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Focus needed during conference weekend

By Alex Witteveld · Friday, March 28,2003 12:51 a.m.

The IU women's water polo team continues play this weekend after a long seven game road trip in California.

Hoosiers head to Kentucky

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, March 28,2003 12:50 a.m.

With a two-week break under their belts, the men's golf team looks to continue from their strong finish at the El Diablo Invitational March 16.

Teams in action this weekend

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, March 28,2003 12:49 a.m.

The men's tennis team returns home for the first time in over a month when they host two Big Ten conference matches this weekend.

Crew season gets underway

By Cory Steger · Friday, March 28,2003 12:48 a.m.

After enduring a strenuous off-season, the women's rowing team gets its chance to make an early statement in the squad's first race of the season in West Lafayette this Sunday.

Big Ten season begins

By Dan Patrick · Friday, March 28,2003 12:48 a.m.

Coming off of two straight extra-inning wins, including a 15-9 eighth inning rout of the Indiana State Sycamores, the IU softball team is poised for the start of the Big Ten season.

Outdoor season starts

By Steve Hinson · Friday, March 28,2003 12:47 a.m.

This weekend the men's track and field team scatters as part of the team will travel to Gainesville, Fla., for the Florida Relays and others will meet in an open meet at Purdue to begin their outdoor season.

Optimism high as spring season training begins

By Natalie A. Trout · Friday, March 28,2003 12:46 a.m.

Spring football practice opens Saturday with 69 healthy players to work with. After last year's record of 3-9, 1-7 in the Big Ten, the team is looking to make some serious changes this spring that will effect their play in the fall.

James shines in McDonald's game

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, March 27,2003 12:49 a.m.

CLEVELAND -- LeBron James was content to simply be a high school All-Star Wednesday night. The 18-year-old high school senior, an almost-certain No. 1 pick in this summer's NBA draft, scored 27 points in leading the East to a 122-107 victory over the West in the 26th annual McDonald's All-American high school basketball game.

No change in overtime; playoff expansion tabled

By Alyson Brodsy and Dave Goldberg · Thursday, March 27,2003 12:48 a.m.

PHOENIX -- NFL owners changed nothing. The league closed its annual spring meeting Wednesday by voting down a proposal to give both teams a shot at the ball in overtime. And it tabled a proposal to expand the playoffs from 12 teams to 14.

Senior player sets example for team

By Alex Witteveld · Thursday, March 27,2003 12:47 a.m.

As a utility player, senior Sarah Butler plays exactly like her position describes: doing anything the team needs to win.

Team heads into Big Ten on a roll

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, March 27,2003 12:46 a.m.

For the first time in a month, the Hoosiers are .500 as they stole both games in the softball doubleheader Wednesday by beating Indiana State 6-4 in nine innings in game one and 15-9 in eight innings in game two. In the first game of the twin bill, junior Kristine Dugan's two-run home run in the top of the ninth powered the Hoosiers over Indiana State 6-4, moving the squad one game closer to the .500 mark.

NCAAs to kick off in Texas

By Mark Carlson · Thursday, March 27,2003 12:42 a.m.

Two members of the men's swimming and diving team will be representing IU at the NCAA Championships, starting today. The national title meet unfolds today through March 29 in Austin, Texas. Juniors Marc Carlton and Claes Andersson will be competing at the tournament. Junior Matt Leach and sophomore Murph Halasz were selected as alternates but did not travel to the competition.

Just short

By John Rodgers · Thursday, March 27,2003 12:39 a.m.

Coach Bob Morgan's bid for his 1,000 victory fell as fast as the setting sun as Wright State's two-run eighth inning rally propelled the Raiders to a 7-6 victory over IU. Sophomore Ty Brown's grounder to second took a bad hop on sophomore Jay Brant, and Raider runners senior Kofi Gyimah and freshman Justin Wilson came around to score to provide the winning margin.

Coach goes for 1,000th win today

By Ryan Cost and Ryan J. Cost · Wednesday, March 26,2003 1:03 a.m.

IU coach Bob Morgan nabbed win 999 of his career on Tuesday as his Hoosiers continued their early season success with a 4-3 comeback win over Saginaw Valley State at soggy Sembower Field. Sophomore Corby Heckman double plated senior outfielder Mark Calkins in the bottom of the ninth to give IU the victory.Earlier in the inning, it was Calkins who tied the game at three with an RBI double of his own. Heckman has begun the 2003 season on an absolute tear. He was batting .396 coming into the game and then proceeded to go 3-5 with two RBIs including the game-winner. "The pitcher was up 0-2 and he hung a slider," Heckman said. "I was looking for it and I got lucky."

Basketball players lag in graduation rates

By Alyson Brodsy and Steve Wilstein · Tuesday, March 25,2003 11:59 p.m.

For all the profits and fun of the men's NCAA basketball tournament, too many players wind up with nothing more than memories.

Jumper earns national runner-up, breaks record

By Steve Hinson · Tuesday, March 25,2003 11:58 p.m.

At the second day of the NCAA Championship meet on March 14-15, sophomore jumper Aarik Wilson took part in one of the great duels of triple jump.

Road trip begins against in-state rival

By Dan Cohen and Daniel Cohen · Tuesday, March 25,2003 11:57 p.m.

Beginning today in Terre Haute, the Hoosiers embark on a torturous eight-game road trip over eight days, as they battle the Indiana State Sycamores of the Missouri Valley Conference in a double header starting at 2 p.m.

Record win has IU back on track

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, March 25,2003 11:56 p.m.

The IU women's golf team headed south this week to compete in the Lady Seahawk Invitational hosted by UNC-Wilmington in Wallace, N.C.

Teams have rough break, both lose matches

Monday, March 24,2003 11:37 p.m.

Even a change in the doubles lineup was not enough for No. 21 IU men's tennis team to outplay No. 24 Georgia Tech on Friday. The Hoosiers fell 5-2 in the match.

IU gears up for conference play

By John Rodgers · Monday, March 24,2003 11:36 p.m.

With the Big Ten season opening this weekend, the IU baseball team will look to fine tune itself for conference play today against Saginaw Valley State (10-2) with a 3 p.m. start at Sembower Field. IU (13-2) returned from its spring break in Bradenton, Fla., winning five of six and carrying a three-game winning streak into today's contest.

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