Hoosiers drop road contest 67-59 to Flyers for third straight loss
The IU women’s basketball team lost its third straight game in a 67-59 defeat to the Dayton Flyers Wednesday night at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio.
The IU women’s basketball team lost its third straight game in a 67-59 defeat to the Dayton Flyers Wednesday night at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio.
Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, trying to become the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy, and Arkansas running back Darren McFadden, the runner-up for last year’s award, were among the four finalists selected Wednesday.
Tuesday, China said it welcomes journalists covering the 2008 Beijing Olympics, responding to complaints by a media rights group that the Communist regime has decided to clamp down on reporting in the run-up to the games.
The 17-year-old suspect in the death of Sean Taylor was accused Tuesday of firing the shot that killed the Washington Redskins safety. A Miami-Dade grand jury identified Eric Rivera as the gunman in its indictment. Rivera and his three co-defendants were indicted by the grand jury on charges of first-degree felony murder and armed burglary.
While the Boston Red Sox appeared to be closing in on Johan Santana, an even bigger trade emerged Tuesday at the winter meetings: The Detroit Tigers reached a preliminary agreement to acquire Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis from the Florida Marlins for a package of six players.
The College Football Hall of Fame news conference already started by the time Joe Paterno showed up and grabbed his seat at the end of the dais. “I apologize for being one year and 20 minutes late,” the 80-year-old Penn State coach said.
The IU football team paid a price all season, and their reward is a 13th game on New Year’s Eve against Oklahoma State in Tempe, Ariz. Die-hard IU football fans have also paid a price for 14 years, watching team after team fall short of a bowl game before this year’s success. The reward for current IU students is a free ticket to the Insight Bowl. Any IU student can reserve their free ticket by calling 866-IUSPORTS or 812-855-4006. Check out the Under the Rock for more Hoosier insight.
The IU women’s basketball team will take its 4-3 record on the road Wednesday afternoon to face a stiff test from the Dayton Flyers at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio. The team is coming off a tough home loss to then-No. 21 Florida State in the inaugural Big Ten/ACC Women’s Basketball Challenge. The Hoosiers kept the game close throughout the contest Nov. 30 against the Seminoles, leading for a good portion of the game and losing by only seven.
On a Thursday evening, music blares from the student activities room in Briscoe Quad. As the IU Breakdance Club practices, students walking by stop to watch the team twist and turn to the beat.
With an 0-2-2 record in the Greater Midwest Hockey League going into a two-game weekend series against Grand Valley State, the IU hockey team was worried, but not overly concerned that it didn’t have a league win. After losing twice last weekend, that concern is growing.
Good enough. That was the sentiment of Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy concerning his team’s play in Sunday’s 28-25 win over Jacksonville.
A day after finally learning where he will be taking his team this holiday season, Bill Lynch took questions of a different variety at his weekly press conference. Check out the Under the Rock for more Hoosier insight.
On the strength of senior forward D.J. White’s best performance of the season, the No. 15 IU men’s basketball team held on for a 84-72 victory over Tennessee State. Visit the IDS Basketblog for more coverage.
The Hoosiers defeated Tennessee State University 84-72 Monday night at Assembly Hall. Freshman guard Eric Gordan left the game in the first half with a "bruised backside." Visit the IDS Basketblog for more coverage.
IU men’s basketball star freshman guard Eric Gordon injured his lower back during the first half of IU’s 84-72 win against Tennessee State on Monday, but after the game IU coach Kelvin Sampson said Gordon was OK and will play against Kentucky on Saturday. Gordon sustained a bruised tailbone after falling to the hardwood.
Coming off of Thanksgiving break, the IU men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams were determined to keep their focus. However, they experienced mixed results in their first meet back against Kentucky.
CARBONDALE, Ill. – For more than an hour before opening tip, the Southern Illinois students sitting on each end of the basketball court screamed hellfire directed at freshman Eric Gordon and the rest of the IU men’s basketball team. Photo Gallery (12/01/2007)
Two quarterbacks put on a clinic at the RCA Dome on Sunday, and it was the likely future Hall-of-Famer who came out on top.
Purdue will play Central Michigan in the Motor City Bowl in Detroit on Dec. 26.
Five Indianapolis Colts fans won Super Bowl rings at halftime of Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.