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A week after finding itself as part of the national rankings for the first time under second-year coach Robyn Fralick, the Michigan State women's basketball program is now among the biggest risers in the latest polls.

The Michigan State women's basketball team hasn't just been good this year, they have been dominant, winning almost every game in a blowout like their last win over DePaul. Last week, the Spartans cra

The Michigan State women’s basketball team is off to a historic start, with a perfect 9-0 record to open the season — marking the best beginning to a season in the program's history. This remarkable feat has captured the attention of fans,

The Spartans have now won their last 14 regular season games dating back to last year, finishing with five-straight wins in 2023-24. The 14-game regular season win streak is Michigan State’s longest since winning 14 regular season games in a row during the 2010-11 season.

South Dakota native Doug Hegdahl was serving with the Navy during the Vietnam War when he fell into the waters of the South China Sea – soon becoming the youngest, lowest-ranking POW at the infamous Hanoi Hilton. As a new book details how Hegdahl played dumb to his captors – secretly memorizing POW names and intel – its author talks to Sheila Flynn

And MSU has climbed into the top-25 of the national rankings for the first time under Fralick with its record-tying start. MSU is No. 25 in the USA Today coaches poll and No. 24 in the Associated Press rankings this week.