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The IU women's basketball team huddle up to sing the IU fight song before taking the court against Wisconsin on Jan. 15 at Assembly Hall.

Hoosiers hope to best Penn State

By Jeremy Rosenthal · Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 12:44 a.m.

After Sunday’s loss to Illinois, 61-52, the IU women’s basketball team will look to get back on track today. The Hoosiers (14-4, 7-2), tied for second place in the Big Ten, welcome Penn State (8-10, 3-5) 7 p.m. Thursday at Assembly Hall.

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One more lesson

By Zachary Osterman · Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 12:38 a.m.

“Heartbreaking” would be an appropriate adjective. So would “gut-wrenching.” But like anything else the Hoosiers do this season that doesn’t involve sleep or food, this two-point loss presents a great lesson: Every single possession counts.

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Reshaping women’s basketball

By Dave Leno · Tuesday, Jan. 27,2009 11:33 p.m.

Most coaches hate road games. However, IU women’s basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack said she doesn’t mind them.

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A columnist’s notebook for you

By Zachary Osterman · Tuesday, Jan. 27,2009 11:32 p.m.

The IU men’s basketball team heads up to Northwestern tonight, and while I’d love to regale you with witty repartee that would surely cut you all to the collective quick, well, frankly, I’m just not that good.

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Sampson appeals NCAA punishment

Tuesday, Jan. 27,2009 11:30 p.m.

Kelvin Sampson wants to return to college basketball in the next five years. That much is apparent from the Indianapolis Star’s report that the former IU coach has appealed the punishment the NCAA levied on him two months ago.

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Sampson appeals NCAA punishment

By Matt Dollinger · Tuesday, Jan. 27,2009 3:48 p.m.

Kelvin Sampson wants to return to college basketball in the next five years. That much is apparent from the Indianapolis Star’s report that the former IU coach has appealed the punishment the NCAA levied on him two months ago.

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Stepfather became part of recruit’s success

By Jordan Cohen · Monday, Jan. 26,2009 11:06 p.m.

Michael Morgan has always been there for his stepson Maurice Creek. They bonded through basketball early on, whether it was Morgan doing drills with Creek out on “the hill,” watching him play at the elementary school or pitting him against older kids at the local rec center. “If it weren’t for him working me out, I wouldn’t be here right now,” Creek said in a phone interview last week.

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Loss wasn’t so smelly

By Zachary Osterman · Sunday, Jan. 25,2009 11:30 p.m.

This one wasn’t so bad. Yes, it was at home. Sure, the crowd was raucous, perhaps even a bit desperate. Obviously, the Hoosiers had their chances and could have won the game had they made only half of their 10 missed free throws.

IU guard Devan Dumes goes up for a shot during the first half of IU's 67-63 loss to No. 21 Minnesota on Sunday at Assembly Hall. Dumes had 19 points in the game.

White-out can't help Hoosiers shake 9th straight loss

By Tom Kirby · Sunday, Jan. 25,2009 4:35 p.m.

A near sellout crowd all donning the same t-shirts, a Verdell Jones half-court basket and an early eight-point lead weren’t enough to stop IU’s losing streak. The Hoosiers (5-13, 0-6) dropped their ninth game in a row, this one against Minnesota 67-63. The competitive game throughout came down to the Golden Gophers’ ability to execute down the stretch; and IU’s inability to.

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Big 1st half pushes IU past Wolverines

By Brandon Smith · Friday, Jan. 23,2009 12:31 a.m.

After an emotional win against your bitter in-state rival, you can go one of two ways: You can either use the victory as momentum for the next game, or you can have a letdown. Well, at least for Thursday night, the Hoosiers chose the former.

Minnesota head coach Tubby Smith reacts as he watches his team play against Northwestern during the first half Sunday in Evanston, Ill.

Tubby Smith dodging sophomore slump

By Tom Kirby · Friday, Jan. 23,2009 12:29 a.m.

After a respectable 20-14 inaugural season at Minnesota last academic year, former Kentucky coach Tubby Smith’s Golden Gophers are off to an impressive 16-3 start and look to be on their way to the NCAA tournament. Smith, along with second-year Michigan coach John Beilein and Iowa second-year man Todd Lickliter, follows a trend of vast improvement among Big Ten coaches in their second seasons.

Senior Forward Whitney Thomas and Senior Guard/Forward Kim Roberson successfully prevent a Purdue offensive player from making a basket. After a very close first half, the Hoosiers won 71-57 against the Boilermakers Monday evening at Assembly Hall.

Hoosiers’ goal: Stay present

By Jeremy Rosenthal · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2009 11:35 p.m.

The IU women’s basketball team captured its first victory against Purdue in Assembly Hall in nearly a decade on Monday. With the win, the Hoosiers are now atop the Big Ten and off to their best start in 25 years, but they have much more they want to accomplish this season. The next step comes Thursday when IU (13-3, 6-1) travels to Ann Arbor, Mich., to take on the Wolverines (9-9, 2-5).  

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Momentum maturity

By Zachary Osterman · Monday, Jan. 19,2009 11:44 p.m.

Tom Crean calls it “winning time.” That moment – or more accurately, those moments – in every game when momentum hangs in the balance, when leads teeter on the edge of extinction, when winners and losers separate.

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Nittany Lions extend Hoosiers losing streak to longest in program history

Sunday, Jan. 18,2009 3:28 a.m.

In one of their most winnable games in conference season, the Hoosiers fell once again, losing. Losing to Penn State inside Assembly Hall for the first time in school history. The game marked IU's eighth straight loss, the program's longest losing streak since 1964.

IU forward Amber Jackson posts up during IU’s 64-61 win against Wisconsin on Thursday evening at Assembly Hall. Jackson had six points in the game.

Battling through change

By Jeremy Rosenthal · Thursday, Jan. 15,2009 11:59 p.m.

After four years playing college basketball, senior forward Amber Jackson got to do one thing for the first time in November. She played in front of her mother.

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