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Lennox Lewis wins bloody battle

By Tim Dahlberg · Sunday, June 22,2003 9:32 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- His night in the ring was long since over, and Lennox Lewis and his people were still working hard. Vitali Klitschko was tough enough, but now there was some serious explaining to do. Lewis was still the heavyweight champion, but that and another $10 million or so in his bank account were the only things he could feel good about Saturday night.

Neilson dies at 69

By Teresa M. Walker · Sunday, June 22,2003 9:29 p.m.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Roger Neilson, a Hall of Famer who was the head coach of eight NHL teams and established one of the longest resumes in league history, died Saturday. He was 69. He had been battling skin and bone cancer.

Senior earns shot at IAFF

Sunday, June 22,2003 9:28 p.m.

Last weekend at the NCAA Championships, senior Rose Richmond failed to make the long jump final after claiming second place at the Indoor Championships. Her contribution to the IU 4x100 relay team helped the squad net a fifth-place finish, but this could only mildly assuage her pain.

Mike Tyson wounded in brawl

By Chaka Ferguson · Sunday, June 22,2003 9:27 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Mike Tyson was released from a Brooklyn police precinct Saturday afternoon, hours after his arrest on assault charges following a brawl with two men outside a hotel. The former heavyweight champion, who was charged with assault in the third degree, a misdemeanor, walked silently past reporters standing outside the 84th Precinct in a driving rain.

Hoosier slugger drafted

By Jeffrey P. Watson · Wednesday, June 18,2003 9:36 p.m.

Vasili Spanos was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 11th round of the June 3 MLB draft, making him the 332nd overall pick and the third Hoosier taken in the last two years. Spanos had the kind of numbers that are hard to overlook, and it appears that Oakland now has a bona fide slugger in their farm system. Why would Oakland, or any other team for that matter, be impressed enough with Spanos to use a first-day draft pick on him? Well, for anyone who hasn't noticed, he has been putting up impressive numbers during his Hoosier career, which climaxed in a great senior campaign -- leading the Big Ten in virtually every offensive category. Spanos was the leader in the conference in batting average (.434, which was 40 points higher than the next best average), home runs with eight, on-base percentage (.525) and slugging percentage (.778). Spanos was named to the first-team All Big Ten for the second straight year and was named recently to the American Baseball Coaches Association All-Mideast Region second team.

Sosa finished talking about cork

By Joe Kay · Wednesday, June 18,2003 9:31 p.m.

CINCINNATI -- Sammy Sosa is done talking about cork.

IU athletes in Championship

By Rob DeWitte · Wednesday, June 18,2003 9:27 p.m.

IU is sending a promising group of athletes to the USA Track and Field Championships June 26 in Palo Alto, Calif. Stanford University will play host to the meet, which is slated to end June 29.

Arkansas and LSU take championships

By Alyson Brodsy and Rob Gloster · Sunday, June 15,2003 9:26 p.m.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Aleen Bailey completed a sprinting sweep in the NCAA track and field championships Saturday night, defeating LSU's Muna Lee in the 200 meters, just as she had a day earlier in the 100. But the Jamaican speedster, who almost single-handedly kept defending champion South Carolina in contention for the team title, could only watch as LSU pulled away for its 13th team crown. In the men's competition, Alistair Cragg clinched Arkansas' 10th team title, its first since a string of eight straight championships ended in 1999, by winning the 5,000.

Athlete gets NCAA win in javelin

By Rob DeWitte · Sunday, June 15,2003 9:19 p.m.

Senior Irina Kharun lived up to her top-seed billing Friday at the NCAA Championships in Sacramento, Calif., by dominating the javelin event and setting an American collegiate record. Kharun said she remembered her father's advice and dedicated her final throw to Coach Randy Heisler.

Washington coach fights decision on gambling

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, June 15,2003 9:13 p.m.

