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Former IU coach Davis accepts UAB job

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 7,2006 6:15 p.m.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Former IU coach Mike Davis took over UAB's basketball program Friday, returning to his home state after a rocky tenure with the Hoosiers. The 45-year-old Davis, a native of Fayette who played for Alabama, replaces Mike Anderson, who left the Blazers to become coach at Missouri.

Hundreds fill Delta Zeta lawn for Birky vigil

By Carrie Ritchie · Friday, April 7,2006 6:01 p.m.

Thursday evening Nichole Birky's sorority sisters and family members stood hugging and crying, crowded together on the balcony of Delta Zeta sorority. And at 6 p.m., they watched as many more crowded onto the front lawn for the candlelight vigil in Birky's honor.

UPDATE: Women's basketball coach leaves IU for Purdue

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 7,2006 12:49 p.m.

IU women's basketball coach Sharon Versyp resigned today to accept a head coaching position at her alma mater, Purdue. In Versyp's first and only year with the Hoosiers, she led the team to a 19-14 record and 9-7 in the conference. The team also made its first postseason tournament since 2002 when the Hoosiers advanced to the Women's National Invitation Tournament quarterfinals.

Bow-Wow Vows

By Mike Beal and Michael Beal · Friday, April 7,2006 9:38 a.m.

Canine owners who travel and are tired of asking friends or family to play dog-sitter now have an alternative. On March 11, the Howling Dog Inn, a hotel for dogs, opened near Nashville, Ind. Karen McCarell, the owner and founder of the Howling Dog Inn, said she has been wanting to start a dog hotel "forever," and "things kind of fell in place" and was excited to see the opening of her facility. "This has been a 20-year dream for me, and it finally came true," she said. McCarrell said that her facility is the only pet hotel in the area that she's aware of. The building is 1,575 square feet and features rooms of three different sizes. The smallest rooms are three by five feet, and the largest ones measure six square feet. Also, a 15-by-15 foot "playroom" is located in the building.

Mozart Marathon: The complete Mozart sonatas for piano and violin

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 7,2006 3:21 a.m.

As part of a celebration of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 250th birthday, more than 30 students in the Jacobs School of Music have been studying all 17 of his sonatas for violin and piano in a graduate seminar and will be performing the complete cycle in one marathon event, according to a news release.

Catching up with Coach Yeagley

By Alyson Brodsy and Ryan Corazza · Friday, April 7,2006 3:19 a.m.

He might be two years removed from retiring as the IU men's soccer coach, but that doesn't mean you won't find Jerry Yeagley on the sidelines of Bill Armstrong Stadium. Wednesday night, Yeagley was in the stands, shaking hands and laughing with old friends while watching the IU soccer team take on the Cincinnati Kings in an exhibition match.

Coach Yeagley interview transcript

By Alyson Brodsy and Ryan Corazza · Friday, April 7,2006 3:18 a.m.

-- On his relationship with the current IU soccer team: "One of the things I've been doing is following the team. I'm a groupie; I follow after the IU soccer team. I wouldn't call myself a super fan, but I'm into the team and still feel very much attached. What I miss the most is the day-in and day-out interactions with the players. But every now and then I go and get my fix, by hanging out at practice and rubbing up next to them, you know. I try to keep my distance. I think it's been a healthy situation. But, there's still some boys out there who I recruited and brought here to IU and I feel attachment and a bit of responsibility to the program. Even after the guys I recruited are gone, I'll still feel that way. (IU coach) Mike (Freitag) is like a younger brother and of course my son's (Todd Yeagley, assistant coach) out there -- it's family."

Festival brings Israel to IU

By Savannah Worley · Friday, April 7,2006 2:35 a.m.

Like Lollapalooza bringing America's underground culture to audiences, Israelpalooza hopes to bring the culture of Israel to the IU campus. Israelpalooza, "A Day for Israel," will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday in Dunn Meadow. The event will feature music by local bands, games, food and information about Israel and its culture. There will also be a walk in support of Israel, which will take place at 2:15 p.m. Participants will walk down Indiana Avenue, down Seventh Street to the downtown square and back to Dunn Meadow.

Rain washes out Team Pursuit race

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 7,2006 2:35 a.m.

For the second time in a month, Little 500 activities were suspended because of inclement weather. The first time, riders missed two days of practice because of snow. This time, Mother Nature washed out the final spring series event, Team Pursuit -- the third in a pre-Little 5 race series. Race Coordinator Lucas Calhoun said the event would not be rescheduled and only the first two events' results were calculated to determine series champions -- Cutters for the men and Alpha Phi for the women.

Report: Davis to take coaching job at UAB

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 7,2006 2:35 a.m.

Former IU men's basketball coach Mike Davis has agreed in principle to become the next basketball coach at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, the Birmingham News reported Thursday night. The former IU basketball coach was in Birmingham Thursday night, meeting with UAB interim athletics director Richard Margison and other school officials to finalize a contract agreement. The News is reporting that a formal press conference is expected Friday.

Cubs want better results at new-look Wrigley Field

By Alyson Brodsy and Andrew Seligman · Friday, April 7,2006 2:16 a.m.

