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Suspended Pacers begin NBA arbitration

By Alyson Brodsy and Chris Sheridan · Friday, Dec. 10,2004 1:11 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Ron Artest took the witness stand and described, in his words, one of the worst brawls in NBA history. Teammates Stephen Jackson, Jermaine O'Neal and Anthony Johnson did the same, and a union attorney and one of O'Neal's bodyguards also testified. It went on for six hours, with none of the witnesses being cross-examined by anyone from the league office.

Hoosiers continue 3-game road swing at Maine, Boston

By Matt Ostrega · Friday, Dec. 10,2004 1:08 a.m.

Team looks to snap road woes in back-to-back games

Where's Jimmy Chitwood?

Friday, Dec. 10,2004 12:41 a.m.

The diameter of the inside of a basketball rim measures 18 inches. The diameter of a basketball is 9.39 inches. How do these guys miss?

After 3 months, NHL talks negotiations

By Ira Podell · Friday, Dec. 10,2004 12:40 a.m.

TORONTO -- The NHL and the players' association returned to negotiations Thursday for the first time in three months, looking to end the lockout that has threatened the season. The sides met for about four hours at the NHL's office at the Air Canada Centre, home of the Toronto Maple Leafs, before calling it a day shortly after 3 p.m. The NHLPA invited the league back to the table last week and came with a new proposal.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Dec. 10,2004 12:40 a.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State University imposed a one-year ban on postseason play by its men's basketball team. The action is a response to reports of $6,000 the University said former coach Jim O'Brien gave a recruit who never played for the school.

Coach search heats up as names are added, dropped

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Friday, Dec. 10,2004 12:39 a.m.

As the search for the new IU football coach continues, more potential replacements have entered the mix, and one has possibly left the game. Early Thursday evening, former Nebraska football coach Frank Solich's agent, Jack Mills, said he didn't think his client was a candidate for the vacant IU head coaching job.

Behind Enemy Lines

By John Rodgers · Friday, Dec. 10,2004 12:37 a.m.

Last year, it was a debacle: One of college basketball's biggest rivalry games turned into a complete annihilation.

Nation's best duos face off in semifinal match

By Brian Janosch · Friday, Dec. 10,2004 12:34 a.m.

CARSON, Calif. -- When the Missouri Athletic Club selected the 15 best players in the country, only three teams were fortunate enough to have two players crack that list. Today, two of those three teams will battle for a right to play in Sunday's National Championship, and the battle between the Hermann Trophy candidates will take center stage.

Offense sputters, loses to Notre Dame

By John Rodgers · Thursday, Dec. 9,2004 2:33 p.m.

The smatterings of boos and cat-calls reigned down at Assembly Hall just as often as the Hoosiers' missed shots as IU fell 55-45 to Notre Dame Wednesday. IU only shot 30.2 percent from the field as Notre Dame's defense, which often featured a 2-3 zone, kept the Hoosiers frustrated.

Grad student excels in, out of pool

By Ricardo Hernandez · Thursday, Dec. 9,2004 1:59 p.m.

With a nervous sickness in the pit of her stomach, IU diver Cassie Cardinell was staring her dreams square in the eye. After making sacrifices such as red-shirting her senior year at IU, she had finally achieved her dream. After what IU's head diving coach Jeff Huber calls "the best meet of her life," Cardinell advanced to Athens and then to finals of the U.S. Olympic Trials in the syncro 10-meter platform.

Oklahoma quarterback could win 2nd straight Heisman

By Alyson Brodsy and Ralph D. Russo · Thursday, Dec. 9,2004 1:11 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Jason White has a chance to join Archie Griffin as a two-time Heisman Trophy winner. White, the Oklahoma quarterback who won last year's Heisman, was chosen Wednesday as one of five finalists for college football's most prestigious individual title.

Charges filed in NBA melee

By Alyson Brodsy and Sarah Karush · Thursday, Dec. 9,2004 1:06 a.m.

PONTIAC, Mich. -- Five Indiana Pacers players and five Detroit Pistons fans were charged Wednesday in one of the worst brawls in U.S. sports history -- a melee last month that broke out on the basketball court and spread to the stands.

Harrison signs new deal with Colts

By Alyson Brodsy and Dave Goldberg · Thursday, Dec. 9,2004 12:48 a.m.

Marvin Harrison decided to stick around with the Indianapolis Colts as Peyton Manning's primary target. Harrison agreed to a six-year, $66 million contract with the team Wednesday that includes a $22 million signing bonus, according to a source within the league who requested anonymity.

Questions surround struggling Hoosier offense

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Thursday, Dec. 9,2004 12:37 a.m.

Many questions surrounded the Hoosiers' 55-45 loss to Notre Dame Wednesday night and their preparations for a zone defense. The answers varied, depending on who you asked.

UPDATE - 3 big name football coaches interested in IU

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Marot · Wednesday, Dec. 8,2004 9:03 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS - David Cutcliffe, Frank Solich and John Cooper -- three out-of-work coaches -- have expressed interest in Indiana's vacant football coaching job.

UPDATE - 5 Pacers charged in NBA melee

By Alyson Brodsy and Sarah Karush · Wednesday, Dec. 8,2004 6:24 p.m.

Gerry DiNardo Q&A

By John Rodgers · Wednesday, Dec. 8,2004 3:37 a.m.

ONLINE ONLY: Read the transcript of an exclusive, one-on-one interview with former IU coach Gerry DiNardo.

DiNardo speaks out for 1st time since dismissal

By John Rodgers · Wednesday, Dec. 8,2004 3:33 a.m.

Former IU football coach Gerry DiNardo spoke Tuesday for the first time since IU Athletics Director Rick Greenspan fired the third-year coach Dec. 1.

Mission: Victory

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Wednesday, Dec. 8,2004 1:24 a.m.

Coming within seven points of North Carolina is fine. Being up on University of Connecticut by 13 and losing by five is OK. But it's time for an IU win.

Ron Zook takes over Illinois' struggling football program

By Alyson Brodsy and Jim Paul · Wednesday, Dec. 8,2004 1:06 a.m.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Ron Zook was a winner in each of his three seasons at Florida, though he didn't win often enough for Gators fans accustomed to Steve Spurrier's gaudy record. Early expectations won't be quite so high at Illinois, where Zook was named Tuesday to take over a program that has won only four games in two seasons.

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