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Bennett, seniors end careers with tough loss

By Matt Ostrega · Friday, March 4,2005 1:14 a.m.

As time expired in the second overtime of the Hoosiers' first-round loss to Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament, so did the career of IU coach Kathi Bennett. IU's 75-74 double-overtime loss to the Badgers Thursday afternoon put an end to Bennett's five-year run with the Hoosiers.

Wilson named Athlete of the Year in the Big Ten

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Friday, March 4,2005 1:13 a.m.

Last weekend's Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships saw the Hoosiers score their highest team finish in more than a decade. Junior Aarik Wilson spearheaded IU's second-place effort winning both the long and triple jumps. Wilson defeated 2004's indoor long-jump champion and vaulted into the national lead in the triple jump by almost half a meter in the process.

Cheeks says goodbye, Pritchard to take over

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, March 4,2005 1:07 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Coach Maurice Cheeks had to pull over as he drove home from the Portland Trail Blazers' practice facility. He had just been fired and needed some time to think. "Throughout my years of playing and as a coach, I haven't had a lot of heartbreak," he said.

2 players, 2 roommates, 2 wild rides

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Friday, March 4,2005 1:06 a.m.

When Mark Johnson and Ryan Tapak boarded the IU basketball ride in 2001, they didn't know what they were getting themselves into. They had no idea how high the ride went or how low, or where they would end up. But four years later, the ride is coming to an end, and the senior walk-on duo has experienced it like no one else.

Finals and Failures

By John Rodgers · Friday, March 4,2005 1:05 a.m.

Roberts ends 7-year run with IU Late in IU's win against Purdue at Assembly Hall, many Hoosier fans were introduced to a nickname that's been around for years. When Assembly Hall public address announcer Chuck Crabb announced senior Mike Roberts' name when Roberts entered the game, Crabb said, "The boss -- Mike Roberts."

Bennett's final Big Ten

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, March 3,2005 12:58 a.m.

March Madness has finally arrived. But for the Indiana women's basketball team, the madness took a back seat Tuesday afternoon as coach Kathi Bennett announced her resignation at the end of the season.

Megan Roark: From walk-on to starter

By Kevin Dwire · Wednesday, March 2,2005 11:07 p.m.

Many athletes give up the dream of playing college sports soon after they graduate from high school. They wait and wait for recruitment letters and visits from college coaches. But eventually, day after day of peering into empty mailboxes spells disappointment. They pack their letter jackets and trophies into boxes and stuff them into the back of the closet, accepting their fate.

Hoosiers lose last-second heartbreaker

By John Rodgers · Wednesday, March 2,2005 1:46 a.m.

MADISON, Wis. -- With 10.1 seconds left and IU and Wisconsin tied at 60, the Hoosiers faced the same situation as they did in Sunday's win against Michigan State.

Women's basketball coach to leave after 5 seasons

By Dan Click · Wednesday, March 2,2005 1:46 a.m.

After three straight losing seasons, IU women's basketball coach Kathi Bennett will step down at the end of the season. Bennett will remain coach through the Big Ten Tournament. The Hoosiers play Wisconsin at 3 p.m. Thursday at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis against Wisconsin.

Hoosiers face off against in-state rival Butler

By Andrew Shaffer · Wednesday, March 2,2005 1:34 a.m.

After a weekend at the Service Academics Classic in Millington, Tenn., where IU came out 2-1, the Hoosiers come home to face Butler, scheduled for a 3 p.m. start today at Sembower Field. All eyes will be on senior outfielder and pitcher Joe Kemp as he tries to extend his 2004 hitting streak to 12 games. Last week Kemp was named Big Ten Conference Player of the Week. In the four games the Hoosiers have played, Kemp went 6-for-17 -- a .353 batting average -- including two home runs, seven RBIs and five runs scored.

Sonics sharpshoot Pacers for win

Wednesday, March 2,2005 1:32 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Rashard Lewis had 30 points on 14-of-19 shooting and the Seattle SuperSonics rallied in the fourth quarter for a 101-93 victory against the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night.

Experts: Settlement makes sense for Kobe

By Alyson Brodsy and Jon Sarche · Wednesday, March 2,2005 1:04 a.m.

DENVER -- Experts believe a settlement between Kobe Bryant and the woman who has accused him of rape makes the most sense for both sides because it allows them to avoid a potentially embarrassing trial that would bring out intimate details of their lives. ABC News Radio reported Tuesday that the NBA star and his 20-year-old accuser have reached an agreement in principle, with a settlement possible as early as this week.

Hoosiers' struggles continue as team finishes 15th of 15

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 2,2005 1:02 a.m.

A new week but the same results for the IU women's golf team. The Hoosiers remained in the cellar this week with a 15th-place finish out of 15 teams in competition at the Verizon 'Mo'Morial Invitational in Houston.

ESPN shows Charlotte loss 'a mistake'

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Wednesday, March 2,2005 1 a.m.

MADISON, Wis. -- If the Hoosiers' recent string of success before Tuesday's loss at Wisconsin wasn't an indicator that things were going IU's way come March, then ESPN helped the team out a bit. During the first television timeout of Tuesday's telecast of the IU-Wisconsin game, broadcasters Brent Musberger and Steve Lavin reviewed the controversial 3-point buzzer beater by Charlotte Dec. 22 at Assembly Hall.

No. 1 seed IU hockey heads to nationals in Michigan

By John Wustrow · Monday, Feb. 28,2005 11:41 p.m.

The seniors on the IU club hockey team played their last home game Friday night, but their careers are not over yet. The 21-8-2 team leaves today for the American Collegiate Hockey Association DII Nationals in Rochester, Mich.

Another chance to bolster bid

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Monday, Feb. 28,2005 11:39 p.m.

For the past five months, four letters have hovered over the Hoosiers' basketball program, looking for a place to land.

Broadcaster Enberg comes back to IU

By Andrew Shaffer · Monday, Feb. 28,2005 1:30 a.m.

When John Brogneux was a professor heading the student teaching program at IU in 1960, Dick Enberg was one of his subjects. Brogneux, now 27 years retired at the age of 94, recalls fond memories of Enberg and understands why he is a success in the broadcasting business.

IU narrowly finishes 2nd in Big Tens by .54 seconds

By Evan Harris · Monday, Feb. 28,2005 1:28 a.m.

It was a two-team race heading into the final event of the Big Ten Championships.

Court swarmed as IU upsets Spartans

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Monday, Feb. 28,2005 1:26 a.m.

It started with a simple pat on the arm. When Pat Ewing Jr. checked in late in the second half Sunday, he received the encouragement from IU Athletics Director Rick Greenspan. Moments later, with 42.1 seconds left in regulation and IU down 62-64, Ewing forced a turnover by Michigan State's Chris Hill, giving the Hoosiers the ball and the momentum.

IU takes 2 in Service Academy Classic

By Matt Mattucci · Monday, Feb. 28,2005 1:20 a.m.

IU coach Bob Morgan's prediction could not have been more correct. After shutting out DePauw in its season opener last Tuesday, Morgan knew his Hoosier baseball team was headed into some stiff competition for the Service Academy Classic this past weekend.

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