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Things are heating up for the Michigan State hockey team as the end of the season is nearing, and tournament seeds are on the line for postseason matchplay.
The Lions still remain one of only four teams who have never made it to the Super Bowl. Their 2023 season was the closest the team had come to a championship win since 1991, falling only three points short of the Super Bowl.
Despite their playoff loss, their fandom only seemed to grow in Detroit and other Michigan cities like Lansing. A fanatic sports town and college town, Lansing has some of the most passionate sports fans in Michigan. One Michigan State alumna Lindsey Fish has always considered herself a big sports fan, but she has recently become an even bigger Lions fan with this winning season.
ESPN, Warner Brothers and Fox recently announced plans to consolidate sports streaming into a single platform, set to officially launch in fall of 2024. Plans for this “Joint Venture” are currently vague and in preliminary planning stages, but have major implications for the future of college sports broadcasting, including sports at Michigan State University.
The potential for expanded MSU sports coverage may not only affect college sports fans but also sports broadcast students, one of MSU’s largest undergraduate programs.
Poor performances happen. In any sport.
A poor performance when you have an opportunity to hold sole possession of third place in the conference stings a little more though.
Michigan State gymnastics stayed undefeated in conference play on Sunday with a 197.550-195.525 win against the No. 25 Maryland Terrapins.
The Michigan State women’s tennis team hosted Xavier on Sunday for its fifth home match in a row.
The Spartans were looking to bounce back after a hard-fought 6-1 loss against No. 17 Southern California on Friday, and they did just that, defeating Xavier 5-2 in an intense matchup.
A day after the men’s team took the Crisler Center floor and got a win against their rivals, the Michigan State women’s team looked to do the same Sunday afternoon and sweep the Wolverines for the first time in five years.
Career goals and aspirations vary from player to player.
Some strive to win personal accolades, and some dream of being a March Madness legend.
But beating your biggest rival on their home court is a goal that sifts through the minds of nearly every competitive athlete.
On Saturday night, all 15 players on the Michigan State basketball team got their first taste of beating rival Michigan in Ann Arbor.
The Michigan State women’s tennis team had a successful three-match weekend at home, with a win against Toledo on Friday night and back-to-back victories on Sunday against in-state competitors Western Michigan and Eastern Michigan.
Coming off a tough ranked loss to No. 14 Indiana, the Michigan State women’s basketball team looked to bounce back at home against a tough Ohio State team ranked No. 5 in the nation.