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Tom Izzo has to feel good about his 6-foot-11 big man after he added about 20 pounds of muscle this offseason. Xavier Booker is in for a huge year.

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo recorded his 700th career victory as the Spartans pulled away from in-state rival Michigan, defeating the visiting Wolverines 81-62 at East Lansing on Tuesday night.Jade

Tom Izzo has been vocal about his disdain for the transfer portal, but his views are likely changing and this is the perfect offseason for that.

PITTSBURGH – NC State has done a much better job defending Oakland so far than Kentucky did on Thursday night. The Wolfpack have held the Golden Grizzlies to 39 percent shooting and just 5-of-15 from deep. They’re glued to the shooters and making Oakland work hard to get off all those 3s.NC State has led by as many as nine points, but one ice-cold shooting spell against the matchup zone left the door open. The Pack missed nine straight and 10 of 11 shots late in the half, and Michigan State transfer Rocket Watts nailed a jumper at the halftime buzzer to get the underdogs within 32-29 at in...

CHARLOTTE — So ends a disappointing Michigan State season under Tom Izzo — 20 wins, a record 26th straight NCAA Tournament for Izzo and an NCAA win aren’t bad, but this was a preseason top-five team — and resumes the question of what Izzo can do to get MSU back where it used to be.His program last made the Final Four in 2019 and, in the four tournaments since then, has not been higher than a No. 7 seed. MSU has gone 4-4 in the tournament and has made the second weekend just once. The Spartans (20-15) had double-digit losses for the fourth straight season, something that had never happe...