Kohler, Cooper reestablished Michigan State; they hope they’ve passed the torch
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Michigan State Spartans lost, 67-63, against UConn Huskies in NCAA Tournament. No. 2 seed UConn ended the Spartans’ season, 67-63, in the Sweet 16 at Capital One Arena in Washington. Washington — There were few tears from Jaxon Kohler and Carson Cooper when they heard the final horn of their college careers in the late hours of Friday night. Not when they walked through the handshake line, or saluted a crowd that stuck with them through a 19-point deficit that nearly turned into a comeback. Kohler flashed heart hands to fans who stuck around. Cooper waved and clapped. Even later sitting in their locker room stalls, it hadn’t quite hit them. Not yet. “I’m gonna be a wreck for that,” Kohler...

