Following a successful West Coast trip with victories over Washington and Oregon, your 10th ranked Michigan State Spartans will return home with a five game win streak and overall record of 17-2 (7-1 in the B1G). Their next opponent will be the 8-11 (1-7) Maryland Terrapins, who will head to East Lansing after a double digit road loss to Illinois. The game will take place at the Breslin Center this Saturday at noon, and will be broadcast on CBS.
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A typical East Lansing January is in full swing once again. North winds have turned campus into a frozen tundra of white snow and slick ice. Students trek to their new classes exposed to the elements, and Michigan State basketball is winning.Now 17-2 (7-1 in the Big Ten) and coming off a demanding yet rewarding West Coast trip, the Spartans look to continue their reign of physical dominance against the Maryland Terrapins (8-11, 1-7), a team that has recently struggled with just about everything.
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Whenever Michigan State decides to dump the puck into the attacking zone, there’s a good chance that Tommi Männistö is the first man in to retrieve it. It’s led to a lot of scoring chances for his line, and it’s
a big reason why the Spartans have one of the best top-12 forward groups in the country. “I like to play fast-paced. I’ve always liked it. Hockey is a fast sport, so going hard and going fast, I think it’s a fun way to play,” Männistö said. “I’ve always liked to work hard.”
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Behind a 21-point performance from redshirt-sophomore guard Kennedy Blair, the No. 13/15 Spartan women’s basketball team held off the tenacious USC Trojans, 74-68 on Thursday night at the Breslin Center on Breslin Boom Night.
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In episode five, Director of Athletic Equipment Dave Pruder reflects on his Michigan State experience and shares the history behind MSU’s jerseys, while freshman Jordan Scott spotlights his love for the game and growth under Tom Izzo as the Spartans pick up two more Big Ten wins on the West Coast.
Today, 247Sports rolled out the latest update to the 2026 basketball recruiting rankings, as senior seasons are in full swing across the country. This is especially notable for Michigan State fans, as the Spartans have signed four 2026 prospects to the incoming class. The work that Tom Izzo and his staff did to land these kids the last year or so ended up yielding one of the best classes in America – slotting in at #2 behind Duke.
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No. 21 Michigan State gymnastics hosts fifth-ranked UCLA for its home opener on Sunday, Jan. 25 at 1 p.m. inside the Breslin Center. The meet will air nationally on FOX with Olivia Karas (analyst), Connor Onion (play-by-play) and Kylen Mills (sideline) on the call.
LeVar Woods felt like the most surprising assistant hire for new Michigan State head coach Pat Fitzgerald. It’s surprising in the best way. Woods is considered to be one of the best special teams coordinators in the country. He had been on the coaching staff at his alma mater, Iowa, since 2008 and been the Hawkeyes’ STC since 2017.
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There’s only one Big Ten team the Spartans have yet to face: Minnesota. No. 2 Michigan State hockey will return home, hosting Minnesota after spending two weekends on the road. The Gophers are the only team the Spartans have yet to play in conference action. The series is set for Friday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. EST and Saturday, Jan. 24 at 6 p.m. EST. Friday’s game will be streamed on Big Ten Plus, Saturday’s on Big Ten Network.
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Nick Sheridan needed only 10 seconds to rattle off 11 names. Michigan State’s new offensive coordinator listed Plaxico Burress, Amp Campbell, Sedrick Irvin, Julian Peterson and other former program greats. That may seem odd for a guy who played quarterback at Michigan but Sheridan grew up around the Spartans. His father, Bill Sheridan, coached Michigan State’s linebackers from 1998-2000 and he’s now heading back to the home sideline at Spartan Stadium.
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No. 13/15 Michigan State women’s basketball returns home to take on USC on Thursday, Jan. 22. Tipoff time is set for 8 p.m. The Trojans come to East Lansing for the first time since 1992. Sloane Martin and Shimmy Miller will be on the call for BTN.
Michigan State men’s basketball team will receive a budding dynamic duo next fall. Carlos Medlock Jr. and Ethan Taylor competed at the 2026 Panini Hoophall Classic with Link Academy (MO), playing two games on Saturday and Sunday against Montverde Academy (FL) and Arizona Compass Prep (AZ) respectively.
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Carson Cooper scored a career-high 19 points and No. 10 Michigan State used a big second half run to beat Oregon, 68-52, on Tuesday night at Matthew Knight Arena. Cooper hit 8-of-10 shots from the floor and 3-of-4 from the free throw line, while grabbing seven rebounds and blocking four shots to lead three players in double figures.
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No. 10 Michigan State wraps a two-game swing through the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday, Jan. 20, visiting Oregon (9 p.m. ET, FS1). The Spartans opened their trip with an 80-63 win over Washington on Saturday in Seattle. Saturday’s game will air live on FS1, with Connor Onion and Miles Simon calling all of the action.
Michigan State director of hockey operations Dan Sturges died unexpectedly on Monday. He was 40 years old. Sturges, a program legacy and member of Michigan State’s 2007 national championship team, worked for his alma mater since 2019.
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Michigan State has added freshman punter Alex Weeks from Northern Arizona University. Weeks is a 6-foot-3, 165-pound freshman from Scottsdale, Arizona, and reunites with his former special teams coach, Josh Robinson, who recently joined Michigan State as an assistant special teams coach working alongside special teams coordinator LeVar Woods. As a true freshman at Northern Arizona, Weeks appeared in one game, handling kickoff duties and recording five kickoffs for 248 yards. Weeks will provide depth behind starting punter Rhys Dakin and gives Michigan State a quality long-term backup at the position with four years of eligibility remaining.
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The Ducks enter this game just 8-10 overall, 1-6 in the Big Ten, and losers of four straight. Their only conference win is against Maryland who just picked up their first conference win of the year on Sunday over Penn State (who still has no B1G wins). Oregon started the year with four straight wins but the toughest opponent in that group was perhaps their rival, Oregon State. Five straight losses followed and then a 4-1 stretch preceded the current four game losing streak.
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Michigan State has picked up a commitment from 2026 Monroe, North Carolina, kicker Stephen Gonzales. The 5-foot-11, 160-pound kicker is rated a five-star prospect by Kohl’s Kicking and is ranked as the No. 4 kicker in the country. Kohl’s noted that Gonzales may possess the strongest leg in the entire 2026 recruiting class, where he was able to hit from both 63 and 65 yards in competitions.
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