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A lot of hype, no thrills

By Matt Glenesk · Monday, April 18,2005 1:29 a.m.

So who's excited about IU football? Yeah, I didn't think so. While most of the students on campus were either getting drunk, already drunk or passed out from being drunk, Friday afforded die-hard Hoosier football fans with a glimpse of what the 2005 season and new coach Terry Hoeppner may have in store.

Dormitories earn race-day glory

By Steve Slivka · Monday, April 18,2005 1:28 a.m.

For the first time ever, the men's and women's Little 500 trophies will be in display cases on Tenth Street. Only Campbell Street separates Dodds House, which is in Wright Quad, and Teter. But the two teams, along with many of the other dorms, train together in each team's effort to win the Little 500. That effort between Dodds House and Briscoe was evident as both teams were together on the lead lap at the end of Saturday's race.

3 Bella Veloce riders earn 4th place

By Andy Romey · Monday, April 18,2005 1:23 a.m.

There were almost too many stories from Friday's Little 500 about Bella Veloce -- a team that had little money and no coaching. But a good start might actually be at the finish, where only three riders captured fourth place. Junior Nicole Williamson was sidelined with a broken collarbone, leaving three riders to do the work of four. Each individual needed to write her own heroic tale to make the fourth place story possible.

After a near-fatal accident, freshman Daniel Houchens is riding on

By Katie Schoenbaechler and Katie Shoenbaechler · Friday, April 15,2005 2:20 p.m.

His first memory emerges 10 days after he was involved in the accident.

It's Little 500 time

By Katie Schoenbaechler and Katie Shoenbaechler · Friday, April 15,2005 2:32 a.m.

As students slowed down their schoolwork and began to prepare for the "World's Greatest College Weekend," Little 500 riders began to slow down too. But their adjustment was different, as they prepare for Saturday's 55th running of the men's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The men cut back their training to be at full strength for the race and prepared to get in the mindset to be in front on the 199th lap.

The field is determined. The riders are ready. The track is set.

By Andy Romey · Friday, April 15,2005 2:32 a.m.

Like a fine wine, the quality of the women's Little 500 race improves each year, and this year, the race's value skyrocketed. Today's Little 500, scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. at Bill Armstrong Stadium, will bring 32 teams together all with the same dream of celebrating after lap 100. But unlike years past, there are more than just a couple of teams threatening to win it all.

Kappa Kappa Gamma rides to remember Crouse

By Brian Janosch · Friday, April 15,2005 2:32 a.m.

Some things are bigger than sport. For an entire year, Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority's primary focus rested on winning its second consecutive Little 500. That was until a gray Honda station wagon collided with a red Jeep Cherokee right outside the Kappa house late Monday evening. Kappa sorority member and former Little 500 teammate Ashley Crouse was in the backseat of the Jeep. She was pronounced dead early Tuesday morning.

Big Ten battle on Banks Field crucial for Hoosier revival

By Andrew Shaffer · Friday, April 15,2005 2:27 a.m.

In the fifth inning of the first game against Minnesota last week, junior second baseman Jay Brant received a ground ball hop straight to his jaw. Brant left the game and consequently lost his 19-game hitting streak, the longest such streak by a Hoosier this season.

Chicago's Curry to miss rest of season

By Alyson Brodsy and Nancy Armour · Friday, April 15,2005 1:51 a.m.

DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Eddy Curry and the Chicago Bulls are optimistic he'll play again, but the center will miss the rest of this season and the playoffs while more tests are done to determine the cause of an irregular heartbeat.

Boston takes game while NY takes hits

By Alyson Brodsy and Howard Ulman · Friday, April 15,2005 1:50 a.m.

BOSTON -- The New York Yankees got into another scuffle with fans on a testy night at Fenway Park. This time, Gary Sheffield was in the middle of it. Sheffield was fielding Jason Varitek's two-run triple along the right-field fence in the eighth inning of Boston's 8-5 victory Thursday night when a fan swung a short uppercut in his direction, appearing to graze the side of the slugger's face with his right arm.

IU to get back into swing in West Lafayette

By Chris Engel · Friday, April 15,2005 1:49 a.m.

After back-to-back third-place finishes, the men's golf team will head to West Lafayette looking for its second win of the year and first win of the spring season. The team will be well-rested heading into the tournament after having the last two weeks off.

IU ready for Hawkeyes, Golden Gophers

By Andy Romey · Friday, April 15,2005 1:48 a.m.

After Sunday's close loss to Notre Dame, the Hoosiers are hungry -- and Hawkeyes and Golden Gophers are on the menu. IU can solidify a second-place conference ranking with this weekend's pair of road matches against No. 75 Minnesota and No. 49 Iowa.

Hoosiers face Dayton Flyers to benefit Urban Soccer League

By Chris Engel · Friday, April 15,2005 1:47 a.m.

The men's soccer team continues its spring campaign as the Hoosiers take on the Dayton Flyers as a part of a fund-raiser for the Urban Soccer League at 8 p.m. tonight at Kuntz Stadium in Indianapolis.

Hoosiers head to Ohio State after best finish of spring

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 15,2005 1:45 a.m.

Coming off of its best performance of the spring season, the IU women's golf team will compete in the Lady Buckeye Invitational this weekend on the Ohio State University Scarlet Golf Course in Columbus, Ohio. This will be the Hoosiers' final tune-up before the Big Ten Championships.

Hoosier rowers plan to 'empty the gas tanks' against No. 4 Ohio State, No. 19 Minnesota

By Bill Meehan · Friday, April 15,2005 1:44 a.m.

IU rowers face their biggest challenge of the season tomorrow when they get on the line next to No. 4 Ohio State and No. 19 Minnesota in Columbus. Hoosier coach Steve Peterson realizes the situation presented by the Big Ten rivals.

IU returns home to face 2 ranked foes in Michigan, Northwestern

By Kevin Dwire · Friday, April 15,2005 1:43 a.m.

The IU women's softball team will play host to two of the country's top teams this weekend whenthe No. 16 Northwestern Wildcats and No. 1 Michigan Wolverines make the trip to Bloomington.

The greatest college weekend?

By Matt Glenesk · Friday, April 15,2005 1:41 a.m.

The self-proclaimed "World's Greatest College Weekend" is upon us. That sounds awfully presumptuous, and I myself have doubts about Little 500. To believe that a late April weekend in Indiana has been termed the greatest of anything comes as a surprise to this Florida transplant. I would expect maybe the greatest ratio of tooth decay, but the "World's Greatest College Weekend?" Wow, that's a tough pill to swallow.

2nd alumni race brings former riders back for more

By Steve Slivka · Friday, April 15,2005 1:39 a.m.

Visitors and alumni swarming Bloomington for this year's Little 500 will have a hand in the weekend's events when they will participate in the Little 500 alumni race Saturday. The alumni race is divided into heats by the decade the rider attended IU.

Up 4 Grabs

By Dan Click · Friday, April 15,2005 1:38 a.m.

After waiting in the background for two seasons, four quarterbacks will get the chance to step up to center stage today during the spring football game at 7 p.m. at Memorial Stadium.

Wright declares for NBA draft

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Thursday, April 14,2005 11:23 a.m.

IU junior guard Bracey Wright declared he would forego his senior season and enter the NBA draft, IU coach Mike Davis said in a statement Wednesday. "I am excited about the possibility of playing in the NBA and it has always been a dream of mine," the 6-foot-3 Wright said in a statement. "I want to thank coach Davis and all of the assistant coaches for the things they have taught me. I also want to thank my teammates for being there for me throughout my career."

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