Sports

ROWING BASEBALL SOFTBALL MEN'S BASKETBALL WOMEN'S BASKETBALL MEN'S SOCCER FOOTBALL WOMEN'S SOCCER CLUB HOCKEY SWIMMING & DIVING TRACK & FIELD WRESTLING VOLLEYBALL GOLF TENNIS CROSS-COUNTRY FIELD HOCKEY WATER POLO LITTLE 500 PODCAST ESPORTS MOTOR SPORTS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Running back returns to mix

By Dan Cortez · Thursday, Oct. 26,2000 12:44 a.m.

Saturday, Levron Williams wanted to make a statement. The Hoosiers' junior running back was returning from nagging injuries that limited his play in the previous two games. In the third quarter of the Hoosiers' 51-43 win against then-No. 22 Minnesota, Williams got his chance. With his team trailing 29-24 toward the end of the third quarter, Williams took a pitch from junior quarterback Antwaan Randle El and scampered 36 yards down the sideline for his second touchdown of the game.

Former soccer star finds success in professional league

By Sarah Trotto · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2000 2:15 a.m.

Nick Garcia misses the color of changing leaves in autumn, Malibu Grill and eating "Big Ten" pizza specials in Bloomington. He left behind his senior year at IU to play professional soccer, two years from earning a legal studies degree.

Randle El honored as player of week

By Guy Cipriano · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2000 2:14 a.m.

Junior quarterback Antwaan Randle El reached a few milestones earlier this season, and this week he's receiving another award for his already stuffed trophy case. Tuesday, for the fifth time in 29 games, Randle El was named the Big Ten's Offensive Player of the Week. Monday, he received national player of the week honors from CNN/SI. He was also one of two players mentioned as a Heisman candidate "on fire" in Monday's USA Today.

Randle El continues to impress

By Guy Cipriano · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2000 1:42 a.m.

Defensive tackle Paul Mandina, a fifth-year senior, has witnessed many players passing through the IU football program since he arrived in Bloomington, but none like junior quarterback Antwaan Randle El.

Sophomore outside hitter keeps positive attitude despite loss

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2000 1:34 a.m.

The volleyball team is on a two-game losing streak after dropping matches to conference foes Penn State and Ohio State. The Hoosiers (12-8, 3-7 in conference play) are tied for seventh in the Big Ten with Michigan, heading into a game with Michigan State Friday.

Junior goalkeeper receives Big Ten player of week award

By Nick Bowton · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2000 1:25 a.m.

Colin Rogers hadn't started a game in his collegiate soccer career until four weeks ago. Since then, the IU junior goalkeeper has started and won seven consecutive games.

Hoosiers outskate Rockets

By Brett Wallace · Tuesday, Oct. 24,2000 1:17 a.m.

Although the Hoosier hockey team was defeated 8-0 in its season opener at Eastern Michigan University Thursday night, it bounced back to trounce Toledo University 12-0 Friday and 7-0 Saturday.

Team meeting sparks Hoosiers

By Dan Cortez · Tuesday, Oct. 24,2000 1:14 a.m.

After a 58-0 loss to Michigan last weekend, coach Cam Cameron said he should be held responsible for the Hoosiers' poor performance. But after IU's 51-43 win against Minnesota, the players feel otherwise.

Big Ten woes sink hopes

By Jason Recker · Tuesday, Oct. 24,2000 1:11 a.m.

The volleyball squad began hastily bouncing balls off the practice floor just before 2 p.m. Monday afternoon, sending noisy echoes throughout University Gym.

Hoosiers end Big Ten season with loss

By Ryan Gunterman · Monday, Oct. 23,2000 1:40 a.m.

The women's soccer team ended its Big Ten season Friday, losing a 1-0 game to Purdue. With 3:35 remaining in the first half, Purdue freshman back Jenny Kinkead put the game-winner past keeper Chrissy Heubi. That would be all that the Boilers would need as IU extended its scoreless streak to 463 minutes. It was the eighth time the Hoosiers have been shut out in the conference season.

