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Tom Izzo: A.J. Hoggard won’t return to Michigan State
EAST LANSING – Immediately after Michigan State lost in the NCAA Tournament, Tom Izzo indicated that point guard A.J. Hoggard likely wouldn’t return to the program next season. A month later, he’s saying it more definitively: Hoggard’s time at Michigan State is over. “A.J.’s looking to...
Turmoil, limbo and a grueling process: Only one Michigan State football assistant stayed home
EAST LANSING – During more than a decade spent as the head football coach and athletic director at Flint Beecher High School, Courtney Hawkins had numerous offers to jump to the college level. They just weren’t the right fit at that time in his life. Then an opportunity arose...
Michigan State veteran CB enters transfer portal
Marqui Lowery is looking for a new school again. The Michigan State fifth-year senior cornerback announced via social media Thursday afternoon he entered the portal as a graduate transfer with two seasons of eligibility remaining. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our...
Greater Lansing high school girls track and field overview
Here is an overview of the high school girls track and field teams in Greater Lansing. This reflects information submitted by area coaches. CAAC BLUE ▶ Coaches' predictions: 1. Grand Ledge, 2. DeWitt, 3. Okemos, T-4. East Lansing, T-4. Okemos, 6. Waverly, 7. Everett ...
Team of the Week: Holt opens the season with eight-game winning streak
HOLT, Mich. (WLNS) – The Holt softball team is our 6 Sports Team of the Week after the Rams opened the season by winning their first eight games. The Rams’ 8-0 start included a sweep of Dewitt in their first CAAC Blue doubleheader. Holt defeated Dewitt 1-0 in the first game, scoring the only run […]
Michigan State's new coach Jonathan Smith and QB Aidan Chiles know each other well from Oregon State
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State is breaking in a new football coach and quarterback this year. The Spartans may benefit from how familiar the pivotal people in the program are with each other because they both were at Oregon State last season. Jonathan Smith, who led the Beavers for six seasons, was hired in late November and quarterback Aidan Chiles joined him less than a month later. Smith fully expects Chiles to start this fall.
The details on Michigan State’s Spring Showcase on Saturday afternoon
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Michigan State Athletics will welcome fans to Spartan Stadium on Saturday, April 20 to get a first glimpse at head coach Jonathan Smith and the 2024 Spartans when it hosts the Spring Showcase. Admission is free for the 2 p.m. event and the stadium gates will open at 12:15 p.m. The Spring Showcase will mark the 15th and final spring football practice for the Spartans.
Michigan State LB nearly at full health after significant leg injury
EAST LANSING – The play was just like the ones that Darius Snow once made regularly on the field at Spartan Stadium nearly three years ago. During Michigan State’s spring scrimmage on Saturday, Snow rushed toward the backfield from his linebacker spot, shed a block and wrapped up a ballcarrier for a tackle for loss.
Lexi Haynie’s game-tying free kick for Mason
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The 6 Sports Champion Play of the Week belongs to Lexi Haynie of Mason. In the final minutes of the game between Haslett and Mason, Haslett was holding onto a 1-0 lead. But Mason sophomore Lexi Haynie delivered a beauty of a ball on a free kick and tied the game at one.
Michigan State DE fired up about new position in final season
EAST LANSING – The first time Khris Bogle transferred, he decided to get out of Florida and experience a change. Two years later, the defensive end from Fort Lauderdale was back in the portal and mulling his future while at home. That’s when Bogle realized Michigan State was home and he would return to use his final season of eligibility.
Former Notre Dame Academy standout VanSlooten looking to expand game at Michigan State
The first call former Notre Dame Academy basketball standout Grace VanSlooten got when she entered the transfer portal came from a bit of a familiar name. Fresh off two straight honorable mention All-Pac-12 seasons at Oregon, VanSlooten was looking to expand her game individually while winning games and competing in the postseason as a team collectively. The opportunity she was looking for presented itself right away when Michigan State coach Robyn Fralick wasted little time in dialing up the talented and versatile 6-foot-3 forward. “I was looking to be somewhere where I was pushed more personally,” VanSlooten said. “Then I was just looking for a place where I would be playing deep into the postseason and really making strides towards winning.”
Player of the Week: Sophomore Abby Russell eclipses 100 career goals
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – After scoring 73 goals and putting up 113 points in 19 games in her freshman campaign, Haslett-Williamston Girls lacrosse player Abby Russell eclipsed 100 career goals in the team’s 14-3 win over Portage Northern last week. An incredible accomplishment for a sophomore that she credited to her coaches, teammates, and the mindset training she does.
Michigan State's Demetrice Martin and Courtney Hawkins on a mission for Jonathan Smith's program
EAST LANSING — Demetrice Martin walked through the tunnel at Spartan Stadium for the first time in nearly 30 years Saturday, glancing around and remembering his days playing for Michigan State football. One thing immediately stood out before the Spartans’ second scrimmage of the spring. ...
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