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Colts' Dungy calls it quits

After seven years at the helm in Indianapolis, Colts coach Tony Dungy announced his retirement Monday. Students honored his abilities as a coach, but also praised Dungy's work to better his community. IU first-year graduate student David Hughes was impressed by Dungy, calling him the best Colts coach ever.“I don’t think we’ve ever had as good of a coach as Tony Dungy,” Hughes said. PODCAST: Hoosier Headlines

IU searches for leaders as it preps for Buckeyes

As the season progresses and losses continue to mount for the Hoosiers, IU coach Tom Crean has often said the main problem with a young team is the lack of a true leader. When things have gone south, as they did against Illinois on Saturday, Crean said the Hoosiers need to find a confident player to help guide the squad out of slumps.Complicating matters even more for Crean is the uncertainty of the status of junior Devan Dumes, one of the more confident shooters on the team. Dumes left the Illinois game with a sprained ankle, and Crean said the team is in wait-and-see mode for Tuesday’s battle against Ohio State.      

Hoosiers aim to end losing streak, seeking first road win

An upset win against the Buckeyes could snap a six-game losing streak, but a loss would mark the program's longest skid since 1964.

Wild NFL postseason continues

Did anyone really see this coming? The top three seeds in the NFL’s NFC have been bounced from playoff contention. On the other side, Tennessee’s top spot in the AFC meant nothing as a rookie quarterback downed the Titans to accomplish something no other rookie has done – win two playoff games. Back in the NFC, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb is making phone calls for penalties, and the Arizona Cardinals – yes, the Arizona freakin’ Cardinals – will play host to the NFC title game.

Ohio: the home of 2 different Hoosiers

Eric Arnett and Tom Pritchard probably could not be more different. Pritchard is the new face of IU basketball, a loyal, late-blooming commit who weathered the storm that was Kelvin Sampson and is now a likely Big Ten Freshman of the Year candidate. He’s a blossoming post presence Tom Crean may rely on for years to come. Arnett won’t even be on the basketball team another week. Brought on in the fall as an extra body in practice, Arnett makes his real living as a pitcher on the IU baseball team, and a rather accomplished one at that. Arnett could dress but not play this year for the Hoosiers, who didn’t want to count another scholarship against their limit. He’ll return to the baseball team following tonight’s game at Ohio State.

Dungy announces retirement today

Tony Dungy has retired after seven years as coach of the Indianapolis Colts, saying this was right moment.

Dungy to step down as Colts coach

The Indianapolis Star is reporting that Tony Dungy, Indianapolis Colts coach since 2002, will step down today. The Colts have scheduled a 5 p.m. news conference. Dungy led the Colts to their only Super Bowl victory in Indianapolis when his Colts defeated Chicago 29-17 on Feb. 4, 2007. The victory also made Dungy the first African-American head coach to win a Super Bowl.

Reports: Dungy to announce retirement today

Multiple media outlets are reporting this afternoon Colts coach Tony Dungy will announce his retirement at a 5 p.m. news conference today in Indianapolis.

Men's tennis team returns to Bloomington with more experience

Track and field teams take nine events at home meet

Iowa State, Wisconsin down IU wrestling team in National Duals

Women's basketball team escapes Happy Valley with 84-77 victory

The women's basketball team recovered from a road loss against Minnesota with a road win at Penn State.

No celebration for Hoosiers in Champaign

There will come a time this year when the IU men’s basketball team – overmatched and undersized – will take the floor in some Big Ten city and brave the odds to beat a better conference opponent. Champaign was not that city.

3s bury Hoosiers

Absolutely demolished, the IU men's basketball team was felled by the sharpshooting Fighting Illini.

Finding a home on the hardcourt

LOVELAND, Ohio – Bobby Capobianco is used to being on the move. He was born in Orlando, Fla., but has since lived in six other states. In August 2005, his family moved to Loveland, just outside of Cincinnati. Prior to Ohio, Capobianco called Greensboro, N.C., his home. “I lived there for six years, which is the longest I have ever lived anywhere,” he said. Capobianco has been a welcome addition to Loveland, and he will likely end his four-year varsity basketball career as Loveland High School’s all-time leading scorer, rebounder and shot blocker. He’s already two-thirds of the way there, just 131 points short of that feat with 11 regular season games to go.

Hoosiers stumble at Illinois to 6th straight loss

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Last year’s infamous chest bump pales in comparison to the in-game beat down the Fighting Illini laid on the Hoosiers Saturday.After holding their own but losing in their first two conference games, IU coach Tom Crean and his team got the kind of Big Ten welcome many had been bracing for all season.A 31-point thrashing marked the biggest loss by the Hoosiers in the rivalry’s 161-game series.IU’s orange rivals to the west opened the game on a 21-2 run and never relaxed their grip of the lead. The Illini led by 25 at the half and continued to humiliate the traditionally proud basketball school in the second half, brushing off the Hoosiers 76-45 and handing their longest losing streak – at six – since 2004.

Weber: ‘Indiana will suck’

Last time IU traveled to Champaign to take on Illinois, the game was one of the most highly anticipated matches of the year.  Led by then-coach Kelvin Sampson and freshman star Eric Gordon, the Hoosiers played in front of a volatile Illini crowd. When IU won, it boosted its record to 19-3 while Illinois dropped to 2-9 in conference play.  Just 11 months later, things have dramatically changed, but the bitterness across the border remains. Although Sampson has been exiled from college basketball and Gordon has moved on to the NBA, Illinois coach Bruce Weber continues to add fuel to the rivalry between IU and U of I.

Dusting off the chart:

Wednesday’s overtime loss to Michigan left a bitter taste in the mouths of even the mildest of Hoosier fans. Imagine how Tom Crean felt.

7 Sports Headlines You Might Have Missed

A lot happened during winter break, both on and off campus. The same is true for IU's sports teams. Here's a rundown of what you might have missed while school was not in session.

Hoosiers open play in Florida

With cloudy skies and snow on the ground on campus, the men’s tennis team is enjoying the crashing of waves during its Florida Gulf Coast Tournament.