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Men's basketball's Stemler undergoes ankle surgery; timetable for recovery uncertain

By IDS staff and Aaron Beard · Friday, March 23,2007 12 a.m.

IU men's basketball junior forward Lance Stemler had surgery Thursday to fix a chronic left ankle injury that he aggravated during the season, according to IU Media Relations.

Cardinals manager Tony La Russa arrested on drunken-driving charge

By Aaron Beard · Friday, March 23,2007 12 a.m.

JUPITER, Fla. – St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa was arrested Thursday on a drunken-driving charge after police said they found him asleep inside his running sport utility vehicle at a stop light.

Junior Dara McLoughlin serves a ball during a Jan. 20 game against Murray State in the IU Tennis Center. The Hoosiers face Minnesota and Iowa this weekend.

IU set to have a ‘brawl’ with Minnesota, Iowa at home

By Jordan Cohen · Friday, March 23,2007 12 a.m.

This weekend, the No. 68 IU men’s tennis team (10-6) resumes its Big Ten campaign, three weeks removed from a 7-0 loss in its conference opener at Ohio State.

Hoosiers ready for 1st homestand of season

By Joel Sanders and Joel Sansers · Friday, March 23,2007 12 a.m.

After spending the first month of the season on the road, the IU softball team will finally get a chance to play in front of its home crowd when it hosts the IU Classic this weekend.

Hoosiers set for battle with South Dakota State

By Aaron Beard · Thursday, March 22,2007 12 a.m.

When the IU women’s basketball team enters South Dakota State’s Frost Arena tonight, a different type of crowd awaits them. Nearly one-third the population of Brookings, S.D. will be in attendance when the Hoosiers (19-13) play in front of a sold-out crowd of 6,000 in the quarterfinal of the WNIT. On Monday, the Hoosiers advanced out of the second round of the tournament with a last minute 74-71 win against Iona. Tonight they will take on South Dakota State (24-5) for the first time in IU history, competing against a team that has won its last 13 games.

Illinois won’t discipline athletic director

By Aaron Beard · Thursday, March 22,2007 12 a.m.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The University of Illinois will not discipline Athletic Director Ron Guenther for yelling at men’s basketball coach Bruce Weber and Illini players during the team’s NCAA tournament loss last Friday, officials said.

Butler finds itself in familiar role in Sweet Sixteen matchup against Florida Gators

By Aaron Beard and Michael Marot · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Butler guard A.J. Graves thinks Florida has the perfect combination to win another championship, and coach Todd Lickliter is still trying to find a weakness his team can exploit.

Trip to Florida for spring break leaves Hoosiers undefeated

By Kyle Wood · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

The IU club baseball team returned to Bloomington from its spring break trip in Plant City, Fla., with its perfect record still intact, winning all seven of its contests and improving to 9-0 on the season.

LSU’s ‘Big Baby’ to leave school, enter NBA draft

By Aaron Beard · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana State University center Glen “Big Baby” Davis is moving on to the next stage of his basketball life. The 6-foot-9-inch, 290-pound junior said Tuesday he will skip his senior year to enter the NBA draft.

Spring practice begins without Hoeppner

By John Wustrow · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

It may have been the last day of winter, but for the IU football team Tuesday marked the first day of spring practices. “It’s nice, it’s a beautiful day out here,” junior fullback Josiah Sears said. “It was really fun to play football again, since it’s been a while.” It had been exactly 122 days since the Hoosiers’ 2006 campaign ended with a 28-19 loss to Purdue on Nov. 18, 2006. That loss left IU one game short of its first bowl appearance since 1993 with a 5-7 record.

Team rebounding after slow start

By Linnea Coulter · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

With the weather finally warming up and the gates to Woodlawn Field unlocked, the men’s ultimate frisbee team, known as the HoosierMama?s, is hitting the turf in hopes of continuing their tradition as a powerful ultimate team while heading into the end of the season.

Guard Law restores order at Texas A&M during tournament

By Aaron Beard and Chris Duncan · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Moments after Texas A&M defeated Louisville to reach the regional semifinals, Acie Law was crying with joy. Aggies coach Billy Gillispie walked up to his star point guard and said, “Didn’t you believe me?”

IU captures 2nd straight tourney, heads into Big Ten

By Mandy Eid · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

The men’s golf team won its second consecutive tournament title this weekend at the Pinehurst, N.C., Intercollegiate tournament. Sophomore Jorge Campillo also finished first individually, scoring a three-under-par total of 213 (73-67-73). This is the second consecutive first-place finish for Campillo.

Kuhn dies at 80, remembered for his passion for the game

By Aaron Beard and Ron Wood · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Bowie Kuhn was remembered Tuesday as a fierce and passionate advocate for baseball, dedicated to charitable work and now secure in the “big Hall of Fame.”

IU finishes 2nd in Big Ten tournament

By Mike Abrams · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

The IU men’s club volleyball team placed second Saturday in the Big Ten tournament in Minneapolis, Minn.

Butler prepares for Sweet 16

By Aaron Beard and Michael Marot · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Joel Cornette was a busy man the last time Butler reached the NCAA’s regional semifinals. Maybe too busy. After leading the Bulldogs past Mississippi State and Louisville in the 2003 tournament, the then-senior spent the next week selling the school to the media and tickets to the game in Albany, N.Y.

Hoosiers squeak past Iona, advance in WNIT

By Lee Hurwitz · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

When asked if the monkey was off her back after her first postseason win at IU, Felisha Legette-Jack smiled.

White Sox trounce Wells and Padres

By Aaron Beard · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

PEORIA, Ariz. – Padres manager Bud Black called it “arena baseball.” The Chicago White Sox roughed up David Wells in his third start of spring training and beat San Diego 14-7 on Sunday in a game that featured 34 hits.

Johnson grabs win with late pass on Stewart

By Aaron Beard and Mike Harris · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

HAMPTON, Ga. – Jimmie Johnson already has his eye on the big prize. The reigning NASCAR Nextel Cup champion passed Tony Stewart three laps from the end Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway and went on to win his second straight race. “We’re thinking championship already,” said Johnson, only four races into the 36-race season. “That’s really the mode anymore. You have to think about points and being in the top 12 all the time.” Johnson had the car to beat Sunday, leading 132 of the first 238 laps. But the only laps he led the rest of the way in the 325-lap event on Atlanta’s 1.5-mile oval were the last three.

Hoosiers finish strong at NCAA nationals during spring break

By Ryan Gregg · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

As some IU students were heading home or to the beach for spring break, three IU track and field athletes were kicking off their spring breaks with a trip to Fayetteville, Ark., for the NCAA indoor championships. Jumpers, junior Kyle Jenkins and senior Kiwan Lawson competed for the men, while freshman pole vaulter Vera Neuenswander competed on the women’s side.

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