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Big Ten Tourney bid sealed

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, May 20,2003 5:46 p.m.

After the IU baseball team sealed a spot in the Big Ten Tournament Friday and a wash-out Saturday, the Hoosiers battled the Northwestern Wildcats Sunday at home. IU beat the Wildcats 7-0 on Friday, as junior pitcher Chris Behrens took the complete-game victory, allowed only five hits and three walks, and struck out a career-best seven batters. Sophomore Ryan Parker led the IU offensive attack with a two-for-four performance and a two-run homerun in the third inning to give the Hoosiers a 4-0 lead. IU had no errors and amassed five stolen bases.

What a year it would be for a Triple Crown

By Alyson Brodsy and Jim Litke · Tuesday, May 20,2003 5:42 p.m.

BALTIMORE, Md. -- They have come in all sizes and colors, with vastly different personalities and every conceivable advantage. There have been big ones and small ones, silver, black and brown ones, the bashful and the born entertainers. They have been piloted by wizards, trained by superstars and owned by blue bloods, princes and captains of American industry. Yet the thing each has been remembered for, finally, was failing to get the job done.

Pistons lose against rested Nets in overtime thriller

By Alyson Brodsy and Joseph White · Tuesday, May 20,2003 5:41 p.m.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Twelve hours after one of the franchise's biggest victories, the Detroit Pistons were back on the practice court Saturday, defying the skeptics again. With barely any time to celebrate, or even sleep, following Friday night's series-clinching overtime victory at Philadelphia, the Pistons had no trouble getting motivated for the New Jersey Nets. The Nets won the matchup 96-94 in overtime Sunday.

Rain takes practice time from Bump Day contenders

By Dan Patrick · Tuesday, May 20,2003 5:41 p.m.

Rain.The bane of the existence of Indianapolis 500 racers and teams struck again this weekend and took away valuable practice time from teams that could not make it into the field during the May 11 Qualification Day.

Castroneves wins pole; Foyt IV earns spot after contact

By Steve Herman · Monday, May 19,2003 7:48 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A.J. Foyt IV covered as much ground going backward as he did going forward on his first qualification attempt for the Indianapolis 500.

Team falls short in Stanford match-up

Monday, May 19,2003 7:47 p.m.

In the first game of the 2003 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championships, the Hoosiers fell to No. 1 Stanford Cardinal 13-2. This loss places IU at 26-10 while Stanford improves its record to 21-2.

Boilermakers smash IU 20-4

By Marc Samardzija · Monday, May 19,2003 7:47 p.m.

The IU baseball team took to the field Sunday against intrastate rival Purdue for a doubleheader. The Hoosiers looked to this as a chance to earn points in the IU-Purdue Titan Series, as well as a boost before heading into the Big Ten Championships in two weeks. However, it was anything but a good day for the Hoosiers as the team dropped both games. After taking a 10-3 loss early in the day, freshman pitcher Ryan Parker stated the team would need to get better pitching and run support. Instead, Purdue picked up right where they left off by beating the Hoosiers 20-4. Things got off to a bad start for IU in the second inning when senior Daniel Underwood drove in his 11th homer of 2003. Purdue senior Nick McIntyre crushed his 10th homer of the season to start.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, May 9,2003 1:36 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A.J. Foyt IV escaped injury when he crashed his car Thursday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He was cleared to continue practicing for the Indianapolis 500. Foyt, a rookie driving for his grandfather, a four-time Indy champion, spun coming out of the fourth turn and brushed the wall. The car spun back around as it skidded down the track and hit the outside wall a second time, damaging the rear end. The elder Foyt said a cut left rear tire caused the 19-year-old driver to lose control. The crash was the second since practice began this week for the race May 25.

Mets catcher may make move to first

By Alyson Brodsy and Josh Dubow · Friday, May 9,2003 1:35 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Baseball's best-hitting catcher might eventually be moving out from behind the plate. After years of speculation, the New York Mets talked with All-Star catcher Mike Piazza on Thursday about beginning the process of learning to play first base.

