Badgers Face Questions Entering Big Ten Opener With Spartans
No. 8 Michigan State opens its Big Ten championship defense at home against No. 11 Wisconsin.
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No. 8 Michigan State opens its Big Ten championship defense at home against No. 11 Wisconsin.
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Both teams have marquee wins already this season — Wisconsin against LSU and Michigan State at Notre Dame — to raise the stakes a bit in this early Big Ten clash.
Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio doesn't act all that surprised these days when the Spartans beat a big-name opponent on the road.
In an interview on 97.1 The Ticket on Tuesday morning, Nutt gushed admiration for Michigan State's head coach while twice referring to him as "Coach Dantone."
The Badgers must open conference play by facing three opponents ranked eighth or better in the AP Top 25 over the next three games.
The East Division is best in the Big Ten going into conference play.
The Badgers sleep-walked through a victory against Georgia State before starting a daunting stretch that includes back-to-back games against the Spartans and No. 4 Michigan.
The Spartans (2-0) turned what had been a close game at halftime into a 29-point lead with three third-quarter touchdowns.
Both teams have something to prove.
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The last time these rivals met in 2013 Notre Dame won 17-13, the only loss of the season for Michigan State. The loss kept the Spartans out of the national title game, although they likely would have made it under the current playoff system.
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Sunday's win at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, is only his second PGA tour victory, after winning the 2024 Wyndham Championship.
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The Detroit Pistons are out of the NBA playoffs after falling to the Cleveland Cavaliers 125-94 on Sunday night at Little Caesars Arena.
Officials in Berkley, Michigan, are investigating after around 100 pamphlets with antisemitic content were found in the area on Saturday, according to the city's Department of Public Safety.
The Detroit Police Department says it's working to promote "safe and responsible behavior" after over 100 juveniles were detained during two large gatherings in Detroit on Saturday night.
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Michigan is demanding repayment of $35 million from the American Center for Mobility, a key player in autonomous vehicle development.
A bipartisan bill introduced in Washington, D.C., by Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Dingell and Congressman John Moolenaar would prohibit the importation, manufacture or sale of Chinese cars in the United States.
Michigan's average diesel price on Sunday is $6 — the highest ever recorded by the American Automobile Association.
Ford Motor Company is recalling over 179,000 vehicles due to a front seat issue that can increase the risk of injury in a crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino joked that if someone does pay $2 million for a ticket to the World Cup final, "I will personally bring him a hot dog and a Coke."
Two Michigan health systems and Detroit Public Schools are getting $86.4 million in grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for costs that were needed to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency said.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Teen tobacco use in Michigan is rising again, prompting calls for increased prevention spending.
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
Sunday's win at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, is only his second PGA tour victory, after winning the 2024 Wyndham Championship.
The Detroit Tigers were defeated by the Blue Jays 4-1 on Sunday after Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered and scored twice, and Kevin Gausman pitched six shutout innings.
A Michigan community college student will be the first female welder to represent the United States at a worldwide competition described as the Olympics of the skilled trades.
The Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers will square off for Game 7 of their playoff series on Sunday night with a trip to the Eastern Conference finals on the line.
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