After beating DePaul 89-61 to reach 9-0 on the season, Michigan State women's basketball has risen to No. 17 in the AP Poll. This is the program's highest ranking since Nov. 25, 2019. The Spartans will host No. 21 Iowa on Sunday, Dec. 15.

Full poll: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll

Michigan State is on a trajectory it hasn't been on in a few years. Tom Izzo knows this team has a chance to be special.

Here's about 1300 words about Saturday's win against Nebraska.

"Winning makes them happy."

Read here:
https://michiganstate.rivals.com/news/tom-izzo-knows-this-michigan-state-team-might-be-different

Hype around Michigan State MBB is growing. After a long break, a good effort against a unique Oakland team will be a good sign for things to come.

https://michiganstate.rivals.com/news/long-break-hype-will-test-michigan-state-against-oakland

Michigan State baseball will play its first game against Western Michigan on February 14 (in North Carolina). The Spartans' first home game will be against Michigan on March 12.

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I hate to bring up UM or OSU for that matter but I think OSU is in trouble. The longer UM stays in this game the scarier it gets for OSU. Not sure why OSU doesn't sell out to stop the run. Also I am not sold on their QB. Finally I think UM is in their head. Still think that OSU will win but as the game goes on like this, I'm losing a little confidence. People also forget that if it wasn't for a terrible officials call against Minnesota that SCUM might have been sitting on 5 wins right now.

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State Rep. Josh Williams of Sylvania Township introduced the “O.H.I.O Sportsmanship Act” on Tuesday, which would make it a felony for anyone who plants a flag at midfield at Ohio Stadium. The bill comes just over a week after Ohio State lost to Michigan, 13-10, and the Wolverines tried to plant a flag at midfield

Volleyball Takes Down Northwestern on Senior Night​

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State volleyball honored its senior class on Wednesday night in a 3-1 (25-16, 25-22, 29-31, 25-12) victory over Northwestern at the Breslin Student Events Center. Senior libero Nalani Iosia posted 20 digs to surpass the 2,000 career dig mark, becoming just the second player in program history to reach 2,000 digs for their career (Kori Moster, 2,218).

"I was proud of how we came back in set four and really pushed," said Michigan State head coach Leah Johnson. "Aliyah (Moore) had a great match offensively and she really put together two back-to-back matches to close out her career at Breslin."

MSU improves to 13-17 (6-13 B1G) and has won five of its last six matches. Northwestern falls to 5-22 (3-16 B1G). Michigan State's season will conclude on Saturday, November 30 when it faces No. 7-ranked Wisconsin on the road at 9 PM ET on Big Ten Network.

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Senior opposite Aliyah Moore saved her best for last posting a season-high 14 kills on 31 swings to hit .387. Joining Moore in double figure kills were junior outside Taylor Preston with 12 and sophomore outside Karolina Staniszewska with 11. Preston tallied a season-high 13 digs for her third double-double and Staniszewska had 10 digs for her second.

Sophomore middle blocker Zuzanna Kulig recorded a team-high six blocks, and senior setters Julia Bishop and Rachel Muisenga split the assists 22 to 20 respectively. Muisenga tied her career-high with 11 digs to finish her fifth double-double of the year.

MSU out-hit Northwestern .212 to .100, holding the Wildcats to -.143 hitting in set one. The Spartans hit greater than .216 in each of the final three sets and sided out at a 91 percent clip in set four. Michigan State out-aced Northwestern 9-to-5 behind Bishop's career-high tying three aces.

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With set one tied at 11-11, Michigan State used a 6-0 scoring run to take the lead for good up 17-11. The Spartans took advantage of three Wildcat hitting errors during the run, capped off by a Iosia ace. A 4-1 Northwestern swing cut MSU's advantage to three, but MSU responded by finishing the set on a 7-1 scoring stretch of its own. Moore especially started to make her mark late in the first with two kills and two blocks over MSU's final seven points in a 25-16 victory.

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The Spartans erased an early deficit to take set two, 25-22. Northwestern led by as many as three mid-way through the frame, 11-8, but a 4-1 Spartan run tied the set at 12-12 on a kill by Kulig. With the set tied at 13-13, MSU outscored the Wildcats 6-1 to build a 19-14 lead following consecutive Preston kills. A Preston ace and a Northwestern error put Michigan State on set point before the Wildcats tried to make things interesting late. Northwestern scored three straight to force a Spartan timeout leading 24-22, but Staniszewska's eighth kill of the night ended set two.

