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Jobe looking to open lanes for guards

When asked about his team earlier this month, IU coach Tom Crean’s first response was, “We’re going to be small.” While the Hoosiers might be undersized, one rather noticeable exception to that statement is Tijan Jobe. Jobe, a junior college transfer from The Gambia – a small country in Africa – is a 7-foot, 255-pound center, who is the only healthy player on the team, other than freshman Tom Pritchard, taller than 6-foot-6. Even after injured senior forward Kyle Taber returns to the lineup, Jobe is still expected to see considerable action this season, purely because he fills IU’s glaring need for a big man.

Phillips, Polk out; Thomas questionable

The hits just keep on coming.While the Hoosiers continue to pick themselves up from a 42-20 blowout at home against Ball State last Saturday, IU football coach Bill Lynch continues to receive bad news.In his weekly press conference Tuesday, Lynch said senior captain and cornerback Chris Phillips will miss the rest of the season.

IUSA, Allenspach to hold open forum on new athletics director

Tonight the IU Student Association will host a student forum to discuss the current search for a new athletics director. All students and members of the public are encouraged to attend from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Frangipani Room of the Indiana Memorial Union.PODCAST: Hoosier Sidelines

Coach Lynch, the ball is in your hands

Pair of Spartans excelling heading into game with IU

If Javon Ringer has done as much as any runner in the country this season, Michigan State teammate Otis Wiley has been just as dominant at defensive back.

Wire for hire

In-state talent visits for win against Wisconsin

Teams lead massive in-state field in home invite

The IU cross country teams set a pace for the long haul after hosting the Indiana Intercollegiates on Friday. The Hoosiers had strong showings from both the men’s and women’s teams as the athletes kicked the dust off their shoes and ran in their first scored meet.The women’s team came in second place with 57 points, outdone by only Purdue, who finished with 45.The men began the season strong as well, claiming first place with 33 points in the field of 21 teams. Senior Brennon Plotner paced the men’s field, coming in first overall with a time of 25:03 in the men’s 8-kilometer race, while freshman Andrew Poore was close behind, finishing second 7 seconds later.

Big Ten Preview: IU near bottom of conference in recent championship success

Tom Crean likes to characterize IU’s tradition with a simple phrase: “It’s Indiana.” Why did the new men’s basketball coach take a turmoil-ridden job with IU? Because it’s Indiana. How are you going to sell recruits on becoming Hoosiers? Well, it’s Indiana.But does ‘Indiana’ mean what it used to?

COMMENTARY: When football becomes just a game

EDITOR'S NOTE: Bryan Payton is a national sports columnist for the Indiana Daily Student and a running back for the IU football team. This column is his reaction to a career-ending injury sustained by Ball State wide receiver Dante Love in the Hoosiers' game Saturday against Ball State. Going into this past weekend, I planned to write about the Tampa Bay Rays or maybe how politics affects the world of sports, or maybe even the week in football. But after Saturday night, I quickly changed my mind.

Ball State says career over for injured player

Ball State announced Monday that senior wide receiver Dante Love is expected to lead a healthy life after extensive rehabilitation from a cervical spine fracture and spinal cord injury suffered Saturday night during his team’s 42-20 win against IU. But he is never expected to play football again, according to a Ball State news release. “His football career is expected to be over,” Ball State coach Brady Hoke told The Associated Press. “He has touched a lot of lives, and he will continue to do so.”For senior tight end Darius Hill, Monday’s news came as a relief.“It’s been pretty tough knowing he’s not going to be with us, but he’s always going to be a part of this team,” he told the AP. “It definitely takes a lot (of the concern) off, knowing that he’s going to be all right down the road.”

IU recruit enjoys visit, looks for doctor’s release to play

IU recruit Derek Elston hasn’t played basketball in more than four months. The senior forward from Tipton, Ind., suffered a torn meniscus at an AAU event on May 17 and underwent surgery just four days later to repair his knee.

Junior golfer Martin ties for 1st in Illinois

Last week at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate, junior Alex Martin didn’t even crack the top 25, falling in the final round to tie for 28th overall and third-best among Hoosier golfers. What a difference a week makes.

The glory of old IU?

Hoosiers like to consider their athletics department among the Big Ten’s elite.  But Big Ten title times have been tough in Bloomington lately. 

Reality sets in

Shocked? I’m not. Concerned? I am. What you saw against Western Kentucky and Murray State compared to Saturday’s game with Ball State was not a different IU team.

Hoosiers lose 42-20 against Ball State

IU might have landed the first punch, but the Hoosiers were the ones trying to pick themselves up off the canvas Saturday night after a 42-20 beating at the hands of visiting Ball State. For the first time ever, the Cardinals beat the Hoosiers, and they did so in astounding fashion. IU, a team that has aspirations of a second straight bowl game, was throttled by a hungry Ball State team.

Lewis struggles against Ball State

Kellen Lewis misses James Hardy, and on Saturday night, it showed.The world Lewis lives in – one where Hardy is no longer available as his favorite target – came crashing down as Ball State’s 86th-ranked defense easily held the Hoosiers to one offensive touchdown.Losing 42-20 in a dramatic setback for the Hoosiers, it was Lewis who looked lost on a continuous defense. The defense had its fair share of gaffes, but Lewis, who is ranked as one of the best quarterbacks in the Big Ten, erred all night.“I was rushing myself a little too much,” Lewis said. “This was the first game that we’ve been down and obviously, we never really had the lead. It’s something we have to learn from.”Lewis overthrew errant passes, as other throws were rocketed into his receivers’ hands, only to bounce out.

Nochta impressive in New Mexico; IU 9th

Junior Laura Nochta had a summer of firsts. In the Women’s Ohio State 85th Amateur Championship, Nochta carded her first round under 70, with a course-record 67. A few days later she recorded her first hole-in-one.

No. 14 IU men's soccer team defeats Wisconsin 3-2

Funk keys road win for Hoosiers; No. 6 Iowa comes next

Junior forward Haley Funk is not used to playing on a fast, dry pitch. But when the IU field hockey team was desperate for a score, Funk used the dry turf and bouncy ball to her advantage. She scored a goal early in the second half to help lead IU (5-3) to a 2-0 victory over Ball State (1-7) Saturday in Muncie.