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Despite 3-game skid, Lynch says ‘stay the course’ against visiting Iowa

Bill Lynch stood in front of his team after practice Wednesday ready to address them in one of his final pep talks before Saturday. But the man in the faded gray sweatshirt did something he rarely ever does. He began to emphatically scream. Attempting to convey to his players the importance of their game against Iowa this weekend, Lynch broke out of his reserved demeanor because the disappointment about the past three weeks needs to end.

Women's soccer has lost last 4 games by 1-0 decisions, but coaches remain positive

Do-it-all Dan: sophomore willing to play any position for the soccer team

IU soccer plans to dominate Spartan resistance

Hoosiers head east

IU set for road tests at Iowa, Minnesota

Some students dissatisfied with Lynch

Post Hardy, football still looking for answers to offensive quandries

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My life from the top step

The last time I picked up a baseball bat in competition, I was 7 years old. We had all moved past hitting off a tee, but we still weren’t allowed more than one base at a time. So when IU coach Tracy Smith asked earlier in the fall if my fellow beat writer Ryan Gregg and I wanted to manage one of his team’s intrasquad Cream against Crimson fall games, the words “natural fit” came to mind. After all, those who can’t do, coach, right? Maybe not.

Let’s talk Hoosier basketball

Thanks to six months of preparation, Tom Crean is ready. The problem is, he’s not sure what for. “I think, probably like every other program in the country, we’re excited about getting started,” he said, pausing for effect. “Unlike most every other program in the country, we have no idea what to expect.” After spending the past two evenings answering students’ questions, Crean sat down Wednesday with national and local media for the program’s media day. His usual self, Crean tackled every question with his trademark enthusiasm.VIDEO: IU Basketball Media Day

A long, storied trip leads McLeod to Assembly Hall

If Tom Crean likes some tradition in his basketball – a little fundamental, old-school panache to add to his high-octane style – then he must love Roshown McLeod. Try this out: A candidate for the Hoosiers’ last assistant position slides his resume across the desk. A few names jump off the page. Bob Hurley. Mike Krzyzewski. Lenny Wilkens. Larry Brown. Those are a few of the high-profile coaches for which McLeod has played during a career that began at Hurley’s storied St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, N.J., and included stops with Duke, the Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics. You tend to pick up a few tips along the way. But in which of those storied programs did McLeod learn the most?

Rule discrepancy causes Talladega controversy

Thanks to two red-flag periods for two large crashes, Sunday’s four-and-a-half-hour Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway took forever to complete. But fans were treated to high-energy suspense all the way to the checkered flag, and then they got some more. NASCAR officials declared Indiana native Tony Stewart the race winner – his first win at the 2.66-mile track – after they determined rookie Regan Smith violated a rule in place that forbids drivers from driving under a yellow out-of-bounds line to make a pass on the track’s inside. Smith actually made a last-lap pass on Stewart just before the start/finish line and appeared to have pulled an extremely surprising victory until NASCAR named Stewart as the winner, saying Smith had intentionally gone below the designated line, though Stewart attempted to block Smith’s move.

Smaller Hoosiers get ready to face tall task this basketball season

In most scenarios, people 6-foot-4 to 6-foot-5 are considered tall. Not the case in college basketball. The IU men’s basketball team has just three players on the team taller than 6-foot-6, making the Hoosiers an undersized Big Ten basketball team. By contrast. Purdue has five players taller than 6-foot-6, while Michigan State and Wisconsin have eight. In order to combat teams with taller personnel, freshmen Malik Story and Nick Williams are expected to play some power forward rather than their natural guard positions despite being 6-foot-5 and 6-foot-4, respectively. Their roles on the team might not be what they expected coming to Bloomington, but IU coach Tom Crean said almost every player entering college goes through a change from what his role in high school was. Williams said the possibility of getting playing time as a forward wasn’t expected, but he’s still prepared to play there.

Smaller Hoosiers get ready to face tall task this basketball season

In most scenarios, people 6-foot-4 to 6-foot-5 are considered tall. Not the case in college basketball. The IU men’s basketball team has just three players on the team taller than 6-foot-6, making the Hoosiers an undersized Big Ten basketball team. By contrast. Purdue has five players taller than 6-foot-6, while Michigan State and Wisconsin have eight. In order to combat teams with taller personnel, freshmen Malik Story and Nick Williams are expected to play some power forward rather than their natural guard positions despite being 6-foot-5 and 6-foot-4, respectively. Their roles on the team might not be what they expected coming to Bloomington, but IU coach Tom Crean said almost every player entering college goes through a change from what his role in high school was. Williams said the possibility of getting playing time as a forward wasn’t expected, but he’s still prepared to play there.

Students choose two legs instead of four wheels

From pre-schoolers in strollers to high schoolers, hundreds of students in the Monroe County Community School Corporation participated in International Walk to School Day on Wednesday morning.

Ball State receiver, Love 'improving'

MUNCIE – Ball State receiver Dante Love has made great progress in his recovery from a career-ending spinal injury and might be released from a rehabilitation center this week, coach Brady Hoke said.Love, who took a head-on hit during the Cardinals’ 42-20 win against IU on Sept. 20, underwent surgery one day after the game.

I agree, Ring: It’s ‘time to turn that potential into something’

It’s time for the IU men’s soccer team to live up to its potential.After opening the Big Ten campaign with an exciting 3-2 overtime win against Wisconsin, the Hoosiers dropped two of three games before getting back on track with a 2-0 victory against Butler on Tuesday night.Soccer can be a fickle game because no matter how dominant a team is, unless that team can finish its scoring opportunities, the opponent will always be one goal away from pulling an upset.For the Hoosiers, it’s been the type of season where good play has not always translated to wins.

Seniors don’t deserve recent digression