Stage was set for Spartans to win, but they couldn&#39;t deliver
452981
With MSUâs football season on the brink of being over before it ever really began, a victory over the Irish would have been the jump-start Coach John L. Smith had been seeking.
652799
Both Duke and Southern California had chances to pull off upsets against their rivals. Neither could come through in the end.
672933
The 10th-ranked Spartans (11-1) cruised to a 67-51 victory over No. 11 Connecticut on the Huskies&#39; tough home court. Lindsay Bowen dominated from the perimeter with 21 points and Kelli Roehrig was outstanding in the lane for the Spartans.
412198
After a miserable offensive first half during which two of Syracuse&#39;s best players seemed to be missing in action, an explosion seemed inevitable.
159937
Notre Dame knew what it needed to do but couldn&#39;t get it done for the fourth year in a row against Boston College. &quot;We knew we had to come out in the second half and play our best football,&quot; Irish coach Tyrone
562023
Maryland&#39;s football team learned yesterday it&#39;s not quite ready for the heavyweights, but the Terrapins don&#39;t appear far away.
330984
ATHENS - They didn&#39;t always play with the energy of desperate men. But they played harder. They didn&#39;t often play an attractive brand of basketball, but they played it sometimes.
696963
Notre Dame certainly had its problems Saturday night against Michigan State at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans, facing an opportunistic Notre Dame defense, had more
690476
With Rice and San Jose State having made a mockery of the concept of defense, the Spartans picked a most opportune time for a defensive stand.
462013
After a rocky start to the seventh game of its still perfect season, No. 8 Marshfield (7-0) scored 13 unanswered second-half points last night to prevail over Atlantic Coast rival Plymouth South, 13-7.
514373
AMHERST -- In close games all season long, the University of Massachusetts had been able to shift to a higher gear. Yesterday, they stalled.
279622
Syracuse wasn&#39;t able to follow Boston College to the Atlantic Coast Conference or stop the Eagles from leaving the Big East. The one thing the Orange could do was deprive
644906
Even before being on the losing end of one of the great upsets in college football history, Lloyd Carrâs future as Michiganâs head coach was uncertain.
738841
Troy Brown has had to make a lot of adjustments while playing both sides of the football. &quot;You always want to score when you get the ball -- offense or defense
440591
The good teams in college football find a way to win, even under the most dire conditions. The not-so-good teams, the wannabes, do not.
660941
In the unfamiliar spot of playing from behind, U.S. coach Bob Bradley told his players at halftime they were going to have to win a little differently. Same game plan, different game plan. When it comes to playing Mexico lately, it doesn't seem to matter.
457077
Troy used gadgets, luck and guts to rally from a horrible start and upset No. 19 Missouri 24-14 Thursday night. &quot;We don&#39;t have to beat them 365 days,&quot; Trojans coach Larry Blakeney said.