IU ties Nittany Lions 0-0
If Sunday's IU women's soccer game had been televised, it could have been considered for a spot on ESPN's "Instant Classics."
If Sunday's IU women's soccer game had been televised, it could have been considered for a spot on ESPN's "Instant Classics."
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The only thing standing between Marcus Thigpen and IU history was Illinois kicker Jason Reda.
Four seconds. In the words of immortal actor Al Pacino, four seconds is a lifetime. In a life's length, then, the Hoosiers' questions were unanswered. Did they leave too few seconds on the clock? Would the snap be flawless? Would the hold be firm? Would the kick fit between the uprights?
Even among the party faithful, the topic that came up again and again was Mark Foley. The six-term Florida congressman, a Republican, resigned last week amid allegations he sent sexually explicit Internet messages to underage male pages.
NEW YORK -- The online hangout MySpace.com will organize 20 concerts featuring bands promoted on its site as part of a campaign to raise awareness and money for humanitarian relief in Sudan.
One of the workers critically injured in an electrical accident at the new Wal-Mart Supercenter is suing the multi-national corporation, along with the general contractor, LaSalle Group, Inc., and Duke Energy.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Down by just a point and one second away from its 18th straight Big Ten road loss, the IU football team turned to its own No. 18.
HAVANA -- The ailing Fidel Castro is not dying but is recovering from an illness, his younger brother and Cuba's acting president said Sunday in response to rumors that the leader was on his deathbed.
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea said Monday it has performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test. The country's official Korean Central News Agency said the test was performed successfully, and there was no radioactive leakage from the site.
A new group might provide the answer to the problems of gay men on campus who don't identify with any existing student support networks. Invisible Man, a discussion group created by IU graduate student Matt Baber and supported by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Student Support Services office, plans to be an outlet for gay men who don't necessarily feel they fit into the traditional gay stereotypes.
Downtown Bloomington turned into a real life "It's a Small World" this weekend. Instead of an obnoxious repeating theme song, festival-goers were treated to everything from Tuvan throat singers to Balkan beats, DJs and music from all over the world.
Saturday night, Lindsey and I bet on what time Tamir of Balkan Beat Box would remove his shirt. We argued whether his wearing a sweater would make him de-robe sooner or later. I guessed that he would be shirtless by 11 at the 10:30 p.m. show. By 10:59 we had a shirtless Tamir rapping and ending the show an hour later by climbing on the speaker and proclaiming, "I'm on the speaker because I have something to say."
Well, I sure did. I was on my way to the Union Board tent to see the DJ show when I heard the bass from Balkan Beat Box -- from three blocks away. I had promised myself that I would save them until tomorrow, but I just couldn't do it.
Bloomington resident Jitka Horne said she lost count of all the faces she painted Saturday at Lotus in the Park. Horne specializes in animal pictures, mainly "kitties." When asked about the strangest thing she has painted, Horne said she painted six or seven dragons and one boy wanted flames up both his arms.
INDIANAPOLIS -- There is a fine line between frustration and panic, but that's exactly where the Colts stood at halftime, trailing the Tennessee Titans 10-0. Peyton Manning described the team as being disappointed with its offensive goose egg in the first half, but they proved they weren't frazzled by scoring two touchdowns and only allowing a field goal in the second half to win 14-13.
The No. 11 Hoosiers lost for the first time since Aug. 26 to the University of Louisville 2-0 Friday, snapping their 11-game win streak.
SERVED -- Sophomore Sigrid Fischer serves the ball at the Hoosier Classic Sunday morning. Fischer and senior Cecile Perton closed out the Classic with two doubles victories at the Varsity Tennis Center.
Chay Cain kisses each of his goalposts before the start of every game.
A 1-0 victory against Northwestern Saturday night vaulted the IU men's soccer team into first place in the Big Ten.
Candidates for Monroe County public offices faced off on local issues like jail overcrowding and night court Thursday night.