Spartans Must Replace Talented Seniors After Playoff Rout
After a thrilling season that ended with an appearance in college football's playoff, Michigan State is losing substantial talent in 2016.
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After a thrilling season that ended with an appearance in college football's playoff, Michigan State is losing substantial talent in 2016.
Television ratings for the first College Football Playoff semifinals held on New Year's Eve dropped approximately 36 percent from last season when they were played on New Year's Day.
Fans of Detroit and Michigan sports are no strangers to heartbreak. Every year, there are plays (and/or calls by officials) that go against our teams in gut-wrenching fashion.
Cook's return to the Cotton Bowl for a 38-0 loss to No. 2 Alabama in a playoff semifinal on New Year's Eve left him with a much more empty feeling than 364 days earlier when he led a huge fourth-quarter rally in a New Year's Day win over Baylor.
Michigan State embraced its role as the underdog and came in expecting to slug it out with the Tide.
The Lions, Pistons, Tigers, Red Wings, Spartans and Wolverines all make the list of the best plays that our state has seen throughout 2015.
Calhoun vs. Robinson is Michigan State vs. Alabama in a nutshell. The three-star vs. the five-star. The hidden gem vs. crown jewel.
The Spartans are the underdogs again, just the way they like it.
Michigan State is looking for its third straight major bowl victory after winning the Rose and Cotton to end the last two seasons.
The Michigan State coach didn't mind deferring to his counterpart from Alabama. If it wasn't for Saban, Dantonio and the Spartans might not be where they are today.
Michigan State got in the College Football Playoff after freshman running back L.J. Scott twisted, turned, lunged and reached for a game-winning touchdown.
Iowa cruised past top-ranked Michigan State 83-70 on Tuesday night, handing the Spartans their first loss of the season.
Michigan State's offensive line expects a fight when it plays Alabama's talented defensive line on Thursday night in the Cotton Bowl.
Would you be surprised if I were to tell you this Michigan State rap video leading up to the game against Alabama is actually pretty good?
"Those guys at Michigan State are my friends also," said Blaha who serves as Pistons play-by-play for FS Detroit. "When they win, I win. I want to win a championship. There is no question where I lean in this game."
The Detroit Pistons are heading back to the playoffs for the second time in a row as they remain the No. 1seed in the Eastern Conference.
Daniss Jenkins scored a career-high 30 points, including six in the final 34 seconds, and the Detroit Pistons ended the Los Angeles Lakers' nine-game win streak with a 113-110 victory.
Olivia Olson had all 27 of her points in the second half and Syla Swords bounced back from a slow start to score 26 and help second-seeded Michigan rout short-handed N.C. State.
Western Michigan has hired Kahil Fennell away from Texas-Rio Grande Valley to be its men's basketball coach.
Kim Barnes Arico has turned Michigan's women's basketball into a consistently winning program for the first time in school history.
While several airports have experienced hours-long security line waits, TSA wait times have remained consistent at Detroit Metro Airport during the partial shutdown.
A woman whose remains were found in 1977 in California has been identified as a Michigan native, with her death considered a homicide.
A young Dearborn Heights man is going viral on social media after taking pothole repairs into his own hands.
The Detroit Pistons are heading back to the playoffs for the second time in a row as they remain the No. 1seed in the Eastern Conference.
Daniss Jenkins scored a career-high 30 points, including six in the final 34 seconds, and the Detroit Pistons ended the Los Angeles Lakers' nine-game win streak with a 113-110 victory.
Cities in Michigan lose big tax revenue from pollution-control tax breaks, and many do not track what they give up.
Gas prices are currently hovering just below $4 a gallon in much of Michgan, AAA says.
Henry Ford introduced the moving assembly line, a system that reshaped industrial production and helped make automobiles more accessible to the public.
A $4.3 billion investment is going toward a battery cell manufacturing plant in Lansing, Michigan, to provide Tesla with prismatic battery cells.
The United Auto Workers says that Detroit Diesel is adding a third shift, recalling laid-off workers and hiring dozens more people.
It's a sign that Metro Detroiters are ready to say goodbye to winter and welcome spring, and the Marche du Nain Rouge is a feast for the eyes.
Chuck Norris' family said his death at 86 was sudden, but did not share any details on the cause.
Afroman spoke to CBS News after he won the case, which tested the limits of parody and the license artists can take in social commentary directed at public figures.
Short film director Sam Davis gave a shout out to his Michigan hometown when accepting an Oscar award on Sunday.
The film follows CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp through their seven-year journey to document the toll of America's school shooting epidemic.
Daniss Jenkins scored a career-high 30 points, including six in the final 34 seconds, and the Detroit Pistons ended the Los Angeles Lakers' nine-game win streak with a 113-110 victory.
The Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on Monday, finalizing President Trump's shakeup of DHS following months of scrutiny of Kristi Noem's leadership.
While several airports have experienced hours-long security line waits, TSA wait times have remained consistent at Detroit Metro Airport during the partial shutdown.
The Trump administration began deploying U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to some of the busiest airports in the country Monday morning.
Two pilots were killed and dozens of people were injured at New York's LaGuardia Airport late Sunday night when an arriving Air Canada Express plane and a fire-and-rescue vehicle collided, authorities said.
Oakland County officials say medical debt impacts approximately 114,000 county residents.
A measles outbreak continues to expand in Southeast Michigan, with a fourth suspected case now reported in Washtenaw County.
Michigan health officials have identified a measles outbreak in Washtenaw County after three linked cases were reported since March 12.
Legislation is pending in Lansing that is intended to prohibit the sale or distribution of a substance called kratom.
A new report says Michigan should invest in primary care doctors to ease a severe shortage of physicians that has led to long wait times, higher costs and missed care.
The Detroit Pistons are heading back to the playoffs for the second time in a row as they remain the No. 1seed in the Eastern Conference.
Daniss Jenkins scored a career-high 30 points, including six in the final 34 seconds, and the Detroit Pistons ended the Los Angeles Lakers' nine-game win streak with a 113-110 victory.
Olivia Olson had all 27 of her points in the second half and Syla Swords bounced back from a slow start to score 26 and help second-seeded Michigan rout short-handed N.C. State.
Western Michigan has hired Kahil Fennell away from Texas-Rio Grande Valley to be its men's basketball coach.
Kim Barnes Arico has turned Michigan's women's basketball into a consistently winning program for the first time in school history.
Dave Coulter updates Oakland County's move to its new offices in downtown Pontiac and when that might take place.
Gardner White opened doors in Detroit in 1912, and the retailer continues to expand with nine new stores planned this year.
Rose talks about a new TV series being filmed in Detroit called "South West High," which revolves around a fictional high school in the Motor City.
As Women's History Month kicks off, Donna Murray-Brown, the new president and CEO of Inforum, appears on Michigan Matters.
Penske, a business and racing legend, turns 89 on Feb. 20 and is celebrating his 60th year in racing during 2026.
Drivers who fueled up last week at the Meijer Express gas station off South Groesbeck Highway in Clinton Township may be impacted by a serious mistake.
More than a year after the hyperbaric chamber explosion that led to the death of 5-year-old Thomas Cooper, the criminal case against the owner of the Oxford Center and its employees continues heading to trial.
The long winter wait is over as one of Michigan's most recognizable beers is back. Bell's Oberon makes its seasonal return, which always comes with some Oberon Day celebrations across the state.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin is raising concerns about how extreme weather and federal funding cuts are pushing up costs for Michigan farmers and ultimately for restaurants and consumers across the state.
A young Dearborn Heights man is going viral on social media after taking pothole repairs into his own hands.
