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Revisiting Michigan State's NCAA tournament loss to Duke and looking to the future
On this week's Spartan Speak podcast, Michigan State beat writer Chris Solari and Lansing State Journal sportswriters Graham Couch and Phil Friend di…
3 years, 11 months ago
Michigan State draws Foster Loyer, Davidson in NCAA tournament, with Duke looming
After a decent run in the Big Ten tournament that saw the Michigan State basketball team beat Maryland and Wisconsin before losing a competitive game…
3 years, 11 months ago
We love "Winning Time" and its MSU connections, plus a Big Ten tournament preview
If you're from Greater Lansing or a Michigan State alum, the new HBO show "Winning Time" has something for everybody. The series debuted on Sunday ni…
3 years, 11 months ago
Michigan State basketball continues its downward tumble. Is there a fix?
Things are trending downward for the Michigan State basketball team, which lost at home to Illinois on Saturday and was throttled on the road Tuesday…
4 years ago
Questions aplenty for Michigan State basketball as difficult 5-game stretch begins
Tuesday was, perhaps, an inopportune time for the Michigan State basketball team to blow a 14-point lead against Penn State - a team below them in th…
4 years ago
February swoon hits Michigan State basketball once again
The Michigan State men's basketball team has hit its annual Big Ten swoon, as the 17th-ranked Spartans have lost their last two games, getting blown …
4 years ago
How Michigan State basketball keeps winning despite inconsistent play
On this week's Spartan Speak podcast, host Phil Friend, Lansing State Journal sports columnist Graham Couch and Detroit Free Press beat writer Chris …
4 years, 1 month ago
Which Michigan State team will show up Saturday vs. Michigan?
We saw the duality of the Michigan State basketball program in its past two games - a romp over No. 8 Wisconsin and a dispiriting performance against…
4 years, 1 month ago
Wisconsin, Illinois games come at wrong time for Michigan State basketball
The Michigan State men's basketball team is coming off a 64-62 loss to Northwestern. And the timing couldn't be worse as the Spartans hit the road fo…
4 years, 1 month ago
Is Michigan State as good as its 14-2 record indicates?
Was Michigan State's last-second win over Minnesota on Wednesday night a sign of a top-10 team showing some mettle? Or a sign that the Spartans may n…
4 years, 1 month ago