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Michigan State's Draymond Green Cleans The Glass, Then Floor

Timothy Burke — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 17:37:35 EDT

While Michigan State fans may question Draymond Green's help defense, his help cleaning the floor is without question as Green took to his janitorial duties late in the Spartans' 65-61 win over St. Louis today in Columbus. [CBS] More »

Florida State, Vanderbilt, And Michigan State Are Going Dancing, But They Would Have Been Anyway

Timothy Burke — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 17:51:34 EDT

This brings to a close our series highlighting teams celebrating their conference championships, and like most televised entertainment, it comes to a somewhat anticlimactic end. Sure, FSU won the ACC for the first time ever, and Vanderbilt won the SEC tournament for the first time since 1951 (though there were decades the SEC had no tournament) but save for a movement forward or backward on the seedline S-curve these games didn't make or break much. College basketball's regular season has concluded, and it's time for the brief relaxation before the NCAA tournament kicks off Tuesday. More »

Michigan State Head Coach Mark Dantonio Acts Like Michigan's Little Brother

Sean Newell — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:38:16 EST

During a panel discussion on recruiting before the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association, Mark Dantonio stoked the flames of the Michigan-Michigan State rivalry. While Michigan State sent its head coach to the event, Brady Hoke was busy being honored as a finalist for the Bear Bryant Award. Michigan sent their wide receivers coach instead. More »

That Is One Huge-Ass Spartan Tattoo, MSU Redshirt Freshman Special Teamer

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:35:04 EST

Nick Hill has played all of 15 games for Michigan State, mostly as a kick returner. He's feeling good about the team and confident in his job security, because now there's no way he can ever transfer. [It's Always Sunny in Detroit] More »

Injured MSU Cheerleader's Dad: "Glad To See Your Booty Isn't Gettin' Big"

Timothy Burke — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:50:11 EST

We were happy to report last night that Michigan State cheerleader Taylor Young was doing fine after a scary accident that left her sprawled out and unconscious at center court of East Lansing's Breslin Center during the Spartans' 65-49 win over Florida State. More »

That Craigslist Ad Offering People $75 To Attend The Big Ten Championship Game Was A Hoax

Dom Cosentino — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:00:00 EST

Spencer Hall, who had gotten hold of a response from the hoaxster and initially thought it could be legit, ended up getting to the bottom of it: "The funniest thing was all the damn Spartan and Badger fans who crawled out of the woodwork. Can't be bothered to drive 3 / 6 hours for their team and buy a cheapass 20 dollar ticket on stubhub, but FREE ticket? Nom nom nom. They should be disqualified." [Every Day Should Be Saturday] More »

Cheerleading Accident Forces Delay In Florida State-Michigan State Basketball Game, Emotional Display From Mike Tirico

Timothy Burke — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:50:01 EST

Michigan State cheerleader Taylor Young is "OK," per Spartans AD Mark Hollis, after taking a spill in the first half of MSU's game against Florida State and landing flat on her face. More »

OK, This Michigan State-UNC Game On An Aircraft Carrier Will Be Pretty Awesome

Jack Dickey — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:10:59 EST

Game's on ESPN right now, live from San Diego. Go watch it. More »

Watch A 101,300-Ton Bin Laden-Dumping War Machine Become A Basketball Court

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:05:11 EST

Love time-lapse videos. Love them. Nothing better for the arrested attention span than to compress a week's worth of construction on the USS Carl Vinson in San Diego into a handy YouTube video. And on the eighth day, they balled. [via SBNation] More »

UNC And Michigan State Will Wear Ugly Camo Uniforms In Game On Aircraft Carrier

Emma Carmichael — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:00:00 EDT

Now is as good of a time as any to remind the world that in just a week and a half, two premier college basketball programs will be playing an actual game that will actually count on a giant aircraft carrier on the water in San Diego. And they'll be doing so, it turns out, in camouflage jerseys that say "U.S.A." on the back. On Veterans Day. More »

