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IU opens regular season

The exhibitions are done. Now comes the game that counts. The IU women's basketball team starts its regular season tonight in the Women's Sport Foundation Classic hosted by the University of Kentucky. Prior to tonight's game, the Hoosiers have gotten two exhibition wins under their belt.

Last Stand at the 'Rock'

IU coach Terry Hoeppner fined junior cornerback Tracy Porter at Tuesday's practice. No, it wasn't for speeding down 10th Street or littering in the arboretum. Hoeppner fined the junior because he committed the cardinal sin of a cornerback: He got beat by his man. "I'm not making excuses, but I broke on a ball and didn't make the play so (the receiver) caught the ball," Porter explained afterward. "Just a little fine that we have."

Colts trying to stay out of trap against Bills

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Colts are aware of the trap. At 8-0, on the verge of making NFL history and a heavy favorite at home against Buffalo, the NFL's last unbeaten team didn't need a reminder about keeping focus this week. The Chicago Bears taught the Colts that lesson last week.

LeBron not walking away from criticism after Hawks game

CLEVELAND -- Every dribble, every dunk and every decision he makes is dissected. Some more so than others. LeBron James understands that. He just doesn't get why some are saying he quit on the Cleveland Cavaliers.

IU squad anticipates tight race at Great Lakes Regional

With one day until the Great Lakes Regional race in Bowling Green, Ohio, the IU men's cross country team hopes for a solid finish and a ticket to the NCAA Championships.

Figures show athletes continue to graduate at better rate than other university students

INDIANAPOLIS -- NCAA president Myles Brand commended college athletes for their academic improvement Thursday, then criticized poor fact-checking by the media and government for failing to report the true story.

Hoosiers to host Spartans, Wolverines this weekend

The IU women's volleyball team looks to break its 13-game losing streak when it tackles Michigan State and Michigan this weekend.

Hoosiers travel to Ohio for Great Lakes Regional

At the start of this season, IU women's cross country coach Judy Wilson asked for a little luck for her Hoosiers. During the last month and a half, several injuries have hurt the team's chances to win in multiple meets. With a healthy team going into the Great Lakes Regional Saturday, Wilson is calling on that luck once again to help the team advance to the NCAA Championships.

No. 16 IU just misses NCAA Tourney bid

IU coach Amy Robertson already knew her team's fate. As the majority of her Hoosiers gathered together to watch the NCAA Tournament selection show Tuesday on CSTV, Robertson knew her squad had just missed the postseason cut. After all, she served on the committee that selected the teams.

Gordon signs IU letter of intent

For months, IU coach Kelvin Sampson has dealt with questions regarding recruit Eric Gordon. For months, Sampson has given the same response: "I can't comment about that." With Gordon signing a national letter of intent with IU Wednesday morning, Sampson is finally able to talk about his prized recruit. "Gordon is a dynamic player. Offensively there's so many different ways he can score the basketball," the first-year Hoosier coach said at a press conference Wednesday evening. "This kid scores really high on the 'wow' scale. He's good. He's an impact guard."

Not just Gordon; Sampson shores up three more for 2007 b-ball class

Eric Gordon wasn't the only prized signing Kelvin Sampson had the pleasure of officially revealing Wednesday. The first-year Hoosier coach added Eli Holman, a 6-foot-9 center from Richmond, Calif., Brandon McGee, a 6-foot-7 forward from Chicago's Crane High School and 6-foot-5 shooting guard Jamarcus Ellis from Chipola College in Chipola, Fla. to his first IU recruiting class. Sampson was able to make the signings despite recruiting restrictions the NCAA imposed on him in May. The restrictions prevented the coach from calling recruits or making visits off campus, thanks to a ruling that Sampson deliberately broke NCAA rules regulating recruiting phone calls during his tenure at Oklahoma.

Legendary announcer, IU graduate Enberg to speak tonight in Ernie Pyle Hall

Legendary sports broadcaster and IU graduate Dick Enberg will participate in a panel discussion at 7 p.m. tonight in the School of Journalism Auditorium.

New club team sweeps campus, literally

In only its second year of existence, the IU Curling Club already notices an increased interest in the unconventional sport. The club is the brainchild of junior Ryan Brown. Growing up in a curling family, Brown experienced the game at a young age and eventually shared his love of the sport with his long-time friend and fraternity brother, junior David Krasny, now the vice president of the club. They began organizing the club two years ago, with Krasny taking care of the business aspect.

UPDATE: Gordon signs with IU

North Central High School senior Eric Gordon signed a letter of intent this morning to play for Kelvin Sampson and the Hoosiers next season. Gordon, who is the No. 2 recruit in the nation according to Rivals.com, held a private ceremony at his high school to make the announcement.

Sports stars have mixed results with voters in elections

Lynn Swann, the Hall of Fame receiver whose football career was one long string of successes, was beaten Tuesday in his bid to become Pennsylvania's governor.

For Freitag and gang, 1 goal to go

One goal. It sounds rather cliche, but no phrase better summarizes the IU men's soccer team at this point in the season. The team has already reclaimed the Big Ten regular season championship and the conference tournament title, two feathers that never made it in their cap last year. They brought home the hardware, despite losing six of 11 starters from a year ago and being the lowest-scoring team in the 34-year history of the program. If that doesn't typify how dominant IU soccer has been over the years, I don't know what does.

Hoosiers dealt 1st loss of season

The IU men's hockey team split games last weekend, tallying its first loss of the season. The Hoosiers lost their first game Friday but won the second game Saturday against Lindenwood University, currently ranked No. 7 in Division I. The split put the Hoosiers at 5-1-2 on the season.

IU receives wild card bid to soccer nationals in Arizona

IU men's club soccer is trying to make sure Mike Freitag's squad is not the only championship soccer team on the Bloomington campus this season. The club team earned regional runners up honors after a 2-0 loss to Illinois in the Oct. 29 Midwest Alliance Soccer Conference final. The loss, IU's first of the year, brought the club's record to 11-1-3.

Men's club soccer unbeaten at halfway point

Despite returning just four starters from last season's 7-3-2 regional semifinalist squad, the IU men's club soccer team is undefeated through its first seven matches.

Hoosiers await start of NCAA Tournament after receiving No. 7 seed Monday