Colts converting out-of-state students into die-hard fans
Somewhere in IU graduate Max Semenick's Bloomington house there is a monkey locked in a trunk.
Somewhere in IU graduate Max Semenick's Bloomington house there is a monkey locked in a trunk.
Four highly ranked teams will be among the competition for IU this weekend as the wrestling team travels to Hampton, Virginia.
After taking to the road for the first three games of the Big Ten season, home hasn't looked better to the Hoosiers. Tonight, they'll exercise their home court advantage as the IU women's basketball team plays Northwestern in its conference home opener at 7 p.m. in Assembly Hall.
NEW YORK -- Randy Johnson, Carlos Beltran, Shawn Green, Derek Lowe, Javier Vazquez and Juan Gonzalez finally got to their new teams following weeks of negotiations. Dioner Navarro, a 20-year-old catcher with seven major league at-bats, even got traded twice Tuesday.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Tony Dungy wants to play by the book. If defenders are holding, grabbing or pushing receivers, the Colts coach expects it to be called. If there is incidental contact, he expects officials to give players some leeway.
After enduring another tough season in which IU lost eight of its last nine games, getting to a bowl game seemed light years away for the Hoosiers. But with the hiring of new football coach Terry Hoeppner, players are looking to now for their bowl aspirations rather than later.
With students taking a much-needed three-week break from the rigors of academe, the IU men's basketball team wasn't given that fortune. IU lost the final two games of their tough six-game stretch before picking up three much-needed wins against easier foes.
GRAPEVINE, Texas -- The NCAA approved the first phase of a landmark academic reform package Monday under which about 30 percent of Division I football teams would have lost scholarships had it been implemented immediately.
Colts quarterback Peyton Manning was named the NFL's Most Valuable Player for the second straight year Monday. The award came a day after Manning directed the Colts to a 49-24 first-round win over the Broncos and a week after a season in which he set the record for touchdown passes with 49.
This was an emotionally driven weekend for the No. 13-ranked IU men's swimming and diving team. In Friday's meet, the Hoosiers took on No. 11-ranked Tennessee at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center, knowing that the day after they would have to travel to Columbus, Ohio for a Big Ten match up with Ohio State. They entered the meet against the Volunteers with much needed confidence, but failed to keep their momentum going, as they were upset by OSU the next day.
A role reversal happened Saturday at Assembly Hall. Bracey Wright the shooter went into his phone booth and came back as Bracey Wright the aggressor. The junior, notorious for his three-point persistency, instead attacked the basket more often. The result: 30 points on 11 of 22 shooting while putting the Hoosiers on his back in his own Superman performance in IU's 74-61 victory against Wisconsin.
New IU football coach Terry Hoeppner spoke at halftime of Saturday's basketball game at Assembly Hall. His message was short and simple as the former Miami of Ohio coach looked straight into the student section and made a simple request. "I've got to have you," Hoeppner said. He was greeted by applause.
INDIANAPOLIS -- When Peyton Manning plays, records fall. If Sunday was any indication, opposing teams do, too.
ST. LOUIS -- Twenty-nine days ago, IU senior Danny O'Rourke celebrated his team's second straight national title. Friday evening, the cherry topped the cake of O'Rourke's career as he received the 2004 Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy.
In the first indoor meet of the season for the men's track and field team, one Hoosier has already provisionally qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships. Junior Ryan Ketchum hurled the shot put past the NCAA Provisional standard of 17.75 meters to grab first place with a mark of 17.84 meters.
Women's track and field begin season The IU women's track and field team opened up its indoor season on a dominating note as the team held its annual Hoosier Open meet. The Hoosiers won 8 out of 19 events and had strong placed finishes in the others.
Whatever IU coach Mike Davis put in his Hoosiers' Wheaties this past week worked. Coming off a disappointing and embarrassing 21-point loss at Northwestern in the Big Ten opener Wednesday, IU regrouped and defeated Wisconsin at Assembly Hall 74-61 Saturday night.
The last time the Hoosiers had a former Miami of Ohio coach roaming the sidelines, they went to their first and only Rose Bowl.
After suffering two tough losses on the road to start Big Ten play, the Hoosiers were looking to salvage the three-game road trip with a win over archrival Purdue. Instead, IU got their worst-scoring night in school history, losing to Purdue 51-31. The loss keeps them winless in conference play.
The No. 25 women's swimming and diving program is off to a busy start this winter. In the first weekend of December the Hoosiers took on Big Ten rival Illinois in Champaign. IU pulled out a victory beating the Fighting Illini 155-145. Though the meet ended in close numbers, the Lady Hoosiers never lost their poise. The cream and crimson only lost the lead once when Illinois took all three top finishes in the 100-yard breaststroke.