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Hoosiers seeking No. 3 Big Ten seed

By John Wustrow · Friday, Oct. 27,2006 1:03 a.m.

It's been a motto for the IU women's soccer team all season long: The next game is the most important game of the players' lives. In terms of important games, Friday's road game against Purdue (12-4-3, 5-3-1 Big Ten) could certainly qualify. The Hoosiers (9-5-4, 5-3-1 Big Ten) look to snap a three-game losing streak, work toward a higher seed for next weekend's Big Ten Tournament and try to earn an NCAA Tournament bid -- not to mention they are playing their in-state rivals. "I think we've refocused and are prepared for a huge game this Friday," senior midfielder Carrie DeFreece said. "I think we're going to take out our anger from the frustration from the last three games and have a good game this weekend."

Landfall marks IU's last shot

By Kevin Kane · Friday, Oct. 27,2006 1:02 a.m.

This weekend is the IU men's golf team's last chance. Since the beginning of the season, the Hoosiers have professed their expectations and desires to have success in the fall. With a few exceptions, this fall has mirrored last year's. Beginning play today in the Landfall Tradition in Wilmington, N.C. -- IU's last event until February -- the Hoosiers have one last chance to do something memorable before 2007. Before IU surged through the spring toward an NCAA berth last season, the team struggled in the fall, multiplying the pressure on the players to play at a high level in every spring event. The Hoosiers got away with their competitive procrastination. In the six spring tournaments before the Big Ten Championship, IU won two events and finished below the top three only once. The Hoosiers were determined to start this season as they ended their last in hopes of a more comfortable route to another NCAA bid. However, with one finish in the top five thus far, IU has hardly accomplished its goals. Though the Hoosiers proved last year a great second half of a season can yield a postseason berth, they would like to end the fall on a positive note.

No. 14 IU looks to snap 2-game losing streak

By Matt Dollinger · Friday, Oct. 27,2006 1:01 a.m.

October has been a long month for the IU field hockey team. Rewind to the first of the month to a Hoosier team that was on an 11-game winning streak and coming off a victory against the previously unbeaten Ohio State Buckeyes. Now fast-forward to the present to where lies a Hoosier team that has lost three of its last five games, including its last two. "A season has its ups and downs, and the last two weeks have definitely been our down cycle," IU coach Amy Robertson said.

Indianapolis' high-powered offense meets Broncos' stingy defense

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 27,2006 1:01 a.m.

DENVER -- A blizzard covered the Mile High City during the week, so maybe it's not too early in the NFL season to start talking about really significant games. Indianapolis at Denver is about as colossal as an October game can get. "I love a game like this because it doesn't get any bigger," Broncos wide receiver Javon Walker said. "It reminds me of back in college with Florida State getting ready for Florida or Miami. It's a big game. It's going to be magnified. People are talking about it."

Redshirt sophomore makes leap from Division-III school

By Lee Hurwitz · Friday, Oct. 27,2006 1 a.m.

Running cross country at IU was one of the last things on Kristina Trcka's mind. Two years ago, the redshirt sophomore was running cross country at Earlham College, a Division-III school in Richmond, Ind. After finding her teammates didn't quite have the level of competition or excitement that she did, Trcka opted to transfer to IU after her freshman year.

IU welcomes Spartans for homecoming

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Friday, Oct. 27,2006 12:56 a.m.

Two games and two very different results. Last week, the IU football team traveled to Columbus, Ohio, to take on Ohio State. The Hoosiers scored first against the No. 1 Buckeyes, but they were unable to score again, losing 44-3. That same weekend at Northwestern, Michigan State orchestrated a 35-point comeback -- the largest in NCAA Division I-A history -- as the Spartans defeated the Wildcats 41-38. "They have had some unusual finishes this season," IU coach Terry Hoeppner said of Michigan State during his weekly press conference. "If you watch how it happened, a lot of it was them making plays on offense, defense and special teams. Momentum is a matter of your attitude."

Familiar footing

By Jackie Faine and Jacqueline Faine · Friday, Oct. 27,2006 12:54 a.m.

Underdogs no more, the IU men's cross country team is prepared for the Big Ten Championships Sunday morning at the IU cross country course. It looks like home will have its advantages. The young and inexperienced squad has made up for lost time and is primed for its shot at the spotlight. The solution is simple: Hit the course hard and don't let up.

IU battles Badgers for Big Ten title

By Michael Sanserino · Friday, Oct. 27,2006 12:42 a.m.

Forget about coach Hep wanting 50,000 fans at "the Rock." There's another "Hoosier Nation Challenge" this weekend. The No. 20 IU men's soccer team battles Wisconsin at 8 p.m. Friday at Bill Armstrong Stadium, and senior midfielder John Michael Hayden wants 7,000 fans at the game. "That'd be nice," he said. If the Hoosiers win, they clinch the Big Ten regular season championship -- something they failed to do last year for the first time in nine years. "I'm putting out a request for fans to come out and support, wet or dry," IU coach Mike Freitag said. "Our guys like to come out to great crowds that we've had. It's important for us to get a Big Ten championship."

The IU cross country teams host the Big Ten Championships Sunday

By Lee Hurwitz · Friday, Oct. 27,2006 12:22 a.m.

