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Calamity Jane prepares for sectionals

By John Wustrow · Wednesday, April 13,2005 1:10 a.m.

On a spring evening, a number of IU students arrive at Woodlawn Field and begin tossing a Frisbee around. They appear to be at ease with each other, laughing as they toss the disc. Calamity Jane, IU's women's club ultimate team, is getting ready to start practice.

NCAA legislation could add 12th game

By Alyson Brodsy and Steve Herman · Wednesday, April 13,2005 1:07 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- With opposition only from the Atlantic Coast Conference, the NCAA Division I Management Council has backed Division I-A and I-AA schools' adding a 12th football game starting with the 2006 season.

Spring season heads to Indy

By Chris Engel · Wednesday, April 13,2005 1:04 a.m.

The back-to-back national champion IU men's soccer team looks to continue its string of solid spring outings as it heads to North Central High School in Indianapolis to play Butler at 7 p.m. tonight. This spring, the Hoosiers have already defeated Linsday Wilson College, Bradley University and St. Louis University.

4 Tar Heels could enter NBA draft

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 12,2005 12:55 a.m.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina easily could be the favorite to win the national championship again. Then again, the Tar Heels might not even be picked to win the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Receivers prepare to lead wide-open offense

By Eamonn Brennan · Tuesday, April 12,2005 12:51 a.m.

IU junior wide receiver Jahkeen Gilmore could be focusing on what he doesn't have this spring -- most notably, the partnership of IU's all-time leader in receptions and yards, Courtney Roby.

Freshman rider propels 'Cinzano Baby' in race

By Steve Slivka · Tuesday, April 12,2005 12:21 a.m.

All of those in attendance for the 2005 Little 500 Qualifications knew Cinzano looked to make a statement when they saw the writing on the legs of freshman Cinzano rider Shane Whittington.

Cross country journey creates champion

By Katie Schoenbaechler and Katie Shoenbaechler · Tuesday, April 12,2005 12:20 a.m.

Before he ever set foot on IU's campus, 13-year-old Hans Arnesen was on his way to becoming a Little 500 rider. At the time, nobody knew how successful he would become -- he was a first-time rider who was about to set out on the first of many cross-country bike trips.

Collins Men riding for a reason

By Steve Slivka · Tuesday, April 12,2005 12:19 a.m.

They are riding with the goal in mind of helping other people. Those other people are located halfway around the world in southern Asia.

Miss-N-Out winner fuels Bella Veloce with passion for cycling

By Andy Romey · Tuesday, April 12,2005 12:18 a.m.

Last year, junior Abby Cooper met senior Katy Ligler for a cup of coffee. But the two weren't chatting or studying for an upcoming quiz.

BUILDING A DYNASTY: past, present, future

By Brian Janosch · Tuesday, April 12,2005 12:15 a.m.

On a snowy January day in Michigan, nine women glided on skis across the plane like one working unit. Well, maybe they glided -- for a little while.

Hoosiers name new women's basketball coach

By Dan Click · Monday, April 11,2005 2:49 a.m.

From 1984 to 1988, Sharon Versyp made West Lafayette her home as a player. Now Versyp will make Bloomington her new home after being named the IU women's basketball coach Friday. Versyp, a native of Mishawaka, Ind., will return to Indiana after five years as coach at the University of Maine, where she compiled a 98-51 record and a trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2004. Versyp replaces former coach Kathi Bennett, who resigned March 1 after five years at IU. Bennett left with a 72-75 record.

IU Varsity 8 loses 1st meet

By Bill Meehan · Monday, April 11,2005 2:38 a.m.

Irish eyes are smiling in boathouses across Hoosierland. Notre Dame crews swept all but one race against IU, Purdue, Louisville and Northwestern on Eagle Creek in Indianapolis Saturday. One of the Irish wins included the Indiana State Championship in the Varsity 8 category.

Hoosiers streak snapped at 6 by OSU

By Eamonn Brennan · Monday, April 11,2005 2:37 a.m.

After winning six matches in a row and failing to surrender a contest in a month, the IU men's tennis team suffered a streak-stopping loss at No. 33 Ohio State Saturday, 6-1. Despite the defeat, senior Jakub Praibis believes that he and his teammates have nothing to hang their heads about.

IU narrowly falls to Notre Dame

By Andy Romey · Monday, April 11,2005 2:36 a.m.

The sunburn painted on both athletes' and spectators' faces was an indication of the type of match played Sunday at IU's Varsity Tennis Courts. A warm morning scorched itself into a hot afternoon, but the sun's pounding and the fight of the Irish proved to be just barely too much for the Hoosiers, who narrowly fell to Notre Dame 4-3.

Hoosiers avoid series sweep

By Matt Mattucci · Monday, April 11,2005 2:35 a.m.

The Big Ten conference has not been kind to the IU baseball team so far this season. After defeating Northwestern April 2, the Hoosiers went on a six-game losing streak in conference play. This past weekend IU lost the first three games in its series against Minnesota, but was able to pick up the win in Sunday's finale and end the Golden Gophers' seven-game winning streak in Big Ten play.

University Athletics Club sweeps Little Fifty race

By Ryan Corazza · Monday, April 11,2005 2:34 a.m.

It started as an idea to get IU runners to train together and ended with this year's men's and women's Little Fifty champions. The University Athletics Club, a new running group started this year, grabbed most of the medals at Billy Hayes Track Saturday afternoon, placing teams first and second in the men's race and first and fourth in the women's.

Around The Game

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 11,2005 1:57 a.m.

Twins beat White Sox 5-2 Sunday MINNEAPOLIS -- Johan Santana made sure the Minnesota Twins' first losing streak of the season didn't last too long. After watching teammates Kyle Lohse and Brad Radke get roughed up in consecutive losses to the Chicago White Sox, Santana stopped the skid with 11 strikeouts in seven innings to help Minnesota avoid getting swept by its division rivals with a 5-2 victory Sunday night.

Tiger Woods wins 4th Masters

By Alyson Brodsy and Doug Ferguson · Monday, April 11,2005 1:51 a.m.

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Tiger Woods is the Masters champion once again, turning back a surprising challenge Sunday with a shot of sheer magic and a birdie putt to win a playoff he never expected. A spectacular finish of birdies and bogeys finally ended when Woods produced the most important shot of all -- a 15-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to capture his fourth green jacket and finally put away the gritty Chris DiMarco.

Hoosiers extend spring preseason winning streak to 3

By Steve Slivka · Monday, April 11,2005 1:49 a.m.

Before the start of the spring soccer season, IU coach Mike Freitag said redshirt freshman Kevin Noschang was one of the emerging players from the class of 2008. In the team's first two games, Noschang had three goals and he scored his fourth in the team's 2-0 win over St. Louis Friday night.

IU competes before largest regular season crowd ever as team travels to West Coast

By John Fischer · Monday, April 11,2005 1:48 a.m.

Imagine traveling back to the days of the ancient Olympics, when neither football nor basketball could fill a stadium like track and field did. The Hoosiers could have confused the present for the past when they arrived Saturday at the annual Pepsi Invitational to a marvelous stadium and a crowd in the thousands in Eugene, Ore.

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