MICHIGAN STATE

Taulia Tagovailoa threw for three touchdowns and also ran for another and Maryland's defense forced five turnovers Saturday as the Terrapins beat Michigan State 31-9.

This has been about as trying a football season for the Michigan State Spartans, and it’s just three games old.

Suspended Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker says he's “disappointed — but not surprised” that the school intends to fire him for misconduct involving activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy.

Suspended Michigan State football coach issued a scathing response after the university informed him that he will be fired for cause.

Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller has informed suspended football coach Mel Tucker he is being fired for cause without compensation for his conduct with activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy.

Michael Penix Jr. threw for 473 yards and four touchdowns and Jack Westover had three scoring catches to lead No. 8 Washington to a 41-7 victory over Michigan State, playing their first game without suspended coach Mel Tucker.

No. 8 Washington visits Michigan State on Saturday.

I know it sounds crazy, but are any Michigan football fans rooting for Michigan State to beat Washington this weekend.

Michigan State has stumbled from scandal to scandal, including the sexual abuse attacks by sports doctor Larry Nassar.

Acting Michigan State football head coach Harlon Barnett will hold his first press conference following the suspension of Mel Tucker.

Suspended Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker says allegations of sexual harassment against him are completely false.

Michigan State has suspended football coach Mel Tucker after allegations became public that he sexually harassed an activist and rape survivor during a phone call last year.

Nathan Carter ran for 111 yards and three touchdowns and Noah Kim threw three scoring passes to lead Michigan State to a 45-14 victory over Richmond.

Saturday, the muggy weather starts to wane as highs climb into the low 70s. Dry conditions with a mix of clouds and sun make for a nice day for both the Michigan State and Michigan football games.

Michigan State and Tennessee will meet in an exhibition basketball game to raise money for relief efforts in the aftermath of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century.

It’s time for one of our favorite preseason Michigan football traditions here in the newsroom: Brandon and I arguing about everything!

It’s time for one of our favorite preseason Michigan football traditions here in the newsroom: Brandon and I arguing about everything!

Training on how to respond to certain situations will be mandatory for every student on campus.

Transfer Payton Thorne has won Auburn’s starting quarterback job.

This year’s Michigan vs. Michigan State football game is reportedly expected to be at night and air on NBC.

The Michigan State basketball team is reportedly considering a game against Baylor at Little Caesars Arena during the upcoming season.

New Michigan State women’s basketball coach Robyn Fralick talked to Local 4 about new beginnings, recruiting, and Tom Izzo.

Longtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale says he has been diagnosed with cancer for a third time.

James Harden met with Michigan State shooting victim John Hao before a playoff game.

Former Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne is headed to Auburn.

Christy McDonald sat down with Michigan State University head basketball coach Tom Izzo for an in-depth conversation.

Michigan State Spartans wide receiver Jayden Reed was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the NFL draft on Friday.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel sent a letter Friday to the Michigan State Board of Trustees renewing her request for nearly 6,000 documents related to the Larry Nassar case.

Michigan State coach Mel Tucker hopes he doesn’t have this long of an offseason ever again.

The newest Forbes list showing the richest people in the world was released this week -- and it includes eight people from Michigan.

Michigan State hired Bowling Green women’s basketball coach Robyn Fralick to take over the Spartans.

Markquis Nowell broke the NCAA Tournament record for assists in a game with 19, his last two on spectacular passes in the final minute of overtime, and Kansas State beat Michigan State 98-93 in a Sweet 16 thriller at Madison Square Garden.

Tom Izzo is the toast of the college basketball world, and the NCAA Tournament isn’t even at the halfway mark.

Tyson Walker scored 23 points and No. 7 seed Michigan State beat second-seeded Marquette 69-60 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, sending coach Tom Izzo’s squad back to the Sweet 16 for the first time in four years.

Joey Hauser scored 17 points and No. 7 seed Michigan State clamped down defensively on No. 10 seed Southern California in the second half for a 72-62 win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament’s East Region.

Between Michigan State game day and St. Patrick’s Day on Friday, if you’re not wearing green, you’re missing out!

