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Big Ten woes continue for team

By Matt Ostrega · Friday, Jan. 21,2005 1:09 a.m.

Junior Cyndi Valentin became the 19th player in IU history to tally 1,000 career points Thursday night, but the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes took her spotlight away as they knocked off the Hoosiers 52-30.

IU faces off against Ohio State, Purdue

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Friday, Jan. 21,2005 1:08 a.m.

No Big Ten rivalry goes unnoticed, and after two weekends of lax competition, the men's track team is set to open the doors Saturday to the Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse for two of the Big Ten's strongest indoor track teams.

No. 29 IU looks to extend win streak to 29 matches

By Andy Romey · Friday, Jan. 21,2005 1:06 a.m.

The number 29 means two things to the IU women's tennis team. It's their current national ranking, but with two wins against DePaul and Ball State in the team's season opener Saturday, the team could extend a streak of 27 straight spring opener wins to 29 as well.

Squad faces highly ranked Notre Dame

By Eamonn Brennan · Friday, Jan. 21,2005 1:06 a.m.

Two weeks after returning to campus, the IU men's tennis team finds itself immediately battling a familiar and difficult foe.

Hoosiers finally get to grapple for home audience

By Andrew Petersen · Friday, Jan. 21,2005 1:05 a.m.

The IU wrestling team finally has a chance to perform before a home crowd at University Gym on Friday. The Hoosiers will take on Northwestern to open the Big Ten season.

Hoeppner lands 2,500-yard rusher as recruit

By Dan Click · Friday, Jan. 21,2005 1:04 a.m.

Even though new IU football coach Terry Hoeppner has been in Bloomington for only a month, he has already nabbed his first recruit: Tim Sergi from Roncalli High School in Indianapolis.

Breaking OUT

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Friday, Jan. 21,2005 1:03 a.m.

He just takes it one at a time. After an emotional performance that whirled the Hoosier Nation into a standing ovation Wednesday night, D.J. White has his priorities in order heading into Saturday night's game against Ohio State at Assembly Hall.

Lucky No. 7

By John Rodgers · Thursday, Jan. 20,2005 1:22 a.m.

IU might only have eight wins on the season, but the team has figured out how to beat Michigan seven straight times. The Hoosiers' 62-53 victory was IU's third straight, and sixth in the last seven games.

Freshman D.J. White breathes life into team

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Thursday, Jan. 20,2005 1:22 a.m.

The Hoosiers found their new A.J. Moye Wednesday. With 8 minutes and 5 seconds left in the game, D.J. White took a no-look pass from junior guard Marshall Strickland and flushed it.

Barehanded Roethlisberger will attempt to beat Patriots Sunday

By Alyson Brodsy and Alan Robinson · Thursday, Jan. 20,2005 12:32 a.m.

PITTSBURGH -- Ben Roethlisberger is issuing this warning to the Patriots: The gloves are coming off for the AFC championship game. Roethlisberger is one victory away from becoming the first rookie quarterback to take a team to the Super Bowl. But since he threw two interceptions in a playoff victory over the Jets while wearing gloves, Roethlisberger's handwear has become Pittsburgh's No. 1 topic of debate.

NHL lockout talks move forward

By Alyson Brodsy and Ira Podell · Thursday, Jan. 20,2005 12:08 a.m.

The bid to jump-start NHL labor negotiations has done just that, spawning a second round of talks in an effort to save the hockey season. Union president Trevor Linden and NHL board of directors chairman Harley Hotchkiss spoke Wednesday at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, and the sides were planning to meet again Thursday in Toronto.

Hoosiers set to take on No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes tonight

By Matt Ostrega · Thursday, Jan. 20,2005 12:02 a.m.

Coming off a tough loss to the Nittany Lions of Penn State Sunday, the Hoosiers will look to get back on track in the Big Ten as they play host to conference foe No. 3 Ohio State tonight at Assembly Hall. IU enters the contest 8-7 overall and 1-4 in conference play. Despite the unfavorable Big Ten record, the Hoosiers have a 6-1 record on Branch McCracken court this season and will look to put home court advantage to use against a solid OSU basketball team.

IU aims to beat Wolverines for 7th consecutive time

By John Rodgers · Wednesday, Jan. 19,2005 1:21 a.m.

One six-game winning streak meets another Wednesday at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers have knocked off the Wolverines the last six times they've met and nine of the last 10 with the lone loss coming in January of 2001. Countering IU's dominance of Michigan is a Wolverines' streak of their own. Michigan has won six straight games and stands at 3-0 in the Big Ten -- including two of those wins on the road at Iowa and Penn State.

With NHL lockout, IU hockey fills void

By Adam Aasen · Wednesday, Jan. 19,2005 1:17 a.m.

With a season-ending player lockout in the NHL, Hoosier hockey fanatics haven't been able to get their fix on TV this year. But for those in Bloomington with ice in their veins, some solace can be found at the Frank Southern Ice Arena, located off of South Henderson Street The IU ice hockey team has continued its dominance at the arena with a 7-1 home record. The team's Friday 14-1 victory over Purdue has continued its home advantage.

Hoosiers start new year with trip to Florida

By Bill Meehan · Tuesday, Jan. 18,2005 11:56 p.m.

IU rowing head coach Steve Peterson likes to find new ways of doing things in his tradition-laden sport. But sometimes serendipity brings him back to the tried and true. Peterson realized the importance of a winter training trip this time last year by not taking one. It was the first winter in Peterson's 15-year rowing career that he did not take a crew to Florida for a week of warm-weather training. He thought the trip might be overrated and decided not to take the Hoosiers south.

Big Ten says officials got it wrong with foul shots

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 18,2005 11:54 p.m.

After all of the debate, the Big Ten is coming clean regarding its officials ruling at the conclusion of the first overtime in IU's 75-73 win against Purdue Saturday. Purdue's Carl Landry's game-tying field goal with no time remaining should not have counted. Instead, Landry, who was fouled in the act of shooting, should've been awarded two free throws with no time on the clock.

Colts watching next round from home

By Gavin Lesnick · Tuesday, Jan. 18,2005 11:53 p.m.

FOXBORO, Mass. -- After losing to New England 20-3, the Colts will watch the next round of the playoffs from home. Despite the disappointment of defeat, Indianapolis players and coaches agreed next weekend's matchup -- between New England and Pittsburgh -- should be a great game. "I'm running out of compliments to pay them," said quarterback Peyton Manning of the Patriots.

Penn State hands Hoosiers 1st home loss

By Matt Ostrega · Tuesday, Jan. 18,2005 11:52 a.m.

Assembly Hall has been kind to the Hoosiers.

Hoosiers hold 2nd meet, win 11 events

By John Fischer · Tuesday, Jan. 18,2005 11:43 a.m.

The IU women's track and field team played host to another open meet for the second consecutive weekend.

Boilermaker Breakdown

By Brian Janosch · Tuesday, Jan. 18,2005 11:26 a.m.

WEST LAFAYETTE -- They're called free throws, but with no time left on the clock in overtime of an IU-Purdue game, neither team could have had more invested in Carl Landry's 15-foot shot. Purdue's Landry missed the free throw, and IU took advantage of their second chance in the next overtime period, defeating Purdue 75-73. The win bumped IU (7-7, 2-1) back to a .500 record and gave Purdue (4-10, 0-4) their fourth straight Big Ten loss.

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