Forgive Gordon Hayward for daydreaming. Twenty-four hours before the biggest game of his life, the Butler star will be sitting in a lecture hall instead of a locker room.
Participating in the NCAA tournament is nothing new for Butler, having appeared nine times with two prior Sweet Sixteen trips.
Every time the Hoosiers and Wolverines compete in a sporting event, it draws attention among fans.
Crediting the mental toughness of his players, IU coach Tracy Smith said he’s plenty proud of his squad as it heads into its first series of the Big Ten schedule this weekend at Sembower Field.
Junior Teter rider Caitlin Van Kooten couldn’t wait to get her Individual Time Trial run started. But when the gun went off, she went nowhere. With a standing start to the four-lap event, the volunteer holding her bike didn’t hear the gun – holding on tight as Van Kooten tried in vain to pedal.
INDIANAPOLIS — It’s not unusual to see downtown Indianapolis awash in blue, hosting a sea of sports fans. But when fans flocked to Monument Circle for a pep rally Wednesday afternoon, they weren’t decked in blue for the Colts, but for the Final Four-bound Butler Bulldogs.
Louisville outfielder Kyle Grieshaber probably didn’t think much of the small seating area behind him in left field prior to Tuesday’s game against the IU baseball team. But afterwards, the freshman surely knew about “Tracy’s Terrace,” thanks to about 15 people stationed along the Sembower Field fence, just yards from where he stood.
Months of night riding, running stairs at Ballantine Hall and rolling on trainers ends with a spot in the Little 500. But not for sophomore Adam Fish, at least not last year.
The IU baseball team looked like it was headed to a big victory against a top-10 Louisville team, but once again, the Cardinals came up big when it counted the most Tuesday at Sembower Field.
The IU softball (7-19) team snapped a 10-game losing streak as it beat Indiana State 2-1 in Terre Haute, Ind.
The NCAA said Tuesday that IUPUI allowed erroneous eligibility certification for 97 student-athletes from the 2003-04 through 2006-07 years, demonstrating a lack of institutional control and a failure to monitor by the university.
Former IU basketball player Todd Leary will stand trial July 20 on charges stemming from an ex-business partner’s multimillion-dollar fraud scheme.
The IU softball team (6-19) travels to Indiana State (11-12) today, looking to end its current 10-game slump. The Hoosiers last played and defeated the Sycamores 5-4 on March 26, 2009.
Hopefully those of us making predictions for this weekend’s Final Four matchups will fare a little better than we have up to this point. According to ESPN, roughly 200 out of 4.8 million brackets in the network’s bracket challenge correctly selected all four teams playing this weekend. Keeping our fingers crossed, let’s take a look at the games slated for Saturday.
Coming off an undefeated home stand and with Big Ten conference play right around the corner, the Hoosiers (12-10) will get another shot to take down one of the best teams in college baseball as they face No. 8 Louisville (20-3) at 3:05 p.m. today at Sembower Field.
The Cutters had a far-from-perfect qualifying day Saturday. But far from perfect was more than enough for the team that has won the last three Little 500s.
Women's golf finishes 5th, women's tennis grabs a Big Ten win, water polo rolls through the weekend, track and field begins the outdoor season and men's tennis wins 1 out of 2 on the road.
Rain poured onto Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium as Todd Yeagley made his debut as IU men’s soccer coach Sunday.
Every game, sophomore guard Matt Roth dressed for warmups, hoping his foot would respond well and result in some playing time after his season ended in practice only two games into 2009-10.
