No basketball until Thursday, but plenty of links today.

MSU hockey: Offensive outburst lifts Spartans over Miami | greenandwhite.com | Lansing State Journal  Hockey beat #11/#12 ranked Miami on Friday 7-4!  Surely some of this momentum carried through to Saturday's game?

Spartans Shut Out by Miami, 4-0 - MICHIGAN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE  Aw hamburgers.

No. 12 Spartans Top Gophers, 66-54 - MICHIGAN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE  The Lady Spartans are now in sole possession of first place in the Big Ten with a 6-1 record (18-2 overall).  Next up is a huge game at Iowa.

The Audacity of Hoops: Over The Back? What Over The Back? [Or: Minute-Adjusted Tempo-Free Rebounding Leaders]  A national extension of the work Mike Rogers did here last week.

Michigan State's Russell Byrd starts practicing, looks to lead scout team while redshirting | MLive.com  Good news as Byrd is at full strength.  Before you ask, his redshirt will not be burned this season nor should it be.

Class Of 2013 Player Watch: Sterling Brown  That's Shannon Brown's younger brother emerging as a star, and he's looking at MSU.

Hockey an unlikely life choice for Oilers' Petry  Fluff, but nice fluff.  Petry scored his first NHL goal on Thursday.