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Illini end Panthers' Cinderella run

By Alyson Brodsy and Nancy Armour · Friday, March 25,2005 12:53 a.m.

ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Standing at midcourt, Deron Williams and Dee Brown grinned at each other and slapped hands. It's tough enough stopping one of Illinois' standout guards when he's having a good night. Make it two, and that's just not a fair fight.

Hardy hangs up the sneakers for the football cleats

By Dan Click · Friday, March 25,2005 12:51 a.m.

On the basketball court, 6 feet, 7 inches doesn't usually raise eyebrows. However 6 feet, 7 inches on the football field is something that makes red-shirt freshman wide receiver James Hardy stand out amongst crowd.

IU-Purdue rivalry: 2 stories for 2 tennis teams

By Eamonn Brennan · Friday, March 25,2005 12:51 a.m.

For the IU men's tennis team, it's time to end an unpopular streak. The past nine times the Hoosiers have faced their archrival Purdue, the Boilermakers have come away with a win. IU will look to end that stint Saturday when it plays host to Purdue at 2 p.m. at the IU Varsity Tennis Courts.

Team also dominates in the classroom

By Steve Brennan · Friday, March 25,2005 12:17 a.m.

Anyone who has been watching the NCAA basketball tournament has seen the commercial saying, "There are 360,000 NCAA student-athletes, and just about all of us will be going pro in something other than sports."

IU Varsity 8 named Big Ten Boat of the Week

By Bill Meehan · Friday, March 25,2005 12:16 a.m.

The Hoosiers cruised home from the Palmetto State in high tide, after their season-opening win at Clemson. In its ebb, they found a message that was no SOS.

Big Ten's No. 1 offense rolls into Longwood University

By Andrew Shaffer · Friday, March 25,2005 12:15 a.m.

After coming off a tournament in Bradenton, Fla. -- where IU won six of seven games -- the 12-4 Hoosiers will travel this weekend to Farmville, Va. to play a three game set against Longwood University.

'Track' goes to Stanford while 'field' goes to Fla.

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, March 25,2005 12:14 a.m.

Normally when a sports team competes it competes as a single unit; however, this is not the case this weekend for IU Women's Track and Field. This weekend, the IU squad will split apart and compete at two different venues for two different meets.

Track teams roll into 2005 outdoor seasons

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Friday, March 25,2005 12:13 a.m.

Still buzzing off its fifth-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships two weeks ago, the men's track team is hopping a plane to Gainesville for the Florida Relays. The meet will serve as IU's outdoor debut, and allow IU a chance to get used to competing in an uncontrollable climate and also to chase regional qualifying marks.

Hoosiers look to end recent slide at U.S. Open course

By Chris Engel · Friday, March 25,2005 12:11 a.m.

After two sub-par performances to start off the spring season which saw the IU men's golf team slip out of GolfWeek magazine's top 50 rankings, the Hoosiers look to rebound at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate this Monday and Tuesday.

IU women hold recent edge with Boilers

By Andy Romey · Friday, March 25,2005 12:10 a.m.

History often repeats itself. And hopefully, that will hold true for IU's women's tennis team in this weekend's road matches against No. 51 Purdue and No. 61 Illinois. The No. 27 Hoosiers (7-7, 1-0 Big Ten) will make their way to West Lafayette for Saturday's 9 a.m. match against the Boilermakers (2-8, 0-1), a team they barely dodged in last spring's 4-3 match.

Weather won't phase women's riders in Saturday's qualifying round at Bill Armstrong Stadium

By Brian Janosch · Friday, March 25,2005 12:05 a.m.

For 178 women, spring begins tomorrow. Never mind the 50-degree forecast after a week of peddling in windbreakers. For 178 women, spring means Little 500, and Little 500 season officially begins tomorrow.

A New Cycle

By Katie Schoenbaechler and Katie Shoenbaechler · Friday, March 25,2005 12:04 a.m.

The first test for Little 500 riders begins Saturday. Qualifications -- the most exclusive and most important of the Spring Series Events -- is the first of four events that tests rider's skills individually and as a team. The real exclusivity of qualifications comes when there are more teams than spots to fill. This year 35 men's teams will take to the track with racing hopes, but as Little 500 tradition will have it, only 33 teams will make the cut.

New survey raises doubts regarding Title IX in NCAA

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 23,2005 11:20 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- NCAA President Myles Brand criticized a new survey schools can use to demonstrate compliance with Title IX, saying it doesn't adequately reflect the interest in women's athletics and could harm its growth.

Knight's softer side revealed by wife

By Alyson Brodsy and Betsy Blaney · Wednesday, March 23,2005 11:20 p.m.

LUBBOCK, Texas -- When Bob Knight coaches in the round of 16 for the first time in more than a decade Thursday night, one of his most trusted advisers won't be on the Texas Tech bench.

From 3 to 13: The difference a year makes for IU swimming

By Evan Harris · Wednesday, March 23,2005 11:18 p.m.

At the 2004 NCAA Championships, the Hoosiers sent only two swimmers and one diver to competition while finishing 17th overall.

Utah's Bogut leading vote-getter on AP

By Alyson Brodsy and Jim O’Connell · Wednesday, March 23,2005 1:13 a.m.

Andrew Bogut was just another international player when the college basketball season started, not even meriting an honorable mention in the preseason All-America balloting. All that has changed now for the 7-foot sophomore from Australia. The Utah center was the leading vote-getter on The Associated Press' All-America team announced Tuesday.

Despite homers record, Bonds might not play this season

By Alyson Brodsy and Ken Peters · Wednesday, March 23,2005 1:10 a.m.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Coming off knee surgery and caught up in baseball's steroids scandal, Barry Bonds said he might not play at all this season -- despite standing on the doorstep of the sport's most hallowed record.

Roark flirts with 2nd no-hitter of season

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Wednesday, March 23,2005 1:09 a.m.

With the weather resembling the middle of winter more than the second official day of spring, the IU softball team took the field Tuesday afternoon to face in-state rival Ball State. The Hoosiers wasted no time getting started, scoring three runs in the bottom half of the first inning.

First step taken to hold 2010 Super Bowl in New York

By Alyson Brodsy and Dave Goldberg · Wednesday, March 23,2005 12:37 a.m.

KAPALUA, Hawaii -- New York moved a step closer to getting the 2010 Super Bowl on Tuesday when an NFL committee approved the Jets' bid to get the game -- contingent on the construction of a new stadium on the West Side of Manhattan.

Expectations high for Davis

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Wednesday, March 23,2005 12:37 a.m.

It's official. Mike Davis will return to Bloomington next season as head coach of the IU men's basketball team, IU Athletics Director Rick Greenspan formally announced Tuesday morning in a press release.

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