Hoosiers looking forward to upcoming season
Being positive and excited about an upcoming season never hurts, especially if you genuinely believe it.
Being positive and excited about an upcoming season never hurts, especially if you genuinely believe it.
NORTON, Mass. -- What began as a rally quickly turned into a rout for Tiger Woods, who matched the lowest final round of his career Monday in the Deutsche Bank Championship to win for the fifth straight time on the PGA Tour.
Coming off a 2-1 victory against Ball State on Saturday, the No. 10 Hoosiers (2-1) will try to extend their winning streak today against Miami University of Ohio (2-2).
There are few times in sports when fans are able to share the same field as collegiate and professional athletes.
In a game that was much closer than the rankings would have suggested, the No. 10 Hoosiers (2-1) defeated the Ball State Cardinals 2-1 Saturday.
As members of the IU women's soccer team huddled together after their game Saturday, fireworks from nearby Memorial Stadium shot up in the air above them.
As the Hoosier players linked arm-in-arm march alongside and behind IU coach Terry Hoeppner, a football not made of pigskin appeared in the end zone. Within seconds, the football -- inflated with hot air -- ballooned its way into the sky. This "football-up-high" signaled the game's opening kickoff -- not to the fans filling the stadium but perhaps to the fields filled with tailgaters too tanked to know the reason they were drunk in the first place.
While both athletes and fanatics alike prepared for the IU Community 5K Run on Friday, it was nothing more than another day of conditioning for the IU men's cross country team.
NEW YORK -- Crouched alone in the silence of the locker room, a pro tennis player no more, a red-eyed Andre Agassi twisted his torso in an attempt to conquer the seemingly mundane task of pulling a white shirt over his head. Never more than at that moment did Agassi seem so vulnerable, looking far older than his 36 years, wrestling not simply with his bad back but also with two overwhelming and conflicting emotions.
Two top high school basketball recruits were in Bloomington for an unofficial visit to the campus this weekend. Eric Gordon Jr. and Derrick Rose dined with IU juniors D.J. White, A.J. Ratliff, IU coach Kelvin Sampson and other Hoosier basketball personnel Friday night at Yogi's Grill and Bar. The two high school seniors were also at Assembly Hall on Saturday afternoon with members of the basketball team and coaching staff.
IU coach Terry Hoeppner knows that when he addresses his team, there are times his old-school words of wisdom don't hit the mark with his players.
Friday night before the season opener against Western Michigan, IU coach Terry Hoeppner and the football team saw the movie, "Invincible," the story of a 30-year-old bartender who surprisingly made the Philadelphia Eagles' roster.
Even though the results from the IU men's soccer team's games this weekend were "disappointing," the play of freshman forward/midfielder Darren Yeagle gave the Hoosier faithful something to look forward to for the rest of the season.
The IU men's soccer team gave up the most goals in a single game in the team's 33-year history Sunday, and junior goalkeeper Chris Munroe took all the blame.
These guys don't believe in easy days. In the grind of everyday practice, the IU men's cross country team has only one way to train since its equipment consists only of running shoes. Running 70 to 100 miles per week with a seven-day training schedule, the Hoosiers hope to put their training to use in this weekend's Indiana Community 5K, which begins Friday at 6 p.m. at the IU cross country course.
The IU women's volleyball team cruised through the West Virginia Tournament this weekend, sweeping all three teams it faced in straight games. The Hoosiers added three more wins to IU coach Katie Weismiller's already impressive career record as the winningest women's volleyball coach in IU history.
The IU football team kicked off the 2006 season on a positive note Saturday night, defeating Western Michigan University 39-20 behind strong efforts from both the offense and defense.
Lying on the ground, Chay Cain was overcome by a "helpless" feeling. With the Hoosiers up 1-0 and 16 minutes remaining in the game, Hoosier goalkeeper Cain made a save to preserve IU's lead.
Two top high school basketball recruits were in Bloomington Friday night.
The IU men's soccer team tied the University of Connecticut 1-1 in the first round of the adidas/IU Credit Union Soccer Classic.