http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/enWed, 06 Aug 2008 10:01:53 -0500Movable Type Enterprise 1.52 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/no1623084http://www.feedburner.comhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/msu-spartans/~3/357361565/cousins_embraces_roles_as_hoye.htmlSpartans ColumnsThe Grand Rapids PressHowie Beardsley | The Grand Rapids PressWed, 06 Aug 2008 10:01:53 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/spartans/index.ssf//2508.1259589 ]]>Kirk Cousins spent last season on the MSU scout team. Now he's second on the depth chart. EAST LANSING -- The critics never gave Kirk Cousins a chance when he left for Michigan State to try his luck as a...http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2008/08/cousins_embraces_roles_as_hoye.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/msu-spartans/~3/357052804/spartans_goal_no_letdown_after.htmlSpartans Football StoriesSteve GrinczelTue, 05 Aug 2008 23:28:46 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/spartans/index.ssf//2508.1258990 ]]>AP PhotoQuarterback Brian Hoyer will try to lead Michigan State to its first back-to-back winning seasons since 1990. EAST LANSING -- Michigan State had every reason to believe the good times were finally rolling again more than three-quarters of the...http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2008/08/spartans_goal_no_letdown_after.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/msu-spartans/~3/356956362/surgery_a_success_for_msu_bask.htmlSpartans Basketball StoriesSteve GrinczelTue, 05 Aug 2008 21:33:26 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/spartans/index.ssf//2508.1258735 ]]>EAST LANSING -- Highly touted incoming Michigan State freshman forward Delvon Roe now has two surgically repaired knees, but only a minor setback. After Roe developed swelling in his left knee last week, the MSU medical staff scheduled him to...http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2008/08/surgery_a_success_for_msu_bask.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/msu-spartans/~3/356001737/dantonios_expectations_high_fo.htmlSpartans Football StoriesSteve GrinczelMon, 04 Aug 2008 23:28:00 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/spartans/index.ssf//2508.1254623 ]]>EAST LANSING -- Mark Dantonio took good-humored exception to the suggestion that his first Michigan State team was gradually introduced to his system a year ago. "Well, I would not consider the way I coach spoon-feeding," he said Monday afternoon...http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2008/08/dantonios_expectations_high_fo.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/msu-spartans/~3/355742371/new_spartan_football_complex_i.htmlSpartans Football StoriesSteve Grinczel | CommentaryMon, 04 Aug 2008 20:57:41 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/spartans/index.ssf//2508.1253981 ]]>EAST LANSING -- The first day of Michigan State football practice Monday provided the opportunity to get an unofficial sneak peak at the new Spartan football headquarters, which can be described in one word -- dazzling. There is still a...http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2008/08/new_spartan_football_complex_i.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/msu-spartans/~3/352246656/neitzels_nba_dream_takes_detou.htmlSpartans Basketball StoriesSteve GrinczelThu, 31 Jul 2008 23:16:37 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/spartans/index.ssf//2508.1241333 ]]>AP File PhotoDrew Neitzel is one of 12 Big Ten players to finish his career with more than 1,500 points and 500 assists. "My NBA dream isn't done or shot," he said. EAST LANSING -- Drew Neitzel has concluded that...http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2008/08/neitzels_nba_dream_takes_detou.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/msu-spartans/~3/352035516/grinczel_on_wghn_neitzel_made.htmlAudioJames Schmehl | MLive.comThu, 31 Jul 2008 18:31:11 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/spartans/index.ssf//2508.1240398 ]]>AP PhotoFormer Michigan State guard Drew Neitzel signed his first professional contract with the Artland Dragons in Germany. Drew Neitzel probably would have received an invitation to a NBA camp in October. The former Michigan State guard probably could have...http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2008/07/grinczel_on_wghn_neitzel_made.