Timothy Busfield on Michigan State baseball, sports movies and Duffy Daugherty

Timothy Busfield, a Hollywood actor and director who grew up in East Lansing, is the keynote speaker for Michigan State baseball's 17th annual "First Pitch" Lunch. The fundraising event on Feb. 5 at the Kellogg Center begins with a silent auction at noon and the lunch at 1 p.m. Busfield was a recent guest along with Michigan State baseball coach Jake Boss. They discussed Michigan State baseball, Busfield's Hollywood career with an emphasis on his sports movies and…

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Michigan State informs movie producers it won’t cooperate with film

Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN Michigan State University’s Brian Quinn, the school’s Vice-President of Legal Affairs and General Counsel, has informed the producers of the movie “Black Spartans” the university won’t endorse or cooperate with the film. Quinn informed the producers in a recent email, according to a report in “Deadline,” a Hollywood website. Quinn wrote, “Please be advised that the University will not partner with you or Black Spartans Productions on this project. Nor…

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