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11/11/2008 2:09pm

"A Mesh of Greatness"

As the women's team prepares to start their season with Ball State on Friday, IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack sat down with Jeremy Gray to discuss the upcoming seaon. She called this years team a "Mesh of Greatness" with a blend of seasoned veterans and talented freshmen. TONIGHT: Coach Jack with be at the Hoosier Den at 7p.m.


11/11/2008 12:59pm

End added to award watch list

Good news from the IU football program: Junior defensive end Jammie Kirlew has been added to the Ted Hendricks award watch list. The award is the top award in collegiate football for defensive ends.


11/11/2008 12:14pm

Who's in your Fave 5?

Tom Crean unveiled his starting line-up for the time being last Friday. C: Tom Pritchard F: Nick Williams G: Devan Dumes G: Matt Roth G: Verdell Jones The Hoosiers play in their second exhibition game tonight at 7 p.m.


11/11/2008 10:48am

Muniru expected to sign early

With the early signing period beginning on Wednesday, there seemed to be no doubt IU would receive signed paper work from Bobby Capobianco, Maurice Creek, Derek Elston, Jordan Hulls and Christian Watford. There was no guarantee, however, that center Bawa Muniru would sign early.



11/9/2008 6:49pm

Taber could play as soon as Tuesday

IU's leading returning scorer from last season, senior Kyle Taber, may play as soon as Tuesday nights exhibition game. Tom Crean said in his press conference after the Anderson game that they are hope to see him play either Tuesday or Saturday night in the regular season opener against Northwestern State. "We've done some things after practice or before practice with him, but nothing in the form of real basketball contact with him," Crean said.


11/9/2008 4:27pm

Lil' Dribblers...Bemidji State

Some quick facts about the Beavers of Bemidji State: * Located in Bemidji, Minnesota, on Lake Bemidji. * Their head coach, Matthew Bowen, is a graduate of Indiana University, (class of 1995.) He was a student manager under coach Bobby Knight while at IU, and recently was an assistant under Homer Drew at Valparaiso University.




11/8/2008 4:02pm

Meet Coach Jack

It seems like IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack has been all over the place in the last few weeks, and she will be making another stop on Tuesday at 7p.m.



11/8/2008 11:28am

Polk out for the season

Junior free safety Nick Polk suffered a season-ending knee injury during practice on Wednesday. Polk and junior linebacker Geno Johnson collided over the middle of the field, sending Polk to the ground. Clearly agonizing in pain and writhing on the ground, Polk had to be helped off the field.



11/7/2008 10:55pm

A basketball Jones

Hey folks, Already reported this over on the Basketblog, but as I was walking through Assembly Hall before IU's exhibition against Anderson tonight, I noticed a couple of familiar faces I just couldn't place.



11/7/2008 10:07pm

Hoosiers cruise to victory over Anderson, 103-71

IU coach Tom Crean sensed his players were nervous during the team's walk-through this afternoon. "It felt like everyone was carrying a 50-pound weight on their back," he said. But the Hoosiers didn't show any pre-game jitters in the opening minutes.


11/7/2008 7:15pm

IU-Anderson Live Blog

Tom Crean will make his IU coaching debut tonight when the Hoosiers host Anderson, an in-state Divison III school, in an exhibition game. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.


11/7/2008 6:56pm

A new, but more familiar, face

Hey folks, Noticed this during pregame stretching and just got it confirmed from J.D. Campbell: Kipp Schutz, a left-handed, power-hitting outfielder on the IU baseball team who has a rather impressive high school basketball resume is dressed for the Hoosiers tonight.