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo is the first coach to earn 25 straight bids to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

A Michigan State sergeant has been released from the hospital after being shot by a barricaded gunman during a raid in Detroit.

Tyson Walker shook off a slow start to score 23 points and lifted Michigan State to an 80-65 win over No. 17 Indiana on Tuesday night in its first home game since last week’s shootings on campus that killed three students and hospitalized five others.

Michigan showed its support for rival Michigan State with a poignant pregame ceremony before the Wolverines took an 84-72 win on Saturday night, the first game for the Spartan men since a shooting on the their campus that killed three students and wounded five others.

Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.

MSU basketball coach Tom Izzo spoke at the Michigan State vigil on Wednesday honoring and remembering the three Spartans who were fatally killed on Monday.

The campus remained on what they're referring to as modified operations on Tuesday and Wednesday. But classes and all school activities are canceled until Monday (Feb. 20). That includes a Michigan State basketball game against Minnesota.

Former Michigan State basketball star Keith Appling pleaded guilty Monday to a second-degree murder charge before the start of his trial.

The FBI says the driver charged with hitting and killing a 22-year-old Michigan State student has left the country.

Mortgage executive and former Michigan State guard Mat Ishbia is the new majority owner of the Phoenix Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, after the NBA’s board of governors approved his plan to purchase the controlling stake of those franchises from Robert Sarver, a person with knowledge of the matter said Monday night.

The ferocious Big Ten Conference is beginning to catch up to Tom Izzo’s Spartans. Their double overtime win over Kentucky in November, and eight-game win streak spanning through December and January seem like distant memories as they have now lost five of their last seven contests.

A Michigan State football player who swung his helmet at a Michigan player in a stadium tunnel has expressed regret.

Purdue is this season's first unanimous No. 1 team in the AP men’s college basketball poll.

Zach Edey scored a career-high 38 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, helping No. 1 Purdue beat Michigan State 77-61.

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Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.

A Michigan State football player has pleaded guilty to misdemeanors for a skirmish inside the Michigan Stadium tunnel after a game in October.

A 22-year-old Michigan State senior was home from school for the holidays when he was struck by a car and killed this weekend in Oakland County.

Mat Ishbia’s career basketball statistics at Michigan State went like this: He averaged 0.6 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.

A judge has ordered Michigan State University to release donor agreements with two alumni who gave or pledged millions of dollars to the athletic department.

A judge has ordered Michigan State University to release donor agreements with two alumni who gave or pledged millions of dollars to the athletic department.

Tyson Walker scored 15 points to lead five scorers in double figures and No. 12 Michigan State pulled out a 78-77 win over Portland in the fifth place game of the Phil Knight Invitational.

Sean Clifford threw four touchdown passes and No. 11 Penn State’s defense tightened up late to beat Michigan State 35-16 in the regular-season finale.

One Michigan State football player has been charged with a felony and six others have been charged with misdemeanors in connection with the altercations in the Michigan Stadium tunnel following last month’s rivalry game.

Officials are sending home an Ohio State University men’s hockey player nearly two weeks after he allegedly used racial slurs against a Michigan State University player during a game.

Virginia climbed 11 spots to No. 5 in this week's AP Top 25 following a difficult week.

Malik Hall forced two extra periods with dunks off inbounds plays, and Michigan State outlasted No. 4 Kentucky 86-77 in double overtime after Oscar Tshiebwe concluded his strong season debut by fouling out.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene this past weekend -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

The Michigan Stadium tunnel incident investigation has been turned over to the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office for review.

Payton Thorne threw for 256 yards and two touchdowns and Ben Patton hit two fourth-quarter field goals to lift Michigan State to a 27-21 victory over Rutgers and keep the Spartans’ bowl hopes alive.

Drew Timme had 22 points and 13 rebounds, and led No. 2 Gonzaga in a spirited comeback from a 12-point deficit that carried the Bulldogs to a 64-63 victory over Michigan State on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln at North Island Naval Air Station.

Two of the more notable games on Friday’s college basketball schedule are taking place on an aircraft carrier and in a baseball stadium.

