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Kemba Walker Leads Connecticut Past No. 2 Michigan State in Maui

By Hal SpivackNov 23rd 2010 – 9:40PM

Kemba Walker and the Connecticut Huskies upset the No. 2 Michigan State Spartans, 70-67, in the semifinal round at the Maui Invitational on Tuesday. Walker, who rallied his team with 29 points in the second half of their opening game against Wichita State Monday, added 30 points, going 10-of-19 from the floor against MSU,...

FanHouse Top 30: No. 2 Michigan State

By Matt SnyderNov 16th 2010 – 10:00AM

No. 2 Michigan State (28-9, 14-4) In: G Keith Appling (Fr.), G Russell Byrd (Fr.), C Adreian Payne (Fr.), Out: F Raymar Morgan, G Chris Allen (transfer) Kalin Lucas and Durrell Summers are entering their fourth season together in East Lansing -- one that almost wasn't in the cards. Lucas might have jumped to the NBA...

Chris Allen Could Dictate Michigan State's Season

By Matt SnyderJul 8th 2010 – 4:30PM

Though the possibility that head coach Tom Izzo might bolt to the NBA put it on the backburner, the big issue for the Michigan State Spartans this offseason has been speculation on whether or not lockdown defender Chris Allen will transfer. Allen, a rising senior, reportedly has been looking into the matter since the...

No Decision as Tom Izzo Heads Back to Michigan State

By Pat McManamonJun 11th 2010 – 12:12AM

Tom Izzo spent almost 10 hours in Cleveland on Thursday, but boarded a plane back to East Lansing without accepting the Cleveland Cavaliers coaching job. Once Izzo returns to Michigan State, it's expected that the local community will make a strong appeal for the 14-year head coach to stay. Izzo is an emotional guy, so...

Year of the Spartan Still to Come

By Matt SnyderApr 14th 2009 – 8:30PM

The Michigan State Spartans concluded a very successful season just over a week ago. They rode a two-seed past the defending champions, the top overall seed, and a supremely talented Connecticut squad before falling to the obvious best team in the nation, the NCAA champion Tar Heels. After a brief rest, the Spartans will...

derrick nix News From the Web

  • 05/13/12 MSNBC: CBT: Michigan State's Nix fined for DWI Source: The Mid-Majority Michigan State center Derrick Nix is a facing a fine and mandatory community service for a charge of impaired driving that stemmed from a traffic stop in April.
  • 05/12/12 Michigan State center Nix gets community service Source: ABC - WGTU/WGTQ 29&8 - Virginia Beach VA Michigan State center Derrick Nix has been fined and ordered to perform community service for an impaired driving case that stemmed from an April traffic stop.
  • 05/11/12 : Michigan State's Derrick Nix avoids jail time on... Source: SceneDaily EAST LANSING, Mich.—Michigan State center Derrick Nix has been fined and ordered to perform community service for an impaired driving case that stemmed from a traffic stop last month.
  • 05/10/12 MSU basketball's Derrick Nix to pay fines, complete... Source: Lansing State Journal - Lansing MI EAST LANSING Michigan State basketball player Derrick Nix must pay $853 in fines and costs, complete 24 hours of community service and attend classes on substance abuse and the impact of drunken driving on victims, but he did not receive probation at his sentencing today at East Lansing District Court 54-B. Nix pleaded guilty to misdemeanor impaired driving on April 12 and had a marijuana possession charge dropped in exchange for the plea.

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