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A Silver Anniversary

By Linnea Coulter · Wednesday, Nov. 28,2007 12:53 a.m.

It was 25 years ago that the IU men’s soccer team fought Duke through a record eight overtimes to come out with what might be one of the most important victories in IU history. The victory sealed the championship trophy that IU coach Jerry Yeagley had seen slip through his fingers three times before, and kicked off one of the most storied college soccer dynasties of all time.

IU praised for international programs

By Peter Stevenson · Wednesday, Nov. 28,2007 12:51 a.m.

IU is one of the top American schools for international education, according to a report released Nov. 12 by the Institute of International Education.

Gordon, IU ride team play in win

By Chris Engel · Wednesday, Nov. 28,2007 12:49 a.m.

The IU men’s basketball team improved its record to 5-1 by defeating the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 83-79 Tuesday night in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.

Inventor of Gatorade dies of kidney failure at 80 years old

By Aaron Beard and Ron Word · Wednesday, Nov. 28,2007 12:38 a.m.

Dr. J. Robert Cade, who invented the sports drink Gatorade and launched a multibillion-dollar industry that the beverage continues to dominate, died Tuesday of kidney failure. He was 80.

National anthem skipped before Dolphins-Steelers game

By Associated Press and Aaron Beard · Wednesday, Nov. 28,2007 12:35 a.m.

Sports in America start with a the national anthem. The Dolphins-Steelers game was an exception.

Turco forgets bad goal as Stars win 6th straight

By Aaron Beard and Ira Podell · Wednesday, Nov. 28,2007 12:34 a.m.

Marty Turco skates pretty well for a goalie, just not well enough to beat forward Richard Park to a loose puck.

Marbury scores 28 in Knicks victory

By Associated Press and Aaron Beard · Wednesday, Nov. 28,2007 12:34 a.m.

What a difference two weeks make.

Colts let go of Simeon Rice, sign RB Luke Lawton

By Associated Press and Aaron Beard · Wednesday, Nov. 28,2007 12:33 a.m.

Defensive end Simeon Rice, signed two weeks ago to fill in for injured Pro Bowler Dwight Freeney, was released Tuesday by the Indianapolis Colts.

Sean Taylor dies a day after being shot

By Matt Sedensky · Wednesday, Nov. 28,2007 12:33 a.m.

Pro Bowl safety Sean Taylor died Tuesday after he was shot in his home by an apparent intruder, leaving the Washington Redskins in mourning for a teammate who seemed to have reordered his life since becoming a father. The 24-year-old player died at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he had been airlifted after the shooting early Monday.

Hoosiers turn in a team win

By Jonathan Hines · Wednesday, Nov. 28,2007 12:31 a.m.

In front of a late-arriving Assembly Hall crowd Tuesday night, IU played its best 40 minutes of team basketball this season.

IU still looking for 1st league win after rough weekend on road

By Nathan Hart · Wednesday, Nov. 28,2007 12:31 a.m.

The IU ice hockey team started the season with five convincing wins, averaging seven goals per game while allowing less than two goals against per game.

Freshman Crawford suspended for 3 games; Mike White will not redshirt

By Michael Sanserino · Wednesday, Nov. 28,2007 12:30 a.m.

Just a few minutes before the IU men’s basketball team took the floor for its 83-79 win against Georgia Tech, J.D. Campbell, director of athletics media relations, handed out a sheet of paper to the media seated in Assembly Hall.

Terre Haute’s sitting mayor calls for recount, mayor-elect protests claim

By Alexandra R. Moses · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 11:58 p.m.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The city’s mayor-elect says a challenge by the current mayor to his election should be dismissed on a technicality: It does not include his middle initial on the paperwork.

High school students can earn credits early

By Elvia Malagon · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 11:56 p.m.

Beginning in fall 2008, students at Bloomington High School North and Bloomington High School South will be able to obtain college credit through the new Bloomington Early College Program.

Lake County could join state with tax

By Alexandra R. Moses · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 11:55 p.m.

CROWN POINT, Ind. – The Lake County Council has backed a plan that would make it the last of Indiana’s 92 counties to adopt a local income tax.

Immigrant to serve 10 years for plotting with terrorists

Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 11:05 p.m.

A Somali immigrant was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday for plotting to blow up an Ohio shopping mall with a man later convicted of being an al-Qaida terrorist.

Talks toward a deal resume for Israelis, Palestinians

By Matthew Lee · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 11:04 p.m.

Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed Tuesday to immediately resume long-stalled talks toward a deal by the end of next year that would create an independent Palestinian state.

Hoosiers under national spotlight against Georgia Tech in Big Ten/ACC Challenge

By Chris Engel · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 9:48 p.m.

The IU men’s basketball team will look to rebound from last Saturday’s loss when the Hoosiers host Georgia Tech in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge at 7 p.m. today on ESPN.

IU tops Georgia Tech 83-79 in Big Ten/ACC Challenge

By IDS staff and Aaron Beard · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 9:48 p.m.

IU survived a scare from Georgia Tech Tuesday night by topping the Yellow Jackets 83-79. For more coverage check out the IDS Basketblog

Parents of dead students use Facebook to connect

By Ab D. Phillip and Jesse North · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2007 9:39 p.m.

To Dawn Burke, Facebook had only been a simple Web site where her children used to post funny pictures and chat with friends. But when her daughter died, it became a way for her to reconnect with her child and begin the long, uncertain process of healing.

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