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/msu-spartans/~3/351625814/saintdic_signs_deal_with_chief.htmlSpartans Football StoriesThe Associated PressThu, 31 Jul 2008 10:26:26 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/spartans/index.ssf//2508.1237982 ]]>AP PhotoFormer Spartans standout defensive end Jonal Saint-Dic signed a two-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs have signed defensive end Jonal Saint-Dic to a two-year contract. Terms were not released on...http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2008/07/saintdic_signs_deal_with_chief.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/msu-spartans/~3/351612656/neitzel_signs_pro_contract_wit.htmlBreaking NewsSteve GrinczelThu, 31 Jul 2008 22:36:16 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/spartans/index.ssf//2508.1237965 ]]>AP PhotoEx-Michigan State guard Drew Neitzel will start his professional career in German with the Artland Dragons. EAST LANSING -- Former Michigan State guard Drew Neitzel has signed his first professional contract with the Artland Dragons in Germany, according to...http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2008/07/neitzel_signs_pro_contract_wit.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/msu-spartans/~3/349884159/msu_to_play_maryland_on_thanks.htmlSpartans Basketball StoriesSteve Grinczel | CommentaryTue, 29 Jul 2008 17:31:39 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/spartans/index.ssf//2508.1231398 ]]>EAST LANSING -- Your chances of coming out of Thankgiving Day with a winning glow and less acid indigestion have just increased because the Michigan State basketball team will play its Old Spice Classic opener against Maryland late instead of...http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2008/07/msu_to_play_maryland_on_thanks.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/msu-spartans/~3/346319357/spartans_ringer.htmlSpartans Football StoriesSteve GrinczelFri, 25 Jul 2008 23:25:04 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/spartans/index.ssf//2508.1218552 ]]>AP PhotoMichigan State's Javon Ringer is one of the leading returning rushers in the Big Ten. CHICAGO -- An unlikely blend of unbridled confidence and genuine humility, Javon Ringer would have selected himself as the Big Ten's Preseason Offensive Player...http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2008/07/spartans_ringer.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/msu-spartans/~3/346330457/spartans_quarterback_hoyer_put.htmlSpartans ColumnsSpartans Football StoriesThe Grand Rapids PressDavid Mayo | The Grand Rapids PressFri, 25 Jul 2008 23:53:52 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/spartans/index.ssf//2508.1220751 ]]>AP File PhotoMichigan State quarterback Brian Hoyer experienced many ups and downs during the Spartans' 7-6 season in 2007. CHICAGO -- Across the room from where Purdue quarterback Curtis Painter sat surrounded by DVDs trumpeting his Heisman Trophy candidacy, Brian...http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2008/07/spartans_quarterback_hoyer_put.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/msu-spartans/~3/346319358/spartans_dantonio_happy_with_r.htmlSpartans Football StoriesSteve GrinczelFri, 25 Jul 2008 23:48:02 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/spartans/index.ssf//2508.1220726 ]]>CHICAGO -- If recruiting truly is the lifeblood of a college football program, Michigan State shouldn't be in need of a transfusion at the 2012 Big Ten media days. Coaches rarely tout recruiting victories during the formal press conference portion...http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2008/07/spartans_dantonio_happy_with_r.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/msu-spartans/~3/345307375/dantonio_spartans_staying_out.htmlSpartans Football StoriesSteve GrinczelThu, 24 Jul 2008 23:25:34 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/spartans/index.ssf//2508.1216467 ]]>AP PhotoMichigan State coach Mark Dantonio says he's constantly talking to his players about making good choices. CHICAGO -- Michigan State has personnel issues, but not of the off-the-field variety that has so often been a controversial topic of conversation...http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2008/07/dantonio_spartans_staying_out.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/msu-spartans/~3/345307376/ums_transition_year_could_mean.htmlSpartans Football StoriesSteve GrinczelThu, 24 Jul 2008 23:25:30 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/spartans/index.ssf//2508.1216460 ]]>AP PhotoMichigan coach Rich Rodriguez doesn't put much stock in preseason polls. "But the last I checked, where you're ranked (in preseason) isn't worth a first down," he said. CHICAGO -- Something was very conspicuous by its absence at the...http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2008/07/ums_transition_year_could_mean.htmlnonadult