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The truth isn't grainy; Rice the greatest ever

By -Val Tsoutsouris and Val Tsoutouris · Wednesday, Oct. 23,2002 12:51 a.m.

Jerry Rice's career can currently be summed up in numbers. Forty is his age. He passed the 1,400 career reception mark, passing the milestone last Sunday against San Diego. And then there is 200. Now that Rice is on the verge of accomplishing a most astounding, unimaginable feat that most football players, even great players, could only dream of accomplishing, I think it's safe to say that Rice is not merely the greatest wide receiver ever but in fact the greatest player to ever put on shoulder pads.

Team takes trophy, individual honors

By Matt Glenesk · Wednesday, Oct. 23,2002 12:45 a.m.

The first half of the Hoosiers' season could not have been scripted any better. The Hoosiers return from Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. with the championship trophy of the Mission Inn Classic. Not only did the team capture their second championship of the year, but the top three individual scores of the tournament belonged to IU as well. Junior Karen Dennison, the No. 4 ranked golfer in the nation, captured her third title of the year. Junior Danah Ford recorded her highest finish of her career by placing second, and senior Cara Stuckey also achieved her highest finish of her career, placing third. The Hoosiers fired a final round 310 to finish the tournament with a combined 614, 19 strokes ahead of Big Ten rival Wisconsin.

Carter joins Dolphins

By Aaron Beard and Steven Wine · Tuesday, Oct. 22,2002 6:16 p.m.

MIAMI -- Cris Carter came out of retirement and out of the broadcast booth Monday to join the Miami Dolphins, signing a one-year contract to bolster their injury-depleted receiving corps. The 36-year-old Carter agreed to a one-year contract with $550,000 guaranteed and $700,000 in incentives.

Win keeps Monon spike

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Oct. 22,2002 6:11 p.m.

The Hoosiers headed into this weekend against Illinois and Purdue looking to even their Big Ten record, and that they did. IU beat the No. 32 Illinois Fighting Illini and rival Purdue to even their conference record at 4-4.

Knicks suspend Sprewell

By Aaron Beard and Hal Brock · Tuesday, Oct. 22,2002 2:34 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Latrell Sprewell was suspended by the New York Knicks on Monday for not following the team's instructions for rehabilitating his broken right hand. The disciplinary move came on the same day that Sprewell's agent announced a $40 million lawsuit against the New York Post for its account of how he was injured.

Series shifts to San Francisco

By Aaron Beard and Ben Walker · Tuesday, Oct. 22,2002 2:23 a.m.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Just mention Pacific Bell Park and what's the first image that comes to mind? Barry Bonds plopping balls into the water, of course. Funny thing about that picture: It's out of focus.

Computer knocks Miami out

By Aaron Beard and Richard Rosenblatt · Tuesday, Oct. 22,2002 2:20 a.m.

Miami is No. 1 just about everywhere but where it counts most -- in the Bowl Championship Series standings. The Hurricanes, No. 1 since the preseason in the AP media and coaches' polls, were second behind Oklahoma in the first BCS standings released Monday. And look who's third -- Notre Dame!

Week full of honors

By Colin Nowling · Tuesday, Oct. 22,2002 2:19 a.m.

IU's reign over the Big Ten conference continued Sunday at Ohio State as the men's soccer team traveled to Columbus, Ohio and downed the Buckeyes 4-2. The win extended the Hoosiers consecutive winning streak in regular season conference games to 36 and gave IU its seventh consecutive No. 1 seed for the Big Ten Tournament.The team has also reclaimed the No. 1 ranking in both College Soccer News' poll and the adidas/NSCAA (National Soccer Coaches Association of America) poll.

Women win all 16 events against Evansville

By Kyle Lineback · Monday, Oct. 21,2002 1:15 a.m.

Saturday's swim meet opened with the IU women sweeping the 200 yard medley relay to take the top three places. This event set the tone for the rest of the day as IU went on to win every women's event, sweeping 12 of the 16 events. This led to IU's 185.5 to 103.5 victory over the Evansville Purple Aces.

Hoosiers tame Lions, fall to Wolverines

By John Rodgers · Monday, Oct. 21,2002 1:14 a.m.

