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Hoosiers split series

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Monday, April 17,2006 12:07 a.m.

After dropping its first two conference series, the IU baseball team split a four-game set at home against in-state rival Purdue this weekend, winning the first two games of the series before losing the final two. The Hoosiers (12-20, 4-8 Big Ten) won the opening game of the series behind three scoreless innings of relief by sophomore pitcher Doug Fleenor and a potent middle of the order.

Assistants have Indiana connections

By Brian Janosch · Friday, April 14,2006 3:31 p.m.

IU formally announced the hiring of two assistant men's basketball coaches Thursday, quelling some of the flames that lingered from the hiring of new coach Kelvin Sampson. Ray McCallum follows Sampson from Oklahoma while Jeff Meyer comes to IU after spending two seasons as an assistant at Missouri. Each man brings a resume that can ease some of the doubt raised over Sampson's hire. They are both Indiana natives, they have both taken in-state teams to the NCAA Tournament and they both bring favorable graduation rates to IU.

Runners readying for Little 50

By Michelle Manchir · Friday, April 14,2006 1:33 a.m.

During qualifications for the fourth annual Little 50 running race, the entire cheering section for Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority danced to Cascada's techno song, "Every Time We Touch."

Officer in Duke rape investigation: 'She's just passed out drunk'

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 14,2006 1:31 a.m.

DURHAM, N.C. -- A woman who claims she was raped by members of Duke University's lacrosse team was described as "just passed-out drunk" by one of the first police officers to see her, according to a recording of radio traffic obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.

IU ready for final home meet against Minnesota

By Jackie Faine and Jacqueline Faine · Friday, April 14,2006 1:28 a.m.

With its last meet at home quickly approaching, the women's rowing team has been busy preparing for what may come. Despite poor racing conditions last Saturday and Sunday, assistant coach Fran O'Rourke sees the team's aggressiveness as a good sign of things to come.

Reports: Grand jury investigating whether Bonds committed perjury

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 14,2006 1:27 a.m.

SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal grand jury is investigating whether Barry Bonds committed perjury when he testified in 2003 that he never used steroids, according to media reports.

Hoosiers look for back-to-back titles

By Kevin Kane · Friday, April 14,2006 1:25 a.m.

One week after its dominating victory at the Boilermaker Invitational, the men's golf team will enter the Kepler Intercollegiate in Dublin, Ohio, this weekend looking for its second championship in as many weeks.

IU hits road for 2nd dual meet of year

By Rick Harker · Friday, April 14,2006 1:23 a.m.

The IU women's track and field team is preparing to hit the road again in its second dual meet of the outdoor season.

University signs new radio deal with Emmis

By Ryan Corazza · Friday, April 14,2006 1:22 a.m.

IU signed a new five-year deal with two Indianapolis-based radio stations owned by Emmis Communications to broadcast men's basketball and football games. The agreement begins at the start of the 2006-07 athletic year.

Hoosiers open home stand with rival Purdue

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Friday, April 14,2006 1:19 a.m.

For the first time since Big Ten play began, the IU baseball team will enter the weekend on a positive note. After winning its first mid-week game during the conference season Wednesday, the Hoosiers hope to sustain that momentum heading into this weekend's series with Purdue.

Coach Hep ready for round 2 at IU

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Friday, April 14,2006 1:18 a.m.

IU coach Terry Hoeppner stood at the 30-yard line at the north end of Memorial Stadium during Tuesday's practice and pointed up to the vacant seats as his team departed the field.

Spring forward

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Friday, April 14,2006 1:14 a.m.

To close out the 2005 season, the IU football team lost six straight Big Ten games by an average of 25 points. In doing so, the Hoosiers struggled on both sides of the ball.

Hoosiers beat Xavier to close 11-game road trip

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Thursday, April 13,2006 2:27 a.m.

If the IU baseball team wanted to gain momentum heading into this weekend's series with Purdue, starting with a victory against Xavier was a good way to do it. Senior pitcher Adam Poole (1-0) threw three innings of scoreless relief, and junior second baseman Keith Haas went 3-for-4 with two RBIs to help IU to its first mid-week win since the beginning of the Big Ten season. "We just came to the field relaxed, we came out and hit the ball," Haas said. Poole struck out one and walked two in his three innings of work.

Duke University boosters, others hire former federal prosecutor, Clinton lawyer

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 13,2006 2:25 a.m.

DURHAM, N.C. -- A small group of boosters and others close to the Duke University lacrosse team have hired President Bill Clinton's former lawyer as part of an aggressive public relations effort to argue that the players did not rape a woman at an off-campus party. Bob Bennett, a former federal prosecutor and Washington attorney who represented Clinton in the Paula Jones sexual harassment case, is serving as a spokesman for a group calling itself the Committee for Fairness to Duke Families.

IU prevails in home doubleheader

By Chris Sauer · Thursday, April 13,2006 2:24 a.m.

In one day, the IU softball team turned a five-game losing skid into a two-game winning streak. Both wins came in a doubleheader in Bloomington Wednesday afternoon as the Hoosiers defeated Kentucky 2-0 and 6-5. Along with stopping its skid, the team hit the 20-win season mark for the first time since 1997 and improved its overall record against Kentucky to 5-7. The first game of the day was dominated by senior pitcher Mariangee Bogado, who not only pitched a no-hitter, but also hit a home run in the third inning that ended up as the only runs scored in the game. Bogado, who recorded her second career no-hitter, was also 2-for-3 from the plate in the first game.

Sampson snags 1st recruit at IU

By Andy Romey · Thursday, April 13,2006 2:21 a.m.

At least one White knows what he's doing next year. Junior college standout Mike White signed with IU Wednesday to become coach Kelvin Sampson's first recruit. The 6-foot-6, 245-pound forward comes to Bloomington from Lee College in Baytown, Texas, where last season he averaged 7.4 rebounds, two blocks and 19.4 points per game with a 59 percent shooting average.

Capel picked to fill Sampson's vacancy

By Alyson Brodsy and Jeff Latzke · Wednesday, April 12,2006 1:38 a.m.

NORMAN, Okla. -- Jeff Capel was hired as Oklahoma's basketball coach Tuesday, resigning at Virginia Commonwealth University to replace Kelvin Sampson and take over a program under NCAA investigation.

Reds top Cubs with flurry of home runs

By Alyson Brodsy and Rick Gano · Wednesday, April 12,2006 1:35 a.m.

CHICAGO -- Here's what Bronson Arroyo has shown the Cincinnati Reds since joining them less than a month ago: He can beat the Chicago Cubs and he can hit home runs off Glendon Rusch. Arroyo, with no homers in his first six major league seasons, hit his second off Rusch in six days Tuesday, one of six long balls by the Reds as they routed the Cubs 9-2 on a windy day at Wrigley Field.

Alabama booster killed after bloody struggle at Memphis home

By Alyson Brodsy and Woody Baird · Wednesday, April 12,2006 1:34 a.m.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A University of Alabama football supporter convicted of bribing a high school coach to get a top recruit was found dead in his home, police said Tuesday.

IU swimmers take 2nd in national competition

By Mike Abrams · Wednesday, April 12,2006 1:33 a.m.

The Hoosiers brought 16 swimmers to the University of Georgia on March 31 to swim in the 2006 East Coast Collegiate Club Championship and came home in second place for the team competition, only losing to the host team.

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