To be fair to Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, there aren't as many Alan Andersons and Shannon Browns across college basketball as there once were. So when Izzo butchered the names of Kasparas Jakucionis,

Michigan State overcame a poor start to knock off ranked foe Illinois from the Breslin Center. The Spartans won by the final score of 80-78.

As No. 14 Michigan State basketball heads to Northwestern atop the Big Ten, Tom Izzo is unsure of what to expect in the unpredictable conference race.

As long as Tom Izzo is the head coach of the Michigan State Spartans, they’re not a team that should be overlooked.

While MSU’s win over Illinois was huge, Purdue’s win over Oregon was even more impressive, as the Boilermakers took down the Ducks on the road. Without a loss to the scrappy Penn State Nittany Lions, that win would have put them in the No. 1 spot.

Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo had high praise for the Spartans' next opponent, the Illinois Fighting Illini.

Michigan State improves to 6-0 in Big Ten play tonight as the Spartans defeat Penn State at the Breslin Center, 90-85.

Seven weeks since their last loss and unbeaten in Big Ten play, the No. 12 Spartans were ripped Wednesday night by coach Tom Izzo. “I think they probably thought I was crazy, to be very honest ...

The Spartans' win over Illinois bought breathing room against one of the Big Ten's most dangerous title contenders.

Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo thinks Illinois is one of the best teams in the country, and the best in the Big Ten. That statement takes on new meaning, considering the Spartans defeated Illinois on Sunday.

EAST LANSING — The quarter pole of the 20-game Big Ten season for Michigan ... for their third road game of the conference season. NUMBERS GAME:Tom Izzo reveals Michigan State basketball's ...

Tom Sietsema has been The Washington Post's food critic since 2000. In leaner years, he worked for the Microsoft Corp., where he launched sidewalk.com; the Seattle Post-Intelligencer; the San ...