where's wayne state?
Michigan United States of America Detroit
entailment
 The city has been home to other professional sports franchises , including the National Basketball Association 's Fort Wayne Pistons ( which moved to Detroit , Michigan in 1957 ) , the Fort Wayne Daisies of the All @-@ American Girls Professional Baseball League , and the Fort Wayne Kekiongas of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players ( precursor to Major League Baseball ) . 

contradiction
 Michigan State 's NCAA Division I @-@ A program offers 12 varsity sports for men and 13 for women . Since their teams are called the Spartans , MSU 's mascot is a Spartan warrior named Sparty . The university participates in the Big Ten Conference in all varsity sports , including the new Big Ten hockey conference , featuring 6 teams . The current athletic director is Mark Hollis , who was promoted to the position on January 1 , 2008 . Hollis replaced Ron Mason , who served as head hockey coach from 1979 to 2002 , retiring with a record total of 924 wins , and a 635 – 270 – 69 record at MSU . 

entailment
 Under the direction of American Revolutionary War statesman Anthony Wayne , the United States Army built Fort Wayne last in a series of forts near the Miami tribe village of Kekionga in 1794 . Named in Wayne 's honor , the European @-@ American settlement developed at the confluence of the St. Joseph , St. Marys , and Maumee rivers as a trading post for pioneers . The village was platted in 1823 and underwent tremendous growth after completion of the Wabash and Erie Canal and advent of the railroad . Once a booming manufacturing town located in what became known as the Rust Belt , Fort Wayne 's economy in the 21st century is based upon distribution , transportation and logistics , healthcare , professional and business services , leisure and hospitality , and financial services . The city is a center for the defense industry which employs thousands . 

contradiction
 Michigan State offers a rolling admissions system , with an early admission deadline in October . MSU is considered " more selective " by the U.S. News & World Report . Its admissions are difficult ; for 2009 's entering class , the 25th / 75th percentiles for the SAT were 1030 and 1240 / 1600 , and its 25th / 75th percentiles on the ACT were 23 and 27 / 36 . 

contradiction
 Michigan State has two varsity hockey teams : a men 's ice hockey team and a women 's field hockey team . Helen Knull is the head coach of the women 's field hockey team . 
