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Stopping the slide

By John Rodgers · Wednesday, April 9,2003 1:56 a.m.

One game is OK. Two might start a little head scratching. But three straight non-conference losses in a row could cause major concern for the IU baseball team (19-7, 5-3 Big Ten) as it prepares to face that challenge today at 3 p.m. against Valparaiso at Sembower Field.

Hoosiers, Cardinals washed out again

By Dan Cohen and Daniel Cohen · Wednesday, April 9,2003 1:55 a.m.

IU's four game losing streak will have to wait until Friday as today's doubleheader against Louisville was canceled due to the inclement weather plaguing the Midwest.

Connecticut repeats as NCAA women's champs

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 9,2003 1:53 a.m.

ATLANTA -- Diana Taurasi tormented Tennessee yet again, and Connecticut proved it could rebuild -- and still repeat. Leading a young team that had four new starters, Taurasi ignored the sore back and ankle that have bothered her for several weeks and carried Connecticut to a 73-68 victory over Tennessee on Tuesday night for its second straight national championship. Taurasi, who averaged 22 points in her first five games against Tennessee, scored 28 in this one with a variety of the flashy moves that made her the national player of the year and the Final Four's most outstanding player. "She's cut from a different cloth. She's got a lot of Italian in her, God bless her," said UConn coach Geno Auriemma, himself the son of Italian immigrants. "I've never been around anyone who is just immune to the pressures of the moment and just lives in the moment and has such joy and passion for the game and shows it on every possession."

Panel debates college athletics

By Matt Glenesk · Wednesday, April 9,2003 1:52 a.m.

The BCS, LeBron James, Title IX and paying student-athletes. All were addressed Tuesday night by a Union Board and Mortar Board-sponsored debate regarding the state of collegiate athletics.

Bulls' GM Krause resigns, citing health problems

By Nancy Armour · Tuesday, April 8,2003 1:43 a.m.

Deerfield, Ill. -- Jerry Krause had a rare eye for talent, assembling two very different supporting casts for Michael Jordan and laying the foundation for the Chicago Bulls' decade of dominance.

Senior safety ready to return

By Natalie A. Trout · Tuesday, April 8,2003 1:41 a.m.

IU safety senior Joe Gonzalez spent his first Halloween dressed as a San Francisco 49ers football player. His father played at Michigan in the 1970s, and his cousin later played at Ohio State. Football has always been a big part of Gonzalez's life, but he won't be the last in the family to continue the football tradition.

Senior boosts moral with fast return

By Mark Carlson · Tuesday, April 8,2003 1:40 a.m.

The IU women's tennis team has been missing something lately. It isn't determination or hard work. The team is missing something more tangible. When senior Karie Schlukebir returned last Saturday against Michigan State, it was evident what the team had been lacking leadership.

Shortstop plays taller than odds

By Daniel Cohen · Tuesday, April 8,2003 1:39 a.m.

The second shortest player on the IU softball team stands just five-feet three-inches tall, but yet is still a towering six inches taller than senior shortstop Heather Suca.

Program jumps to next level

By Matt Glenesk · Tuesday, April 8,2003 1:39 a.m.

The IU women's golf program has been a dominant force in the Big Ten since the conference's first official championship team in 1982. That first year IU finished seventh, but since then has finished out of the top three just twice.

Orangemen squeeze Jayhawks, 81-78

By Eddie Pells · Tuesday, April 8,2003 1:38 a.m.

New Orleans -- The Syracuse Orangemen were playground players early, a bundle of nerves late. They juked, jammed and barely held on for a victory that gave coach Jim Boeheim his long-awaited championship.

Clapacs picked as permanent athletic director

By Adrian Sainz and Josh Weinfuss · Monday, April 7,2003 8:04 p.m.

The athletic department has a new permanent director of intercollegiate athletics, as was announced today by interim president Gerald Bepko during an afternoon press conference. Terry Clapacs will lose 'interim' from his title which he has held for the past six months.

