MSU’s Dantonio on playing in Pinstripe Bowl

Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio talks about the Spartans getting set to take on Wake Forest in the Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 27 in New York.

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Bowl recap: UM vs. Alabama; MSU vs. Wake Forest; CMU, WMU, EMU all get bids

Bowl selection day has arrived and Michigan has five bowl-eligible teams with six or more victories.

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‘Most electric’ Spartan Aaron Henry asked to ratchet up game

Even as No. 11 Michigan State deals with its share of adversity there’s one place the Spartans are looking to get a big lift.

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Michigan State mailbag: Tackling mysteries surrounding basketball, football

There’s a lot of on the minds of Michigan State fans, and after Tuesday’s loss to Duke on the hardwood and the culmination of a difficult regular season in football, not much of it is positive.

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Michigan State’s Rocket Watts will miss Big Ten opener, is game-to-game after that

Rocket Watts is dealing with a lower-leg injury that will keep him out of Sunday’s Big Ten opener against Rutgers and potentially next weekend’s game.

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Michigan State OL Dimitri Douglas in transfer portal

Offensive lineman Dimitri Douglas, a redshirt freshman from Saline, confirmed that he had entered the NCAA transfer portal.

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Wojo: For Cassius Winston and Spartans, a rough road back to normalcy

Nothing is the same now, at least not yet, not for Winston or Tom Izzo or anyone else.

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Michigan State football: Lows outnumber highs in 2019

The Spartans failed to score with any consistency, gave up far too many big plays and now wait to find out which lower-tier bowl they will play in.

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Thursday’s college basketball: MSU women lose, UM women win in Big Ten/ACC Challenge

Kiah Gillespie has made clutch shots in late-game situations. She did it again and again Thursday night.

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Niyo: Lopsided loss to Duke must be Michigan State’s wake-up call

Beaten from the start and bowed by the finish, the 11th-ranked Spartans were no match for Mike Krzyzewski's Blue Devils in a rematch of last spring’s Elite Eight thriller.

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Michigan linemen Bredeson, Runyan named All-Big Ten first team

Michigan seniors Ben Bredeson and Jon Runyan were consensus first-team All Big Ten offensive line selections, while quarterback Shea Patterson was voted consensus third team.

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‘Outcoached, outplayed, outworked’: Duke spoils Michigan State’s party

The buzz died quickly as No. 10 Duke dominated from the opening tip, racing past No. 11 Michigan State for an 87-75 victory,

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Draymond Green’s rafter vision becomes reality at Michigan State

It wasn’t until Draymond Green walked off the court for the final time as a senior at Michigan State that he ever thought about someday watching his number raised to the rafters.

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UM’s Lavert Hill, MSU’s Kenny Willekes earn All-Big Ten first team honors

Michigan cornerback Lavert Hill has made All Big Ten first team as voted separately by the media and coaches for the second straight year.

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Duke 87, Michigan State 75

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Former MSU star Green on having number retired

Former MSU star and current NBA All-Star Draymond Green had his No. 23 retired Tuesday at the Breslin Center.

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MSU coach Tom Izzo on playing Duke

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo talks about the matchup with Duke in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on the night Draymond Green's No. 23 is retired.

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MSU’s Tillman, Henry, Winston on playing Duke

Michigan State's Xavier Tillman, Aaron Henry and Cassius Winston talk about facing Duke in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

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Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski after beating MSU

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski talks about the victory over Michigan State in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.

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MSU, Duke ‘trying to find ourselves’ ahead of rematch of 2019 NCAA thriller

Michigan State and Duke both have battled inconsistency in the early part of the season, resulting in a few unexpected losses.

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MSU doesn’t expect Joshua Langford to return to this season

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said he doesn’t expect Joshua Langford to play this season and the focus is on Langford’s future.

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Detroit? New York? MSU ‘excited to play’ in bowl game and doesn’t care where

Michigan State became bowl eligible with its victory over Maryland on Saturday, but where that takes the Spartans is far from certain.

ESPN’s Lunardi lifts UM to a top seed in latest NCAA bracket; MSU a No. 2

Michigan's Battle 4 Atlantis championship is carrying a lot of weight.

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Michigan matches record with jump to No. 4 ranking; MSU drops to No. 11

The Wolverines received nine first-place votes and matched Kansas in 1989 for the biggest jump from being unranked the previous week.

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Niyo: It’s a state of discontent for both Michigan and MSU

One program is hoping it hasn’t reached its ceiling. The other is hoping it has hit the floor.

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Travel-worn Spartans get readjusted with Duke tilt up next

The Spartans returned from the Maui Invitational after spending just less than a week five time zones away from home.

Michigan State takeaways: Finishing with a kick, future playmakers

Five takeaways from The Detroit News' Matt Charboneau after Michigan State's 19-16 win over Maryland on Saturday.

MSU’s Kenny Willekes becomes first defensive player to win team MVP twice

Willekes became just seventh overall in program history to win the Governor’s Award twice.

‘Means the world’: Michigan State gives Maryland the boot, becomes bowl eligible

Michigan State hasn’t done anything easy all season, so it was fitting that becoming bowl eligible was a grind.

Tre Mosley fires up Spartans by burning redshirt in ‘fantastic game’

Tre Mosley had a choice to make this week — sit out and take a redshirt season or keep playing and lose the extra year.

Kicker Matt Coghlin ensures Spartans’ sixth victory carries a footnote

Senior's four field goals in 16-13 win over Maryland proves pivotal in making Michigan State bowl eligible.

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Charboneau on MSU becoming bowl eligible

Matt Charboneau of The News talks about Michigan State beating Maryland on Senior Day to become bowl eligible.

MSU’s Mark Dantonio on win over Maryland

Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio talks about becoming bowl eligible with the victory over Maryland.

MSU’s seniors talk about becoming bowl eligible

Michigan State seniors Brian Lewerke, Kenny Willekes and David Dowell talk about winning on Senior Day to become bowl eligible.

MSU’s Coghlin, Mosley, White on beating Maryland

Michigan State's Matt Coghlin, Tre Mosley and Cody White talk about beating Maryland to become bowl eligible.

Michigan State 19, Maryland 16

Recap: Michigan State tops Maryland, gains bowl eligibility

Follow along here for live updates from Detroit News contributor Connor Muldowney as Michigan State plays host to Maryland.

Michigan State seeks another ‘program game,’ just like critical 2012 finale

Michigan State has had its share of defining moments over the last 13 seasons.

Green Room podcast: Spartans drop Maui opener, MSU-Maryland, Thanksgiving traditions

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul discuss Michigan State's opening basketball loss at the Maui Invitational and they preview the MSU-Maryland football game.