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Lester recovers from cancer, attends camp

By Howard Ulman · Tuesday, Feb. 13,2007 10:12 p.m.

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- His cancer is gone and his curve is back. Jon Lester feels ready to win a spot on Boston's pitching staff less than six months after being diagnosed with a disease that threatened, at the very least, a promising career. Now he must convince manager Terry Francona and Boston's other decision-makers who have preached caution.

Notre Dame coach claims malpractice

By Ken Maguire · Tuesday, Feb. 13,2007 10:10 p.m.

BOSTON -- Doctors failed to recognize life-threatening complications after Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis' gastric bypass surgery, allowing him to bleed internally for more than a day, his lawyer said Tuesday at the start of the coach's malpractice trial.

Crew chiefs suspended in cheating scandal

By Jenna Fryer · Tuesday, Feb. 13,2007 10:07 p.m.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR took its strongest stance against cheating Tuesday, suspending the crew chiefs for Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne, Scott Riggs and Elliott Sadler and docking all four drivers points before the season-opening Daytona 500 for failing inspections.

Illinois players injured in car crash

By David Mercer · Tuesday, Feb. 13,2007 10:05 p.m.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Authorities on Tuesday were investigating the accident that injured two Illinois basketball players -- one seriously -- when their car went off the road and slammed into a tree.

Weather postpones swimming and diving tourney

Tuesday, Feb. 13,2007 10:03 p.m.

The Big Ten men's swimming and diving championships have been postponed due to severe winter weather and the resulting travel difficulties for participating teams, according to a Big Ten conference news release.

UPDATE 6:54 p.m.: Big Ten men's swimming and diving championships postponed

By IDS staff and Aaron Beard · Tuesday, Feb. 13,2007 6:55 p.m.

The Big Ten men's swimming and diving championships have been postponed due to inclement weather and the resulting travel difficulties for participating teams, according to a Big Ten conference press release.

UPDATE 6:16 p.m.: IU-Purdue game postponed until Thursday

By Aaron Beard · Tuesday, Feb. 13,2007 6:17 p.m.

Due to inclement weather and a concern for public safety, the IU men's basketball team's matchup against Purdue in West Lafayette will be postponed until Thursday night at 7 p.m.

IU moves back into Top 25

By Aaron Beard and Doug Feinberg · Monday, Feb. 12,2007 9:29 p.m.

Duke's Top 25 streak is over. Saddled by its first four-game losing skid in 11 years, Duke fell out of The Associated Press poll Monday for the first time since the end of the 1995-96 season. The Blue Devils had been in the media poll for 200 straight weeks -- the second longest streak behind UCLA.

IU radio personality named Indiana sportscaster of the year for 19th time

By Matt Mattucci · Monday, Feb. 12,2007 9:27 p.m.

IU radio announcer Don Fischer recently added another award to his long list of accolades. The "voice" of the Hoosiers was named Indiana sportscaster of the year Sunday by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. It marked the 19th time Fischer has won the award.

Hoosiers limit 3s in win against Fighting Illini

By Eamonn Brennan · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 10:17 p.m.

In Saturday's 65-61 win against Illinois, IU's shooters set a new low. Actually, they tied it. The men's basketball team's nine attempted 3-pointers were the least the team has shot since Nov. 28, 2006, when IU made four of its nine attempts en route to a 54-51 loss against Duke. November's shooting low was due to the Blue Devils' constant perimeter pressure, but IU's restraint Saturday was by design -- and it helped them pull off a home win that was in the balance all the way until the end.

Hoosier swimmers and divers win first Big Ten title since 2003

By Brian Buckey · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 10:17 p.m.

The IU women's swimming and diving team watched a year ago as the men's squad won the Big Ten championships in Bloomington. "After the meet, the next day, a group of girls came into my office," swimming coach Ray Looze said. "They said to me, 'That's what we want to do next year, that's the kind of fun we want to have.'"

Orange Squeezed

By Matt Mattucci · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 10:17 p.m.

The IU men's basketball team defended Branch McCracken Court yet again, and also defended against any late surge from Big Ten foe Illinois. The Hoosiers did not allow an Illini field goal in the last five minutes and 22 seconds of the game en route to a 65-61 victory Saturday afternoon in Assembly Hall. The win moved IU's home record to 13-0 this season and marked the 15th straight victory in its home arena. The Hoosiers' formula for success against the Illini was a familiar one for the team, IU coach Kelvin Sampson said after the game.

3 track athletes qualify for nationals in weekend road meet in Arkansas

By Ryan Gregg · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 9:31 p.m.

Three Hoosier track-and-field stars must have decided the weather in March will be better in Arkansas than in Bloomington. The three booked return trips this weekend for the NCAA Indoor Championships.

Undefeated no more: IU loses 2 during weekend

By Aaron Beard · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 9:30 p.m.

After nearly spending the entire first month of the season undefeated, the IU women's tennis team now sits at 8-2 after losses to Duke and North Carolina.

Hoosiers stumble on the road again

By John Wustrow · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 9:29 p.m.

The situation was eerily similar, but this time it ended differently. The IU women's basketball team fell behind by double digits against Minnesota on Sunday, just like they did a week earlier. But while the Hoosiers were able to escape the first meeting with a win, round two, this time in Minneapolis, was a 79-69 Golden Gophers victory.

Senior day helps Hoosiers rebound

By DeAntae Prince · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 9:28 p.m.

The No. 18 IU wrestling team (12-4, 3-3) experienced a resurgence just in time for senior day. Senior Josh Buuck is the only Hoosier who won't return to next year's squad, and he competed in his last two duals at home Friday and Sunday in University Gym.

U.S., Roddick bounce Czechs in Davis Cup

By Aaron Beard and Raf Casert · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 9:27 p.m.

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic -- Andy Roddick beat Tomas Berdych 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (4) Sunday to give the United States a victory against the Czech Republic and a place in the Davis Cup quarterfinals. The United States won the series 4-1 and will next play Spain on hard courts in Winston-Salem, N.C. It will be a rematch of the 2004 final in Seville, when the Spanish hosts beat the Americans on clay.

Lindgren, Belcher victorious in loss to Notre Dame

By Ari Shifron · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 9:25 p.m.

While most IU students were stuck in the cold weather in Bloomington this weekend, the IU women's golf team felt warmer Florida temperatures. Playing in their only dual match this season, the Hoosiers lost a Ryder Cup-style match to Notre Dame at the Legends Golf Club in Kissimmee, Fla.

UPDATE 4:40 p.m. Saturday: IU squeaks out victory against Illini

By IDS staff and Aaron Beard · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 6:46 p.m.

The IU men's basketball team remained undefeated on Branch McCracken Court after picking up a 65-61 victory against the Illinois Fighting Illini on Saturday afternoon. See the IDS basketblog for more content.

IU uses time off to solidify rebounding

By Eamonn Brennan · Friday, Feb. 9,2007 12:47 p.m.

It hasn't been often that IU coach Kelvin Sampson's first IU basketball team has suffered the indignity of a rebounding deficit.

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