No. 1 Michigan State took its first loss in regulation in over a month on Friday night as the Spartans fell, 3-2, in overtime of its first meeting with No. 10 Michigan. A sold-out Yost Ice Arena hosted what was a rematch of last year's NCAA Tournament quarterfinal matchup and Big Ten Tournament Championship.

No. 12 Michigan State is heading into what will likely be its toughest conference game yet when it hosts No. 19 Illinois on Sunday.

No. 19 Illinois plays the No. 12 Michigan State Spartans after Kylan Boswell scored 22 points in the Fighting Illini's 94-69 win over the Indiana Hoosiers.

Columnist Graham Couch gives his thoughts on Michigan State's performance Wednesday night in a narrow victory over Penn State with three quick takes.

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Michigan is coming off a series split at Notre Dame last week and is 3-5 in its last eight games after posting a 7-1 record in November, including a sweep at Boston University. The Wolverines are led in scoring by freshman forward Michael Hage, who has 11 goals and 13 assists, as one of eight players with double-figure points.

EAST LANSING, Mich. - No. 23 Michigan State men’s tennis upset No. 7 Kentucky in the Spartans' highest-ranked win in program history Friday night at a raucous MSU Indoor Tennis Center. Friday night was MSU’s 2025 spring and home opening action, and a spirited crowd of 707 mostly Green & White-clad Spartan fans made for a memorable historic night.

No. 22-ranked Spartans had three players score in double figures while picking up 70-60 road win over Scarlet Knights.

No. 19 Illinois is traveling to face No. 12 Michigan State in East Lansing. The Spartans will be favored, but the Illini are the hottest team in the Big Ten with dominating wins over Indiana, Penn State and Oregon.

Since the calendar flipped from 2024 to 2025, No. 19 Illinois flipped a switch and pulled off two amazing feats on the road.

Once in a while — amid the clamor and chaos of crowds and jeers and protests and press — someone would walk up to a 45-pound, third-grade Tricia Saunders and thank her for “what you’re doing for women’s lib.