http://www.lanthorn.com Your online stop for up to date news. http://www.lanthorn.com/2010-03-06-sports-bball2 Though the men’s basketball team was unsuccessful in their loss to the Hillsdale College, the final score was not the biggest loss for Grand Valley State University on Friday night. Rather, it was the horrifying opening minutes as the team witnessed the fall of one of their true leaders this season. http://www.lanthorn.com/2010-03-06-sports-bball Throughout the first half of Friday night’s 61-53 GLIAC semifinal loss to Hillsdale College at the University of Findlay, there was a lack of mental focus which only spelled doom for the Grand Valley State University men’s basketball team. http://www.lanthorn.com/1047-women-s-bball Upon exiting the locker room after her women's basketball team dropped a 61-51 decision to Lake Superior State University in Tuesday's GLIAC Quarterfinal matchup, Grand Valley State University head coach Janel Burgess spoke to reporters before anyone had even asked a question. http://www.lanthorn.com/1047-men-s-bball Just five days ago on the same court, the men's basketball team fell victim to a suffocating Wayne State University defense in a 70-56 loss. On Tuesday night, however, the Lakers returned the favor. http://www.lanthorn.com/1047-baseball Monday marked the beginning of the year for Grand Valley State University baseball, which went even-steven in a doubleheader against Quincy University. GVSU dropped the first game 5-1 before rebounding to take game two 3-1. Both games were held at Southern Illinois University's home field in Marion, Ill. http://www.lanthorn.com/1047-AP-sports LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) -- Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera wants to clear a few things up after the ugly incident last fall, right before his team surrendered the American League Central Division title to the Twins. http://www.lanthorn.com/1047-tennis With sunny, warm weather in sight, the Grand Valley State University men's tennis team played its last match before heading south to Orlando, Fla. The Lakers managed to keep focus on the task at hand in taking out Hope College with a 6-3 decision on Tuesday, upping their early season record to 3-2. http://www.lanthorn.com/1047-sports-rail Friday http://www.lanthorn.com/1046-men-s-hockey At the same time the puck dropped in Vancouver to showcase the biggest hockey game North America has seen in eight years, the puck dropped in Chicago as the Grand Valley State University men's hockey team played its most important games of the season. http://www.lanthorn.com/1046-women-s-basketball It's the shot that people dream of when they are younger. With their team down by one possession and time running out, one must drain a last-second 3-pointer to put their team over the top for the victory. http://www.lanthorn.com/1046-Men-s-Basketball In a season where the GLIAC conference has never been deeper, the men's basketball team split its final two games of the regular season by losing to Wayne State University on Thursday and rebounding to beat Northwood University on Saturday night. http://www.lanthorn.com/1046-wrestling It might not have ended quite how some would have hoped, but Grand Valley State University's wrestling team still left the North Central Conference tournament on Saturday with a piece of the title. http://www.lanthorn.com/1046-women-s-hockey Just two weeks away from the national tournament, the Grand Valley State University women's hockey team dropped two of three games in their conference tournament against opponents it expects to match up against again in the National Championships in mid-March. http://www.lanthorn.com/1046-track The Grand Valley State University indoor track team had a record-breaking day at the GLIAC Indoor Championships this past weekend as both the men's and women's teams took first place. The women's team scored a total of 225.5 points, which downed second-place Ashland University by 73.5 points, and the men's team scored 167 points, besting second-place Ashland by 44 points. http://www.lanthorn.com/1045-rowing Upon first visit to the Grand Valley State University Allendale Campus, many prospective students tend to focus their attention toward the archway that stands at the main enterance. http://www.lanthorn.com/1045-Men-s-Basketball As the regular season comes to a close, a lot will be at stake for the Grand Valley State University men's basketball team when they take on Wayne State University and Northwood University at the Fieldhouse Arena this weekend. http://www.lanthorn.com/1045-Track After months of preparation, the Grand Valley State University indoor track team will battle a full array of GLIAC competition for the first time this season at the GLIAC Championships. http://www.lanthorn.com/1045-Accounts-of-Allendale-2 Jim Harkema's Lakers http://www.lanthorn.com/1045-Monahan-Column The Winter Olympics are amazing. If you haven't been watching, you have only missed the best two weeks of competition until the next winter games. That's right, Summer Olympics, you're a snoozer in comparison to your winter counterpart. http://www.lanthorn.com/1044-men-s-bball After two miserable losses in the Upper Peninsula last week, the Grand Valley State University men's basketball team brought home two impressive road victories over Lake Superior State University and Saginaw Valley State University. http://www.lanthorn.com/1044-Witkowski In 2006, the Grand Valley State University men's swimming and diving team stood as a mere afterthought among the GLIAC's other varsity programs. http://www.lanthorn.com/1044-sports-briefs Joining the incoming flux of new faces on the women's basketball team next year will be sophomore shooting guard Kellie Watson, who recently gave a verbal commitment to leave Notre Dame University for Grand Valley State University. The former Michigan's Miss Basketball of 2008 averaged 3.8 points and 2.5 rebounds in her freshman year at Notre Dame but was forced to sit out this year for arthoscopic knee surgery. http://www.lanthorn.com/1044-men-s-hockey As the puck dropped for the final time at home for the Grand Valley State University men's hockey team, the team looked to enter the postseason with momentum. After outscoring their opponent 20-0 in two games, it is full steam ahead for the Lakers. http://www.lanthorn.com/1044-men-s-bball-stats GVSU 66, Saginaw Valley State 53 http://www.lanthorn.com/1044-women-s-basketball When the buzzer sounded in the Grand Valley State University women's basketball game against Saginaw Valley State University this past Saturday, the basketball fundamentals between the two teams were very comparable.