IU slams 1st impression at Hoosier Hysteria
Clank. That’s how freshman guard Eric Gordon made his debut in an IU uniform Friday night at Assembly Hall. Hoosier Hysteria: Highlights Slam dunk contest Photo gallery
Clank. That’s how freshman guard Eric Gordon made his debut in an IU uniform Friday night at Assembly Hall. Hoosier Hysteria: Highlights Slam dunk contest Photo gallery
IU men’s basketball coach Kelvin Sampson and staff will be punished after an internal investigation revealed the staff participated in 45 impermissible phone conversations with prospective recruits, IU Athletics Director Rick Greenspan said Sunday.
Under the lights of Spartan Stadium in front of more than 70,000 people, IU had a chance to become bowl eligible for the first time in 14 years. Though the game started off looking like an offensive shootout, it turned into a one-sided massacre.
For the fourth consecutive weekend of Big Ten conference play, the IU volleyball team (13-7, 4-4) split a pair of matches at home.
After holding No. 5 Michigan scoreless through regulation Friday in Ann Arbor, Mich., the IU field hockey team dropped a disappointing 1-0 game in overtime. Seventy minutes of play produced no goals for either team, but Michigan’s Paige Laytos scored a breakaway goal nine minutes into the overtime period.
The IU men’s and women’s cross country teams were left scratching their heads after placing in the middle and back of the pack respectively this weekend at the Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute.
The IU women’s soccer team extended its unbeaten streak to 13 games this weekend with home victories over Minnesota and Iowa.
With the Big Ten season winding down and the conference tournament quickly approaching, every game counts – especially if an opponent is threatening to steal the title.
On a cold night in East Lansing, Mich., the Michigan State Spartans handed the IU football team a 52-27 loss and a hard truth – the Hoosiers can’t stop the run.
IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack never stopped smiling Friday night as members of the IU women’s basketball team danced their way into the 2007-08 season, showing off their moves as each was introduced at Hoosier Hysteria. Even Legette-Jack gave the crowd something to cheer about as she took the floor before taking the microphone and firing up the crowd, asking for fans’ support this season. “Will you stay with us?”
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.
What a difference a year can make.
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.
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.
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.
Cursing or venturing onto the court could draw college basketball coaches a quick technical foul this season.
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 is getting a sneak peak this weekend of what it would be like to run for the National Championship.
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.
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.