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The Spartans are the athletic teams of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. The school colors are green and white and all teams compete in the Big Ten conference except the hockey team. Past teams have won 11 National Championships. Famous athletes include Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Scott Skiles, Kirk Gibson, Steve Garvey, Bubba Smith and Ryan Miller.
The Spartans are the athletic teams of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. The school colors are green and white and all teams compete in the Big Ten conference except the hockey team. Past teams have won 11 National Championships. Famous athletes include Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Scott Skiles, Kirk Gibson, Steve Garvey, Bubba Smith and Ryan Miller.
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Michigan-Louisville NCAA title game: Gratitude adjustment required
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...
Tags: Big East Conference, Basketball, College Basketball, Houston Cougars, Penn State Nittany Lions
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Darius Morris, now a Laker, has a legacy at Michigan
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...
Tags: Duke Blue Devils, College Basketball, Sports, Travel, Los Angeles Lakers
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Who will advance out of the South and Midwest regions?
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...
Tags: Virginia Cavaliers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Basketball, College Basketball, Indiana Hoosiers
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True underdogs mix with pedigreed types in wide-open NCAA tournament
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...
Tags: Roy Williams, Victor Oladipo, Cinderella (fictional character), Indiana Hoosiers, College Basketball
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NCAA Tournament: Michigan State trounces Memphis, 70-48
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...
Tags: Lucas Oil Stadium, Joe Jackson, Basketball, College Basketball, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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NCAA Tournament: Michigan State defeats Valparaiso, 65-54
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....
Tags: Gary Harris, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Basketball, College Basketball, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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The agony and ecstasy of NCAA tournament Selection Sunday
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...
Tags: Duke Blue Devils, Wisconsin Badgers, Nerlens Noel, Chick Hearn, College Basketball
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Which teams are legitimate contenders for NCAA basketball title?
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...
Tags: Duke Blue Devils, Ohio State Buckeyes, Miami Hurricanes, Wisconsin Badgers, Basketball
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Victor Oladipo carries Hoosiers to win over Spartans on bum ankle
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...
Tags: Gary Harris, Big Ten Conference, Christian Watford, Victor Oladipo, Indiana Hoosiers
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Chris Dufresne's look at the season's college football bowl games
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...
Tags: Fresno State Bulldogs, WTTW, Hawaii Warriors, Georgia Bulldogs, Colorado Buffaloes
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Who would win between Notre Dame and Ohio State?
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...
Tags: Ohio State Buckeyes, Wisconsin Badgers, Bowl Championship Series, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Purdue Boilermakers
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College football TV lineup for Saturday
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...
Tags: Fresno State Bulldogs, Georgia Bulldogs, Bowl Championship Series, San Jose State Spartans, Sports
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