Michigan banned from postseason play

By Alyson Brodsy and Larry Lage · Friday, May 9,2003 1:34 a.m.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- More misery for Michigan basketball. The Wolverines were barred from the next postseason and put on three-and-a-half years' probation by the NCAA on Thursday for a booster's payments to players dating to the Fab Five era. The team also will lose one of its 13 annual scholarships for four years, beginning in 2004-05.

Indy drivers trying to fill the field

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Marot · Friday, May 9,2003 1:34 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- One race has already begun at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. With less than 48 hours until qualifying, drivers were still looking for rides and teams were still debating which cars to use in the Indianapolis 500.

A run around the Brickyard

By Adam Maksl · Friday, May 9,2003 1:32 a.m.

While many students this week seemed to be on a straight path from Bloomington to their homes, senior Pete Shaw was driving in circles. But he wasn't lost. He was driving his grandfather's Boyle-Special around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Graduates, teammates reflect on end of career

By Dan Patrick · Friday, May 9,2003 1:31 a.m.

Three leaders, three positions and three people will be greatly missed by the IU softball team as they walk across the plank into the real world Saturday and out of their college sports careers. Senior Heather Suca, a 4-foot 9-inch shortstop who never crouched to make her strike zone smaller, senior Katie Joy, who improved her game immensely and brightened the morale of the team and senior Stormy Hanson, who aimed, typically with success, at the fences from the batter's box will graduate after this season.

Graduate star Jenny Mann looks to the future

By Chad Bohm · Friday, May 9,2003 1:30 a.m.

Sitting with her legs crossed at Starbucks and her blonde hair pulled back in a bun, senior Jenny Mann, who is graduating from IU and leaving the women's soccer team, blows the steam away from her coffee.

No. 9 Hoosiers look to bring home NCAA title

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, May 9,2003 1:29 a.m.

The No. 9 water polo team will compete in their first NCAA Championship this weekend at the University of California San Diego in La Jolla, Calif. The Hoosiers' first game is at 1:30 p.m. Saturday against No. 1 seed -- and last year's national champion -- Stanford Cardinal. The Hoosiers played the Cardinal earlier this year at the Stanford Invitational, losing 15-3.

Sixth place puts NCAAs in doubt

By Josh Weinfuss · Monday, May 5,2003 1:32 a.m.

A miracle will be needed for the men's golf team to have an opportunity to play in the postseason, coach Mike Mayer said. In the Hoosiers' last tournament of the season -- the 2003 Big Ten Championships -- expectations were as high as their hopes for a run to the regional tournament. But as luck had it, a sixth place finish this weekend might have ended what hope the men in khaki and crimson had. The team will find out at 5 p.m. today when the NCAA releases its regional bids. "It's kind of disappointing," freshman Scott Seibert said. "The team didn't play as well as we would have liked to." Coming out firing, IU slowed down and eventually finished the tournament at an almost dead stop. After the first round, the Hoosiers were three strokes out of first place with a one-over-par 285, a tempo which was kept for the first nine holes of the second round.

Team ends season in loss

Monday, May 5,2003 1:19 a.m.

After a weekend of ups and downs, one word can best be used to describe the Hoosiers performance in the Big Ten Championships this weekend: bittersweet. While the team had two rowers named to the All Big Ten team and had two boats advance to the grand finals, the Hoosiers finished last in overall standings and failed to send any varsity boats to the grand finals.

Field events put IU over rival

By Kristin Louderback · Monday, May 5,2003 1:18 a.m.

The IU women's track and field team used several strong field event performances to defeat Purdue 110-86 in West Lafayette on Saturday.

Distance runs spell win

By Steve Hinson · Monday, May 5,2003 1:17 a.m.

In a tight contest, the No. 21 men's track and field team was able to use late run to push past Big Ten rival Purdue. The team defeated Purdue by seven points with a final score of 105-98.

Season ends on high note

By Dan Patrick · Monday, May 5,2003 1:16 a.m.

The IU softball team ended up on the losing end of a 6-0 rout for Purdue's senior day, but the Hoosiers returned the favor to the Boilermakers with a 3-0 win Sunday. IU finished the season with a 19-31 record, which is actually the Hoosiers' best win total since the 1997 season when IU went 27-21.

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