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Junior sets future goals in and out of pool

By Ricardo Hernandez · Thursday, Dec. 2,2004 1 a.m.

Most would consider Kevin Swander a laid-back type of guy, but there seems to be nothing laid back about him. When it comes to his swimming stats, this 6-foot-1 junior from Greenwood, Ind., controls them all.

DiNardo fired

By Dan Click and Aaron Beard · Thursday, Dec. 2,2004 12:34 a.m.

IU football coach Gerry DiNardo was fired Tuesday night. A press conference has been set for 2:30 p.m. at Assembly Hall in the basketball media room. It didn't take new athletics director Rick Greenspan long to make his first major decision in his new post. In addition to DiNardo, Greenspan fired the entire IU football staff. DiNardo, just finished his third season at IU with a record of 3-8. His overall record with the Hoosiers was 8-27.

MADNESS MEMORIES

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 1:32 a.m.

At 6:30 p.m., March 22, 1984, former IU men's basketball player Dan Dakich got the assignment of a lifetime -- guard Michael Jordan. "I opened up my door in the hotel and threw up right outside my door," Dakich said. "But it was actually because I was sick."

Star-studded

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 12:57 a.m.

History and a homecoming surround tonight's battle of two legendary programs.

Hoosiers look to win 3rd-straight game

By Matt Ostrega · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 12:50 a.m.

The Hoosier women's basketball squad is coming off a two-win weekend after claiming their home Hampton Inn Classic Tournament Title by defeating Belmont and Central Michigan. IU coach Kathi Bennett is hoping her Hoosiers can continue their winning ways as they travel to Arkansas Wednesday night against yet another tough non-conference foe.

Role players provide spark for Hoosiers

By Brian Janosch · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 12:44 a.m.

Last season, then-freshman midfielder Josh Tudela waited until just the right moment for the first goal of his college career.

Flag champions finally crowned

By Chris Engel · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 12:41 a.m.

With IU's football team failing to reach a bowl game for the 10th consecutive year, the Bloomington football community focused its attention on the Mellencamp Pavilion and the RecSports flag football championship last week. After weather delays and scheduling conflicts, the flag football season crowned five division champions.

Hoosiers impress against defending champ Oakland

By David Resnik · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 12:36 a.m.

While most IU students were at home eating leftover turkey and watching football, the IU ice hockey team was preparing for a holiday weekend series with defending national club champion Oakland University.

New associate athletics director announced

By Rick Newkirk · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 12:32 a.m.

IU Athletics Director Rick Greenspan announced Tuesday the hiring of a new associate athletic director for external operations to lead scheduling, marketing and media relations for IU athletics.

Police identify chair-throwing fan in brawl

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 29,2004 11:55 p.m.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Police believe they know the identity of the man who threw a chair in a brawl between players and fans during the Nov. 19 Indiana-Detroit game.

Battered offensive line clears the way

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Marot · Monday, Nov. 29,2004 11:55 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Colts offense has been playing at a record-setting pace. Not even a makeshift offensive line has been able to slow them down.

Title hopes slipping for Tigers

By Alyson Brodsy and Ralph D. Russo · Monday, Nov. 29,2004 11:54 p.m.

If Auburn can't get to the Orange Bowl with a 12-0 record, the Bowl Championship Series has no plans to pair the Tigers with Utah and create a second matchup of unbeaten teams. The Tigers are still stuck behind first-place Southern California and second-place Oklahoma in the BCS standings released Monday.

Team signs 5 recruits for 2005

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 29,2004 11:51 p.m.

Five prospects have signed NCAA national letters of intent to wear the cream and crimson next season for the IU rowing team.

Freshmen look to boost lineup

By Matt Ostrega · Monday, Nov. 29,2004 11:51 p.m.

While all of last year's roster is returning to play for IU coach Kathi Bennett and the Hoosiers, there are two new faces for the cream and crimson. Freshmen Nikki Smith and Kelli Agness joined Bennett and her squad for the 2004-05 campaign and hope to make an impact early for IU.

IU opens regular season against No. 8 Baylor

By Matt Ostrega · Monday, Nov. 29,2004 3:30 p.m.

For IU head coach Kathi Bennett, the time has finally come. Bennett and the Hoosiers will look to bounce back after a disappointing season last year as they open up the regular season Friday night in Waco, Texas, against the No. 8 Baylor Lady Bears in the first-ever meeting between the two teams.

Defense leads IU to Classic championship

By Dan Click · Monday, Nov. 29,2004 3:28 p.m.

While most students were away for the Thanksgiving holiday, IU played host to the Hampton Inn Classic. The Hoosiers advanced to the championship game of the event by defeating Belmont University 56-26, Saturday night. Scoring wasn't a popular item Sunday afternoon when IU battled Central Michigan University for the championship game, as both teams were plagued with shooting difficulties.

Freshman duo deliver Hoosier victory

By John Rodgers · Monday, Nov. 29,2004 3:06 p.m.

Slated to resurrect a struggling program, IU freshmen Robert Vaden and D.J. White went right to work Saturday in their second game as Hoosiers. Vaden and White saved the Hoosiers from a potentially embarrassing loss by scoring 16 of IU's last 17 points to defeat Western Illinois 64-60 Saturday at Assembly Hall.

Hoosiers drop final 2 matches of season

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 29,2004 2:49 p.m.

Despite the record setting play of two departing seniors, the IU women's volleyball team dropped its last two matches of the season this weekend. Friday, the team started the weekend by losing a heartbreaker to Northwestern 3-2.

Hoosiers advance to Elite Eight

By Steve Slivka · Monday, Nov. 29,2004 12:31 a.m.

While most of the IU student body feasted on food during the Thanksgiving break, the No. 2-seeded IU men's soccer team stayed in Bloomington and gobbled up Wolverines and Eagles. The Hoosiers defeated Michigan Tuesday, 1-0 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament and Boston College Sunday, 1-0.

IU places 30th at Nationals

By Ryan Corazza · Sunday, Nov. 28,2004 11:09 p.m.

The LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute was a sloppy, wet and muddy mess Monday. As the IU women's cross country team ran the course's two three-kilometer loops in the NCAA Championship meet, mud caked their spikes and legs. Rain from the preceding weekend riddled the course with slippery spots.

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