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IU's confidence not shaken despite 9-game skid

By Aaron Siegal-Eisman · Tuesday, March 23,2010 11:11 p.m.

IU looks to bounce back from its current nine-game losing streak when it faces Louisville on Wednesday and Evansville twice on Thursday in Bloomington.

Hoosiers bring offensive pop to home diamond

By Sean Morrison · Tuesday, March 23,2010 11:10 p.m.

IU baseball coach Tracy Smith said baseball is a game of consistency — both in play and preparation.

IU plays spoiler, grabs 3 wins at Match Play Championship

By Kevin Bowen · Tuesday, March 23,2010 11:08 p.m.

With the Cinderella stories of Cornell, Northern Iowa and St. Mary’s capturing the March Madness headlines, it was only fitting that the Collegiate Match Play Championship had its own glass slipper team — the Hoosiers.

New-look Hoosiers begin spring practice

By Ryan Winn · Monday, March 22,2010 11:47 p.m.

When the IU football team trains before and during the 2010 season, the players will wear workout shirts with the word “finish” scrawled in large letters across the back. But before the Hoosiers can finish, they’ll have to start. With spring practice kicking off today, IU coach Bill Lynch said at his press conference he is excited for new beginnings at Memorial Stadium.

Pitino, Sypher extortion case sets trial date for June

Monday, March 22,2010 10:07 p.m.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A June trial date has been tentatively set for a woman charged in an alleged extortion attempt of University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson set the trial for June 1 at the federal courthouse in Louisville.

Off-field problems persist for Michigan State football team

Monday, March 22,2010 10:05 p.m.

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Former Michigan State running back Glenn Winston has been sentenced to 180 days in jail and a year of probation for his role in a Nov. 22 fight with members of a campus fraternity.

Goodell pushes for OT rule changes

Monday, March 22,2010 10:01 p.m.

ORLANDO, Fla. — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell likes the proposal to modify overtime in the playoffs. Can his support sway enough owners to approve it for next season?

Keep March mad, not bizarre by staying with 65-team tournament

By Frank Therber · Monday, March 22,2010 9:58 p.m.

In the midst of the dancing shoes and excessive Cinderella slippers this year, I’d like to throw one suggestion — a plea, rather — to athletics directors, presidents, NCAA officials and others having influence regarding the format of the Division I postseason: For all that we love about this great month and the college hardwood, don’t expand to 96 teams.

Hoosiers play final game before home opener

By Geoffrey Miller · Monday, March 22,2010 9:56 p.m.

Aided by a stout offense and an improved pitching staff, a rejuvenated IU baseball team looks to earn a winning record for the first time this season Tuesday in Morehead, Ky.

Around sports

By IDS staff · Sunday, March 21,2010 10:59 p.m.

The men's tennis team breaks its road misery and the water polo team takes down a top-ranked foe.

Leininger, Johnson shine in break battles

By Pat Hickey · Sunday, March 21,2010 10:55 p.m.

Coming into the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational, the Hoosiers boasted a 4-8 record. The team was fresh off two games against both Vanderbilt and Louisville, two of the better teams in the nation, and played them very well despite the final result ending in a loss. A breakout was right around the corner.

Fans buying into recruiting debacle

By Sean Morrison · Sunday, March 21,2010 10:53 p.m.

For Hoosier fans, March Madness has taken on a different meaning.

Drouin wins national championship, men finish 6th, women place 28th at NCAA Indoors

By Avi Zaleon · Sunday, March 21,2010 10:52 p.m.

Last season at the NCAA Championships, sophomore Derek Drouin jumped 7 feet and .25 inches to place second in the indoor high jump. This year, Drouin asserted himself as the best collegiate high jumper in the country after clearing 7 feet 5.75 inches.

Escobedo takes 3rd at NCAAs

By Connor O'Gara · Sunday, March 21,2010 10:49 p.m.

Angel Escobedo will go down as one of the greatest wrestlers in IU history. The senior wanted nothing more than to establish that with a second national title to cap off his IU career. Unfortunately for Escobedo, that was not in the cards at the NCAA Championships in Omaha, Neb., last weekend.

Fesenko 1st IU woman to win national swim title

By Caitlin Ursini · Sunday, March 21,2010 10:48 p.m.

With 10 swimmers and two divers, the Hoosiers ended up with 133 points and finished as the top Big Ten team. Many swimmers contributed to that point total, but senior Kate Fesenko was the star for IU.

Navigating the field: Region-by-region look at the NCAA tournament

By DeAntae Prince · Thursday, March 18,2010 3:28 a.m.

IDS men's basketball beat reporter DeAntae Prince takes a look at each of the tournament's regions and gives you the teams and players to watch.

Indiana teams get 4, 5, 6 seeds in NCAAs

By Tom Coyne · Monday, March 15,2010 2:45 p.m.

Purdue got the highest seed of the three Indiana teams that got NCAA tournament bids and a chance to play in the Final Four in Indianapolis.

Crean hits recruiting trail

By Tom Coyne · Monday, March 15,2010 2:43 p.m.

While Purdue, Butler and Notre Dame prepare for tournament games and a chance to play for the championship in their home state, Indiana is on spring break with no place to go.

Northwestern buries IU in first-round loss

By Zina Kumok · Thursday, March 11,2010 11:20 p.m.

For the entire 2009-2010 season, IU has been behind. Like a lagging runner, the Hoosiers have never been able to catch up to their Big Ten rivals, the teams they must measure up to if they have any hope of returning to glory.

End of season marks critical time for Hoosiers

By Jordan Cohen · Thursday, March 11,2010 11:19 p.m.

IU closed its 2009-2010 campaign on Thursday. It was a year in which IU improved by four games and completed its second season under coach Tom Crean with a 10-21 record. There were highs and there were lows. But with each game, inch by inch, the team made progress.

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