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The legacies of Ager, Davis and MSU’s seniors

Friday, March 3rd, 2006

Both Spartan seniors stayed and played four years at MSU. Both have led Michigan State to a Final Four. Both will finish as one of the top 15 scorers in MSU history. This week the State News published a retrospective on seniors Paul Davis and Maurice Ager reflecting on their legacies […]

Spartans miss Trannon, can’t stop 4-guard offense

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

MSU felt the loss of Matt Trannon in Wednesday’s 79-68 loss to Ohio State at the Breslin Center. Steve Grinczel of MLive.com writes that MSU is heading into the postseason with a noticeable limp. With the win, OSU is probably in the driver’s seat for the Big Ten title due to their favorable […]

Trannon out for at least three weeks

Tuesday, February 21st, 2006

It looks like the Spartans will definitely be without Matt Trannon as they head down the stretch in the Big Ten season. MLive.com is reporting that he is out at least three weeks and perhaps as many as six-to-eight weeks.
Trannon’s value to the Spartans can’t be measured only in statistics. He brought a toughness […]

Trannon suffers broken jaw in win

Monday, February 20th, 2006

Jack Ebling is reporting on local sports talk radio that MSU’s Matt Trannon sufferred a broken jaw during Saturday’s blow out of Michigan. He apparently had some pain following the game Saturday evening and mentioned it to MSU’s training staff on Sunday. Following an x-ray, the broken jaw was confirmed. Tom […]

Spartans grind out 2 OT victory in Columbus

Monday, January 16th, 2006

Road wins in the Big Ten are a tough commodity to come by. That’s even more the case when the opponent is a legitimate Big Ten title contender like Ohio State. In today’s Lansing State Journal, Tom Izzo talked about how his Spartans grinded out Sunday’s 2OT, 62-59 win over the Buckeyes.

During one of […]