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Michigan State's dominance of Michigan continues. The No. 23 Spartans made it four consecutive wins over their in-state rivals as they knocked off the 11th-ranked Wolverines 28-14.

Michigan State has won the last three meetings with Michigan. But the No. 11 Wolverines are out to end the streak as they face the No. 23 Spartans in East Lansing.

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Michigan State gambled on one play to beat Notre Dame - and it paid off. Aaron Bates threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Gantt on an audacious fake field goal in overtime, giving the Spartans a 34-31 victory over the Irish on Saturday night.

For the second straight year and the sixth time under Tom Izzo, Michigan State has made the Final Four. Durrell Summers led the way as the No. 5 seed Spartans sank Tennessee 70-69.

With his hands flashing and fingers pointing, the moderator of the news conference looked like a cross between a referee and an overzealous flight attendant, and Bobby Maze just couldn't resist.

The Tennessee guard started imitating him -- subtly, of course, his fingers hidden behind his name card and his face blank.

North Carolina kept running the court, knocking down shot after shot and building a big lead that Michigan State never would erase.

Sound familiar? Eight months after beating the Spartans to win the national championship, the 10th-ranked Tar Heels did it again to No. 9 Michigan State.

This time, they got career-best scoring performances from sophomores Ed Davis and Larry Drew II in Tuesday...