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CHAMPAIGN —Kylan Boswell sat at the podium while emerging from a flashbang. As the mist subsided, the irritation in his eyes grew. It was like he had seen a ghost. “I feel like I let us down tonight. I can’t afford this type of stuff for the team. These guys lean on me, and I […]
From The Champaign Room | about 4 hours ago | 0 reads
Yeah, so this caused a firestorm of controversy. The concept of rivalry in college athletics can be a headscratcher. In college football, Michigan State fans view Michigan as their rivals. Michigan fans view Michigan State as their intramural sparring partner because of their far greater concern with the team down south. Meanwhile, in basketball, Ohio […]
From The Champaign Room | about 15 hours ago | 0 reads
Game 1: Relatively Competitive with ranked Michigan Game 2: Relatively competitive with ranked Notre Dame Game 3: Bit of a struggle with Cleveland State, rallied and won Game 4: Handled Detroit Mercy fairly easily two days after the CSU game Game 5: What will happen when Marquette men’s lacrosse has to deal with a Harvard […]
From Anonymous Eagle | about 16 hours ago | 0 reads
You could argue that Michigan State’s win over Purdue on Thursday night was the Spartans’ biggest win of the season. No, it wasn’t the highest ranked team we’ve beaten; that was Illinois. No, it wasn’t one of the early-season neutral-site games that we normally struggle in as it takes us longer to fall into form; […]
From The Only Colors | about 18 hours ago | 0 reads
While Indiana and Purdue is the rivalry in the state of Indiana, there might not be a better rivalry in the Big Ten in the last two decades than Purdue and Michigan State. Matt Painter and Tom Izzo are living legends and will have claims for best coaches in conference history when their careers are […]
From Hammer and Rails | 1 day ago | 0 reads
The Spartans get back on the road after notching a couple home wins last week. We have matching 22-5 (12-4 Big Ten) records going up against each other in West Lafayette. The game gets underway at 8 PM ET and is streaming on Peacock. According to last week’s survey, 55% of you will be able […]
From The Only Colors | 2 days ago | 0 reads
The Big Ten is lost. Michigan officially locked up at least a share of the conference last night with three games to go, and unless they lose at Illinois, at Iowa, and at home against Michigan State Purdue will have to wait another year for that elusive 27th Big Ten championship that was almost considered […]
From Hammer and Rails | 3 days ago | 0 reads
The victims of Sunday afternoon’s top-10 upsets slid a combined seven spots in the latest AP Top 25 poll, with Michigan and Louisville clinging to their top-10 statuses at No. 8 and No. 10, respectively, as Duke dropped three spots to No. 12. Here’s how the rest of the top 25 shook out, with first-place […]
From Swish Appeal | 5 days ago | 1 read
Hey TOC Nation, here are the results of our latest survey questions. In our first question, I asked you to predict how Michigan State would fare in their final five games. Exactly half predicted a 3-2 record down the stretch. I would presume then that the most popular belief is that MSU will win the […]
From The Only Colors | 6 days ago | 1 read
Next up for Duke is a very tough matchup in Washington, D.C. with #1 Michigan, and that game is going to be a really big challenge. To an extent, these teams mirror each other. For one, Jon Scheyer and Dusty May have no interest whatsoever in Small Ball. They’ve both gone big. Scheyer started his […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 9 days ago | 0 reads
Welcome to this week’s survey. One real simple question for you all. I want to see how you think MSU fares in its final five regular season games. Oh yeah, I also want to see how many of you are missing games when they are on Peacock. Want more surveys in your life? Sign up […]
From The Only Colors | 9 days ago | 1 read
We’ll get more into this when it gets closer to game time obviously, but as you probably know, Duke and Michigan are set to play on Saturday. With Michigan #1 and Duke #3 and the amount of attention both programs get, but especially Duke, ticket prices were never going to be cheap. Capital One Arena seats […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 10 days ago | 0 reads