Michigan State Beat Wisconsin Last Night On A Game-Ending Hail Mary TD Pass (Video)

Dom Cosentino — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 10:45:25 EDT

Keith Nichol caught a throw from Kirk Cousins on the game's final play, but it was ruled a touchdown only after a replay review determined that Nichol did, in fact, cross the goal line with the ball. Cousins-Nichol thus gets added to Doug Flutie-Gerard Phelan and Kordell Stewart-Michael Westbrook in college football's pantheon of famous game-ending Hail Marys. Everybody else gets to praise the merits of a replay system that allowed those humans making the decision to get the call right. [Awful Announcing] More »

An Open Letter About Dirty Play From A Michigan State Fan To Jonathan Chait (And Other Sanctimonious Michigan Pricks)

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:40:24 EDT

Apparently, my favorite football team plays dirty. Would you allow me a brief moment to wring my hands in distress? Here's what New York Magazine political writer and Michigan fanboy wrote from his fainting couch the other day: More »

Justin Abdelkader Would Bomb Michigan's Big House Off The Map If He Could

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:45:26 EDT

The Red Wings' Abdelkader, a former Spartan, took a ride with the Blue Angels in an F/A-18 Hornet. "We flew over Ann Arbor, went over the Big House – if we'd had had a couple bombs on it, maybe we would have dropped a couple on there." He's joking, we think. [Detroit Free Press] More »

The Blake Griffin Poster Has Arrived

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:00:00 EST

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

How Things Work When An Athlete Gets In Trouble

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:55:00 EDT

Michigan State CB Chris Rucker got drunk and backed his car into another vehicle. It's the kind of thing that happens all the time, except for the part about the vehicle's owner, an MSU student, pleading with police to let Rucker go. More »

Gerard Butler's Michigan State Weekend

David Matthews — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 11:40:00 EDT

Movie Spartan Gerard Butler was once in a great trailer that became an OK movie called 300. So it makes perfect sense for him—while not in character—to pump up various Michigan State crowds like he did this weekend. More »

Police Report Released In MSU Sexual Assault Allegations

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:40:21 EDT

The Michigan Messenger has put online the police report compiled after a student accused two Spartans basketball players of sexually assaulting her. More »

Sexual Assault Allegations Against Two Michigan State Players: Why Aren't Charges Being Brought?

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:05:00 EDT

Two MSU players were accused of sexually assaulting a woman on campus in August. Despite a police recommendation to prosecute, and one of the accused players later corroborating the victim's account, the prosecutor's office will not be pursuing the case. More »

God Gave Mark Dantonio A Heart Attack For Beating Notre Dame, Says Soon-To-Be-Suspended Radio Guy

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:00:00 EDT

We said it's time to let the MSU/ND game go. Matt Patrick, of a South Bend talk radio station, should probably have read us before he insinuated that God struck Dantonio down for cheating against the Catholics. More »

Definitive Proof That Time Expired Before MSU's Miracle, And Why It Doesn't Matter

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:20:00 EDT

An enterprising soul has gone frame-by-frame and determined that the Spartans' ballsy fake should never have counted. And yet, the refs called the play exactly as they should have. More »

Weekend Winner: Sparty's Balls (If Not His Vascular System)

Tommy Craggs — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:50:22 EDT

In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio, who beat Notre Dame on a wonderfully idiotic fake field goal in overtime and then survived a "minor" heart attack. More »

Do Not Make Eye Contact With Colts Fans; It Only Angers Them

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:15:00 EDT

Now Is The Time For Your Tears

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:15:25 EDT

So I guess this is it. After four years, six blogs and countless, countless links, my time here is done. I was under the impression there would be ice cream. More »

Tom Izzo: Spartan "For Life"

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:53:05 EDT

That sounds about right. Now ... exhale. [Lansing State Journal] More »

