Sports

Michigan banned from postseason play

By Alyson Brodsy and Larry Lage · Friday, May 9,2003 1:34 a.m.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- More misery for Michigan basketball. The Wolverines were barred from the next postseason and put on three-and-a-half years' probation by the NCAA on Thursday for a booster's payments to players dating to the Fab Five era. The team also will lose one of its 13 annual scholarships for four years, beginning in 2004-05.

Indy drivers trying to fill the field

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Marot · Friday, May 9,2003 1:34 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- One race has already begun at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. With less than 48 hours until qualifying, drivers were still looking for rides and teams were still debating which cars to use in the Indianapolis 500.

A run around the Brickyard

By Adam Maksl · Friday, May 9,2003 1:32 a.m.

While many students this week seemed to be on a straight path from Bloomington to their homes, senior Pete Shaw was driving in circles. But he wasn't lost. He was driving his grandfather's Boyle-Special around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Graduates, teammates reflect on end of career

By Dan Patrick · Friday, May 9,2003 1:31 a.m.

Three leaders, three positions and three people will be greatly missed by the IU softball team as they walk across the plank into the real world Saturday and out of their college sports careers. Senior Heather Suca, a 4-foot 9-inch shortstop who never crouched to make her strike zone smaller, senior Katie Joy, who improved her game immensely and brightened the morale of the team and senior Stormy Hanson, who aimed, typically with success, at the fences from the batter's box will graduate after this season.

Graduate star Jenny Mann looks to the future

By Chad Bohm · Friday, May 9,2003 1:30 a.m.

Sitting with her legs crossed at Starbucks and her blonde hair pulled back in a bun, senior Jenny Mann, who is graduating from IU and leaving the women's soccer team, blows the steam away from her coffee.

No. 9 Hoosiers look to bring home NCAA title

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, May 9,2003 1:29 a.m.

The No. 9 water polo team will compete in their first NCAA Championship this weekend at the University of California San Diego in La Jolla, Calif. The Hoosiers' first game is at 1:30 p.m. Saturday against No. 1 seed -- and last year's national champion -- Stanford Cardinal. The Hoosiers played the Cardinal earlier this year at the Stanford Invitational, losing 15-3.

Sixth place puts NCAAs in doubt

By Josh Weinfuss · Monday, May 5,2003 1:32 a.m.

A miracle will be needed for the men's golf team to have an opportunity to play in the postseason, coach Mike Mayer said. In the Hoosiers' last tournament of the season -- the 2003 Big Ten Championships -- expectations were as high as their hopes for a run to the regional tournament. But as luck had it, a sixth place finish this weekend might have ended what hope the men in khaki and crimson had. The team will find out at 5 p.m. today when the NCAA releases its regional bids. "It's kind of disappointing," freshman Scott Seibert said. "The team didn't play as well as we would have liked to." Coming out firing, IU slowed down and eventually finished the tournament at an almost dead stop. After the first round, the Hoosiers were three strokes out of first place with a one-over-par 285, a tempo which was kept for the first nine holes of the second round.

Team ends season in loss

Monday, May 5,2003 1:19 a.m.

After a weekend of ups and downs, one word can best be used to describe the Hoosiers performance in the Big Ten Championships this weekend: bittersweet. While the team had two rowers named to the All Big Ten team and had two boats advance to the grand finals, the Hoosiers finished last in overall standings and failed to send any varsity boats to the grand finals.

Field events put IU over rival

By Kristin Louderback · Monday, May 5,2003 1:18 a.m.

The IU women's track and field team used several strong field event performances to defeat Purdue 110-86 in West Lafayette on Saturday.

Distance runs spell win

By Steve Hinson · Monday, May 5,2003 1:17 a.m.

In a tight contest, the No. 21 men's track and field team was able to use late run to push past Big Ten rival Purdue. The team defeated Purdue by seven points with a final score of 105-98.

Season ends on high note

By Dan Patrick · Monday, May 5,2003 1:16 a.m.

The IU softball team ended up on the losing end of a 6-0 rout for Purdue's senior day, but the Hoosiers returned the favor to the Boilermakers with a 3-0 win Sunday. IU finished the season with a 19-31 record, which is actually the Hoosiers' best win total since the 1997 season when IU went 27-21.

On the Sidelines

Monday, May 5,2003 1:14 a.m.

Tommy Jones becomes a Bengal Former IU quarterback Tommy Jones signed a contract as a rookie free agent with the Cincinnati Bengals over the weekend. Jones split time last season for IU with Gibran Hamdan at quarterback, who was drafted in the seventh round by the Washington Redskins.

Hoosiers, Nittany Lions split in weekend series

Monday, May 5,2003 1:13 a.m.

The baseball team headed into action this weekend stuck in the middle of the pack in the Big Ten standings, and after dropping Sunday's series finale with Penn State in University Park, its lot has not improved.

Nationals next for cyclists

By Dan Patrick · Monday, May 5,2003 1:12 a.m.

While the Little 500 passed just over a week ago, some IU students had a completely different caliber of bicycle racing on their mind -- the Collegiate Cycling Nationals. Nationals are a three-day event that splits the competition into three events including road racing on a hilly 60-mile track, and student riders in the IU Cycling Club will be taking part.

Big Tens may be end of the road for seniors

By Josh Weinfuss · Monday, May 5,2003 1:11 a.m.

All good things must come to an end. Everyone realizes this, but when it happens no one is prepared for it. Sunday at the 2003 Big Ten Championships was possibly the last time seniors Aldo Jordan and captain Ben Davidson suited up for the IU men's golf team.

Big Tens may be end of the road for seniors

By Josh Weinfuss · Monday, May 5,2003 1:10 a.m.

All good things must come to an end. Everyone realizes this, but when it happens no one is prepared for it. Sunday at the 2003 Big Ten Championships was possibly the last time seniors Aldo Jordan and captain Ben Davidson suited up for the IU men's golf team.

Michigan banned from postseason play

Indy drivers trying to fill the field

A run around the Brickyard

Graduates, teammates reflect on end of career

Graduate star Jenny Mann looks to the future

No. 9 Hoosiers look to bring home NCAA title

Sixth place puts NCAAs in doubt

Team ends season in loss

Field events put IU over rival

Distance runs spell win

Season ends on high note

On the Sidelines

Hoosiers, Nittany Lions split in weekend series

Nationals next for cyclists

Big Tens may be end of the road for seniors

Big Tens may be end of the road for seniors

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