MEDINA, Wash. -- Rick Neuheisel maintains he did not break NCAA rules when he gambled on college basketball tournaments and believes he should keep his job as Washington's football coach. Neuheisel addressed reporters Saturday at his lakeside home, two days after athletic director Barbara Hedges announced her decision to fire him.

Schumacher wins Canadian Grand Prix

By Alyson Brodsy and Jenna Fryer · Sunday, June 15,2003 9:13 p.m.

MONTREAL - Michael Schumacher took a long swig of champagne, then sprayed some on his younger brother. Finally back on top of the Formula One standings, Schumacher was ready to celebrate. Schumacher won his fourth race of the season and finally passed Kimi Raikkonen for the lead in the driver standings by beating his brother, Ralf, in the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday.

All-American Karen Dennison plays with the pros

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, June 15,2003 9:10 p.m.

Junior All-American Karen Dennison entered the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic as the only amateur in a field of 144 golfers and one of two who had earned a sponsor's exemption. Thirty-six holes later, Dennison couldn't make the cut with a 6-over-par 78. Overall, Dennison carded a 153 and missed the cut by eight strokes.

International students thriving

By Alyson Brodsy and Rob Gloster · Sunday, June 15,2003 9:09 p.m.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Minnesota's Adam Steele came from far behind to win the 400 meters, a race in which the top three men were separated by 17-thousandths of a second Saturday night at the NCAA track and field championships.

Indiana golfer struggling on European tour

Wednesday, June 11,2003 9:03 p.m.

SAINT OMER, France - Andrew Johnson belongs to the same golf club as Tiger Woods. But not to the same world. As Woods defends his U.S. Open title this week at Olympia Fields near Chicago, fellow Isleworth member Johnson lines up in the $660,000 Saint Omer Open, a modest new event on the European Tour.

Woods dismisses idea of career slump

By Jim Litke · Wednesday, June 11,2003 9:01 p.m.

OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. - Superman had Kryptonite. Samson had Delilah. Tiger Woods has his weak moments, too. Or not.

NCAA championship bound

Wednesday, June 11,2003 8:58 p.m.

The IU track and field teams are sending large contingents to the NCAA Championships this weekend. A total of 13 athletes left early Monday for Sacramento, Calif.

Sosa's suspension cut to 7 after appeal

By Ronald Blum · Wednesday, June 11,2003 8:52 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Sammy Sosa's suspension for using a corked bat was reduced Wednesday to seven games by major league baseball, which accepted his explanation that he simply made a mistake.

LPGA tournament kicks off

By Raj Raghani · Wednesday, June 11,2003 8:50 p.m.

Karen Dennison, a junior and member of the IU golf team, is all set to make her professional debut Friday at the LPGA Giant Eagle Classic in Vienna, Ohio. The talented Dennison will have her hands full during this tournament that also features last weekend's McDonald's LPGA Championship winner, Annika Sorenstam and runner-up, Grace Parks. With the Squaw Creek Country Club being the venue once again this year, the tournament promises to be a sensational affair. This private, well-maintained course will be quite challenging with its water hazards and numerous trees, and it will cause players to alter their shots very often. The rough, woods and water hazards account for over 70 percent of the entire course and so the layout of the par-72 course also ensures that it plays longer than it actually looks.

A-Rod out of lineup

By Alyson Brodsy and Josh Dubow · Sunday, June 8,2003 10:30 p.m.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Alex Rodriguez was out of the Texas Rangers' starting lineup on Saturday night against Montreal with a bruised left knee. "I tweaked it a little bit last night," he said. "I'm not sure what play. It started swelling up last night, so I iced it and took anti-inflammatories."

Funny Cide fails in Triple try, Empire Maker takes Belmont

By Alyson Brodsy and Richard Rosenblatt · Sunday, June 8,2003 10:29 p.m.

NEW YORK -- The magical ride ended in the mud, splashed aside by a rival who wasn't about to let a gelded nobody become part of racing royalty. Empire Maker caught Funny Cide on the far turn and won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, thwarting yet another Triple Crown hopeful's attempt to do what no horse has managed since Affirmed in 1978.

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