Tom Izzo is proud of the fact that Michigan State has played anyone, anytime, anywhere with consistently tough nonconference schedules throughout his career.

When the second edition of this year’s College Football Playoff rankings is released, everyone knows who will be at the top. But will it be Michigan or Ohio State at No. 2?

Tom Izzo is proud of the fact that Michigan State has consistently played tough nonconference schedules throughout his career.

The Michigan Wolverines flipped the switch in the second half to defeat the Rutgers Scarlett Knights 52-17 to improve to 9-0 on the season.

A Michigan man accused of trying to strangle the driver of a moving pickup truck in Rochester Hills is a former Michigan State and Arena League football player and WWE wrestler.

Four more Michigan State football players have been suspended for their roles in the melee in the Michigan Stadium tunnel.

Tennessee, Ohio State, Georgia, and Clemson were the top four teams in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season, four days before the Volunteers and Bulldogs square off on the field.

"Gemon was punched, and then Ja’Den was trying to help." -- Jim Harbaugh expects there will be criminal charges after seeing more video of the tunnel altercation between Michigan and Michigan State players.

The altercations between Michigan and Michigan State football players after this weekend’s rivalry matchup have erased most evidence that a game was even played -- all anyone wants to talk about are two videos that appear to show Spartans attacking two Wolverines.

Michigan State has suspended four football players after two Michigan players were attacked in the tunnel following this weekend’s rivalry game.

Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker has suspended four players for their role in roughing up Michigan players in a stadium tunnel after losing a game.

Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.

Michigan State players appeared to attack at least one Michigan player in the Michigan Stadium tunnel on Saturday night after Michigan beat Michigan State at the Big House.

Michigan State players roughed up Michigan defensive back Ja’Den McBurrows in the Michigan Stadium tunnel following their game Saturday night.

After dense fog early on Saturday, we could re-visit more fog on Sunday morning before wet weather moves into the region

The Wolverines will host the Spartans on Saturday night in the Big House.

Since the Big Ten split into its current divisions in 2014, no East winner has had more than one conference loss.

The full Michigan State football schedule for the 2023 season was released Wednesday by the Big Ten.

Law enforcement is not thrilled with the timing of the U-M vs. MSU night game.

Tom Izzo insists he has no plans to call it a career anytime soon.The Hall of Fame coach, who turns 68 in January, is entering his 28th season in charge of Michigan State’s program and his energy level hasn’t missed a beat.

For the second season in a row, Michigan has won its first seven games and finds itself squarely in the mix for the College Football Playoff.

Lightning struck twice on Saturday as the Michigan Wolverines rushing attack dominated No. 10 ranked Penn State in a 41-17 victory to improve to 7-0 on the season.

Quarterback Payton Thorne threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jayden Reed in the second overtime to lift Michigan State to a 34-28 victory over Wisconsin.

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Taulia Tagovailoa threw for 314 yards and a touchdown, and Maryland handed Michigan State its third consecutive loss, beating the Spartans 27-13.

Tanner Morgan threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns and Mohamed Ibrahim rushed for 103 yards and a score to lead Minnesota to a 34-7 rout over struggling Michigan State in the Big Ten opener for both schools.

Michigan football tore through the non-conference schedule and is now looking to defend last year’s Big Ten title. We haven’t learned a whole lot about the Wolverines yet, but my opinion about their conference matchups has changed drastically over the last three weeks.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

Washington made its season debut in The Associated Press college football at No. 18 and Penn State and Oregon moved into the top 15 after all three had decisive nonconference victories.

Michael Penix Jr. threw for 397 yards and four touchdowns and Washington emphatically stated its case as a contender in the Pac-12 with a 39-28 win over No. 11 Michigan State.

No. 11 Michigan State travels to Seattle on Saturday for a matchup against Washington with both teams seeking validation for their 2-0 starts.

The college football world hardly noticed Michigan’s blowout win over a weak Hawaii team on Saturday, but considering what happened around the sport, the Wolverines are happy to keep going unnoticed.