End Of The Line For The MSU Thong Thief

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:20:00 EDT

The Michigan State student who was arrested after stealing 79 pairs of women's panties denied that he has a sex addiction. It's clearly just a comfort thing, and makes him feel pretty. [AP] More »

Tom Izzo Wins The Weekend

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:00:41 EDT

In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like the new unanimous choice for greatest coach in the history of world history. Improbably, that guy works for Michigan State. More »

Volunteers Vs. Conscripted From Birth: Your Tennessee-MSU Open Thread

Barry Petchesky — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:20:00 EDT

The winner becomes the highest (lowest?) seed, yet the most boring team in the Final Four. We don't like our Cinderellas to be huge programs on a down year. Still, fun coaches. Follow along in the comments. More »

Onions Win The Weekend

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:30:36 EDT

In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like players who had the courage to take the big shot—no matter how ill-advised—and became heroes to small children everywhere. Don't you hate guys like that? More »

Last Night's Winner: Pedants

Dashiell Bennett — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:30:57 EDT

In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like sticklers for the rules who believe that a lane violation is still a lane violation even in the final minute. In other words, me. More »

Food Producers Meet Greeks, Make Orzo Together: New Mexico State-Michigan State Open Thread

David Matthews — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:20:00 EDT

Having Kalin Lucas, Raymar Morgan and Tom Izzo means MSU is a threat to make a run. Jahmar Young and Jonathon Gibson are pretty sick themselves. Lunardi says NMSU's just happy to be there. Can they prove him wrong? More »

Beadle Distressed By Inflatable Dong Tongue; Cowherd, Not So Much

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:30:00 EST

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

Sheed And The Truth Get Into Cosplay

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:30:00 EST

Open Thread: Michigan State-Minnesota, 'Nova-St. John's, Rutgers-G'Town, Etc.

Tommy Craggs — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:00:00 EST

We'll do another of these at 2 p.m. and again at 4 p.m. Possible topic for discussion: the new Spartans logo that looks more or less like the old one but has made people very angry nonetheless. More »

Michigan State's Teamwork Shines In Dorm Brawl

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:30:38 EST

The Spartans have suspended eight more players (including three starters) for their role in the a dorm donnybrook last month. That's not counting the two that have already been kicked off the team. They're really starting to gel! [StateNews, Freep] More »

In Amazing Coincidence, Two Michigan State Players Kicked Off Team

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:30:07 EST

Junior Roderick Jenrette and sophomore Glenn Winston were dismissed from Michigan State's football team two days after unidentified football players were accused of beating up frat boys in a residence hall. Gee, you think it might be the same guys? More »

Spartans Get Early Jump On Off-Season Distractions

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST

Several Michigan State football players may have participated in a ski-mask wearing, face-punching group attack on a campus residence hall. I only have one question: Does this count against involuntary practice limits? [The State News] More »

There's One In Every Crowd

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:00:15 EDT

A desperate Wisconsin Badger fan that is. He will do whatever it takes to draw attention to himself, even if that means buying tickets for 100 Midshipmen to be his personal bodyguards. (Click to embiggen.) More »

Journeyman Wide Receivers Make You Question Your Mortality

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:00:01 EDT

Derrick Mason retired yesterday. He is my favorite Spartan football player of all time. We both graduated from Michigan State in the same year. He had a productive 12-year NFL career. I do this. More »

Tom Izzo To Make Musical Theater Fans Les Miserables

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:00:00 EDT

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Look...I love Tom Izzo and I hate cancer, but if a Broadway-style musical extravaganza starring an undersized Yooper doesn't have Bad Idea Jeans written all over it, I'll eat my tap shoes. More »

An Oddly Fitting End To Detroit's Final Four

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:10:00 EDT

All week long we heard about how much this game meant for the city of Detroit. Since the "Detroit" team was left a humbled, burned-out shell of its former self, I'd say that's appropriate. More »