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Hoosiers claim 16th place and 24 All-Americans at NCAAs

By Evan Harris · Monday, March 28,2005 1:05 a.m.

The No. 13-ranked Hoosiers may have seemed to take a small step back with a 16th-place finish in the 2005 NCAA Championships. But ask the team and the members will tell you their finish in Minneapolis was certainly a small step forward toward a brighter future.

IU slips by ranked Purdue, Illinois

By Andy Romey · Monday, March 28,2005 1:04 a.m.

Like a broken record, the No. 43 Hoosiers again slipped past No. 61 Purdue and No. 51 Illinois in this weekend's 4-3 road wins. Last year, IU beat both teams the same way -- with 4-3 victories.

Illinois shows its mettle in getting to Final Four

By Alyson Brodsy and Nancy Armour · Monday, March 28,2005 1:03 a.m.

ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Deron Williams looked up at the scoreboard, frowned and shook his head. Down 15 with only four minutes to go, Illinois' season of triumph was about to slip away. All those victories, that near-perfect record, a path to the Final Four that seemed tailor-made for the Illini -- none of it would matter.

Hoosiers split double-header against Longwood Lancers

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 28,2005 1:01 a.m.

A trip that was supposed to feature three games in three days only featured one, due to a rain cancellation on Friday. Instead, IU split a doubleheader Saturday against Longwood University in Farmville, Va. The Hoosiers won the first game 10-4 and then lost the second 4-1, pushing their overall record to 13-5 this season.

Weather cripples Hoosier athletes competition

By John Fischer · Monday, March 28,2005 1 a.m.

Thanks to Mother Nature, only a handful of IU's track and field athletes saw action this weekend. The IU squad split, sending a small contingent of distance runners to the Stanford Invitation and the rest to the Florida Relays in Gainesville, Fla.

Chi-town goes on 5-game streak after Pacer loss

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 28,2005 12:58 a.m.

CHICAGO --Eddy Curry scored a season-high 27 points and the Chicago Bulls won their fifth straight game, beating the Indiana Pacers 100-96 on Saturday night.

Tuesday finish looms at PGA tour major

By Alyson Brodsy and Doug Ferguson · Monday, March 28,2005 12:57 a.m.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - And to think it used to take only two days to play 72 holes of championship golf. The Players Championship turned into a wet, controversial mess Sunday when yet another round of storms all but promised to extend the PGA Tour's most prestigious event into six days, most of that spent indoors.

the field is Set

By Katie Schoenbaechler and Katie Shoenbaechler · Monday, March 28,2005 12:57 a.m.

Saturday had all the makings of a traditional Little 500 qualifications afternoon; the weather was gloomy and cool, crowds of fans sporadically showed up to Bill Armstrong Stadium to cheer on their favorite team and the usual suspects -- Alpha Tau Omega, Cutters and Phi Gamma Delta -- all finished in the top five.

Fife named new IPFW head coach

By John Rodgers · Friday, March 25,2005 1:04 a.m.

Dane Fife, IU men's basketball administrative assistant and former player, accepted the head coaching position at IU-Purdue Fort Wayne Thursday after an announcement by IPFW's athletics director.

Illini end Panthers' Cinderella run

By Alyson Brodsy and Nancy Armour · Friday, March 25,2005 12:53 a.m.

ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Standing at midcourt, Deron Williams and Dee Brown grinned at each other and slapped hands. It's tough enough stopping one of Illinois' standout guards when he's having a good night. Make it two, and that's just not a fair fight.

Hardy hangs up the sneakers for the football cleats

By Dan Click · Friday, March 25,2005 12:51 a.m.

On the basketball court, 6 feet, 7 inches doesn't usually raise eyebrows. However 6 feet, 7 inches on the football field is something that makes red-shirt freshman wide receiver James Hardy stand out amongst crowd.

IU-Purdue rivalry: 2 stories for 2 tennis teams

By Eamonn Brennan · Friday, March 25,2005 12:51 a.m.

For the IU men's tennis team, it's time to end an unpopular streak. The past nine times the Hoosiers have faced their archrival Purdue, the Boilermakers have come away with a win. IU will look to end that stint Saturday when it plays host to Purdue at 2 p.m. at the IU Varsity Tennis Courts.

Team also dominates in the classroom

By Steve Brennan · Friday, March 25,2005 12:17 a.m.

Anyone who has been watching the NCAA basketball tournament has seen the commercial saying, "There are 360,000 NCAA student-athletes, and just about all of us will be going pro in something other than sports."

IU Varsity 8 named Big Ten Boat of the Week

By Bill Meehan · Friday, March 25,2005 12:16 a.m.

The Hoosiers cruised home from the Palmetto State in high tide, after their season-opening win at Clemson. In its ebb, they found a message that was no SOS.

Big Ten's No. 1 offense rolls into Longwood University

By Andrew Shaffer · Friday, March 25,2005 12:15 a.m.

After coming off a tournament in Bradenton, Fla. -- where IU won six of seven games -- the 12-4 Hoosiers will travel this weekend to Farmville, Va. to play a three game set against Longwood University.

'Track' goes to Stanford while 'field' goes to Fla.

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, March 25,2005 12:14 a.m.

Normally when a sports team competes it competes as a single unit; however, this is not the case this weekend for IU Women's Track and Field. This weekend, the IU squad will split apart and compete at two different venues for two different meets.

Track teams roll into 2005 outdoor seasons

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Friday, March 25,2005 12:13 a.m.

Still buzzing off its fifth-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships two weeks ago, the men's track team is hopping a plane to Gainesville for the Florida Relays. The meet will serve as IU's outdoor debut, and allow IU a chance to get used to competing in an uncontrollable climate and also to chase regional qualifying marks.

Hoosiers look to end recent slide at U.S. Open course

By Chris Engel · Friday, March 25,2005 12:11 a.m.

After two sub-par performances to start off the spring season which saw the IU men's golf team slip out of GolfWeek magazine's top 50 rankings, the Hoosiers look to rebound at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate this Monday and Tuesday.

IU women hold recent edge with Boilers

By Andy Romey · Friday, March 25,2005 12:10 a.m.

History often repeats itself. And hopefully, that will hold true for IU's women's tennis team in this weekend's road matches against No. 51 Purdue and No. 61 Illinois. The No. 27 Hoosiers (7-7, 1-0 Big Ten) will make their way to West Lafayette for Saturday's 9 a.m. match against the Boilermakers (2-8, 0-1), a team they barely dodged in last spring's 4-3 match.

Weather won't phase women's riders in Saturday's qualifying round at Bill Armstrong Stadium

By Brian Janosch · Friday, March 25,2005 12:05 a.m.

For 178 women, spring begins tomorrow. Never mind the 50-degree forecast after a week of peddling in windbreakers. For 178 women, spring means Little 500, and Little 500 season officially begins tomorrow.

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