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Chris Solari
@chrissolari
Michigan State football/men's hoops reporter for Detroit Free Press, Heisman/Naismith voter.
East Lansing, MI
Joined June 2009
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    Chris Solari
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    Nov 15, 2024
    Created this a year ago and parked it. Find me there next. But I'll leave you here with this: Steve Finamore died today. Awful. One of the last conversations we had was about how freeing it felt for him to quit social media and how life is too short for unnecessary bullshit. ✌️
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    Chris Solari
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    Apr 2, 2019
    Former MSU walk-on Kenny Goins says when he got his scholarship from the coaching staff, he couldn't stop smiling then went outside Breslin Center, sat down by the Magic Johnson statue and started crying.
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    Chris Solari
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    Nov 10, 2019
    Khy Winston, right in blue hoodie, puts his arm around his older brother Cassius as they sit with Tum Tum Nairn during MSU’s warmups. Khy is a freshman basketball player at Albion.
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    Chris Solari
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    Feb 19, 2023
    Nothing else needs to be said.
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    Chris Solari
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    Mar 19, 2023
    Mark Dantonio ducking into MSU’s locker room
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    Chris Solari
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    Nov 8, 2021
    Tucker: "I don't like to talk about bad calls. That's not part of our culture. We don't like to make excuses about anything. I think that makes your program soft and gives your players and coaches a way out."
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    Chris Solari
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    Mar 8, 2021
    Izzo says he told Watts he “did what we asked him to do” driving downhill. Said Watts was in tears telling Izzo it was the first time his mom watched him play in college.
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    Chris Solari
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    Feb 15, 2023
    Izzo closed with this powerful statement: "I appreciate everybody being here. And before you leave, I hope you meet the 10 people around you and become close. The world needs it. Michigan State needs it. The grieving time needs it. I need it."
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    Chris Solari
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    Sep 19, 2022
    Tucker, who coaches CBs, on watching MSU give up nearly 400 yards to Penix: "Hell yeah I take it personal. I take it all personal. ... The resume is on the tape. Right now, I'm a horseshit football coach."
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    Chris Solari
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    Dec 31, 2021
    Jayden Reed on his TD catch: "I love 50/50 balls, because I believe they're 100% balls when they're coming my way."
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    Chris Solari
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    Mar 18, 2019
    Windsor: McQuaid told Ahrens, 'I'm about to go off.' And then he did
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    MSU's Matt McQuaid told Kyle Ahrens: 'I'm about to go off.' Then he did
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    Chris Solari
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    Mar 31, 2019
    Tom Izzo is taking MSU to his eighth Final Four in 24 years.
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    Chris Solari
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    Feb 20, 2022
    This is at least the fourth non-coaching incident with Juwan Howard. Ran onto court at MSU during play in 2020, threatened Maryland’s Mark Turgeon last year and picking up a loose ball for a technical at Iowa a few days ago. By far, this is the worst.
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    Chris Solari
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    Sep 18, 2021
    Tucker on wearing down Miami in the Florida heat: “We wanted to drag them into the deep water where we live, with the strain and the struggle and the pressure.”