Artest returns to practice for Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS -- Ron Artest practiced with the Indiana Pacers Monday for the first time in more than two months since he was suspended for fighting with Detroit fans.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Ron Artest practiced with the Indiana Pacers Monday for the first time in more than two months since he was suspended for fighting with Detroit fans.
If the Oregon Ducks were looking for revenge after last season when the Hoosiers ended their 21-game home winning streak, they won't get it. Yesterday IU exercised an option to drop the proposed second game against Oregon that would have been played in Bloomington Sept. 10, IU Athletics Director Rick Greenspan said.
After freshman D.J. White played only a short time in the second half of Saturday's game because of cramping in his legs, IU coach Mike Davis was surprised to see that happen to a southerner.
In the first half, IU relied on freshman D.J. White for its offensive production. In the second half, the Hoosiers had to look elsewhere with White sitting out more than 11 minutes with cramps. But IU found another way to win in gutting out a 67-60 victory against Ohio State. That other way was junior guard Bracey Wright, who after scoring only five first-half points exploded in the second for 18 points and two crucial assists resulting in dunks by Pat Ewing Jr. and White, who reentered the game with 2:12 to go after sitting for several minutes.
New IU football coach Terry Hoeppner might have Indiana roots, but his Ohio background is paying big dividends for the Hoosiers as they gained another commitment from the Buckeye state -- defensive back Dan Kinsey from Wellsville, Ohio.
On the strength of an array of impressive performances, IU put Big Ten indoor track squads on notice Saturday afternoon with a victory over conference rivals Ohio State and Purdue. The Hoosiers scored 128 points to best the Boilermakers' 92 and the Buckeyes' 87 points.
Saturday night ended with Bracey Wright as the hero. But it didn't start like that. Fans were heckling the junior guard to stop shooting and pass the ball after he made one of six shots and ended the first 20 minutes with five points. But as coaches say, the second half is a whole new ball game.
IU coach Lin Loring's women's tennis team answered his "big question mark" Saturday at the Tennis Center in the team's season-opening route of DePaul and Ball State.
Despite a squad weakened by the flu, the IU wrestling team came out the winners Friday, dropping Northwestern 22-14 in Bloomington.
Winning on the road is hard to come by in any conference, and the Hoosiers are continuing to find that out the hard way after a 63-61 loss to Michigan Sunday in Crisler Arena.
This Saturday, not only did the Hoosiers extend their win streak to five meets, but also five straights wins over No. 19 Purdue in dual meets. The No. 24 IU Women's Swimming and Diving team took on its in-state rival in West Lafayette, sinking the Boilermakers 157-141.
Confidence comes in many different forms for the No. 13-ranked IU men's swimming and diving team. The Hoosiers came up one event short of sweeping the weekend's meets against Michigan State and No. 8-ranked Michigan.
The IU women's track and field team showed two of its Big Ten foes the players mean business in 2005.
IU's men's tennis team suffered its first loss of the season in its first meet Saturday, falling to Notre Dame in South Bend, 5-2.
Unranked Villanova blows out No. 2 Kansas PHILADELPHIA -- Undefeated Kansas never stood a chance once Allen Ray, Curtis Sumpter and the rest of the spirited Villanova Wildcats got rolling.
PITTSBURGH -- Bill Belichick is one victory away from the Vince Lombardi trophy -- and one of Lombardi's most impressive records, too.
PHILADELPHIA -- His smile can light up a locker room, even a stadium. On Sunday, Donovan McNabb lit up the city. Break out the cheesesteaks, because this long-suffering quarterback is taking the Philadelphia Eagles to the Super Bowl at last.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Luther Head scored 25 points, including a driving layup with 40 seconds remaining in overtime that sealed No. 1 Illinois' 73-68 win over No. 23 Iowa on Thursday night.
The success, the awards and the recognition are things anyone would expect from the life of All-American diver Marc Carlton. But behind all of the accolades is a hard-working college student juggling his passion for both music and diving.
The Great Lake State will host a pair of dual-meets for the No. 13-ranked IU men's swimming and diving team. The two Big Ten meets against unranked Michigan State and No. 8-ranked Michigan are some of the Hoosiers' last chances to crack the top ten in the rankings.