Bad weather does not stop successful regatta for IU

By Cory Steger · Monday, April 7,2003 1:36 a.m.

The Hoosiers wrapped up a successful weekend despite more bad weather. The team won 10 out of 18 total races competing against Dayton and Cincinnati. Despite the poor weather, coach Mark Wilson said he felt the team played better than in its last regatta. "Overall, it was a good race," Wilson said in a statement. "We definitely improved from last weekend."

Hoosiers split two games against Big Ten rivals

By Mark Carlson · Monday, April 7,2003 1:36 a.m.

The IU women's tennis team (9-12, 1-5) split its two matches this weekend by defeating Big Ten foe Michigan State (8-10, 0-6) Saturday and falling to Michigan (11-5, 4-2) Sunday. There was much excitement surrounding the return of senior Karie Schlukebir, who played her first match since February against the Spartans Saturday.

Michigan road trip turns into losing trip

Monday, April 7,2003 1:34 a.m.

The IU men's tennis team dropped its second and third straight Big Ten matches over the weekend, with losses at Michigan and Michigan State. The No. 28 Hoosiers lost 4-3 at Michigan Saturday and then fell 6-1 at Michigan State Sunday.

Second place for the second time

By Josh Weinfuss · Monday, April 7,2003 1:33 a.m.

A week after sophomore Heath Peters won his first ever collegiate tournament, classmate Jeff Overton looked to repeat his teammates performance at the Marshall Invitational in Huntington, W. Va.

Two down, one to go

Monday, April 7,2003 1:33 a.m.

It wouldn't be Bloomington without unpredictable weather, and Saturday afternoon was a perfect example. After a week of sunny days, Little 500 riders mounted bikes and braved cold and wind for the second of the Little 500 series events. "Once again we had bad weather," said Alex Ihnen, IU Student Foundation assistant director and Little 500 coordinator. "There is strategy involved in whether you want to pull into the wind." Saturday's event marked the second of the Little 500 series events with the final event, Team Pursuit, set to take place Thursday. Miss-N-Out is divided into four rounds with approximately eight riders in the first round heat. Riders take four trips around the track, eliminating a rider at each lap. The final lap of the heat determines the winner and two runners up that will advance to the next round. The second round is made up of six riders from different heats with the same format as the first round but only two advance. The third round features eight riders per heat, and the final six riders of the round advance to the finals.

IU takes three of four over weekend

Monday, April 7,2003 1:33 a.m.

Much improved pitching led IU to take three of four games from the Iowa Hawkeye in Iowa City, Iowa this weekend. The Hoosiers (19-7, 5-3 Big Ten) played back-to-back double headers Saturday and Sunday.

Team sets NCAA marks at meets

Monday, April 7,2003 1:32 a.m.

After opening the season with numerous regional qualifying performances, the women's track and field team continued its season last weekend at both the Texas Relays and the Big Blue Classic at Eastern Illinois University. Two individuals and one relay team posted qualifying marks.

Hoosiers have solid weekend meets

By Steve Hinson · Monday, April 7,2003 1:31 a.m.

The men's track and field team sent some of its squad to Austin, Texas, for the Texas Relays while the rest went to Charleston for the Eastern Illinois Invitational meet. The Texas Relays were not scored but the team received top individual performances in which three individuals met NCAA regional provisional marks. The Eastern Illinois Invitational meet kept a team score but the Hoosiers did not focus on that aspect.

On the Sidelines

Monday, April 7,2003 1:30 a.m.

Tonight, Kansas and Syracuse square off for title NEW ORLEANS -- Now Kansas becomes Syracuse's problem and Carmelo Anthony becomes the Jayhawks' headache. Kansas blistered Marquette 94-61 with a jaw-dropping display of flawless basketball in the NCAA tournament semifinals Saturday night before Anthony's 33 points carried Syracuse past Texas 95-84.

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