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Hot air ballooned

By Alyson Brodsy and Andrew Shaffer · Monday, Sept. 4,2006 12:20 a.m.

As the Hoosier players linked arm-in-arm march alongside and behind IU coach Terry Hoeppner, a football not made of pigskin appeared in the end zone. Within seconds, the football -- inflated with hot air -- ballooned its way into the sky. This "football-up-high" signaled the game's opening kickoff -- not to the fans filling the stadium but perhaps to the fields filled with tailgaters too tanked to know the reason they were drunk in the first place.

Hoosiers test the trails at Community Run

By Jackie Faine · Monday, Sept. 4,2006 12:18 a.m.

While both athletes and fanatics alike prepared for the IU Community 5K Run on Friday, it was nothing more than another day of conditioning for the IU men's cross country team.

Adieu, Andre: Agassi's career ends with 3rd-round loss at Open

By Alyson Brodsy and Howard Fendrich · Monday, Sept. 4,2006 12:14 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Crouched alone in the silence of the locker room, a pro tennis player no more, a red-eyed Andre Agassi twisted his torso in an attempt to conquer the seemingly mundane task of pulling a white shirt over his head. Never more than at that moment did Agassi seem so vulnerable, looking far older than his 36 years, wrestling not simply with his bad back but also with two overwhelming and conflicting emotions.

2 top-rated recruits visit campus

By Eamonn Brennan · Monday, Sept. 4,2006 12:14 a.m.

Two top high school basketball recruits were in Bloomington for an unofficial visit to the campus this weekend. Eric Gordon Jr. and Derrick Rose dined with IU juniors D.J. White, A.J. Ratliff, IU coach Kelvin Sampson and other Hoosier basketball personnel Friday night at Yogi's Grill and Bar. The two high school seniors were also at Assembly Hall on Saturday afternoon with members of the basketball team and coaching staff.

Defending the Rock

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Monday, Sept. 4,2006 12:14 a.m.

IU coach Terry Hoeppner knows that when he addresses his team, there are times his old-school words of wisdom don't hit the mark with his players.

IU wins opener despite 'self-inflicted wounds'

By Tim O Brien · Monday, Sept. 4,2006 12:13 a.m.

Friday night before the season opener against Western Michigan, IU coach Terry Hoeppner and the football team saw the movie, "Invincible," the story of a 30-year-old bartender who surprisingly made the Philadelphia Eagles' roster.

Yeagle has standout weekend

By Chris Engel · Monday, Sept. 4,2006 12:12 a.m.

Even though the results from the IU men's soccer team's games this weekend were "disappointing," the play of freshman forward/midfielder Darren Yeagle gave the Hoosier faithful something to look forward to for the rest of the season.

'The Luck of the Irish'

By Michael Sanserino · Monday, Sept. 4,2006 12:09 a.m.

The IU men's soccer team gave up the most goals in a single game in the team's 33-year history Sunday, and junior goalkeeper Chris Munroe took all the blame.

IU opens with Indiana Community 5K

By Jackie Faine and Jacqueline Faine · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 7:13 p.m.

These guys don't believe in easy days. In the grind of everyday practice, the IU men's cross country team has only one way to train since its equipment consists only of running shoes. Running 70 to 100 miles per week with a seven-day training schedule, the Hoosiers hope to put their training to use in this weekend's Indiana Community 5K, which begins Friday at 6 p.m. at the IU cross country course.

IU crowned tournament champs

By Mike Abrams · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 3:11 p.m.

The IU women's volleyball team cruised through the West Virginia Tournament this weekend, sweeping all three teams it faced in straight games. The Hoosiers added three more wins to IU coach Katie Weismiller's already impressive career record as the winningest women's volleyball coach in IU history.

UPDATE: Hoosiers dominate season opener with 39-20 win against Western Michigan

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Saturday, Sept. 2,2006 10:27 p.m.

The IU football team kicked off the 2006 season on a positive note Saturday night, defeating Western Michigan University 39-20 behind strong efforts from both the offense and defense.

UPDATE:After UConn tie, Hoosiers ready to fight the Irish Sunday

By Michael Sanserino · Saturday, Sept. 2,2006 9:34 p.m.

Lying on the ground, Chay Cain was overcome by a "helpless" feeling. With the Hoosiers up 1-0 and 16 minutes remaining in the game, Hoosier goalkeeper Cain made a save to preserve IU's lead.

UPDATE: Two top basketball recruits visit town

By Stephen Graham · Saturday, Sept. 2,2006 10:07 a.m.

Two top high school basketball recruits were in Bloomington Friday night.

UPDATE: IU soccer ties UConn in first round

By Michael Sanserino · Friday, Sept. 1,2006 11:47 p.m.

The IU men's soccer team tied the University of Connecticut 1-1 in the first round of the adidas/IU Credit Union Soccer Classic.

Hoosiers finish well at NCAA's

By Ari Shifron · Friday, Sept. 1,2006 10:55 a.m.

The Indiana men's track and field team earned its best finish in 13 years in 15th place at the 2006 NCAA Track and Field Championships.

Soccer team looks to knock off No. 2

By Chris Engel · Friday, Sept. 1,2006 12:25 a.m.

Each year the IU men's soccer team invites some of the best teams college soccer has to offer to Bloomington for the Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic. This year's field lives up to the Classic's reputation with three ranked teams taking the pitch this weekend at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

Former Illiniweks express dismay

By Alyson Brodsy and Jim Paul · Friday, Sept. 1,2006 12:09 a.m.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Former University of Illinois students who portrayed Chief Illiniwek are concerned about a new report of the tradition's imminent demise and may pull out of discussions about the Chief's future if it already is a "foregone conclusion," a former Chief said Thursday.

Illinois mulls steriod testing for high schools

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 1,2006 12:08 a.m.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Chicago Heights Bloom Athletics Director Joe Reda says it's time steroid testing trickles down from big-league and college sports to Illinois high schools, but weeding out cheaters is the least of his worries. "My opinion on cheating or not cheating is that I don't have one. But when kids feel the pressure to alter their bodies at such an impressionable age, it's just not a good situation. It's about health, not competition," said Reda, who heads sports programs at the 3,500-student school.

Team 'hungry' for success

By Lee Hurwitz · Friday, Sept. 1,2006 12:04 a.m.

Sometimes sports can be all about luck. Last year the women's cross country team had what some would call a lack thereof.

Hoosiers to host tourney

By Mike Abrams · Friday, Sept. 1,2006 12:03 a.m.

Home-court advantage? For the IU women's volleyball team, try new court advantage.

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