Hoosiers no match for Wolverines
With only nine games left in the season and a Big Ten tournament bid on the line, the IU baseball team needed to play well against the team they are competing with for the last spot in the tournament -- Michigan.
With only nine games left in the season and a Big Ten tournament bid on the line, the IU baseball team needed to play well against the team they are competing with for the last spot in the tournament -- Michigan.
The first time No. 37 IU met No. 28 Wake Forest University Feb. 12, the Hoosiers dominated and won 6-1.
The men's track team will take its talents to Ohio State this weekend to compete against the conference's best at the Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships Friday through Sunday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
The IU baseball team will return to action this weekend as they head to Ann Arbor, Mich., to take on the University of Michigan. The four-game series will begin at 5:35 p.m. Friday at Michigan's Fisher Stadium.
A judge ruled that IU trustees did not violate Indiana's Open Door Law when they met to hear about plans to fire men's basketball coach Bob Knight.
The No. 37 IU women's tennis will look to keep their season alive when they battle No. 28 Wake Forest University 9 a.m. Friday in Lexington, Ky. at the Hilary J. Boone Varsity Tennis Complex.
CINCINNATI -- Tim Stauffer got a win in his major league debut and helped Bruce Bochy get No. 800.
Senior pitcher Steve Nielsen did not allow his unfamiliar role as starter to hurt his performance on the mound as the IU baseball team closed out their series against Michigan State with an 11-3 victory at Sembower Field. The win gave the Hoosiers their third win of the four game series against the Spartans.
Throughout his collegiate career, senior Jeff Overton has been racking up achievements and titles. One big one was missing -- but he got it Sunday as he became the Big Ten Champion in men's golf in Madison, Wis.
In its final tune-up in preparation for the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, the men's track team looked sharp in the Billy Hayes Invitational Friday night.
Having the right balance of pitching and hitting is something the IU baseball team has been searching for all year. Saturday afternoon the Hoosiers had no problem finding it in a 15-2 win over Michigan State.
In its final tune-up in preparation for the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, the men's track team looked sharp in the Billy Hayes Invitational Friday night. Highlighting the action were twin All-Americans John and Sean Jefferson in the 1,500 meters. The duo raced in a special section of the 1,500 devoted to fast times. The combination of cool weather and racing underneath the lights brought Jefferson near his personal best.
Having the right balance of pitching and hitting is something the IU baseball team has been searching for all year. Saturday afternoon the Hoosiers had no problem finding it in a 15-2 win over Michigan State. From the beginning, IU (23-22, Big Ten 6-15) didn't have any trouble with the Spartans (17-23, Big Ten 6-11).
The IU women's softball team will close out the 2005 season by travelling to West Lafayette 1 p.m. Saturday to face Purdue and then head back to Bloomington to face its archrivals again on Sunday.
The IU men's track team will close out the school year by hosting one of its only home meets of the season, the Billy Hayes Invitational, today at 4 p.m. The meet serves as final preparation for the Big Ten Championships, set for next weekend at Ohio State. Being only five weeks away from the NCAA Championships, IU has tapered down their training regimes.
While the rest of their classmates are attending commencement and graduation parties, IU senior golfers Jeff Overton and Heath Peters will be looking to cap off their careers in style at the Big Ten Championships at Wisconsin Friday through Sunday.
For more than 6,900 seniors Saturday, "Pomp and Circumstance" will be the most important song of the day. However, for the five seniors on the IU baseball squad, it's "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" as the Hoosiers face off against Michigan State 3 p.m. Saturday at Sembower Field.
HOUSTON -- IU guard Bracey Wright signed with a sports agent Wednesday, effectively ending his college career, according to a broadcast report. Wright had announced last month that he would forgo his senior year of eligibility and declare for the NBA draft. But since he didn't initially sign with an agent, Wright preserved the chance to play another season for the Hoosiers.
IU climbed out of the gloomy basement of the Big Ten and into gleeful sixth place with 46 points and its best-ever finish at the Big Ten Championship on Bloomington's Lake Lemon Saturday. No. 7 Michigan State, trailing by eight points and in third place overall heading into the final race, won the conference crown with a first-place total of 130. No. 4 Ohio State came in second with 129 points and No. 14 Wisconsin recorded 106 points for third. No. 3 Michigan, the defending Big Ten champion, placed fourth with 103 points, while No. 15 Minnesota took fifth and No. 20 Iowa ended up seventh with 22 points.
Sunday was the second time this season the No. 10 IU water polo team faced Michigan in a post-season tournament championship game. It was the second time IU lost. Last weekend the Hoosiers lost the Collegiate Water Polo Association Division Tournament champion game to the Wolverines, 11-10 in overtime. This weekend, they lost in the CWPA Eastern Conference championship game to Michigan, 8-7.