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Michigan State denies Branden Dawson punch
Michigan State denies Branden Dawson punch
Earlier Saturday, BTN aired a clip of Michigan State's Branden Dawson possibly throwing a punch at Purdue's Travis Carroll during Saturday afternoon's game. Since then, Michigan State has reviewed the tape from different angles, and said it doesn't appear Dawson threw a punch. Watch our video of the play in question now. Michigan State sports […]
Big Ten Geeks: Gophers take Spartans head on
Big Ten Geeks: Gophers take Spartans head on
In the opening game of the conference season, Minnesota held serve at home by pulling away from Michigan State in the final minutes. Over the last 10 minutes of the game, the Gophers outscored the Spartans 22-6, erasing a three-point lead by MSU. This was a game between two teams that play very similar styles. […]
Boilers, Buckeyes, Spartans win exhibitions
Boilers, Buckeyes, Spartans win exhibitions
Michigan State, Ohio State and Purdue all hosted exhibition games Tuesday night. As expected, the three teams carded wins over Northwood, Walsh and Montevallo, respectively. Michigan State's Branden Dawson and Ohio State's Deshaun Thomas both opened the season with a flurry, registering back-to-back buckets off the opening tip. Watch Dawson's opening sequence and Thomas'. Check […]
How's Dawson's knee? Check out these highlights
How's Dawson's knee? Check out these highlights
Michigan State sophomore Branden Dawson suffered a season-ending knee injury in the final week of the regular season last year. How does he look on the surgically repaired knee? Well, if Michigan State's exhibition opener against Northwood on Tuesday night is any indication, Dawson will be just fine. Watch the Spartan throw down on the […]
Player Rankings: No. 9 Branden Dawson
Player Rankings: No. 9 Branden Dawson
BTN.com web editor Brent Yarina is unveiling his 2012-13 preseason Big Ten Player Rankings one by one. The countdown goes in reverse order, of course, and each installment includes player stats and one video highlight from last season. Once the season starts, Yarina will release a weekly Player Rankings every Monday. Up next: Michigan State's […]
MSU's Dawson: "I'm two months ahead of schedule"
MSU's Dawson: "I'm two months ahead of schedule"
Michigan State's Branden Dawson gave Spartan basketball fans reason to be excited Sunday afternoon, tweeting the following: "Just receive good news from the Doc. He says I'm two months ahead of schedule." Dawson, a talented, tough and athletic freshman, tore his left ACL on March 4. See the tweet in this post and watch one […]
