Team USA World Cup 2010 preview
Preview for the entire U.S. Men's National Team by position.
Preview for the entire U.S. Men's National Team by position.
In less than a week, the dream of a World Cup on African soil will finally become a reality — a dream that was initiated when FIFA chose South Africa over Morocco and Egypt to host the 2010 World Cup. Since then, the nation has seen beautiful soccer stadiums rise up all over the landscape, as well as other infrastructure to help sustain the deluge of people expected to visit during the month-long tournament.
Jeff Howard, a 6-foot-8 forward from Westfield, Ind., announced he will join the Hoosiers as a walk-on freshman this fall.
A total of 104 IU athletes were named to the Spring Academic All-Big Ten Team, an increase from the 83 chosen in spring 2009.
Nine athletes will head to Eugene, Ore., to represent the Hoosiers in the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships June 9-12.
IU men's basketball coach Tom Crean is one of many who responded with shock and fury about the recent teacher contract changes at the Monroe County Community School Corporation. The agreement will cut stipends for extracurricular activities, which includes sports, music and all other after-school activities. The stipends will be cut for one academic year.
John Wooden, college basketball's gentlemanly Wizard of Westwood who built one of the greatest dynasties in all of sports at UCLA and became one of the most revered coaches ever, died Friday night. He was 99.
On Saturday, Beth Wood, an IU journalism professor who died in November 2009, will be honored through an American Lung Association Lung Walk in Carmel, Ind. The walk will raise money for the 35 million people currently suffering from chronic lung disease in the United States.
The best way to keep up the momentum backing the baseball program would be a new stadium. I like the 59-year-old Sembower Field; don’t get me wrong. But I think we can do better than the 2,250 seating capacity, which fills up more often than one might think.
The IU women’s basketball team recently signed 5-foot-8 point guard Alisha Goodwin from Jefferson College. Goodwin previously played at Jefferson College, where she averaged 12.9 points a game. Jefferson College made it to the NJCAA Championships in the 2009-10 season but lost to the Gulf Coast Community College Commodores 83-61.
The IU women’s basketball team recently signed 5-foot-8 point guard Alisha Goodwin from Jefferson College. Goodwin previously played at Jefferson College, where she averaged 12.9 points a game. Jefferson College made it to the NJCAA Championships in the 2009-10 season but lost to the Gulf Coast Community College Commodores 83-61.
With his second Indianapolis 500 victory, Franchitti becomes the 17th driver to kiss the bricks at least twice. He also is the first driver from Scotland to win the race duplicate times.
After Helio Castroneves took most of the chatter and publicity during the past two weeks, Dario Franchitti quickly showed his dominance in the first few laps of the Indianapolis 500.
The IndyCar Series is reviewing the finish of the Indianapolis 500 after Marco Andretti says he slowed because of a caution flag that came out on Lap 199.
Former Hoosier linebacker Jammie Kirlew has signed a contract with the Denver Broncos after being picked in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Kirlew is the first of three Hoosiers drafted to sign a contract. His four-year deal is worth $1.84 million and contained a $50,000 signing bonus.
The sixth-seeded Hoosiers recorded a first-round tournament win over the third-seeded Northwestern Wildcats 5-0 . IU will now face top-seed Minnesota on Thursday at 7:05 p.m.
But the hectic two-week schedule at the famed racing venue has provided plenty of storylines to follow when the green flag waves for the 94th running of the Indianapolis 500 at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Nineteen-year-old Saavedra, driving for William Rast racing — a team Justin Timberlake sponsors — posted the slowest speed and was in 33rd place with only about an hour left of quals. But after a crash resulted in back pain, Saavedra was taken to get an MRI, and it looked as if his hope of qualifying was over.
The Hoosiers’ strong pitching from junior Matt Carr and senior Chris Squires held the Illini to only 10 hits, and Squires, who entered in relief, needed just 22 pitches to close out the Illini.
Eighty-three members of the football team earned a 3.0 grade point average during the 2009-2010 academic year. Forty-two athletes earned the distinction in the fall and 41 athletes in the spring.