A staff member in the Michigan State Athletics Department has died unexpectedly at only 40 years old. Spartans Director of Hockey Operations Dan Sturges died Monday morning, the university announced in a statement.

Nick Sheridan needed only 10 seconds to rattle off 11 names. Michigan State’s new offensive coordinator listed Plaxico Burress, Amp Campbell, Sedrick Irvin, Julian Peterson and other former program greats.

Pat Fitzgerald and the Spartans are beginning to pursue some of the top prospects in the 2028 class.

Michigan State throttled the Washington Huskies 80-63 Saturday, covering as a 3.5-point road favorite with the Under (145.5) cashing. The Spartans didn't necessarily have one star lead the way but had 8 players score at least 6 points. Michigan State has won 4 straight and is 3-1 against the spread (ATS) in that span. It is 10-8 ATS on the season.

Oregon, led by Simpkins, responded by scoring eight straight as Michigan State went scoreless for four minutes before Carr knocked down a jumper and then his second triple of the game. Cooper and Carr combined for 17 of the team’s first 21 points while Kohler and Jordan Scott were both saddled with two fouls.

Consider it a newfound discovery, down the Oregon Trail.

Dan Sturges, who played at MSU from 2005 to 2009 and had been the program's director of operations since 2019, died Monday morning unexpectedly.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Carson Cooper scored 19 points and No. 10 Michigan State won its fifth straight game, 68-52 over struggling Oregon on Tuesday night. Coen Carr added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Spartans (17-2,

Michigan State flipped the script. A season after dropping both its West Coast games in Big Ten play, the Spartans went 2-0 on a conference trip to the Pacific Northwest. No. 10 Michigan State (17-2,