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      <description><![CDATA[Bitter rivals one minute and holding hands in unity the next. That is what is happening tomorrow, Saturday, at U of M and Crisler Center when Michigan plays Michigan State in Big Ten Basketball. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/michigan-msu-put-rivalry-aside/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Bitter rivals one minute and holding hands in unity the next. That is what is happening tomorrow, Saturday, at U of M and Crisler Center when Michigan plays Michigan State in Big Ten Basketball. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/michigan-msu-put-rivalry-aside/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[Michigan State University basketball coach Tom Izzo has tested positive for COVID-19. 

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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Michigan State University basketball coach Tom Izzo has tested positive for COVID-19. 

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      <title>Cassius Winston Hears Kobe Bryant News From Tom Izzo [Video]</title>
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      <title>Greet The Spartans At The Breslin Tonight</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 01:57:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Here's your cordial invitation. <a href="https://wgrd.com/greet-the-spartans-at-the-breslin-tonight/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Here&apos;s your cordial invitation. <a href="https://wgrd.com/greet-the-spartans-at-the-breslin-tonight/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Tyler]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Tom Izzo is Talking About Diapers Again</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2019 15:40:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[An odd trend.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/tom-izzo-is-talking-about-diapers-again/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[An odd trend.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/tom-izzo-is-talking-about-diapers-again/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Coach Tom Izzo Appears on Judge Mathis &amp; is Having the Best Time Ever! [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 22:08:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In the words of Judge Mathis: "you best send your children to Michigan State!" <a href="https://wgrd.com/coach-tom-izzo-appears-on-judge-mathis-is-having-the-best-time-ever-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In the words of Judge Mathis: &quot;you best send your children to Michigan State!&quot; <a href="https://wgrd.com/coach-tom-izzo-appears-on-judge-mathis-is-having-the-best-time-ever-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>7 Incredible Tom Izzo Stats to Celebrate Michigan State’s Latest Final Four</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2015 21:27:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Tom Izzo and MSU have been pretty incredible. But you really don't appreciate it just how incredible they've been until you see the numbers. <a href="https://wgrd.com/7-incredible-tom-izzo-stats-to-celebrate-michigan-states-latest-final-four/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Tom Izzo and MSU have been pretty incredible. But you really don&apos;t appreciate it just how incredible they&apos;ve been until you see the numbers. <a href="https://wgrd.com/7-incredible-tom-izzo-stats-to-celebrate-michigan-states-latest-final-four/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Beanie Howell]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Final Four for MSU!!!</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2015 21:15:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Travis Trice had 17 points and Denzel Valentine had 15 points and seven rebounds to lead Michigan State past Oklahoma 62-58 on Sunday afternoon in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in Syracuse, N.Y.
Branden Dawson added nine points and 11 rebounds and Bryn Forbes had 14 points for the seventh-seeded Spartans (27-11), who advanced to the Final Four with the triumph at Syracuse Univers <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-state-makes-final-four-photo/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Travis Trice had 17 points and Denzel Valentine had 15 points and seven rebounds to lead Michigan State past Oklahoma 62-58 on Sunday afternoon in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in Syracuse, N.Y.
Branden Dawson added nine points and 11 rebounds and Bryn Forbes had 14 points for the seventh-seeded Spartans (27-11), who advanced to the Final Four with the triumph at Syracuse Univers <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-state-makes-final-four-photo/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rick Martinez]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2015 04:26:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Travis Trice had 24 points, Denzel Valentine had 18 points and Branden Dawson added six points and 11 rebounds to lead Michigan State past Oklahoma 62-58 on Friday night in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in Syracuse, N.Y.
The eight-seeded Spartans (26-11) advanced to the Elite Eight in the East Region with the triumph at Syracuse University's Carrier Dome.
Third-seeded Oklahoma (2 <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-state-advances-to-elite-eight-with-62-58-win-over-oklahoma/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Travis Trice had 24 points, Denzel Valentine had 18 points and Branden Dawson added six points and 11 rebounds to lead Michigan State past Oklahoma 62-58 on Friday night in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in Syracuse, N.Y.
The eight-seeded Spartans (26-11) advanced to the Elite Eight in the East Region with the triumph at Syracuse University's Carrier Dome.
Third-seeded Oklahoma (2 <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-state-advances-to-elite-eight-with-62-58-win-over-oklahoma/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rick Martinez]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2015 20:45:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Travis Trice had 23 points, including three three-pointers, and Branden Dawson added 15 points and nine rebounds to lead Michigan State past Virginia 60-54 on Sunday afternoon in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in Charlotte.
The seventh-seeded Spartans (25-11) advanced to the East Region's Sweet 16 with the triumph.
Second-seeded Virginia (30-4), which also lost to MSU in the tourn <a href="https://wgrd.com/ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-michigan-state-60-virginia-54-photos2/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Travis Trice had 23 points, including three three-pointers, and Branden Dawson added 15 points and nine rebounds to lead Michigan State past Virginia 60-54 on Sunday afternoon in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in Charlotte.
The seventh-seeded Spartans (25-11) advanced to the East Region's Sweet 16 with the triumph.
Second-seeded Virginia (30-4), which also lost to MSU in the tourn <a href="https://wgrd.com/ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-michigan-state-60-virginia-54-photos2/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rick Martinez]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Michigan State’s Tom Izzo Plays ‘Jingle Bells’ On Accordion [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2014 21:26:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[On his weekly radio show Monday night, Izzo busted out the squeezebox for a few holiday tunes, as has become tradition around this time of year. His players joined in on the chorus. <a href="https://wgrd.com/video-tom-izzo-plays-jingle-bells-on-accordion/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[On his weekly radio show Monday night, Izzo busted out the squeezebox for a few holiday tunes, as has become tradition around this time of year. His players joined in on the chorus. <a href="https://wgrd.com/video-tom-izzo-plays-jingle-bells-on-accordion/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Beanie Howell]]></dc:creator>
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