UPDATE: High court refuses to hear Knight case
The Indiana Supreme Court refused to hear a case today claiming IU officials met to fire Bob Knight in a way that violated the state of Indiana's laws about public meetings.
The Indiana Supreme Court refused to hear a case today claiming IU officials met to fire Bob Knight in a way that violated the state of Indiana's laws about public meetings.
Four members of the IU men's swimming and diving team were arrested early Sunday morning for vandalizing several cars on campus, according to an IU Police Department report.
swimming and diving teams won Saturday against the University of Kentucky. The men beat the Wildcats 175-125 at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center behind the performances of juniors Ben Hesen and Todd Patrick.
Our win against then-No. 15 Iowa was great for our football program, our biggest win in nearly 20 years. But to me, this win was even sweeter because we got to do it front of our fans at "the Rock." If you weren't there, you missed a great celebration after the game.
IU coach Terry Hoeppner believes in the old football mantra, "Games are won in the trenches." Unfortunately for the Hoosiers, IU never gained an advantage in the trenches on either side of the ball during Saturday's 44-3 loss against No. 1 Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio.
BUSY WEEKEND -- The IU men's tennis team competed in the Hoosier Invitational and the ITA Regional this weekend. Senior Arnaud Roussel won the singles title at the Hoosier Invitational Sunday, while senior David Bubenicek led the way for IU at the ITA Regional.
IU coach Terry Hoeppner believes in the old football mantra, "Games are won in the trenches." Unfortunately for the Hoosiers, IU never gained an advantage in the trenches on either side of the ball during Saturday's 44-3 loss against No. 1 Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio.
The Hoosiers aren't looking to make friends within their conference this week.
The IU women's rowing team finished 28th in the championship race at the Head of the Charles in Boston on Sunday. IU's top coxswain and eight rowers, who comprised the varsity boat, completed the three-mile course in 17:08.314. The team was just shy of achieving its goal of placing in the top 25 crews but clocked in at a faster time than 18 of the other entrants.
IU women's basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack talked about the importance of voting while drawing on some lessons from basketball Saturday when the first-year Hoosier coach gave a 15-minute speech at the Monroe County NAACP's Freedom Fund Banquet Dinner.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Washington knocked Peyton Manning around for a half. Then Manning knocked out the Redskins. After being bent over awkwardly twice in the first half and once appearing hurt, the two-time MVP responded with three third-quarter touchdown passes, leading Indianapolis to a 36-22 victory Sunday.
The IU women's soccer team entered this weekend with hopes of earning the school's first Big Ten regular season title.
The IU volleyball squad went into this weekend's home matches against Northwestern and Illinois looking to halt a seven-match losing streak. Instead, the Hoosiers dropped both matches to their Big Ten opponents and extended their skid to nine. The Hoosiers lost to the Wildcats three games to one Friday night, then were defeated by the Fighting Illini by the same margin Saturday night in University Gym.
For the first time this season, the No. 13 Hoosiers lost consecutive games. Coming off a similar 1-0 loss to the No. 18 Michigan Wolverines at home, the IU women's field hockey team traveled to the Great Lake state this weekend and was defeated 1-0 again by its Big Ten rival, the Michigan State Spartans. The Spartans (6-11, 1-4 Big Ten), who came into the game without a Big Ten win, were able to beat the Hoosiers thanks to the Spartans' Ashley Pernicano, who scored on a tip-in in the 24th minute of play.
The IU men's soccer team fell to conference rival Penn State for the third straight time in Fox Soccer Channel's Game of the Week Friday night. The Nittany Lions needed a lone goal in the first two minutes of the game to snap the No. 9 Hoosiers' eight-game unbeaten streak, defeating them 1-0. Although the Hoosiers out-shot the Nittany Lions 9-5, the cream and crimson were unable to get the tying goal.
The IU offensive linemen are preparing for the onslaught that's coming their way.
Riding the momentum of an eight-game unbeaten streak, the IU men's soccer team will seek revenge against Penn State when the No. 9 Hoosiers travel to Happy Valley on Friday night.
Freshman quarterback Kellen Lewis hasn't seen anything like what he will face this weekend when the Hoosiers travel to Ohio State.
With last weekend's loss to the No. 18 Michigan Wolverines in the Hoosiers' rearview mirror, IU will travel to East Lansing, Mich., to take on the Michigan State Spartans (5-10, 0-4 Big Ten) on Saturday.
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Texas Tech coach Bob Knight has agreed to a contract extension that would keep him with the Red Raiders through 2012.