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Athletic Department sanctions Sampson, staff

By Aaron Beard · Sunday, Oct. 14,2007 11:49 a.m.

The IU Department of Athletics will announce today it will self-impose more sanctions on men’s basketball coach Kelvin Sampson and his staff for exceeding the amount of permissible phone calls to recruits.

IU field hockey hopes to cool off Michigan in Ann Arbor

By Brian Buckey · Friday, Oct. 12,2007 12:55 a.m.

What a difference a year can make.

IU volleyball readies for a pair of home Big Ten matches

By Harry Buc · Friday, Oct. 12,2007 12:54 a.m.

This weekend, the IU volleyball team will face both Michigan State and Northwestern, two teams situated at the lower end of the Big Ten standings. Friday at 7 p.m., IU will have the pleasure of opening Hoosier Hysteria as they will take on the Spartans at Assembly Hall.

IU womens soccer ready to welcome Minnesota, Iowa this weekend

By Ryan Gregg · Friday, Oct. 12,2007 12:54 a.m.

This weekend’s matches against Minnesota and Iowa will mark the last two Big Ten home games for the IU women’s soccer team this season. The Hoosiers are currently receiving the second-highest number of votes among unranked teams in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll, and are ranked 12th in the first Ratings Percentage Index rankings released for 2007. The RPI rankings help the selection committee determine which teams receive at-large bids to the NCAA tournament.

IU mens soccer looks to rebound

By Aaron Beard · Friday, Oct. 12,2007 12:54 a.m.

The IU men’s soccer team travels to Evanston, Ill., this weekend to take on the No. 6-ranked Northwestern Wildcats on Sunday. The No. 13-ranked Hoosiers (7-4-1, 2-0) will face Northwestern (9-1-1, 2-1) at 2 p.m. Sunday, looking to rebound from a 2-1 loss to Louisville on Wednesday, their first-ever loss to the Cardinals.

NCAA toughens bench conduct rules

By Associated Press and Aaron Beard · Friday, Oct. 12,2007 12:51 a.m.

Cursing or venturing onto the court could draw college basketball coaches a quick technical foul this season.

13-year-old student injured in football game dies later at hospital

By Associated Press and Aaron Beard · Friday, Oct. 12,2007 12:50 a.m.

A 13-year-old boy who was injured in a football game died later at a hospital, officials said Thursday. Will McLeod, 13, was an eighth-grader at North Lincoln Middle School. He was hurt Wednesday night during a game against West Lincoln Middle School, said district spokeswoman Belinda Branson.

IU runners get early look at National Championships this weekend

By Ari Shifron · Friday, Oct. 12,2007 12:46 a.m.

IU is getting a sneak peak this weekend of what it would be like to run for the National Championship.

Austin Starr relishes his special role for the Hoosiers

By Lee Hurwitz · Friday, Oct. 12,2007 12:44 a.m.

The clock is winding down at the end of the game, and the other team is barely ahead. All may seem lost, but junior kicker Austin Starr couldn’t think of a better time to display what he does best and prove he has ice water running through his veins.

Suspended ref returns to game

By Cliff Brunt · Friday, Oct. 12,2007 12:35 a.m.

Joey Crawford officiated his first NBA exhibition game Wednesday night after being suspended for the end of last season and the playoffs for improper on-court conduct.

BREAKING DOWN THE GAME

By Aaron Beard · Friday, Oct. 12,2007 12:32 a.m.

Click here for an exclusive IDS breakdown of the IU-Michigan State game this Saturday in East Lansing

A win over Michigan State puts IU football in bowl contention for the 1st time in over a decade

By Tom Kir · Friday, Oct. 12,2007 12:31 a.m.

Saturday night’s game against Michigan State – set for a 7 p.m. kickoff time – is going to be deja vu all over again for the Hoosiers.

IU women hit hardwood for 1st time this year

By Brian Buckey · Friday, Oct. 12,2007 12:09 a.m.

Junior forward Amber Jackson has participated in late-night basketball practice events before, just not in front of thousands of fans decked out in cream and crimson.

Ready for hysteria

By Michael Sanserino · Friday, Oct. 12,2007 12:07 a.m.

Friday night’s Hoosier Hysteria might be the first official practice for the IU men’s basketball team, but D.J. White knows better.

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Head coach Kelvin Sampson walks off the court after the Hoosiers fell in Sacramento on March 17, 2007. The IU Hoosiers played the UCLA Bruins during the second round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, and lost with a final scoroe of 54-49.

Sampson has high hopes for Hoosier hoops

By Chris Engel · Thursday, Oct. 11,2007 12:25 a.m.

Kelvin Sampson would have given the Hoosiers a freebie.

Hoosiers drop OT contest 2-1 against Louisville

By Linnea Coulter · Wednesday, Oct. 10,2007 11:48 p.m.

A team can never go into a game assuming it will be an easy win. It may end up being just the opposite. Despite owning a 14-0 record against the Louisville Cardinals, the IU men’s soccer team had a tough match against the regional foes, losing 2-1 in overtime.

Antons, Gruter to compete

By Jordan Cohen · Wednesday, Oct. 10,2007 11:47 p.m.

College tennis is broken into two seasons: fall and spring. In the fall, coaches send players to various tournaments to get them match experience as they prepare for the spring. When January rolls around, teams begin head-to-head competition with the best 64 teams competing in the NCAA tournament at the end of the spring season.

Trump’s planned golf course stuck in the rough

By Aaron Beard · Wednesday, Oct. 10,2007 11:40 p.m.

Developer Donald Trump’s plans to build “the worlds greatest golf course” on a stretch of remote and stunning Scottish coastline are drawing opposition because the land is home to some of the country’s rarest birds.

Hot Chicago Marathon raises crowd concerns

By Aaron Beard · Wednesday, Oct. 10,2007 11:39 p.m.

There are young ones, old ones, thin ones and fat ones. Some show up in chicken suits, others in G-strings. There are highly trained athletes, of course, but also many people who look like a starting line is, well, the last place they should be. These days, big-city marathons cast an increasingly wide net, drawing tens of thousands of serious and not-so-serious runners to prestigious races in New York, Chicago, Boston and elsewhere.

Riders get an early start on training

By Jared Poertner · Wednesday, Oct. 10,2007 11:38 p.m.

The IU Student Foundation Fall Cycling Series kicked off with the first of three events Oct. 7 with the men’s and women’s Cyclocross at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Katie Haft and Pam Loebig – who competed on different teams in last year’s Little 500 – won the women’s race, while Tyler George and Andy Haas of Delta Sigma Pi rode away with the men’s title.

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