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Bulls handle the Heat, secure playoff berth

By Alyson Brodsy and Tim Reynolds · Monday, April 17,2006 12:23 a.m.

MIAMI -- Luol Deng got a nice gift for his 21st birthday. He's headed to the playoffs. Deng scored 17 of his 26 points in the first half to spearhead the Bulls' rally from an early 15-point deficit, and Chicago got 18 points apiece from Andres Nocioni and Ben Gordon to beat the Miami Heat 117-93 Sunday and clinch an Eastern Conference postseason berth. "This was his present," Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich said.

Cubs take final at offensive PNC Park

By Alan Robinson · Monday, April 17,2006 12:23 a.m.

PITTSBURGH -- If a team wants to get its offense going, PNC Park is the place to go. Todd Walker hit a two-run homer in the first inning, Aramis Ramirez added a two-run shot and the Chicago Cubs finished another successful series in Pittsburgh by defeating the Pirates 7-3 Sunday.

Hoosiers fall short against Hawkeyes

By Jonathan Hines · Monday, April 17,2006 12:21 a.m.

Playing outdoors for the first time at home all season, the IU women's tennis team split matches against Big Ten opponents Minnesota and Iowa this weekend. The No. 35 Hoosiers swept the Golden Gophers 7-0 Saturday, but could not overcome the No. 37 Hawkeyes in a tight 4-3 match Sunday. In a four-hour match against Iowa that began indoors because of weather and ended outdoors, IU failed to win the doubles point for the fifth time in 22 matches.

IU struggles in away matches

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 17,2006 12:20 a.m.

For the second consecutive weekend, the Hoosiers lost all their games on the road, falling in two to No. 17 Northwestern and one to Illinois. The final game against Illinois was called because of rain after two innings. With the winless weekend, IU falls to an even record of 20-20-1 for the season with a 3-8 record in Big Ten action.

Dodging destructive tornadoes, IU prevails

By Evan Harris · Monday, April 17,2006 12:09 a.m.

The beginning of the weekend had the No. 64 IU men's tennis team hiding for cover from destructive tornadoes in Iowa City, Iowa. By the end of the weekend, the Hoosiers pulled to .500 in Big Ten play with wins over Iowa and No. 38 Minnesota. For the first time in more than 21 years, IU defeated the Gophers, 5-2, at the Baseline Tennis Center. The last time the Hoosiers won in Minneapolis was April 6, 1985. It also was the first win over Minnesota since a 4-3 victory Feb. 21, 1997, in Bloomington.

November offense in April

By Alyson Brodsy and Ryan Corazza · Monday, April 17,2006 12:08 a.m.

It's hard to glean a lot of insight from the Hoosier football team in one spring game (especially when it's two-hand touch on the quarterbacks and coach Terry Hoeppner called a few penalties himself), but Saturday's Cream and Crimson spring football game gave attending fans one thing to think about after they left Memorial Stadium -- this team can create a lot of offense through the air.

Hoosiers split series

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Monday, April 17,2006 12:07 a.m.

After dropping its first two conference series, the IU baseball team split a four-game set at home against in-state rival Purdue this weekend, winning the first two games of the series before losing the final two. The Hoosiers (12-20, 4-8 Big Ten) won the opening game of the series behind three scoreless innings of relief by sophomore pitcher Doug Fleenor and a potent middle of the order.

Assistants have Indiana connections

By Brian Janosch · Friday, April 14,2006 3:31 p.m.

IU formally announced the hiring of two assistant men's basketball coaches Thursday, quelling some of the flames that lingered from the hiring of new coach Kelvin Sampson. Ray McCallum follows Sampson from Oklahoma while Jeff Meyer comes to IU after spending two seasons as an assistant at Missouri. Each man brings a resume that can ease some of the doubt raised over Sampson's hire. They are both Indiana natives, they have both taken in-state teams to the NCAA Tournament and they both bring favorable graduation rates to IU.

Runners readying for Little 50

By Michelle Manchir · Friday, April 14,2006 1:33 a.m.

During qualifications for the fourth annual Little 50 running race, the entire cheering section for Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority danced to Cascada's techno song, "Every Time We Touch."

Officer in Duke rape investigation: 'She's just passed out drunk'

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 14,2006 1:31 a.m.

DURHAM, N.C. -- A woman who claims she was raped by members of Duke University's lacrosse team was described as "just passed-out drunk" by one of the first police officers to see her, according to a recording of radio traffic obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.

IU ready for final home meet against Minnesota

By Jackie Faine and Jacqueline Faine · Friday, April 14,2006 1:28 a.m.

With its last meet at home quickly approaching, the women's rowing team has been busy preparing for what may come. Despite poor racing conditions last Saturday and Sunday, assistant coach Fran O'Rourke sees the team's aggressiveness as a good sign of things to come.

Reports: Grand jury investigating whether Bonds committed perjury

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 14,2006 1:27 a.m.

SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal grand jury is investigating whether Barry Bonds committed perjury when he testified in 2003 that he never used steroids, according to media reports.

Hoosiers look for back-to-back titles

By Kevin Kane · Friday, April 14,2006 1:25 a.m.

One week after its dominating victory at the Boilermaker Invitational, the men's golf team will enter the Kepler Intercollegiate in Dublin, Ohio, this weekend looking for its second championship in as many weeks.

IU hits road for 2nd dual meet of year

By Rick Harker · Friday, April 14,2006 1:23 a.m.

The IU women's track and field team is preparing to hit the road again in its second dual meet of the outdoor season.

University signs new radio deal with Emmis

By Ryan Corazza · Friday, April 14,2006 1:22 a.m.

IU signed a new five-year deal with two Indianapolis-based radio stations owned by Emmis Communications to broadcast men's basketball and football games. The agreement begins at the start of the 2006-07 athletic year.

Hoosiers open home stand with rival Purdue

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Friday, April 14,2006 1:19 a.m.

For the first time since Big Ten play began, the IU baseball team will enter the weekend on a positive note. After winning its first mid-week game during the conference season Wednesday, the Hoosiers hope to sustain that momentum heading into this weekend's series with Purdue.

Coach Hep ready for round 2 at IU

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Friday, April 14,2006 1:18 a.m.

IU coach Terry Hoeppner stood at the 30-yard line at the north end of Memorial Stadium during Tuesday's practice and pointed up to the vacant seats as his team departed the field.

Spring forward

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Friday, April 14,2006 1:14 a.m.

To close out the 2005 season, the IU football team lost six straight Big Ten games by an average of 25 points. In doing so, the Hoosiers struggled on both sides of the ball.

Hoosiers beat Xavier to close 11-game road trip

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Thursday, April 13,2006 2:27 a.m.

If the IU baseball team wanted to gain momentum heading into this weekend's series with Purdue, starting with a victory against Xavier was a good way to do it. Senior pitcher Adam Poole (1-0) threw three innings of scoreless relief, and junior second baseman Keith Haas went 3-for-4 with two RBIs to help IU to its first mid-week win since the beginning of the Big Ten season. "We just came to the field relaxed, we came out and hit the ball," Haas said. Poole struck out one and walked two in his three innings of work.

Duke University boosters, others hire former federal prosecutor, Clinton lawyer

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 13,2006 2:25 a.m.

DURHAM, N.C. -- A small group of boosters and others close to the Duke University lacrosse team have hired President Bill Clinton's former lawyer as part of an aggressive public relations effort to argue that the players did not rape a woman at an off-campus party. Bob Bennett, a former federal prosecutor and Washington attorney who represented Clinton in the Paula Jones sexual harassment case, is serving as a spokesman for a group calling itself the Committee for Fairness to Duke Families.

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