Former Michigan State basketball star Magic Johnson can't wait to see the seventh-ranked Spartans visit Los Angeles for two ...

as Tom Izzo’s seventh-ranked Spartans face new Big Ten members USC on Saturday (4:30 p.m.) and UCLA on Tuesday (10 p.m.). Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. So far ...

as Tom Izzo’s seventh-ranked Spartans face new Big Ten members USC on Saturday (4:30 p.m.) and UCLA on Tuesday (10 p.m.). So far, the Los Angeles Lakers legend and Basketball Hall of Famer loves ...

A little smirk across his face, Akins held a paper cutout of a basketball ... Michigan State coach Tom Izzo sees a correlation between that strong defense and the offensive output.

“I think I put my hand in my face and pointed to the sky or something ... Other than that, I thought we were very pedestrian,” Tom Izzo said, in a predictably surly tone as he tries ...

The No. 9 Michigan State Spartans (18-4, 9-2) ended their West Coast road trip with a 63-61 loss to the UCLA Bruins (17-6, ...

No. 9 Michigan State was bested for a second game in a row, this time against UCLA in what was a narrow 63-61 defeat for the Spartans on Tuesday. Michigan State ...

You would think Tom Izzo would be happy with his team following its 12th straight win, coming against a star-studded Rutgers squad in Madison Square Garden. Then again, if you thought he’d be happy, ...

Ben Johnson could feel it. Feel the difference. The connectedness. The intensity. The buy-in. No, not that Ben Johnson. This was the other Ben Johnson, the coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers ...