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It didn’t take Heather Pate long to figure out why her beloved Auburn University football team had begun losing. It was the pink toothbrush.
It didn’t take Heather Pate long to figure out why her beloved Auburn University football team had begun losing. It was the pink toothbrush.
The IU ice hockey team (5-1-1) had Davenport University on the ropes Friday night as the third period clock wound down. After freshman Wes Suskind scored with 2:21 remaining to give IU a 4-3 lead, it appeared the team would be adding another hard-fought victory to its season-opening five-game winning streak.
The Indianapolis Colts finally have a stingy defense to complement their proficient offense.
The IU men’s basketball team will be holding an open practice at 4 p.m. Friday at Assembly Hall, according to an IU press release.
Big Ten schools dominated both the singles and doubles draws at the ITA Midwest Regional, but some IU players hoped they’d make it further at Minnesota’s Baseline Tennis Center.
The Hoosiers returned late Sunday evening after winning six of their nine singles matches and two out of their five doubles matches at the June Stewart Invitational in Nashville, Tenn.
Scoring hasn’t come easy lately for the IU field hockey team. But on Monday afternoon at the IU Field Hockey Field, the Hoosiers broke a three-game scoreless streak and outlasted Stanford for a 2-1 overtime win.
The IU men’s basketball team will be holding an open practice at 4 p.m. Friday at Assembly Hall, according to an IU press release.
2002: IU Loses to Iowa 24-8 The Hoosiers lost to 15th-ranked Iowa to go 3-4 on the season after a game of missed opportunities.
For a player who said he wasn’t down, sophomore quarterback Kellen Lewis appeared to shoulder the weight of his team Saturday following a 36-31 loss to Penn State.
Rob Bironas kicked an NFL-record eight field goals and the Tennessee Titans needed every one of them to hold off the Houston Texans on Sunday.
With Big Ten season reaching the final stretch, the IU men’s soccer team tried to make the most of another opportunity this weekend as it faced the Ohio State Buckeyes at Bill Armstrong Stadium. But the No. 16 Hoosiers – winners of 33 of the 35 matches held between the two schools before Sunday – played to a 0-0 draw with the Buckeyes after two overtime periods could not decide a winner.
The frustration was evident on the faces of the IU field hockey team.
Despite upsetting No. 15 Michigan in game one, the IU volleyball team (13-8, 5-5) lost the next three games to the Wolverines (30-28, 23-30, 18-30, 27-30) Friday night in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Their unbeaten streak stopped at 13 on Friday night, but freshman midfielder Chloe McKay said the IU women’s soccer team is starting a new streak after the Hoosiers came from behind to defeat Oakland University on Sunday.
Suzann Pettersen was prepared for another challenging round in the cold and wind. The Norwegian star ended up holding yet another trophy Sunday without even hitting a shot.
Don’t blame Chad Pennington solely for this one. He had a lot of help. Kenny Watson ran for 130 yards and three touchdowns in the best performance of his career, and the Cincinnati Bengals turned the New York Jets’ second-half meltdown into a 38-31 victory Sunday. Hardly a drive went by without a major gaffe by two of the NFL’s most disappointing teams.
The offense scored 31 points against a team that was giving up an average of 12. The defense held Penn State to three field goals instead of three touchdowns on goal-line stands. Junior wide receiver James Hardy became IU’s all-time leader in touchdown receptions with 31, adding two on Saturday. But the biggest number of the game for the Hoosiers was four – as in four second half turnovers.
No. 16 Hoosiers earn draw against Ohio State.
Sophomore quarterback Kellen Lewis threw for 308 yards and three scores and added another on a 56-yard touchdown run, but also committed three costly turnovers - including one that clinched the game for Penn State with under a minute left in the fourth quarter - as the IU football team fell to 5-3, 2-3 in the Big Ten.