The IU field hockey team rebounded Sunday with a 3-0 victory over Division III Lindenwood after being shutout 5-0 by No. 2 and defending national champion Michigan Friday. The Hoosiers (4-10, 1-3 Big Ten) were able to outshoot 30-2 and out penalty corner 15-2 the Lions (10-2) after being dominated by the Wolverines' talented attack when IU was outshot 25-4. But coach Amy Robertson said her team can take some positives out of Friday's loss.

Team looks to end season right

By Matt Glenesk · Monday, Oct. 21,2002 1:13 a.m.

The Hoosiers will travel to Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., to take part in their second ever Mission Inn Classic, which will conclude the fall portion of their schedule. The first half of the year has already produced more titles than all of last year. The Hoosiers have competed in three tournaments so far and have a first, second and third place finish to show for their efforts. Junior Karen Dennison has captured two individual titles, and was the runner-up in the other.

Destination: Post-season

By Ira Klapper · Monday, Oct. 21,2002 1:12 a.m.

The IU women's soccer team went to Iowa and Illinois this weekend looking for two wins and to solidify their place in the Big Ten tournament. They can look at the weekend as the "glass being half full."

Hoosiers open season, sweep Dayton Fliers

By Jesse Laffen · Monday, Oct. 21,2002 1:10 a.m.

The IU hockey team started the season with a pair of victories this weekend, defeating the University of Dayton Flyers 8-1 Friday and 6-0 Saturday. The Hoosiers struck first Friday when junior forward Frank Harrison backhanded a shot under the stick of Dayton goalie Doug Majkrzak.

On the sidelines

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 21,2002 1:09 a.m.

Angels even World Series against Giants Rowing competes in pair of regattas Harriers compete in Pre-Nats

Hoosiers' scrimmage a success

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Monday, Oct. 21,2002 1:07 a.m.

For the second week in a row, the IU men's basketball team opened its practice to the public. Not long after the end of the IU football team's loss to Iowa did the fans make the short trek from Memorial Stadium to Assembly Hall to enjoy a sports fan's dream day: A football game followed by an open scrimmage by the NCAA runners-up.

IU claims regular season Big Ten title

By Aarno Retherford and Aaron Retherford · Monday, Oct. 21,2002 1:05 a.m.

The last time IU played at Ohio State, the Buckeyes prematurely ended the Hoosiers' pursuit of a Big Ten Tournament Championship. This time, IU erased the bitter taste of defeat, and earned the number one seed in this year's conference tournament with a 4-2 victory.

Inconsistent offense hurts strategy

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Monday, Oct. 21,2002 1:04 a.m.

If you were to look at the offensive numbers from Saturday's game, IU would appear to be the team that came out on top. But the inability to capitalize in the red zone hurt the Hoosiers as they fell 24-8 to No. 15 Iowa (7-1, 4-0 Big Ten).

Red zone is dead zone for IU

By Alex Hickey · Monday, Oct. 21,2002 1:03 a.m.

It looked like they could do it again. After spotting No. 15 Iowa a 17-0 first quarter lead, the IU offense moved the ball inside the Hawkeye 20-yard line six times in an attempt to pull out a comeback for the ages. But the six trips into the red zone turned into just three points as IU (3-4, 1-2 Big Ten) dropped its Homecoming game 24-8 to the Hawkeyes (7-1, 3-0 Big Ten).

Harriers provide solid performance

By Aaron Beard and Steve Hinson · Monday, Oct. 21,2002 12:04 a.m.

Terre Haute -- The men's cross country team competed here Saturday to take on the nation's finest at the Pre-Nationals meet. The team placed fourth in their heat of 35 teams, led by three redshirt freshmen.

Women stake their claim at Pre-NCAAs

By Aaron Beard and Steve Slivka · Monday, Oct. 21,2002 12:03 a.m.

Going into this weekend's Pre-NCAA 6k Meet at Indiana State University on the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course, the women's cross country team was ranked No. 30 in the FinishLynx national cross country poll. After all the runners had finished the race, a solid showing by the team was had. The Hoosiers finished eighth out of the 38 teams in the race.

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