Michigan fifth, MSU seventh in Dienhart's Big Ten stadium rankings

Ohio State has the Big Ten's best football stadium, Michigan's Big House is fifth and Spartan Stadium is seventh, Big Ten Network blogger Tom Dienhart says.

Big Ohio OT Danny Burns 'impressed with everything' at Michigan State

The offensive tackle position continues to be a target for Michigan State in the 2014 class, and one of the players the Spartans have their sights set on is Fairfield (Ohio) High's Danny Burns, a mountain of a prospect at 6-7 and 320 pounds.

Sporting News: MSU's Harris is best shooting guard, U-M's McGary is No. 1 center

Michigan State's Gary Harris is the best shooting guard in the nation and Michigan's Mitch McGary is the No. 1 center, the Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy says.

Former Michigan State golfers thrilled to tee it up at U.S. Open

Grand Rapids' Matt Harmon and Traverse City's Randall Hutchison, who won a combined three Big Ten championships, will be among a group of five Michigan natives playing in this week's U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club.

All U-M, MSU teams meet NCAA standard for academic progress

All 28 athletic programs at the University of Michigan and all 25 at Michigan State exceeded the NCAA's minimum standard for Academic Progress Rate, according to figures released Tuesday.

Michigan football academic score last in Big Ten but improving

Michigan ranked last among Big Ten football teams for APR scores released Tuesday. However, Michigan's score of 951 represents a 23-point improvement over its score from two years ago.

Spartans in final group for physical New Jersey DB Kiy Hester

As a junior, Hester caught 27 passes for 501 yards and eight touchdowns. Defensively, he recorded 34 tackles and two interceptions.

MSU's Mark Dantonio will take 'broad-based look' at his QB situation

Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio emphasized this week that Andrew Maxwell will enter fall camp as the Spartans' No. 1 quarterback, but added he would take a 'broad-based look' at all four of his signal-callers.

College sports TV deals bring on the good, bad, ugly

Adding Maryland and Rutgers to the fold, Ohio State president Gordon Gee noted, 'gives us 40 to 50 million more viewers, makes the (Big Ten Network) worth more money than God.'

Michigan State's Tom Izzo touts healthy squad while gearing up for next season

The Spartans enter this season No. 3 — behind Kentucky and Louisville — in ESPN.com preseason Top 25. One thing Izzo has working for him is the lack of injuries, which has hampered their summer preparations in recent years.

Le'Veon Bell named Michigan State Male Athlete of the Year

Running back Le'Veon Bell, drafted in the second round by the Pittsburgh Steelers, was named Michigan State's George Alderton Male Athlete of the Year for 2012-13.

Mark Hollis won't rule out night game for U-M at MSU in 2014

Many things would have to fall into place, but Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis isn't ruling out the potential for a night game between Michigan and Michigan State at Spartan Stadium in 2014.

Five Spartans, one Wolverine on Phil Steele's preseason All-Big Ten first team

For Michigan State, defensive end Marcus Rush, linebacker Max Bullough, cornerback Darqueze Dennard and safety Isaiah Lewis made first-team defense.

MSU's Le'Veon Bell signs four-year deal with Steelers

Michigan State running back Le'Veon Bell, drafted in the second round by the Steelers, has signed a four-year deal with the team. Bell ran for 1,743 yards last ...

MSU's Adreian Payne invited to try out for World University Games team

Twenty-nine players are invited and, as previously announced, Michigan's John Beilein is one of the assistant coaches. The head coach is Davidson's Bob ...

‘Complete package’ Matt Morrissey has Michigan State ties, offer

Michigan State has one legacy commit in the 2014 class already in linebacker Byron Bullough and they are hoping to add one more with Matt Morrissey, a 6-3, 180- ...

Report: MSU OT Skyler Burkland giving up football due to injuries

The Michigan State offensive line, expected to be a strength for the Spartans' offense this season, might have been delivered an unexpected blow Tuesday.

MSU goes down to the wire with four-star Ohio safety Darius West

Lima (Ohio) Central Catholic four-star safety Darius West is scheduled to make his commitment next Thursday and named a top four of Michigan State, Kentucky, ...

MSU’s Le’Veon Bell winning over Steelers coaches with durability, attitude

The Pittsburgh Steelers rookie running back figures the best chance for his team to be successful is with the ball tucked under his right arm and his legs ...

Michigan State sophomore TE Juwan Caesar leaves team

Caesar has requested and been granted a release from his scholarship, the school announced Thursday. Caesar (6-foot-4, 212 pounds) sat out the 2011 season as ...

Reports: Krzyzewski, not MSU’s Izzo, to coach Olympic basketball team

Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski will return as coach of Team USA for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, according to multiple reports. That means Michigan State coach ...

‘Stylish’ ex-Spartan Plaxico Burress launches sock business

Plaxico Burress, the former Michigan State and NFL receiver who spent time in prison for accidentally shooting himself in nightclub, has a new business ...

Ex-Michigan center Steve Everitt calls Kirk Cousins’ 2011 comments ‘ridiculous’

Everitt, who last played at Michigan in 1992, appeared on WTKA's Mott Takeover fundraiser Friday and randomly referred to the former Michigan State ...

Hard-hitting Ohio LB Chris Frey ‘totally sold’ on Michigan State

If you had to build a Mark Dantonio recruit from scratch, he would probably end up pretty close to Chris Frey, the newest prospect to verbally commit to the ...

MSU opens 2014 Big Ten campaign at home vs. Nebraska; full schedule here

The Spartans open against Nebraska and finish at Penn State. The schedule also includes a road game against Maryland and a home game against Rutgers.

Michigan State joins Big Ten in beefing up football schedule

Scheduling has become front-and-center as the Big Ten has decided to strengthen its overall profile. Under the new playoff format, it will be a major factor in ...

Michigan State radio analyst Jim Miller takes job with Bears

Jim Miller, the former Spartan quarterback and analyst since 2006, has left the Spartan Sports Network to take communications position with the Chicago Bears.

Ohio’s Chris Frey commits to MSU; he’s third LB in 2014 class

Michigan State added the eighth member of its 2014 recruiting class on Wednesday when linebacker Chris Frey announced he was committing to play for the ...