Michigan State Spartans

Michigan-Louisville NCAA title game: Gratitude adjustment required

2013-04-08 00:00:00

ATLANTA — Michigan will have three or four thank-you notes to hand out should it win Monday night's national championship game against Louisville at the Georgia Dome. It can start with Penn State, which beat the Wolverines by 14 points in State...

Darius Morris, now a Laker, has a legacy at Michigan

2013-04-04 12:55:00

Born in Hawthorne and raised in Carson, Darius Morris spent his childhood cheering for the Lakers – largely because of his his admiration for Kobe Bryant. Morris is less than four years removed from his playing days at Windward School, and now his...

Who will advance out of the South and Midwest regions?

2013-03-27 14:35:00

In the NCAA Midwest Regional semifinals Friday, top-seeded Louisville will play No. 12 Oregon and No. 2 Duke will play No. 3 Michigan State. In the South Regional semifinals, top-seeded Kansas will play No. 4 Michigan and No. 3 Florida will play No. 15...

True underdogs mix with pedigreed types in wide-open NCAA tournament

2013-03-25 00:00:00

My dream of a West Regional foursome of Wichita State, La Salle, Harvard and Iowa State came only half true. Los Angeles fell two underdogs short from hitting for the Cinderella cycle. The disappointment abated when, in Philadelphia, the hallucination...

NCAA Tournament: Michigan State trounces Memphis, 70-48

2013-03-23 14:10:00

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Michigan State is into the round of 16 for the NCAA tournament — as usual. Gary Harris scored 16 of his career-high 23 points in the first half and the third-seeded Spartans cruised past sixth-seeded Memphis 70-48 on...

NCAA Tournament: Michigan State defeats Valparaiso, 65-54

2013-03-21 11:37:00

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Derrick Nix got a pass down low, backed up his beefy body to put an opponent on his back and scored. For much of Michigan State's NCAA tournament-opening win, it was as easy as giving Nix the ball and getting out of his way....

The agony and ecstasy of NCAA tournament Selection Sunday

2013-03-16 19:00:00

The hours before Selection Sunday are what Lakers announcer Chick Hearn used to call "nervous time." Defending national champion Kentucky might want to chew on some of Jerry Tarkanian's old towels after probably blowing its bubble bid with an early...

Which teams are legitimate contenders for NCAA basketball title?

2013-02-20 14:13:00

Writers from around the Tribune Co. discuss the number of teams that have a chance at winning the NCAA basketball tournament this year. Feel free to join the discussion with a comment of your own. Chris Dufresne, Los Angeles Times Let's first work...

Victor Oladipo carries Hoosiers to win over Spartans on bum ankle

2013-02-20 07:56:00

Victor Oladipo "wasn't even close" to 100% healthy, Indiana Coach Tom Crean said of his star player Tuesday night. He was referring to the junior guard's sprained left ankle, which had kept him out of the second half of the Hoosiers' previous game three...

Chris Dufresne's look at the season's college football bowl games

2012-12-12 18:41:00

ESPN's "Octomom" family of networks hopes you enjoy this year's cavalcade of commercials and center snaps as it furiously tries to secure the two games it doesn't broadcast. Conspicuously missing from the lineup is Ohio State (12-0) vs. Louisiana Tech...

Who would win between Notre Dame and Ohio State?

2012-12-10 14:00:00

Notre Dame finished the college football season undefeated and will play in the BCS championship game. Ohio State also went unbeaten but is ineligible for a bowl due to NCAA sanctions. Writers from around the Tribune Co. discuss the possible outcomes if...

College football TV lineup for Saturday

2012-11-22 20:20:00

MORNING Georgia Tech (6-5) at No. 3 Georgia (10-1) 9 a.m., ESPN Kids spilled into the streets of Athens, Ga., after Stanford's win over Oregon put Georgia on a controls-its-own-destiny track to this year's national title game. But the Bulldogs...

Erik Buggs of the Valparaiso Crusaders drives for a shot attempt against Gary Harris, left, Derrick Nix and Branden Dawson of the Michigan State Spartans.

2013-03-21 00:00:00

Record: 25-8. How they got here: At-large bid. Strengths: They rely on guards Keith Appling (13.5 ppg) and Gary Harris (13.2 ppg) to set the tone as solid scorers and defensive playmakers.

2013-03-15 00:00:00

Trey Burke #3 of the Michigan Wolverines tries to get a shot off in front of Gary Harris #14 of the Michigan State Spartans during the first half at Crisler Center on March 3, 2013 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

2013-03-04 09:45:47