Lisa Byington and…

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It's National Signing Day!

Today is National Signing Day across the college football world, and the Spartans and Wolverines are expecting a few big announcements today including: Lavert Hill at 9 a.m. choosing between the Wolverines, Spartans, and Penn State. PICK: MICHIGAN Connor Murphy at 11:30 a.m. choosing between the Wolverines, ASU, Oregon, and USC. Prince Sammons at 2:30 p.m.…

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Michigan, Michigan State Both Playing Host Tonight

The Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans will be at home tonight. The Spartans (16-3) will host the Nebraska Cornhuskers (11-8) at the Breslin Center. The Spartans are coming off a loss to Wisconsin on Sunday, and have suffered back to back losses. The losing streak has dropped the Spartans down to no. 11 in…

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Wisconsin Upsets Michigan State

The Michigan State Spartans were defeated by the Wisconsin Badgers on Sunday 77-76. A layup with 10.2 seconds left by Wisconsin forward Ethan Happ gave the Badgers the late lead. Denzel Valentine was unable to hit the game-winning three-pointer, and Matt Costello missed on a second chance opportunity. Wisconsin pulled within one, and put on the…

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Iowa Rolls Over MSU

The Hawkeyes handed the No. 4 ranked Spartans another loss on Thursday night at the Breslin, 76-59. It is MSU’s worst home loss since 2011, when Purdue rolled to a 20 point win. It is also the Hawkeyes first victory in East Lansing since 1993. At 16-and-2, both of Michigan State’s losses have come against…