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Yes, there are still games to be played in the NHL’s regular season, but all 16 playoff spots have been clinched so we know who is and is not going to be competing for Lord Stanley’s Cup. Like me, I am sure many of you are fans of the Detroit Red Wings, so you will […]
The disappointment that was the finality of MSU hockey this season has still not taken its root to the depth of where my disappointment lingers. While we are glad we weren’t forced into throwing up again as Ann Arbor celebrated another title, we did get to sit in our misery and watch Porter Martone score […]
The Seattle Storm selected Michigan State forward Grace VanSlooten with their third round pick, and the 39th pick overall, in the 2026 WNBA Draft. This will be a return to the Pacific Northwest for VanSlooten, who played two seasons at MSU after transferring from Oregon. At MSU, VanSlooten led the Spartans to the round of […]
We’ll have off-season pieces on MSU Football, Basketball, and Hockey coming up but also wanted to provide a brief recap of what’s happening elsewhere in the Spartan Athletic Department. Several Spartan sports teams are in action this spring. Here’s what’s happened during the past week: BASEBALL won a mid-week game, 7-4, against Notre Dame prior […]
Among the perks of being a writer for The Only Colors has been the chance to meet some of the behind-the-scene people in the Michigan State Athletic Department. One such person who I have met and spoken with on a few occasions is the athletic trainer for the Men’s Basketball Team, Nicholas Richey. Nick was […]
What up, TOC Nation?! We are officially in the offseason now but there are still going to be surveys. If you have any survey questions you would like to have answered by the community, please mention it in the comments. This past week, I asked you all to predict what MSU will do in the […]
Okay, maybe this isn’t Tom Izzo’s Wishlist. But it should be – somebody send him the link! Here are four centers that I think Michigan State should be pursuing in the transfer portal – two that may be more of a reach and two that may be more realistic. I’ll be referencing On3’s list of […]
On Monday, Robbie posted an article imploring Tom Izzo to adapt to the modern times, particularly as they relate to the transfer portal and offensive philosophy. The discussion it generated is as compelling as the article and Spartan fans seems to be split in regards to how they view Izzo’s use of the portal. This […]
Well, today was awful. Actually, I have more to say about it. I went to bed early so I would not have to watch the game. But going to bed just after 9 PM caused me to wake at 2:15 AM. Then I tossed and turned for a couple of hours. Finally fell asleep and […]
Look, Tom Izzo is a Hall of Famer. He has appeared in 28 consecutive NCAA tournaments, the longest ever streak by a coach at one school, and has eight Final Four appearances under his belt. He has made the championship game twice, winning one back in 2000. In his 31 years as head coach, he […]
Happy Easter Spartan fans! In our last baseball article, the boys of spring were riding high off of a season-opening series win versus nationally ranked Louisville. While taking two of three from the Cardinals was a historic way to start the 2026 season, it also set a high bar for Head Coach Jake Boss and […]
After finishing in second place in the Big Ten, behind UCLA, the Michigan State Gymnastics team earned an 11-seed in the NCAA tournament and was sent to the Tempe Regional. Thirty-six teams qualify for the tournament. Of those, eight are required to compete in the first round while the other 28 teams advance directly to […]
Happy Friday. It is a gorgeous day here in Detroit with temps hitting 70. It’s nice enough outside to make me forget about the end of our basketball and hockey seasons. Still have work to do here at TOC, though. We had a couple questions about the basketball team for you this week. In question […]
I came across a link to an article on the MSU Athletic Department website that is worth sharing. It turns out that we just reached 100 years of being “The Spartans”. Enjoy the read.
After a disappointing end to the season that did not see the MSU Women’s Basketball Team improve their tournament run from the season prior, Head Coach Robyn Fralick has been hit with the news of a few players heading for the transfer portal. The biggest, literally and figuratively, of these departures is Ines Sotelo. The […]
It’s the first survey of the offseason. We have one question looking back on what went wrong for the basketball team and one question with an eye toward the immediate future. Please take our survey Want more surveys in your life? Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. And also, pay attention […]
Happy Monday TOC Nation. As we begin the offseason here at TOC Headquarters, the frequency of new articles will be slowed down. No more days with multiple articles. We will strive for 5-6 a week until football previews begin in August. Some of these articles are going to be the result of some strenuous head-scratching. […]
This is usually one of my least favorite articles to write as it means the season has ended for Tom Izzo and the Men’s Basketball Team. This year, it feels even tougher for me as we just said goodbye to the guys who were freshmen when I first started working for The Only Colors. But, […]
For most of today’s regional final, it felt like a polar opposite of the Spartans’ win two days earlier against UConn. In that game, MSU escaped a game they really had no business winning. It took a career high in saves for Trey Augustine for Michigan State to escape that game. In the game against […]
I know today is a rough one for Spartan Nation. But we need to pull ourselves up and throw all our support behind the one team we have left. The Hockey Team has their regional final today against Big Ten foe Wisconsin. After being outplayed, outhustled, outshot, and out-everythinged except outscored in our game against […]
After Jaxon Kohler kicked the game off with a layup, UConn would start with back-to-back threes and took a 8-4 lead heading into the first TV timeout. Things would look bad early for Michigan State as they would miss ten straight field goals. UConn was on a 12-1 run until Trey Fort was fouled and […]
It’s been a long week of waiting for us Spartan fans, but the hour is nearly upon us. Sweet 16! Time to separate the contenders from the pretenders. If any of you are going to be at Capital One Arena for this one, try to get a “Just like hockey!” chant going in the crowd. […]
It is not often in post season play where a team can say they were out played, nearly doubled in shots on goal, and say they won the game 2-1. That is the case for the Spartans this year as they scored just enough behind the Mike Richter Finalist, Trey Augustine, to move on to […]
It’s win and move on time for Spartan hockey. After last year’s disappointing loss to Cornell, everyone was on edge as there is no way MSU could lose and waste another season with this team. Even with a multitude of penalties and being drastically outshot, the Spartans come out on top and will move on […]
Okay, so MSU Hockey forgot to show up for the Big Ten Tournament a couple weeks back after claiming the regular season championship. I have been told from a reliable source inside the MSU Athletic Department that Adam Nightingale’s team has safely arrived in Worcester, Massachusetts, for the national tournament, and they are prepared to […]