Swimmers race by Evansville

By Alyson Brodsy and Amanda Schmitt · Monday, Oct. 23,2000 1:38 a.m.

The men's and women's swimming teams were hosts to the Evansville Aces Saturday in their season openers. The Hoosiers proved their power as both teams placed in the top three of almost every race.

Competition heats up in conference play

By Sarah Trotto · Monday, Oct. 23,2000 1:36 a.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No member of the men\'s soccer team knows what losing a Big Ten game feels like. In fact, the Hoosiers haven\'t lost a Big Ten game in 38 matches. The unbeaten streak extends back to Oct. 13, 1995, when IU lost to eventual national-champion Wisconsin 2-0.

Hoosiers play poorly, still win

By Nick Bowton · Monday, Oct. 23,2000 1:33 a.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The men's soccer team needed a penalty kick in the game's 20th minute Sunday to beat Ohio State in its final regular season Big Ten game. The penalty kick, scored by senior forward Matt Fundenberger after junior midfielder Tyler Hawley was taken down in the penalty area, was all the scoring that took place at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, as IU won 1-0.

It's about time

By Guy Cipriano · Monday, Oct. 23,2000 1:32 a.m.

The football team's best week of practice this season resulted in IU picking up its biggest win in the coach Cam Cameron era. After getting embarrassed 58-0 last Saturday at Michigan, IU (3-4, 2-2 in Big Ten play) recovered Saturday to defeat No. 22 Minnesota 51-43 before a Homecoming crowd of 30,882 at Memorial Stadium. The win marked Cameron's first victory against a ranked opponent. IU's last win against a ranked team was a 10-0 victory against Michigan State in 1993.

Cameron compares differently to peers

By Guy Cipriano · Friday, Oct. 20,2000 2:39 a.m.

Sunday's paper and it said 'Gophers smell Roses.' If we believe this, then the Gophers will be smelling like road kill."

Conference season finishes at Purdue

By Aaron Sharockman · Friday, Oct. 20,2000 2:33 a.m.

Women's soccer coach Joe Kelley is starting to do the things he said he hoped to do with his lineup. The wealth of talent he possessed at the beginning of the season disappeared during the bulk of conference play as injuries kept Kelley's plans purely on paper.

Hoosiers seek upset at Ohio State

By Jason Recker · Friday, Oct. 20,2000 2:31 a.m.

Freshman outside hitter Monique Pritz must not be a big fan of ESPN2. Upon learning that the volleyball team's match Saturday at Ohio State would be nationally-televised, she deadpanned "Oh really?" A shrug of her shoulders accompanied her unsuspected interrogation.

Freshman fights injury to play big role for the Hoosiers

By Kim Sturm · Friday, Oct. 20,2000 2:29 a.m.

In baseball, there is always a player that is considered the "utility" player. He's a player that could play any position on the field the coach feels necessary. For the women's soccer team, the utility player is freshman Kim Sturm. Last year Sturm had to fight through an Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury that had benched her during her senior year of high school and her freshman year at IU. Despite the injury, she has returned this season to play an extensive amount of roles on the field.

Coach expects more from offense

By Sarah Trotto · Friday, Oct. 20,2000 2:19 a.m.

Coach Jerry Yeagley's soccer team is riding a nine-game winning streak. It recently clinched the regular-season Big Ten title and claimed a No. 1 spot in a national poll -- but he still expects more from his Hoosiers.

No sophomore jinx this year

By John Koluder · Friday, Oct. 20,2000 2:17 a.m.

When it comes to team chemistry, the talk often centers around two topics: senior leadership and new talent. And then there's the middle child, constantly seeking attention. Everyone's heard of the sophomore jinx -- the phrase used for second-year players who flounder after a stellar freshman season. Fortunately for this year's men's soccer team, the sophomore jinx is nothing but a myth.

Trending