Tag: Michigan State University

PE Corner: “Michigan State PE” Air Jordan 11

Brandon King

This Air Jordan 11 is made for the ballers at Michigan State University. It sports a white ballistic mesh upper overlaid with a deep green patent leather rand.  The game green appears on the embroidered Jumpman that rests on the lateral ankle , as well as the “45” that resides on the rear heel.  Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a white midsole and a translucent rubber outsole.  Unless you are a part of, know someone in the Michigan State program or have deep connections/pockets, getting your hands (or feet) on…

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Former Spartan b-baller Keith Appling arrested in connection to fatal shooting

Brandon King

Fans of Michigan State and college basketball will remember the name Keith Appling. He was a standout for the Spartans in his time with the program from 2010-14 . Things may have taken a turn for the worse in the 29-year-old’s life as he was arrested this weekend in connection to a deadly shooting in Detroit. He was taken into custody Monday by Michigan State Police , approximately 50 miles west of Detroit in Chelsea, Michigan. In the course of the arrest a firearm was recovered. Appling was named a…

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No.1 in ‘22 class, Emoni Bates, commits to Michigan State

Brandon King

From Kyle Boone of cbssports.com: Emoni Bates, the No. 1 basketball recruit in the Class of 2022 and considered by some to be the top basketball recruit regardless of classification, committed to the Michigan State Spartans in a bombshell announcement on Monday.   The 6-foot-8 Ypsilanti, Michigan native chose the Spartans over a host of other offers, citing his longstanding relationship with Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo. “They get all my respect,” he said on ESPN’s SportsCenter. “I love how they coach, coach Izzo, I like how they focus on…

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Michigan State University agrees to pay victims of Larry Nassar $500 million

Brandon King

Michigan State University will pay half a billion dollars to the sexual abuse victims of former sports doctor Larry Nassar, who worked at the school for nearly twenty years and over thirty years with USA Gymnastics. According to the terms of the agreement, MSU will pay the 332 victims $425 million, and $75 will be placed in a trust for future claimants that allege they were victims of Nassar. Amongst those victims are gold medalists Jordyn Weber, Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman, and McKayla Maroney. Ms. Maroney wrote in a victim…

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