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A back-and-forth third set featured seven lead changes and 13 tied scores as the team's went deep into extra points. Michigan State led early in the stanza, 13-7, after back-to-back kills by junior opposite Akasha Anderson. Northwestern responded with a run of six straight points however to it up 13-13. MSU led late, 20-17, following a Preston kill, but the Wildcats forced a Spartan timeout with the set tied at 20-20. An ace by freshman libero Mya Bolton put MSU on match point, 25-24, but the point trading battle was just getting started. A Moore kill and a Northwestern hitting error once again put MSU on match point, 29-28, but three straight Wildcat points ended set three in their favor, 31-29.

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Set four was all MSU after Northwestern pulled within one point early at 8-7. The Spartans then went on an 8-0 run to blow the doors off the set and take a 16-7 least. MSU got three kills from Moore over that span. The Wildcats got the score back within single digits, 19-10, but a solo block by junior middle blocker Evie Doezema and Bishop's third ace of the night stopped any momentum. Michigan State ended the match on a 4-1 run thanks in part to senior middle blocker Kaya Hood's first Spartan kill.

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Recap courtesy of MSU Athletics.

"He (Coach Bhonapha) spoke a lot about developing players and that means a lot to me and my family."

Class of 2026 four-star RB Jonathan Hatton Jr. discusses his interest in Michigan State after the Spartans’ offer and where his recruiting process stands:

A depleted Michigan State defense and struggling offense can't get the win against Rutgers on Senior Day.

The Spartans miss a bowl with a 41-14 loss to the Scarlet Knights. Game recap:

Big Ten fines Michigan, Ohio State $100K each for role in melee​

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  Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior Writer Dec 1, 2024, 06:12 PM ET

The Big Ten fined Michigan and Ohio State $100,000 each on Sunday for their football programs' roles in the postgame melee following the Wolverines' stunning 13-10 upset of the No. 2 Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium, the league announced.
In a statement, the league said it "considers this matter concluded and will have no further comment." The league doesn't plan to suspend players for their roles in the fight, and Michigan and Ohio State officials said no individual discipline is being handed out by them at this time.

In its statement, the Big Ten said the teams violated the league's sportsmanship policy.
"Not only did the actions of both teams violate fundamental elements of sportsmanship such as respect and civility, the nature of the incident also jeopardized the safety of participants and bystanders," the Big Ten statement said.

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Ohio State released a statement Sunday saying it respects the Big Ten's decision.

"What happened post-game yesterday was unfortunate," the statement said. "Good sportsmanship is always important in everything we do at Ohio State. Moving forward, we will continue to examine and address our post-game protocols to ensure our student-athletes, coaches, visiting teams and staff safely exit the field."

The brawl started between players from both teams after the Wolverines planted their flag at midfield in The Horseshoe following their fourth consecutive victory over the Buckeyes.

The fight lasted for roughly five minutes before police officers used pepper spray to disperse the mob of players. Players and coaches from both sides were left bloodied, and Ohio State University police said one officer was injured.
As the Wolverines gathered on the Block O logo in celebration, several Buckeyes players rushed in throwing punches. Michigan players punched back, according to ESPN's Jake Trotter.

Michigan coach Sherrone Moore and Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork were among those who tried to break up the multiple skirmishes that broke out. Several police officers eventually stepped in and attempted to form a line separating the two teams.

Ohio State University police said in a statement that "officers from multiple law enforcement agencies assisted in breaking up an on-field altercation. During the scuffle, multiple officers representing Ohio and Michigan deployed pepper spray."
Buckeyes coach Ryan Day, whose record fell to 1-4 against Michigan, later blamed the Wolverines for starting the melee by planting the flag.

"I don't know all the details of it, but I know these guys are looking to put a flag on our field and our guys weren't going to let that happen," Day said. "I'll find out exactly what happened. But this is our field and certainly we're embarrassed of the fact that we lost the game, but there's some prideful guys in this team that weren't going to just let that happen."
Moore told reporters that players on both teams could have handled the situation better.

"It was emotions on both sides," Moore said. "I did see they had the flag and guys were waving it around and their guys charged us. There's emotion on both sides. It can't happen. Rivalry games get heated, especially this one, it's the biggest one in the country, so we got to handle that one better."
ESPN's Pete Thamel, Adam Rittenberg and Jake Trotter contributed to this report.

Good luck to Turner, who was a Redshirt Senior.

Some people are walking to the portal; some are running.