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IU hungry for first conference win

By Jesse Laffen · Friday, Nov. 22,2002 12:16 a.m.

IU is only two games into the Great Midwest Hockey League season, but it may already be do-or-die time for the Hoosier hockey team.

Team looks to continue streak

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Nov. 22,2002 12:15 a.m.

The Hoosiers take to the pool this weekend with hopes of remaining undefeated. IU will host the Indiana Open Invitational, a three-day competition, this weekend beginning Friday at 9:30 a.m. The No. 13 ranked Hoosiers will host No. 19 Miami (Fla.), Tennessee, Arkansas, Clemson, Evansville, New Mexico, and Cincinnati in the swimming competition.

Hoosiers host Indiana Invitational

By Lisa Kates and Lisa Marie Kates · Friday, Nov. 22,2002 12:15 a.m.

The undefeated IU men's swimming and diving team will play host to four other teams at the Indiana Invitational this weekend at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center. The Indiana Invitational is a three-day event that is set-up like a championship meet with preliminary races during the morning sessions and finals occurring in the early evening.

New sailors making a difference

By Ryota Kashiwa · Friday, Nov. 22,2002 12:14 a.m.

New and veteran sailors in the IU Sailing Club will compete at a top event in its conference for the first time in its four-year history. The club will race in Timme Augsten Memorial, the highest event hosted by the Midwest Collegiate Sailing Association (MCSA). Some teams from other conferences also participate in the event.

On the sidelines

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Nov. 22,2002 12:12 a.m.

Men's golf team announces signing McNabb won't have surgery Lakers say O'Neal won't start Friday

A 'classic' test for Hoosiers

By Zack Eldridge · Friday, Nov. 22,2002 12:10 a.m.

A little more than eight months ago, the IU women's basketball team lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers' magical season ended abruptly and with disappointment. After several practices and two exhibition games this year, IU begins the regular season this weekend along with its quest to return to the tournament. IU hosts the Hampton Inn/Fazoli's Classic as they play Wofford 6 p.m. Friday night at Assembly Hall. The second game between Ball State and Houston is set for 8 p.m. The winners battle in the Championship 4 p.m. Saturday, while the consolation is at 2 p.m.

Walk-ons take different paths to making basketball team

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Friday, Nov. 22,2002 12:09 a.m.

For 45 agonizing minutes, freshman Joe Haarman sat outside IU men's basketball coach John Treloar's office waiting for the news of whether or not he would be the next walk-on to join the team. Haarmon watched two other players walk in the office and get the news, including junior Jason Stewart, who got his good news right before Haarmon.

No love lost between rivals IU and Purdue

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Friday, Nov. 22,2002 12:09 a.m.

The hatred between the Hoosiers and Purdue runs deep. One hundred six years deep. One of the nation's most storied rivalries will take place again this weekend as IU travels to West Lafayette this Saturday.

Battle for the bucket

By Alex Hickey · Friday, Nov. 22,2002 12:08 a.m.

This is it -- the game that every practice of every season builds up to. It's a chance for every freshman to see what bitterness really tastes like. It's a chance for seniors to go out in a blaze of glory.

Team gives back to community

By Natalie A. Trout · Thursday, Nov. 21,2002 12:04 a.m.

Part of being a Big Ten athlete is being a star to younger generations. Many students can remember the athletes they looked up to when they were younger and chased down for autographs around Assembly Hall. Local women's basketball fans are given the chance to interact with the IU team tonight at College Mall.

Tourney tradition changes over years

By Zach Rocha · Thursday, Nov. 21,2002 12:01 a.m.

After using the historic Butler Fieldhouse to host its boys' basketball state championship in 1971, the Indiana High School Athletic Association stopped using the building. The Fieldhouse was used for 25 consecutive years (39 in all), but it was an understandable break from tradition. Buildings do get old and the huge capacity it could once hold was now not as large as new, bigger buildings.

Giving thanks

By Benjy Ekhaus · Tuesday, Nov. 19,2002 11:46 p.m.

As 'Turkey Time' approaches, I thought that it would be a good idea to glance over the sports world and give thanks to those who deserve it. Thank you Major League Baseball; you actually realized that it might be a bad idea to upset the fans, and avoided a strike. Thank you, Marc Bulger for going 5-0 as a starter and proving once again that any ol' scrub can successfully quarterback the St. Louis Rams and win. Maybe now, finally, people will realize that Kurt Warner was never anything special, and perhaps the success has to do with a terrific offensive surrounding.

