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Bob Apisa highlights Michigan State Hall of Fame 2017 class
EAST LANSING — Michigan State announced on Thursday its five newest inductees into the Athletics Hall of Fame: Bob Apisa (football), Joe Baum (soccer), Bob Cassleman (track & field), Kristin Haynie (basketball) and Dr. Clarence Underwood (administration). One of just 15 players in program history to earn first-team All-America honors twice, fullback Apisa played an instrumental role in helping the…
Read MoreLocal Ex-NFL players set to open brewing company
SYLVANIA, Ohio (13abc Action News) – A new business is headed to Downtown Sylvania in the space formerly occupied by Treo. Inside the Five Brewing company will be located at 5703 Main Street and plans to open its doors in Spring of 2018. According to a release Brandon Fields along with his wife Katie Fields…
Read MoreFormer MSU football player is in the Michigan craft beer game – and winning
DEXTER, MI — Surrounded by wooden oak barrels, plastic hoses and a lingering hint of wet-basement staleness, Tony Grant is giddy. Making beer – especially the sour variety – is an exact science, and the former Michigan State football player is talking about fermentation, bacteria and natural carbonation. “We just let Mother Nature do her thing. We…
Read MoreRyan Van Dyke, once a can’t miss prospect for Michigan State, is now its biggest ‘what if’
The 1998 recruiting class at Michigan State reads like a fantasy football draft. Future pros Antonio Gates, Julian Peterson, Josh Thornhill, Ulish Booker, Jace Sayler, Josh Shaw and Little John Flowers were all new additions in Nick Saban’s fourth season in East Lansing. Eleven-year, All-Pro NFL receiver Plaxico Burress, who went on to catch 64…
Read MoreFormer Spartan All-American Frank Kush Passes Away
June 22, 2017 EAST LANSING, Mich. – Former Michigan State All-American guard Frank Kush, who helped the Spartans to National Championships in 1951 and 1952, died on Thursday, June 22. He was 88 (1929-2017). A three-year letterwinner (1950-52) under Hall of Fame Coach Biggie Munn, Kush anchored MSU’s defensive line during its undefeated National Championship…
Read MoreJosiah Price Earns Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor
June 21, 2017 BIG TEN CONFERENCE MEDAL OF HONOR (Presented to a male and female student-athlete at each conference institution for outstanding athletic and academic achievement) MALE WINNER: Josiah Price (football) Josiah Price was one of the most accomplished tight ends in Spartan football history, both on and off the field. He finished his career…
Read MoreApex Academy Bowl-A-Thon
2017 Apex Academy Bowl-A-Thon Former Spartans Travis Key and Kaleb Thornill, Co-Founders of APEX Academy, would like you to join the APEX staff, student-athletes, and community leaders for APEX Academy’s Annual Bowl-A-Thon and have some fun getting personally involved in a mission that matters! Mark your calendar for May 20, 2017 and drop a pin on…
Read MoreKaren Sadler, Mark Dantonio Present Inaugural Mike Sadler Competitive Edge Award
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Karen Sadler and Michigan State head football coach Mark Dantonio presented the inaugural Mike Sadler Competitive Edge Award to eight MSU applied engineering science seniors on Friday afternoon at a College of Engineering awards ceremony held at Anthony Hall. The award is named in honor of the late Mike Sadler, who…
Read MoreMalik McDowell Selected by Seahawks in Second Round
April 28, 2017 EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State defensive lineman Malik McDowell was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round (No. 35 overall) of the 2017 National Football League Draft on Friday, April 28. McDowell, who announced his decision to forgo his senior season on Dec. 6, is the highest-drafted defensive lineman…
Read MoreMontae Nicholson Drafted by Washington in Fourth Round
April 29, 2017 EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State safety Montae Nicholson was selected by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round (No. 123 overall) of the 2017 National Football League Draft on Saturday, April 29. Nicholson is the highest Spartan safety drafted since 2006 (Eric Smith, third round, No. 97 overall, New York Jets)….
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