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Monday, August 08, 2011  After Sharing a Big-Ten title last season, the Spartans hope to hoist it all by themselves in 2011.

Saturday, March 26, 2011  For a Fulton team which has outhustled, outsmarted, and "out-toughed" opponents often bigger and more athletic than they during a dazzling post-season run, there was something noble about their loss in the Class D state championship game: they simply ran out of gas.

Thursday, March 24, 2011  It's a lesson that has been continually reinforced during the playoffs: nothing less than a complete, four-quarter effort will allow you to advance.  Even facing the bleakest of predicaments, it's a lesson the Fulton-Middleton Pirates did not waver from.

Thursday, March 24, 2011  After bowing out in last year's Class C state semi-finals, a young and talented Beecher team vowed they would be back.  The Bucs made good on their promise, but could have never imagined how their season would come to such a crushing conclusion.

Saturday, March 19, 2011  With a trip to the state championship game there for the taking, both Goodrich and Hemlock let one bad final quarter ruin three great earlier quarters of hard work and execution.

Sunday, March 13, 2011  The Spartans had to sweat it out Sunday, hearing most of the 68-field team announced before finding out they had been matched against seventh-seeded UCLA in the Southeast region.

Sunday, March 06, 2011  The Big Ten announced on Sunday the bracket for the 2011 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, which will be played Thursday through Sunday, March 10-13, at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Sunday, February 27, 2011  JaJuan Johnson had 20 points, 17 rebounds and seven blocks to help No. 8 Purdue beat Michigan State 67-47 on Sunday.

Friday, February 25, 2011  Four Michigan State seniors - wide receiver Mark Dell, tight end Charlie Gantt, linebacker Greg Jones and cornerback Chris L. Rucker - have accepted invitations to participate in the National Football League's 2011 Scouting Combine, scheduled for Feb. 23-March 1 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.

Saturday, February 19, 2011  Kalin Lucas scored 25 points, lifting Michigan State to a 61-57 win over Illinois on Saturday night.

Sunday, January 30, 2011  Draymond Green made a go-ahead shot with 29.3 seconds left and No. 25 Michigan State held on for an 84-83 win over Indiana on Sunday night.

Saturday, January 15, 2011  Freshman Keith Appling scored 19 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer and two key free throws, as Michigan State rallied to beat Northwestern 71-67 in overtime Saturday.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011  Draymond Green scored a career-high 26 points, and Kalin Lucas made three free throws in the final minute of overtime to lift Michigan State to a much-needed 64-61 victory over No. 20 Wisconsin on Tuesday night.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011  Michigan State, which won a school-record 11 games in 2010 and a share of its first Big Ten Championship since 1990, finished No. 14 in the final Associated Press and USA TODAY Polls, released Tuesday, Jan. 11.

Friday, December 31, 2010  Durrell Summers scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half and No. 20 Michigan State opened Big Ten play with a 71-62 victory over No. 14 Minnesota on Friday.