EAST LANSING – Purdue arrived in town about two hours before the start of its game with Michigan State and could have left an hour early.

Purdue was forced to travel to East Lansing by bus this morning after Friday night flight problems.

EAST LANSING – After hockey fans were treated to Friday night’s goal-fest and overtime thriller, Saturday’s second game in the series at Munn Arena returned to a more defensive battle between Michigan State and Northern Michigan.

EAST LANSING — Tom Izzo was not necessarily in agreement when he heard today that his Michigan State basketball team is up to No. 6 in the Associated Press poll.

EAST LANSING – It was loud. It was fun.

EAST LANSING – In a game of runs, Michigan State had the last one to surge past of Indiana. MSU had four scorers finish in double figures and recovered from a 26-2 Hoosier run to win 80-65 in the Big Ten opener for both teams

Ivan Mokhov flashes around the ice rink like a blond bullet, building up speed for a graceful, powerful jump. He’s just 12, but has been a competitive skater for half of his life.

EAST LANSING – It’s easy to envision this team in March, racing up and down the floor, hitting shots and giving a higher-seeded team a lot of trouble.

EAST LANSING – A 22-year-old Michigan State University student found dead today is the third student who has been found dead in the last 10 days.

EAST LANSING – This was supposed to be easier.