CHICAGO -- Derrek Lee leaned against the dugout railing Thursday, peered toward the outfield and gave Wrigley Field's makeover a positive review. "Looks pretty nice," he said. Todd Walker noticed the new brick wall outside the stadium along Waveland Avenue and observed, "It's kind of cool. They cleaned it up."

Shortstop Rollins' hitting streak ends at 38 games

By Alyson Brodsy and Rob Maaddi · Friday, April 7,2006 2:15 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA -- Jimmy Rollins embraced the spotlight, welcomed the challenge and oozed confidence. Every year -- except this one -- since his rookie season in 2001, Rollins told his younger brother, Antwon, he was going to break Joe DiMaggio's major league record 56-game hitting streak. Well, 38 down, 57 to go. Rollins' pursuit of DiMaggio's 65-year-old record ended Thursday when he went 0-for-4 in Philadelphia's 4-2 loss to St. Louis, snapping a 38-game hitting streak that stretched over two seasons and caused some debate.

IU enters Big Ten/Big East Dual

By Jackie Faine and Jacqueline Faine · Friday, April 7,2006 2:11 a.m.

Just days before heading to Indianapolis on Saturday for the Big Ten/Big East Double Dual, IU's rowing squad practiced its technique on Lake Lemon. Both the varsity and novice crews were busy correcting minor details and testing their skills before most students woke up for the day. As IU prepared to compete against rivals Wisconsin, Louisville, Notre Dame and Purdue, coach Stephen Peterson recognized the team's keen ability to work together as a unit.

Hoosiers hold Indiana Relays

By Rick Harker · Friday, April 7,2006 2:09 a.m.

After a split meet that took them on a second spring break to California and Florida, members of the IU women's track and field team meet again as one for the Indiana Relays back in Bloomington. The Hoosiers will play host to and compete in the event at 5:30 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday. The Indiana Relays is the first home meet of the outdoor season.

No. 30 Hoosiers aim to ace Buckeyes on road

By Jonathan Hines · Friday, April 7,2006 2:09 a.m.

The IU women's tennis team will travel to Columbus, Ohio this weekend to take on No. 68 Ohio State. The No. 30 Hoosiers are seeking their fifth Big Ten win of the season to remain in the upper-echelon of the conference. IU coach Lin Loring enters the contest confident his team will excel. Last season, the Hoosiers swept the doubles competition against the Buckeyes and four current Hoosiers claimed singles wins in the 7-0 victory. "Ohio State is a little down right now," Loring said. "We match up well with them."

Hoosiers head north to Michigan

By Chris Sauer · Friday, April 7,2006 2:05 a.m.

IU will take its season on the road for the first time since it started playing Big Ten competition. The Hoosiers will travel north to take on Michigan and Michigan State this weekend, who sit in second and third place respectively in the Big Ten standings. Though the season is still young, the team does not want to lose ground in the competitive conference. IU will look to rebound after a disappointing loss to interstate rival Evansville early this week, sophomore Anna Olson said.

IU holds first outdoor meet of season

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 7,2006 2:04 a.m.

The IU men's track and field team will host its first meet of the outdoor season this weekend with the third annual Indiana Relays. Beginning Friday afternoon, the Hoosiers square off against in-state foes, the University of Indianapolis and Butler University, as well as two schools from across the Ohio River -- the University of Louisville and Bellarmine University. The meet will also feature several Indiana high school track and field teams, offering an opportunity for recruiting in-state talent.

Overton returns to advise IU

By Kevin Kane · Friday, April 7,2006 1:59 a.m.

As IU heads to West Lafayette this weekend to compete in the Boilermaker Invitational, the players will take with them the guidance of IU alum and PGA golfer Jeff Overton. Overton, a two-time All American and two-time Big Ten Player of the Year, earned his PGA tour card at the end of December's six-round Q-School tournament -- the PGA's qualifying process -- just months after graduating. With the Hoosiers beginning their most grueling portion of the spring this weekend, Overton came to Bloomington on Wednesday to provide some insight to the young IU lineup.

Hoosiers continue road trip at Northwestern

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Friday, April 7,2006 1:56 a.m.

The IU baseball team, in the middle of an 11-game road trip, will resume Big Ten play this weekend with a four-game set against the Northwestern Wildcats. The Hoosiers lost three of four games to open the conference schedule last weekend at Michigan State. After a road loss to the University of Evansville on Tuesday, the Hoosiers (8-15) fell to 2-11 on the road this season and 3-4 at neutral sites. IU has played only three home games and is 3-0 at Sembower Field so far this season. "If we go out and do what we're supposed to do, it shouldn't make a difference (whether we're at home or on the road)," sophomore catcher Jon Fixler said. "We're baseball players; we should get the job done."

Boston College advances to 1st ever NCAA championship game

By Alyson Brodsy and Colin Fly · Friday, April 7,2006 1:49 a.m.

MILWAUKEE -- Chris Collins made North Dakota pay for its mistakes, and Boston College's unselfish play helped the Eagles advance to the NCAA Frozen Four title game for the first time since 2001. Streaking in alone in the second period, Collins got a pass from teammate Benn Ferriero and buried the puck in the back of the net to lead Boston College to a 6-5 victory over North Dakota on Thursday in the semifinals.