This is a tale of two Wildcats

By -Val Tsoutsouris and Val Tsoutouris · Tuesday, Nov. 19,2002 11:44 p.m.

Of the 21 schools in the Big Ten and Pac-10, only one has never played in the Rose Bowl -- Arizona. Of the 21 schools in the Big Ten and Pac-10, only one had failed to win a conference football game prior to last weekend -- Arizona. Of all the schools in the country, only one had 40 players approach the university president with complaints about verbal abuse from its head coach -- Arizona.

IU boasts tough schedule

By Jesse Laffen · Tuesday, Nov. 19,2002 11:43 p.m.

Last weekend, the IU hockey team faced two tough opponents on the road. This weekend, the team will face two top-ranked teams at home. Next weekend, IU will take the ice against a 7-0-0 Liberty University. See a pattern developing? The team is in the middle of one of the toughest schedules any collegiate hockey team will undertake this year. The Hoosiers conference, the Great Midwest Hockey League, sent five of six teams to the national tournament last year, and IU coach Rich Holdeman said he expects all six teams to be in Anaheim, Calif., this year for the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division II tournament.

Hoosiers looking to make a run at nationals

By Andrew Rosen · Tuesday, Nov. 19,2002 11:42 p.m.

For the first time since 1990 the IU women's cross country team is headed back to the NCAA Championship. On Sunday the Hoosiers finished fourth overall in their regional with the top two teams automatically advancing. Yesterday, however, the Hoosiers along with five other teams from the region were given at large bids to the NCAA Championship.

In Indiana, players are gods

By Zach Rocha · Tuesday, Nov. 19,2002 11:38 p.m.

The line from Hickory High School principal Myra Fleener in the movie Hoosiers was used in a negative manner. "A basketball hero around here is treated like a God." But for Bobby Plump and the 1954 Milan Indians, being treated like a God isn't as bad as it sounds. "Let me put it this way," Plump said in a Feb. 2001 article for the Palladium-Item. "If I had missed it (the shot), I wouldn't be standing here talking to you today."

Team gains national ranking

By Steve Hinson · Tuesday, Nov. 19,2002 11:37 p.m.

Men's cross country coach Robert Chapman wants to know how many top teams there are at IU. "How many top-15 programs do we have this school?," the coach asked. In any event, his team became one yesterday as the new poll released by the NCAA ranked the Hoosier men as No. 15 in the nation. "I'm really proud of these guys," Chapman said. "They've done an amazing job, and everybody has played an integral part.

Hoosiers disappointed with seed for tournament

By Aarno Retherford and Aaron Retherford · Tuesday, Nov. 19,2002 11:36 p.m.

Where's the BCS when you need it? The IU men's soccer team has spent the majority of the season ranked in the top five in the nation. The Hoosiers' reputation precedes them having advanced to the College Cup 15 times in the team's 29-year existence. But some players said these records meant little to the NCAA selection committee. "We may have gotten the shaft a little bit," senior Ryan Mack said. "I think it's good for us to get a shot in the face, so we realize where we are right now, and what we need to do to get ready."

Calm, quiet linebacker learning to lead on field

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Monday, Nov. 18,2002 11:38 p.m.

His football coach calls him the quiet type. So do some of his teammates. He even considers himself a goofy guy. But when sophomore linebacker Herana-Daze Jones steps on the field, he is all business. Jones is second on the team with 66 solo tackles and 32 assists for a total of 98 despite missing last Saturday's game against Penn State with a shoulder injury. He is averaged 9.8 tackles per game which is good enough for fourth in the Big Ten conference for all games played.

'Hoosiers' comparing the movie with the real story

By Zach Rocha · Monday, Nov. 18,2002 11:38 p.m.

Whenever a movie is based on a true story, it begs the question how much of it is fact and how much is fiction. So how much of "Hoosiers" really did stay true to the story that the movie was based on? "The only thing that was exactly the same was the last second shot," said Ray Craft, who was a starting guard on the "real" team, the 1954 Milan Indians. "They tried to authenticate it as much as they could. I guess we didn't have as much controversy, though."

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