Saturday, July 04, 2009

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Sam Webb: Recruiting

Warren Mott's C.J. Olaniyan close to setting top-5 list

The defensive end has more than 20 scholarship offers and has already visited Penn State, Kentucky, Iowa, Cincinnati, Ohio State, Michigan and Michigan State. - 07/02/2009

Chelsea RB Nick Hill picks MSU

Nick Hill, a 5-foot-8, 182-pound running back from Chelsea, committed to Michigan State on Tuesday. - 07/01/2009

College football

Gerry DiNardo: Penn St. looks to be superior in Big Ten

DiNardo visited all of the Big Ten teams during spring practice, and with the season just more than two months away, he offered his observations. - 06/29/2009

Report: Saline QB switches commitment to MSU from Boston College

Saline High School quarterback Joe Boisture has switched his verbal commitment to Michigan State from Boston College, according to SpartanMag.com. - 06/26/2009

Jazz select MSU's Goran Suton

 Michigan State center Goran Suton, a key player behind the Spartans' run to the national championship game last season, was drafted late in the second round -- No. 50 overall -- by the Utah Jazz. - 06/26/2009

MSU starts at noon vs. Montana State, Central Michigan

Blair White is MSU's top returning receiver; he caught 43 passes for 659 yards last season.

The season opener against Montana State on Sept. 5 will be on the Big Ten Network and the CMU game on Sept. 12 will be on ESPN or ESPN2. - 06/24/2009

Report: Ex-Spartan Rem Murray among NHLers duped out of millions

Rem Murray was named to the all-CCHA second team in 1995 while at Michigan State.

He is among nearly two dozen current or former NHL players duped out of nearly $25 million by a golf resort developer, according to a report in the New York Post. - 06/19/2009

Sam Webb: Recruiting

U-M, MSU take notice of Detroit-area talent at rising camp

In its six-year existence, the Sound Mind/Sound Body Football Academy has grown from a one-day affair to a three-day event for more than 400 youngsters. - 06/18/2009

Alabama to appeal NCAA sanctions

Alabama's football program and 15 other sports were placed on three years probation after 201 athletes were found to have received free textbooks or other materials. - 06/18/2009

Football

Report: William Gholston, Mylan Hicks commit to MSU

William Gholston had 101 tackles in 2008 for Detroit Southeastern, which recorded six shutouts.

Gholston, 6-foot-7 and 250 pounds, is a five-star recruit and the No. 11 defensive end in the country, according to the recruiting Web site. Hicks, a 5-11, 179-pound cornerback, has been timed at 4.49 seconds in the 40-yard dash. - 06/17/2009

Saginaw basketball coach's son collapses in game, dies

Dorian Dawkins, 14, son of Saginaw coach Lou Dawkins, died Friday after collapsing at the Team Shootout tournament on Michigan State's campus. - 06/15/2009

Son of Saginaw coach Lou Dawkins dies during basketball game

Dorian Dawkins, 14, died Friday after collapsing during a game at the Team Shootout tournament on Michigan State's campus. - 06/13/2009

Sam Webb: Recruiting

Heavily recruited QB Robert Bolden considering Michigan State

Orchard Lake St. Mary's quarterback Robert Bolden hopes to improve his team's 4-5 record next season.

The recruiting countdown has begun for Orchard Lake St. Mary's quarterback Robert Bolden. - 06/11/2009

NCAA approves 3 rules changes for men's basketball

An NCAA committee has approved rules changes intended to clarify block-charge calls, who can shoot free throws after an injury and the expanded use of replay. - 06/09/2009

MSU coaches visit Detroit area

MSU football coach Mark Dantonio talks to fourth-graders at Harding Elementary on Friday.

Novi -- The Michigan State Coaches on the Road tour came to Metro Detroit on Friday, stopping at Harding Elementary in Detroit before heading to Providence Hospital and the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi. - 06/06/2009

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