I don't make decisions around here, but if I did I might add "Club Trillion" to the links down at the very, very bottom of Hoosier Hype. What is Club Trillion?
According to a Bloomington Velo-News tweet, 34 women's teams have registered for the 2010 Little 500. You don't have to be much of a mathematician to know that number means not all the teams - if they all stay in existence - will qualify for this year's race. In the 22-year history of the women's race, only once (2006) has a women's team failed to qualify for a race due to a full field.
Here's the final commitment I've spoken to today, Dylan Lax out of Columbus North high school in Indiana.
Here's the latest word from another 2010 IU men's soccer commitment, Indiana native Matt McKain. He and Dylan Lax, the next recruit up on my call list, currently attend Columbus North high school and will be headed to Bloomington in the fall.
Jacob Bushue, No. 69 on the 2010 top-100 for men's soccer, sat down with me a few moments ago to talk about his time at IU thus far.
Harrison Petts, the No. 4 men's soccer recruit in the class of 2010, spoke with me earlier today about making the decision to play at IU.
If you were to look on to ESPN.com's Web site, there'd be those pesky banners that get in the way when IU plays basketball gracing the site's front page. It's there in part because Pat Forde used to write in Louisville and is well-versed with the town of Bloomington, but it is also there because the town of Bloomington happens to be steeped in basketball history. I say all these ass-kissing things to say that IU was ranked as the Big Ten's best town for basketball in a column by Forde that ran today (Tuesday). Listed as reasoning behind the choice is the year-round dedication of IU fans, who avoid football games for grassy fields filled with beer and booze. Also receiving votes was East Lansing.
Bet you thought only football players put together reels of their moves. Think again. Harrison Petts is part of IU men's soccer 2010 class, but he's been showing his soccer skills on YouTube since 2007. Follow the jump for more on IU's 2010 soccer class. Jacob Bushue led his team to three regional championships, two sectional championships and one super-sectional championship.
This is a bit late, but I didn't have internet yesterday thanks to a bad splitter. IU did challenge Northwestern, and brought on cheers from a crowd full of IU fans. The comeback took the game within 11 at 60-49 with 7:03 in the game, was marked with a defensive change. With his team in an expanded 2-3 zone, IU coach Tom Crean screamed "up" as IU players attempted to slow Northwestern's start from the 3-point line. After IU switched to the zone, Northwestern missed seven 3-pointers in the first 10 minutes of the second half.
The IU women's golf team shot a 316 in the second round of the Lady Puerto Rico Classic and is currently in 13th place out of 16 teams.
The IU women's golf team shot a 304 in the first round of the Lady Puerto Rico Classic and is currently in 8th place out of 16 teams.
No. 25 men's swimming and diving team lost their final dual meet to No. 18 Purdue 124-176. The Hoosiers came up short, but had excellent performances from junior Titus Knight who won all three of his individual events. Coach Ray Looze believes the team missed some opportunities in the distance and breaststroke events. Next up for the men, Big Ten Championships Feb.
Final: IU 67, ILL 54 Halftime: IU 22, ILL 20 Jori Davis leads all scorers with 11 points, but only 3 other Hoosiers have scored, as the team shot 25% from the floor in the first half.
IU coach Tom Crean on the Wildcats "It's a very special preparation when you face them. They have very talented players executing that offense and are the best team in the Big Ten in assist/turnover ratio so they don't beat themselves." "Defensively, they can cause a lot of problems.
While attending IU women's basketball practice Tuesday, I learned that redshirt freshman forward Sasha Chaplin was participating in conditioning drills without a walking boot. I did not get to speak with Chaplin about how the foot injury that has sidelined her since Jan.
Devan Dumes On playing at Northwestern "I remember we had a lot of fan support. That helps you with confidence if things start going well for you" On what makes Northwestern so tough "They don't turn it over a lot, they cut hard, and they make a lot of good decisions.
I've gained a bit of insight in regards to the Ashlee Mells issue. The sophomore IU women's basketball player was suspended after abruptly leaving a practice, a source said. The source said Mells walked out of drills during a practice before the Hoosiers' Jan.
The Sagemont School (Fla.) senior forward and IU commit Will Sheehey will lead his school against fellow Sunshine State school Montverde Academy today at 5 p.m. This game will be televised on ESPNU at 5 p.m.
The IU men's tennis team opens its home season tomorrow morning against Tennessee Tech. The Hoosiers were solid at home during the fall when freshman Josh MacTaggart advanced to the semifinals of the ITA Regional.
