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Unrivaled history

By Matt Mattucci · Wednesday, Jan. 10,2007 10:30 a.m.

IU guard Rod Wilmont summed up the Hoosiers' rivalry with the Purdue Boilermakers in one word Tuesday afternoon: pride.

Rivals both use similar style

By Eamonn Brennan · Tuesday, Jan. 9,2007 10:57 p.m.

When the Hoosiers line up across from Purdue tonight at Assembly Hall, they'll see a lot of themselves in their opponents. Both teams average 72 points per game. Both teams hold their opponents to less than 65 points per game - Purdue to 64.1 and IU to 59. IU rebounds with more frequency, but only by three rebounds per game. And at 1-1 in the Big Ten, both teams are searching for their second conference victory tonight.

Bears' lineman Tank Johnson pleads not guilty to gun charges

By Aaron Beard and Michael Tarm · Tuesday, Jan. 9,2007 10:47 p.m.

WAUKEGAN, Ill. -- Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tank Johnson pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor weapons charges Tuesday after a police raid on his home last month.

Wrestling squad adds youthful talent

By DeAntae Prince · Monday, Jan. 8,2007 9:19 p.m.

IU wrestling coach Duane Goldman announced Dec. 8 the signing of three top recruits to letters of intent last month. The recruits give more depth to a wrestling squad ranked No. 16 in the nation.

Freshman standout named to U-20 U.S. soccer team

By Aaron Beard · Monday, Jan. 8,2007 9:18 p.m.

Ofori Sarkodie, a standout freshman on IU's Big Ten champion men's soccer team, was selected to the United States Under-20 men's national soccer team, U.S. head coach Thomas Rongen announced Monday.

Hoosiers earn Big Ten road win against Illini

By Aaron Beard · Monday, Jan. 8,2007 12:11 a.m.

Coming off a near-upset-turned-loss against No. 19 Michigan State Thursday, the IU women's basketball team took care of business on the road against Illinois on Sunday night.

Bears seek return to early-season form

By Aaron Beard and Rick Gano · Monday, Jan. 8,2007 12:08 a.m.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Thomas Jones remembers walking off Soldier Field nearly a year ago, a cold reality slapping the Chicago Bears' top running back in the face.

Partial stadium demolition begins

By Aaron Beard · Monday, Jan. 8,2007 12:07 a.m.

IU must tear down to build up. First to go are Memorial Stadium's north end-zone bleachers, a demolition that began last week. Fifty-five million dollars later, new weight-training and basketball-practice facilities and softball and baseball complexes will adorn the IU campus.

Welcome Home

By Aaron Beard · Monday, Jan. 8,2007 12:03 a.m.

On a day when most IU students funneled back on campus for the start of a new semester, the IU men's basketball team had its own homecoming. The Hoosiers returned from a 74-67 loss at Ohio State on Tuesday for their Big Ten home opener Sunday at Assembly Hall. With a rowdy home crowd behind them, the Hoosiers rolled to a decisive 73-51 win against Michigan State, moving their Big Ten record to 1-1. Sunday's victory is the ninth consecutive win for the Hoosiers when opening Big Ten play at Assembly Hall.

No. 15 IU edges No. 14 Ohio State in dual meet

By Brian Buckey · Sunday, Jan. 7,2007 11:58 p.m.

For the third time in its last four dual meets, the IU men's swimming and diving team was victorious, this time knocking off the No. 14 Ohio State Buckeyes.

Men's and women's track open new season

By Aaron Beard · Sunday, Jan. 7,2007 11:56 p.m.

With a season that will see them travel to places as far as Palo Alto, Calif., and Auburn, Ala., the IU men's and women's track-and-field team kicked off the 2007 season with some old-fashioned home cooking.

Top-ranked Buckeyes seek BCS crown

By Ralph D. Russo · Sunday, Jan. 7,2007 11:54 p.m.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- A new era of college football begins tonight with No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Florida playing a game that's grown too big to be called a bowl.

Colts defense halts Chiefs' run, prepares for Baltimore

By Barry Wilner · Sunday, Jan. 7,2007 11:52 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Peyton Manning knows all about falling apart in the playoffs. Though he struggled early Saturday, the Indianapolis Colts' stingy defense came to the rescue.

Investigators say foul play unlikely in Southern California kicker's death

By Ana Beatriz Cholo · Sunday, Jan. 7,2007 11:48 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Foul play probably was not a factor in the death of Southern California kicker Mario Danelo, whose body was found about 120 feet down a rocky cliff, police said Sunday.

Knight wins record 880, but remains denied of IU fame

By Sam Nissen · Friday, Jan. 5,2007 12:32 p.m.

Jilted former IU men's basketball coach Bob Knight won his historic 880th game Monday, but he remains an outsider at the IU Athletics Hall of Fame. The University's hall includes some of the country's best former college basketball players like Kent Benson and Calbert Cheaney and IU's original championship-winning coach Branch McCracken, among many others.

Michigan State defeats Hoosiers again

By Aaron Beard · Friday, Jan. 5,2007 12:32 a.m.

It wasn't a blowout, but for the second time in less than two weeks Michigan State defeated the IU women's basketball team, this time in Bloomington. The Hoosiers blew a three-point lead late in regulation and lost 64-56 in overtime against the No. 19 Spartans.

Chiefs-Colts game matches old friends as foes

By Aaron Beard and Michael Marot · Friday, Jan. 5,2007 12:30 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Herm Edwards would never let work come between him and Tony Dungy. Not last season, when the weary Jets coach put football on hold temporarily to attend the funeral of his best friend's son in Tampa, Fla., and certainly not this week when the two coaches meet again in a wild-card game.

Greenspan names Hoosier native Dunbar to volleyball post, replaces 14-year head coach

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Friday, Jan. 5,2007 12:28 a.m.

For the first time in 14 seasons, the IU volleyball program has a new leader. The IU Athletics Department announced Dec. 17 that former College of Charleston coach Sherry Dunbar will lead IU volleyball, after Katie Weismiller decided not to pursue a contract renewal in late November.

Chargers' Tomlinson named league's Most Valuable Player

By Aaron Beard and Barry Wilner · Friday, Jan. 5,2007 12:25 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Spell this year's NFL MVP: L.T. Record-setting LaDainian Tomlinson of the San Diego Chargers ran away with The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award Thursday, just as he eluded defenders in leading his team to the AFC's best record (14-2) and a favorite's role for the Super Bowl.

Cower's hour: Steeler coach to call it quits

By Aaron Beard and Alan Robinson · Friday, Jan. 5,2007 12:23 a.m.

PITTSBURGH -- Bill Cowher is returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers -- to say goodbye.

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