Top defensive end revealed as 'mystery' player
The mystery is no more, as IU coach Terry Hoeppner announced Saturday that defensive end Matt Lewis was recruit No. 24 and the final member of Hoeppner's first recruiting class at IU.
The mystery is no more, as IU coach Terry Hoeppner announced Saturday that defensive end Matt Lewis was recruit No. 24 and the final member of Hoeppner's first recruiting class at IU.
Two IU records. Two twins. Two sub-four minute miles. Two new IU distance kings.
HOUSTON -- When Lamar Odom put up a rare miss in the fourth quarter, Yao Ming didn't give him another chance to steal the game away from the Houston Rockets. Yao rebounded the carom and went on to make the winning free throws with 15.2 seconds left, leading the Rockets to a 103-102 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.
For the IU women's basketball team, road play away from Assembly Hall has not been a strong point. The Hoosiers (9-12, Big Ten 2-9) fell yet again on the road Sunday afternoon to a strong No. 2 Ohio State Buckeye team, 78-46.
In a contest that had more back-and-forth lead changes than a game of Pong, Wisconsin finally emerged the victor despite the vocal efforts of the Bloomington crowd.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. -- Sunday, IU basketball saw a sight that hadn't happened in 15 years -- four freshmen starting. The usual three Hoosier starters of D.J. White, Robert Vaden and A.J. Ratliff were joined by fellow freshman James Hardy, who took injured junior guard Bracey Wright's place in the starting lineup.
The impressionable Super Bowl viewer went to sleep Sunday night dreaming of beer, soda, movies and MC Hammer. With beautiful women, celebrities, a heavy dose of humor and a certain parachute-pants wearing former has-been, the Super Bowl commercials Sunday night peddled the wares of Budweiser, Diet Pepsi, Ameriquest and some of this summer's biggest upcoming blockbusters.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Coming into Saturday's game, many IU fans wondered how the Hoosiers would play without their leading scorer, Bracey Wright. Eleven minutes and a 17-point deficit later, the faithful received their answer as IU fell behind 20-3 and went on to lose 60-47 against No. 1 Illinois.
The length of IU's drought winning a Big Ten title can be measured by the amount of swimmers and divers that were not even born when James "Doc" Counsilman last led the Hoosiers to glory.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- For the four starting IU freshmen, it looked like it was over before it started against top-ranked Illinois. The "baby Hoosiers" needed another 11 minutes and 21 seconds of warm-ups before they settled their nerves, calmed down and were ready to play Sunday afternoon.
On Thursday, Coach Ken Hydinger promised a "battle." On Saturday, his players got one. The IU men's tennis team lost an intense contest, 4-3, to Middle Tennessee State Saturday evening at the IU Tennis Center.
In their second two-day meet this year, many of IU's top athletes continued to bring in strong results for high place finishes this past weekend at Notre Dame for the Meyo Classic.
Even with freshmen comprising one-third of the starting roster, the IU softball team did not have any beginner's luck in the season's first road trip out West, dropping all but one of its games.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Some dynasties are pretty, some are perfect. The New England Patriots never worry about style points. The Patriots won their third Super Bowl in four years with a dominant second half Sunday, wearing down the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21.
The dual meet season comes to a close Saturday for Hoosier swimmers and divers as No. 15 Purdue hosts the Crimson and Gold Cup in West Lafayette. The No. 13 ranked IU men's swimming and diving team hopes to claim its 10th dual meet victory of the season. In doing so, the Hoosiers would capture their first 10-win dual meet season in 20 years.
Looking to end its five game losing streak and its shooting woes, the schedule-makers gave IU the perfect team -- Wisconsin.
This weekend, the IU track team will travel its full contingent of athletes to Notre Dame for the Meyo Invitational. Aside from the Big Ten face-off against Purdue and Ohio State two weeks ago, the meet is IU's first true test. The Meyo Invitational is a focal point of the season for most teams in attendance as the meet consistently produces NCAA qualifying marks. IU must show more tenacity to get the job done, IU head coach Randy Heisler said.
Ask the IU men's tennis team, and the players will tell you: Middle Tennessee State is underrated. The No. 57 Blue Raiders invade Bloomington Saturday for a match-up of two ranked teams in the IU Tennis Center. But the No. 67 Hoosiers claim that a No. 57 ranking just doesn't do MTSU justice.
While most of the campus will be plopped in front of the TV watching the Super Bowl, IU's wrestling team will be offering an athletic alternative for Bloomington fans at the University Gym this Sunday.
The clink of the aluminum bats and the snap of a pitch hitting a leather glove fills the air as the softball team practices in Mellencamp Pavillion. Spring is finally approaching and with the season opener just days away, the IU softball team is preparing for their 2005 season.