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DURHAM, N.C. -- If anything, the IU men's basketball team can be classified as pesky. Down 33-21 at halftime of Tuesday's 54-51 loss to Duke University at Cameron Indoor Stadium, the Hoosiers struck back with a lightning-quick 12-2 run to put them back into contention. And they refused to go away.

Despite allegations, La Russa says McGwire belongs in Hall

McGwire is appearing on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time, and an AP survey of 125 baseball writers who are eligible to vote -- about 20 percent of the total -- showed that only one in four who gave an opinion planned to vote for McGwire.

Unlikely lineup sparks IU's near second-half comeback

DURHAM, N.C. -- With junior forward Lance Stemler sidelined with a concussion and senior guards Rod Wilmont and Earl Calloway on the bench for most of the game, IU coach Kelvin Sampson looked to guards Armon Bassett and Errek Suhr to provide a spark for the Hoosiers Tuesday night against No. 11 Duke University.

Weismiller will not renew contract as coach

The IU women's volleyball season has come to a close and so has Katie Weismiller's IU coaching career. After 14 years of coaching Hoosier volleyball, Weismiller has decided not to seek to renew her contract as head coach of the IU women's volleyball team, the IU Department of Athletics announced Monday.

Suite deal: Soriano's filled with perks

CHICAGO -- Alfonso Soriano will be paid $18 million annually in the final five years of his $136 million, eight-year contract with the Chicago Cubs, the fifth-richest contract in baseball history.

Club records deepest postseason run ever

The IU men's club soccer team is a program-best national quarterfinalist after eventual champion Michigan ended its title hopes Nov. 17 in Tempe, Ariz.

Club offers singular, group competition

The IU figure skating club might well be the best-kept secret in IU team athletics. As a club sport, the club has enjoyed noteworthy success since its founding four years ago. The competitive team is ranked No. 1 in the Midwest and performed in the 2006 Intercollegiate National Figure Skating Competition in San Jose, Calif.

The Sampson effect

It's a subtle difference, barely noticeable except to the most dedicated eyes.

Put Up Your Dukes

The numbers don't necessarily play in IU's favor. The Hoosiers haven't played a game in nine days. Four years have passed since IU's last victory against Duke University. And the Blue Devils are 70-3 on their home court since that same year, 2002. But IU coach Kelvin Sampson and the Hoosiers say they are looking forward to the experience of playing one of the top teams in the country inside of one of the most raucous arenas in all of college basketball.

IU vs. Duke

March 21, 2002: 74-73 in Lexington, Ky. Jared Jeffries torched Duke with 24 points and 15 rebounds in IU's stunning Sweet 16 upset of the heavily-favored Blue Devils. Duke was ranked No. 1 at the time and was the defending national champion. IU went on to lose the national championship game 64-52 against the University of Maryland.

Skiles downplays rift with forward Wallace

IU sweeps all 5 Hoosier Duals' matchups

This weekend marked the most successful match of the still young IU wrestling season. IU scored a perfect 5-0 performance in its only home match this fall. Four members of the team also went 5-0 Saturday at the Hoosier Duals in Assembly Hall. Freshman Angel Escobedo, one of the four Hoosiers to finish undefeated on the day, said he was pleased with his performance.

Freshman, senior duo leads 'point of attack'

Kelvin Sampson likes to talk about the "point of attack." He means the first thing opposing offenses and defenses see, whether it comes from pressure defense or the ball handler in a 3-on-1 fast break on the open floor.

Sampson searching for the Hoosiers' leader

Ask Earl Calloway, Rod Wilmont or D.J. White who the leader of the 2006 IU squad is, and they'll each give a different answer. They'll point to themselves and proclaim they're the leader of the Hoosiers.

Same Team, same game, same tradition?

Thirty years have passed since IU's perfect 32-0 season, with just three different coaches at the helm since. It's been almost 20 years since the Hoosiers' last national championship and four years since the team advanced beyond the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Legette-Jack becomes IU's 3rd coach in 3 years

Call it déjà vu. For the second year in a row, the IU women's basketball team is starting a new season with a new head coach. On April 19, Felisha Legette-Jack was named the new head coach of the Hoosiers, becoming the third person in a little more than 13 months to hold that position.

Hoosiers look to fill scoring void left by losses

The winds of change have hit the IU women's basketball team not only on the coaching level, but with the players as well.

Legette-Jack's ride continues at IU

Felisha Legette-Jack has been on an emotional ride her entire life. Growing up in a single-parent home with her mother and two brothers, Legette-Jack -- the first-year coach of the IU women's basketball team -- looked to basketball in sixth grade as a way to break away from her shy demeanor. Her two brothers played basketball and convinced her to play. She turned out to be a natural.

A new start for junior college star Stemler

It didn't take long for Lance Stemler to figure out how to bring IU fans to their feet. At Hoosier Hysteria on Oct. 13, Stemler was introduced to the IU crowd -- the first time many had seen the junior college transfer -- with John Mellencamp's "Small Town" blaring in the background.

IU welcomes its D.J. back

When D.J. White is frustrated, everyone knows.