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Seniors play at Memorial for last time

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Friday, Nov. 15,2002 12:32 a.m.

It's one last time in front of the home fans. It's one last time for coach Gerry DiNardo to show the Hoosier faithful what the future of IU football holds. It's one last time for the 14 seniors on IU's roster to run onto the field at Memorial Stadium.

IU looks to defend conference championship

By Colin Nowling · Friday, Nov. 15,2002 12:29 a.m.

For the ninth time in the 12-year history of the Big Ten Men's Soccer Championships, IU enters the tournament as the top seed having won the regular season Big Ten title with a 6-0 record in conference play. The Hoosiers are the reigning Big Ten Tournament Champions and hold an 18-2 all-time record in tournament play, but just two seasons ago No. 5 seed Ohio State upset the No. 1 seeded Hoosiers in the semifinals.

Team travels to Purdue for regionals

By Steve Slivka · Thursday, Nov. 14,2002 10:50 p.m.

The No. 20 women's cross-country team travels to West Lafayette tomorrow to compete in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional 6K meet at Purdue University. The Great Lakes region has four women's teams competing from the Big Ten Conference that are ranked in the top 30 of the The FinishLynx NCAA Women's Cross Country Coaches Association Poll.

Men's cross country ready for regionals

By Steve Hinson · Thursday, Nov. 14,2002 10:48 p.m.

Saturday, the No. 20 men's cross country team travels to Purdue for the second time in three weeks. There the Hoosiers race in their most important race to date this season with the Great Lakes Regional meet. The top three teams at the District meet earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships Nov. 25 at Terre Haute. The others may receive an at-large bid if they have enough regular season victories.

Bol agrees to hockey deal, not likely to play

By Aaron Beard and Ira Podell · Thursday, Nov. 14,2002 1:11 a.m.

Manute Bol has always been able to block shots with his 7-foot-7 frame. The Indianapolis Ice now want to see if he can do that -- or anything else -- on skates.

2 Miami-Ohio coaches suspended

By Aaron Beard and Joe Kay · Thursday, Nov. 14,2002 1:10 a.m.

OXFORD, Ohio -- Two Miami University assistant football coaches were suspended Wednesday after one was charged with assaulting a fan and another acknowledged damaging a coaches' box at Marshall. Coach Terry Hoeppner apologized Wednesday, saying things got out of control when fans rushed the field following Marshall's last-second 36-34 win over its Mid-American Conference rival.

Assistant coach hired for 2003

By Stephanie Sims and Aaron Beard · Thursday, Nov. 14,2002 1:06 a.m.

Men's tennis coach Ken Hydinger announced the hiring of new assistant coach Matthew Pledger on Monday. "Matthew (Pledger) will bring a wide variety of things to our program," Hydinger said. "He has played professionally and he knows what the next level is like. He'll have high expectations."

Senior returning for fifth year

By Aaron Beard · Thursday, Nov. 14,2002 1:04 a.m.

Senior Karie Schlukebir announced this past week that she is coming back next year as a fifth-year senior. Schlukebir was sidelined early in both her freshman and sophomore years because of cancer, but overcame it to become successful on the court.

Chance to shine arrives

By Aaron Beard and Zack Eldridge · Thursday, Nov. 14,2002 1:02 a.m.

When junior Jamie Gathing entered the women's basketball game last Friday, she made an immediate impact, tumbled on loose balls, snatched offensive rebounds and found anything she could do to help the team.

Sophomore returns to field after serious injury

By Aaron Beard and Colin Nowling · Thursday, Nov. 14,2002 1:01 a.m.

When sophomore midfielder Danny O'Rourke went down in warm-ups prior to the IU men's soccer game with Northwestern on Oct. 13 it was the first serious injury a Hoosier had suffered this season. IU responded by winning five of their six games without O'Rourke, a starting defensive-minded midfielder, and went on to clinch the regular season Big Ten Championship.

Mavs remain perfect

By Aaron Beard · Thursday, Nov. 14,2002 1 a.m.

CLEVELAND -- The Dallas Mavericks are still perfect. Dirk Nowitzki scored 13 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter as Dallas remained the NBA's only unbeaten team, improving to 8-0 with a 103-99 victory Wednesday night over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

First recruit signs

By Aaron Beard · Thursday, Nov. 14,2002 12:58 a.m.

The IU men's basketball team penned its first recruit Wednesday. Jessan Gray-Ashley, 6-foot, 10-inch, 205-pound forward from Davenport, Iowa, signed a national letter of intent to play for the Hoosiers. He had considered Creighton, Alabama State and Indiana State.

Winning streaks collide at OSU

By Dan Cohen and Daniel Cohen · Wednesday, Nov. 13,2002 10:39 a.m.

In a rare mid-week matchup, IU takes its three game winning streak into Columbus, Ohio Wednesday night to face an even hotter Ohio State squad, winners of five games in a row. IU (18-8, 8-6) will be trying to inch even closer to earning an NCAA tournament automatic bid for the first time since the 1999 season. The team's 8-6 Big Ten mark is the Hoosiers' best conference start since 1995 and a win Wednesday night would give them their second four game win streak in the past month.

Realignment right for NBA

By Benjy Ekhaus · Tuesday, Nov. 12,2002 11:03 p.m.

Now that Charlotte all but has an NBA franchise again (the league has OKed the idea, and the city council has voted in favor of an arena being built), league commissioner David Stern is proposing the idea of realignment for the 2004-05 season. Stern wants to move to a format that would divide each conference into three divisions of five, rather than the current two divisions of seven (eight in the Central). It's a great idea, but there are some hurdles that the league will have to overcome to get there.

Jones back at help against PSU

By Janie McCauley · Tuesday, Nov. 12,2002 11:02 p.m.

Senior quarterback Tommy Jones was named the starter for Saturday's game against No. 16 Penn State. Jones will replace senior Gibran Hamdan who had started the previous eight games. Jones entered the season as the starter but was hurt in the Utah game of the year. Hamdan played against Kentucky the following week while Jones was sidelined. Hamdan was named the permanent starter on Sept. 17. Jones has had two appearances in the past three weeks, one against Illinois on Oct. 26, and the other this past weekend against Michigan State.

Individual swimmers contribute to victory

By Matt Glenesk · Tuesday, Nov. 12,2002 4:56 p.m.

The women's swimming and diving team defeated Northwestern 168-123 Saturday, extending the team's record to 4-0 overall, and 2-0 in Big Ten competition.

Losing streak snapped

By Aaron Beard · Tuesday, Nov. 12,2002 4:56 p.m.

IU ended a three game losing streak this weekend in Chicago with a pair of wins over Robert Morris College, a division I team. The sweep makes IU 6-0-0 all-time against the Eagles. IU won Friday with goals from freshman

Winning record stays afloat against Wildcats

By Aaron Beard · Tuesday, Nov. 12,2002 4:55 p.m.

The IU men's swimming and diving team remains undefeated with a 4-0 record after pulling out an upset over the No. 20 Northwestern Wildcats Saturday at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center.

Third season shows improvement

By Aaron Beard · Tuesday, Nov. 12,2002 4:54 p.m.

As the clock struck midnight on the IU field hockey team's season Friday, a casual observer would look at the Hoosiers 6-13 overall record as unimpressive. But in only its third year, coach Amy Robertson's team has shown vast improvement over her two previous clubs.

Hoosiers 'Premier' with win

By Natalie A. Trout · Tuesday, Nov. 12,2002 4:53 p.m.

Coach Steve Rainer of Premier Sports said he's satisfied with the competitive game his team played against the IU women's basketball team Friday night. The Hoosiers came out on top in the exhibition game, 70-65.

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