This weekend, the IU women's cross country team has something to prove to the rest of the Big Ten. On their home course Sunday, the Hoosiers host this year's Big Ten Championships. With six opponents ranked in the top 30 in the coach's poll, IU will look to surprise some teams now that it has a healthy roster.

Like father, like son

By Michael Sanserino · Thursday, Oct. 26,2006 12 a.m.

Not long ago, Todd Yeagley stumbled across a tape of the 1994 College Cup Championship game. He was in the IU men's soccer team locker room, looking for footage in the team's archives when he saw a copy of his last game as a college soccer player. He had never watched the game before. "I almost took it out," Todd Yeagley said, "and I said, 'No.'" The tape remains tucked away in storage, but Todd's memories of the game are vivid. He knows a victory would have been a perfect ending to his college career, a chance for him to give his father -- legendary men's soccer coach Jerry Yeagley -- another national championship to hang at the east end of Bill Armstrong Stadium.

Agent: Colt's Reagor 'doing great' after auto accident

By Alyson Brodsy and Steve Herman · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2006 11:29 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle Montae Reagor was "doing great" in his recovery from injuries from an automobile accident, his agent said Wednesday. Reagor's head was injured when his SUV overturned after another car rammed it Sunday as he was driving to the RCA Dome for a game against Washington. He was scheduled for surgery Wednesday, agent Jeff Nalley said.

Mellencamp to perform

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2006 11:27 p.m.

In front of a homecoming crowd that IU coach Terry Hoeppner hopes will top 50,000, singer and Bloomington native John Mellencamp will perform his new hit song, "Our Country," before the start of IU's football game Saturday against Michigan State. Kickoff is scheduled for noon at Memorial Stadium.

Pac-10 beats Hoosiers, Big Ten

By Kevin Kane · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2006 11:26 p.m.

Entering the third Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge in Brandon, Ore., the Hoosiers were looking to beat some of the nation's top-ranked golf teams. After Tuesday's 18th hole, IU finished in 10th, and the Pac-10 claimed its first-ever victory at the event. In the short history of the Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge, IU has yet to finish higher than 10th. Despite having sophomores Seth Brandon and Drew Allenspach finish in the top 25 and sophomore Jorge Campillo tying for fifth, IU was unable to overcome the Pac-10's dominant play.

Swimming with momentum

By Alyson Brodsy and Jonathan Hines · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2006 11:25 p.m.

When Kevin Swander joined the IU men's swimming and diving team as a freshman, promises were made. "I came here as a freshman under a rookie coach, and he promised the freshman class a Big Ten title," said Swander, now an IU student coach. At the time, IU had not won a Big Ten title in 17 years. The program, which had once produced Olympic champions like Mark Spitz and legends like James "Doc" Counsilman, had hit a rough patch, a title drought with seemingly no end.

Club offers high-level competition

By Ricky Braun · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2006 12:19 a.m.

Hitting a plastic ball with holes in it might seem boring. But then again, most people haven't played with the Whiffle Ball Club. While it might not compete with schools across the Midwest like other club sports, that doesn't mean the whiffle ball team lacks the intensity of other sports, said Justin Ross, the club's vice president.

First wins of the season costly to Hoosier team

By Mike Abrams · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2006 12:18 a.m.

The IU hockey team remains unbeaten after winning both games this weekend against Robert Morris University. The Hoosiers (2-0-2) beat Robert Morris (1-4-0) Friday and Saturday at the Frank Southern Ice Arena in Bloomington, notching their first wins of the season. IU forward Dan Karlander kicked off the game with an early goal. From that point on, the Hoosiers never looked back. Though the team won the game 4-2, they suffered other losses on the ice.

Baseball stands alone in era of parity in U.S.

By Ben Walker · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2006 12:14 a.m.

The Boston Red Sox broke the curse. The Chicago White Sox won their first crown since Shoeless Joe Jackson. The Detroit Tigers could complete an unprecedented turnaround. In this era of baseball parity, most everyone is invited to the World Series party.

Roussell wins Hoosier Invitational championship over weekend

By Joel Sanders and Joel Sansers · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2006 12:13 a.m.

Senior Arnaud Roussel defended his home court as he won the singles bracket of the Hoosier Invitational Sunday at the IU Varsity Tennis Courts. Meanwhile, senior David Bubenicek led the Hoosiers to a strong showing at the ITA Midwest Regional.

IU scores 3 goals in less than 3 minutes for victory against Butler

By Michael Sanserino · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2006 12:11 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- It would have been their second loss in as many games, and their second ever loss to Butler University. Two minutes and fifty-four seconds changed all of that.

Late second half goals lead Hoosiers to comeback win

By Chris Engel · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2006 12:10 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Trailing by one goal with five minutes remaining, the IU men's soccer team scored three goals before the end of regulation to defeat in-state rival Butler 4-2. After struggling to convert offensive opportunities into goals for the first 85 minutes, goals from senior midfielder Josh Tudela, freshman forward Darren Yeagle and freshman midfielder Eric Alexander stunned the Bulldog fans celebrating senior day for Butler.

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