Butler's magical run comes home
From where it began in Milan, Ind. to Indianapolis, the Butler Bulldogs have redefined Hoosier Hysteria.
From where it began in Milan, Ind. to Indianapolis, the Butler Bulldogs have redefined Hoosier Hysteria.
The school that never celebrates midnight madness to kick off the basketball season finally held a late-night campus party. Sunday morning’s March Madness bash was even better.
Not a game goes by where sophomore outfielder Alex Dickerson doesn’t silence those questioning his impressive freshman campaign and puts to rest the talk of a possible “sophomore slump” in 2010.
IDS basketball reporter DeAntae Prince gives you the skinny on the teams vying for a championship.
The boys from Butler did it — defeating Kansas State 63-56 in the West Regional final Saturday to make their trip back home something much bigger than that.The fifth-seeded Bulldogs, the team that plays in the fieldhouse where "Hoosiers" was filmed, are writing their own underdog story, even if they can't really be called underdogs anymore.
Now, after reaching the regional finals for the first time in school history, Butler is one win from going home to Indianapolis for the Final Four. The Bulldogs next play second-seeded Kansas State, which beat Xavier 101-96 in double overtime.
After years on the sidelines learning from his father’s head coaching techniques, new IU coach Todd Yeagley will take the field for the first time as the leader of one of the nation’s premier soccer programs.
Moses Abraham, an IU basketball recruiting prospect from Maryland, committed to Georgetown University on Thursday after returning home from a two-day visit at IU.
Women's tennis travels to Wisconsin, the rowing team faces stiff competition and track and field goes outdoors.
Bloomington High School South junior Matt Carlino, who committed to play basketball for IU in August 2008, decided to reopen his recruitment Thursday, according to reports from Mike Pegram of Inside Indiana, IU’s affiliate for Rivals.com.
This past season, 10 freshman softball players were added to the IU roster. But another newcomer to the Hoosiers, Cassie Gogreve, has also made a major impact on the field.
At this time last season, the IU men’s tennis team was 7-7 and went limping into the Big Ten season by losing seven of 10.
With a glance at recent qualifications results, it might appear the Teter women’s team makes it a primary goal to take the pole position, which it has done the past three years.
Most college tennis teams in the Midwest get used to the fact that with inclement winter weather they have to be inside nearly five months of the year. For that reason, they feel more comfortable and play better indoors. The IU men’s tennis team is an exception to this rule.
Wing Cadet Kevin Skelton means business. As the highest-ranking cadet at IU, he walks around campus in uniform and expects a salute and a greeting from every cadet he encounters. But nine cadets know a less-strict side of Skelton the rest have not seen: his college-kid side.
There’s a good chance IU coach Tracy Smith never dreamed before the 2010 season that his ace pitcher would be contributing from the batter’s box instead of the pitching mound.
It has been a season of ups and downs for the men’s swimming and diving team. After a regular season in which they went 1-6 in dual meets, the Hoosiers finished fifth at the Big Ten Championships in February.
In an effort to end a nine-game losing streak, the Hoosiers fell short in their 11-0 loss to No. 23 Louisville at home.
A day removed from a loss at Morehead State that totaled 35 runs by both clubs, the IU baseball team didn’t lose a thing at the plate in its first home game of the 2010 season. Six home runs, a school record-tying, five-hit day for junior first baseman Jerrud Sabourin and a clinching five-run seventh inning produced a 17-8 winning effort for the Hoosiers (10-10) at Sembower Field.
After a long road trip, the IU baseball team is returning to comfortable surroundings. The Hoosiers (9-10) play their first contest at Sembower Field after 19 consecutive away games against the Xavier Musketeers (4-15) today.