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Big shoes to fill

By DeAntae Prince · Thursday, March 1,2007 12 a.m.

The Hoosier nation had become accustomed to seeing two-time national champion Joe Dubuque wrestling at the 125-pound weight class. But Dubuque’s graduation last year set the stage for the emergence of No. 7-ranked Angel Escobedo.

Hoosiers open Big Ten tourney in Indy tonight against Iowa

By Lee Hurwitz · Thursday, March 1,2007 12 a.m.

After playing 29 games this year, it’s No. 30 that matters most. It’s No. 30 that decides the fate of a season. It’s No. 30 that will determine if No. 31 will be played.

Mark from the arc

By Eamonn Brennan · Thursday, March 1,2007 12 a.m.

EVANSTON, Ill. – With seven seconds left in the first half of IU’s 69-65 win Wednesday night, IU senior guard Rod Wilmont officially stole the show.

IU loses match to DePaul at home, 4-3

By Jordan Cohen · Thursday, March 1,2007 12 a.m.

The doubles point proved to make all the difference for the No. 68 IU men’s tennis team in its loss to No. 75 DePaul on Wednesday.

Liriano starts long road to recovery

By Aaron Beard and Jon Krawczynski · Wednesday, Feb. 28,2007 12 a.m.

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Again and again, Francisco Liriano jogged along the warning track, working up a sweat in the Florida sun.

Winners ready for shootout finals

By Linnea Coulter · Wednesday, Feb. 28,2007 12 a.m.

IU has developed a reputation for being strong from behind the three-point line this season, and several students plan to show this reputation extends past the basketball team’s roster.

No. 63 Hoosiers set for match with DePaul

By Jordan Cohen · Wednesday, Feb. 28,2007 12 a.m.

Last Thursday, the IU men’s tennis team (8-2) came into its match at No. 33 Kentucky hoping for a big win. It left without one.

Sharks deal for Guerin on day of trading deadline

By Aaron Beard and Greg Beacham · Wednesday, Feb. 28,2007 12 a.m.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Sharks acquired forward Bill Guerin from the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, adding another veteran to their young club hours before the NHL trading deadline.

Intramurals allow soccer play during winter season

By Linnea Coulter · Wednesday, Feb. 28,2007 12 a.m.

Although Woodlawn Field is locked up for the winter, several students across campus have found a way to continue playing their favorite outdoor sport.

Former Cubs 3rd baseman denied Hall of Fame again

By Aaron Beard and Ben Walker · Wednesday, Feb. 28,2007 12 a.m.

NEW YORK – The Hall of Fame pitched another shutout. Ron Santo, Jim Kaat, Marvin Miller and all the other candidates were left out Tuesday when the Veterans Committee admitted no new members for the third straight election.

Hoosiers sweep shortened road series

By Kyle Wood · Wednesday, Feb. 28,2007 12 a.m.

The IU club baseball team opened its season with a rain-shortened series sweep against the Clemson Tiger club team last weekend, winning two games Saturday.

IU junior Lance Stemler drives around two Michigan State defenders Saturday night at Michigan State. Stemler had 7 points against the Spartans in the 66-58 loss, just above his season average of 6.9 points per game. The Hoosiers play at Northwestern tonight in what is a crucial game to determine the final Big Ten standings for the Hoosiers.

IU set for final Big Ten road contest

By Matt Mattucci · Wednesday, Feb. 28,2007 12 a.m.

During the Big Ten coaches’ teleconference Monday, IU coach Kelvin Sampson and Northwestern coach Bill Carmody were each asked what they thought the Big Ten’s representation should be in this year’s NCAA Tournament. Both coaches offered short, vague responses.

Sampson attends son’s senior night at OU

By Eamonn Brennan · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

Kelvin Sampson will see his first senior night as the Hoosiers’ coach Saturday when IU hosts Penn State, but the most important senior in Sampson’s life beat the Hoosiers to the punch. Oklahoma senior guard Kellen Sampson – Kelvin’s son – celebrated his senior night last night in Norman, Okla., with his father in attendance.

Judge upholds police reports against Colts Rhodes

By Aaron Beard · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Affidavits by a police officer who arrested Indianapolis Colts running back Dominic Rhodes can be used in the drunken-driving case against him, a judge ruled Monday. Rhodes’ attorney, Jim Voyles, argued during a hearing that there were inconsistencies between the affidavit the officer wrote soon after arresting Rhodes on Feb. 20 and a supplemental report filed later.

Hoosiers place 5th in conference meet

By Ryan Gregg · Monday, Feb. 26,2007 12 a.m.

The environment inside IU’s Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse had all the ingredients of a high-powered action movie as it hosted the men’s Big Ten indoor championships, complete with gunshots, foot-races and a lot of screaming.

Unlucky 13

By Matt Mattucci · Monday, Feb. 26,2007 12 a.m.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Whether or not the IU men’s basketball team believes in superstition, the number 13 proved to be unlucky for the Hoosiers on Saturday night. For the 13th straight time, the IU men’s basketball team lost at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich. This time, however, the Hoosiers led the Spartans by 13 points shortly after halftime, only to surrender 46 second-half points to Michigan State en route to a 66-58 defeat Saturday night.

Hoosiers win 1, lose 2 to start season

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Monday, Feb. 26,2007 12 a.m.

After losing its first two games of the season this weekend, the IU baseball team claimed its first win under some odd circumstances late Saturday night. Playing an unexpected double-header that started Saturday, the IU baseball team earned its first win of the 2007 season with a 5-1 score over Georgia Southern in the wee hours of Sunday morning.

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Kelvin Sampson glances at the scoreboard en route to the Hoosier's fifth straight road loss in East Lansing. The loss marked the 13th consecutive loss in East Lansing.

IU drops 5th straight road game Saturday, still missing senior point guard Calloway

By Eamonn Brennan · Monday, Feb. 26,2007 12 a.m.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – In his weekly press conference Friday, and again Saturday after his team lost its fifth straight Big Ten road game 66-58, IU coach Kelvin Sampson had the same message for the media: it’s the home court advantage, stupid. Sampson may not have been as blunt as the old political adage, but he was no less sure when discussing his team’s road difficulties.

IU drops season finale at Penn State

By Aaron Beard · Monday, Feb. 26,2007 12 a.m.

It’s been the telltale sign of how the IU women’s basketball team fared this year. When it comes to field-goal shooting, the number 40 has dictated the Hoosiers’ record throughout the course of the year. On days when IU shot better than 40 percent from the field, the team secured a record of 14-1. When the Hoosiers shot under 40 percent, however, that record falls to 3-10.

No. 29 Hoosiers fall to No. 23 Tennessee for 3rd loss on year