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Bush honors White Sox as Series champs

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Feb. 14,2006 12:36 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- With much of the team absent and its colorful and quotable manager on a family vacation, the 2005 World Series Champion Chicago White Sox paid a visit Monday to the White House to be honored by President George W. Bush. Bush, a former co-owner of the Texas Rangers, showered the team with praise, thanked Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf for helping him get into baseball ownership years ago and saluted manager Ozzie Guillen for his skill and becoming a U.S. citizen.

Davis criticizes detractors

By Brian Janosch · Tuesday, Feb. 14,2006 12:26 a.m.

As Hoosier coach Mike Davis continues to try to fulfill his job description and coach basketball, he finds himself continually answering questions about his job -- not his team. For the second day in a row, Davis' comments made national headlines as he addressed the media during a Big Ten teleconference. "It doesn't make any sense," he said. "I've been under fire for the past weeks by not just the fans, but the media. And we were one game out of first place during that time. We were ranked in the top 20 during that time."

Athletics department funds $1.5 million facility

By Michael Sanserino · Tuesday, Feb. 14,2006 12:21 a.m.

Following its most successful season in school history, the IU field hockey team will be rewarded with a "state of the art" outdoor facility set to open this fall. On Feb. 3, the IU board of trustees approved a $1.5 million plan to build a field hockey field with a synthetic playing surface and an adjacent soccer practice field with a natural grass surface. The fields will be located between the IU outdoor swimming pool and St. Paul's Catholic Center. The plan includes fencing, a scoreboard, safety nets and an irrigation and drainage system for the soccer field.

IU drops 4th straight meet

By John Wustrow · Monday, Feb. 13,2006 12:46 a.m.

The first seven times the IU wrestling team faced Penn State, it came out on the losing end. Number eight didn't turn out to be the lucky number for the No. 15-ranked Hoosiers, who dropped their fourth straight match Friday with a 27-8 loss to the No. 8-ranked Nittany Lions.

Hoosiers win 3 of 3 in successful weekend at home

By Jonathan Hines · Monday, Feb. 13,2006 12:45 a.m.

Eager to wrap up an action-packed weekend, the No. 31 IU women's tennis team swept Butler University 7-0, clearing the Indiana Tennis Center courts in two hours. The Hoosiers accumulated a 3-0 record for the weekend with a 7-0 victory over Marquette University on Saturday and two wins Sunday, the first over DePaul University 6-1.

IU stuggles to adapt with new doubles combos

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 13,2006 12:44 a.m.

The No. 60 IU men's tennis team came up short this weekend in an effort to extend its unbeaten spring season. The Hoosiers were upended by No. 32 Louisville in Kentucky 6-1 on Friday, followed by a 5-3 defeat of the cream and crimson by No. 39 Middle Tennessee State the subsequent day.

Tough first weekend for Americans

By Alyson Brodsy and Larry McShane · Monday, Feb. 13,2006 12:42 a.m.

TURIN, Italy -- It was hardly a lost weekend for the U.S Olympic team. The good news was just hard to find among all the disappointments.

Seniors have their day with dominant win over Wildcats

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Monday, Feb. 13,2006 12:42 a.m.

Sunday was Senior Day for the IU women's basketball team. It was only fitting, then, that star senior guard Cyndi Valentin made the biggest contribution in IU's 60-46 victory over Northwestern.

Losing woes extend for Hoosiers in San Diego

By Lee Hurwitz · Monday, Feb. 13,2006 12:40 a.m.

After starting the year with high aspirations, the losing woes continued for the IU women's water polo team this weekend as the 2-6 squad lost three of its four matches at the Triton Invitational in San Diego.

Hoosiers record top times, top-10 finishes at Tyson

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 13,2006 12:39 a.m.

The IU women's track team seemed to ride the momentum of its season-opening home stand to have many athletes place well at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., this weekend. "When you compete with the best schools in the country, you want to compete well," said associate head coach and sprints coach Ed Beathea. "I think the meet served its purpose to prepare us for conference."

Neville paces IU as Hoosiers showcase talent in Arkansas

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 13,2006 12:38 a.m.

The IU men's track and field team traveled to Fayetteville, Ark., this weekend to compete against some of the nation's premier programs at the annual Tyson Invitational. Unhampered by the sluggishness that often accompanies traveling for meets, the men's squad posted six top-10 finishes at the Randal Tyson Track Center.

MISSED SHOT

By Andy Romey · Monday, Feb. 13,2006 12:33 a.m.

The Iowa Hawkeyes might want to consider taking a page out of their coach's book when it comes to free throw shooting.

Davis: Critics' negativity plagues team

By Brian Janosch · Monday, Feb. 13,2006 12:29 a.m.

Life's troubles can be notorious for their peculiar timing. The day after rumors began surfacing about IU coach Mike Davis resigning, he was mysteriously absent from pregame introductions. But before the rumor mill could spin out of control, word came that Davis was home ill. It marked the coach's first absence from the IU sidelines not related to a suspension. function openWin(URL){ var theNewWindow = window.open(URL,"thewindow", "toolbars=no, width=750, height=530" ); theNewWindow.focus(); }

PSU coach draws ire of protesters

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Friday, Feb. 10,2006 12:50 a.m.

Almost 30 members of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Student Support Services made a self-titled "showing of support" Thursday night at Assembly Hall in protest of Penn State coach Rene Portland.

NCAA changes replay rules, hopes to shorten games

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Marot · Friday, Feb. 10,2006 12:37 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA will give college football coaches at least one replay challenge per game next season and require conferences to use a universal review format if Thursday's recommended changes by the rules committee are approved in March.

Hoosiers head down to Arkansas

By Rick Harker · Friday, Feb. 10,2006 12:35 a.m.

After a more than friendly home stretch and a strong start to the season, the IU women's track team is set to compete in a daunting meet this weekend that should measure its true progress.

Hoosiers head to Tyson Invitational

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Feb. 10,2006 12:34 a.m.

The IU men's track and field team looks to extend its success this weekend at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark. After five consecutive home meets, the team takes to the road for the first time this year to battle some of the nation's top programs.

IU faces big weekend against tested teams

By Evan Harris · Friday, Feb. 10,2006 12:33 a.m.

The No. 60 IU men's tennis team enters hostile territory this weekend with its perfect spring season on the line. At 4-0, the Hoosiers face No. 32 Louisville and No. 39 Middle Tennessee State in matches that could test how good IU really is.

IU looking to snap losing streak against Penn St.

By John Wustrow · Friday, Feb. 10,2006 12:29 a.m.

When IU steps on the mat Friday for senior night to face No. 8 Penn State, the No. 16 Hoosiers will also be up against history. The Hoosiers have never beaten Penn State. The two schools have faced each other seven times in dual meets, with Penn State's 20-19 win in 1999 the closest the Hoosiers have ever come to topping the Nittany Lions.

IU rebounds with win versus PSU

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Friday, Feb. 10,2006 12:26 a.m.

The Hoosiers did not let some early difficulties get in the way of their seventh Big Ten win last night, picking up a 58-43 victory against Penn State. Both teams struggled in the first half offensively, but a late Hoosier run powered by senior forward Brigett Branson gave IU a six-point cushion going into the break. Branson came into the game averaging two points per game, but finished the night with eight points, four rebounds and three assists.

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