Michigan State started this one off with strong defense and forced UCLA into some tough midrange shots that they somehow got to fall early before a Jordan Scott three got the Spartans on the board. Coen Carr welcomed Xavier Booker back to the Breslin Center with a quick baseline dunk with an assist from Jaxon […]
From The Only Colors | 10 days ago | 1 read
The Wisconsin Badgers are facing off against the Ohio State Buckeyes on Tuesday night. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. on FS1. The Badgers are coming off a memorable weekend, where they beat the No. 8 Illinois Fighting Illini on the road and the No. 10 Michigan State Spartans at home. The two wins got […]
From Bucky's 5th Quarter | 10 days ago | 0 reads
We have a new #1. Arizona is undefeated no more, and that means Michigan has snatched the throne at 24-1. They’ve won nine Quad 1 games, pounded the majority of their competition, and seem to be showing no signs of slowing down as March nears. Behind them sits Houston, who’s only lost once in Big […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 11 days ago | 2 reads
As we head into Gameweeks 27 to 32, looking at team fixtures can help you make smart FPL decisions. Some teams have easier matches where their players can score points consistently, while others face tough games that make it harder to get returns. In this article, we highlight five teams to focus on and five […]
From Never Manage Alone | 11 days ago | 1 read
Tuesday night is one of the biggest games in the history of Mackey Arena. Purdue began the season as the No. 1 ranked team, but now it will look to beat the No. 1 ranked team for the first time since beatined Arizona in December 2024. The Boilermakers have only beaten No. 1 three times […]
From Hammer and Rails | 11 days ago | 0 reads
It’s been 12 weeks, but the Wisconsin Badgers are finally back in the AP Top 25, coming in at No. 24 on Monday after their wins over the Michigan State Spartans and the Illinois Fighting Illini last week. It was an amazing week for the Badgers, who had been lacking Quad 1 wins, having secured […]
From Bucky's 5th Quarter | 12 days ago | 0 reads
No. 2 Michigan secured the regular season series against No. 5 Penn State with a 6-3 win on Saturday night. The Nittany Lions were down to 10 healthy forwards after Dane Dowiak exited last night’s game with an injury. Penn State’s effort was solid for most of the game, but the Wolverines’ superior talent and […]
From Black Shoe Diaries | 13 days ago | 0 reads
Here are the results of this week’s survey questions, and we have already seen at least some of the results to what we asked you to make a call on. In last night’s game vs. Wisconsin, Denham Wojcik played 8 minutes in relief of Jeremy Fears. To the best of my memory, no other player […]
From The Only Colors | 14 days ago | 0 reads
The Wisconsin Badgers take on another AP top-10 conference opponent this Friday, as the No. 10 Michigan State Spartans come to the Kohl Center. Tip-off is at 7:00 PM on Fox, and the Spartans are slim 2.5-point favorites. On Tuesday, Wisconsin added another remarkable road win to its NCAA Tournament resume, defeating No. 8 Illinois […]
From Bucky's 5th Quarter | 15 days ago | 0 reads
With the NFL season now coming to a close, sports fans were treated to an excellent showcase of college basketball, with thrillers across the country in both men’s and women’s play. Packed with ranked matchups and overtime drama, the Big Ten delivered some of the week’s best moments — from Michigan State’s statement win over […]
From Inside NU | 17 days ago | 2 reads
Gavin McKenna, who has been charged with misdemeanor assault after a recent fight in downtown State College, is expected to play this weekend when Penn State takes on Michigan...
From In the Pressbox | 18 days ago | 0 reads
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Close, but no cigar. For the third weekend in a row, Illinois had the opportunity to knock off a top ten-ranked Big Ten foe on the road. No. 5 Illinois pushed No. 10 Michigan State to overtime on Saturday night at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, but the Spartans came […]
From The Champaign Room | 20 days ago | 3 reads
When the fifth ranked Illinois Fighting Illini arrive at the Breslin Center on Saturday evening, it will have been two weeks to the day since MSU beat the brakes off of Maryland, 91-48, to improve to 18-2 (8-1 B1G) on the season. Vibes were high in East Lansing, with another top-10 squad seemingly destined to […]
From The Only Colors | 21 days ago | 2 reads