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Hoosier earns spot at NCAAs

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 14,2005 1:12 a.m.

Most of the IU women's track and field team traveled to Fayetteville, Ark. to compete in the Tyson Invitational, but one Hoosier athlete did not. Junior distance runner Jessica Gall left her teammates behind to pursue a shot at earning an automatic NCAA indoor qualifying time. Gall entered the 5,000-meter run at the Husky Classic held at the University of Washington.

Hoosiers experience weekend of firsts at Stanford Invitational

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 14,2005 1:04 a.m.

Until this weekend the Hoosiers had never beaten California. They had never beaten Hawaii. They had never beaten two top ten opponents in the same day. Never, that is, until this weekend at the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif.

Weekend brings together NCAA's growing rivalries

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 14,2005 1 a.m.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Dee Brown says it's time for the naysayers to shut up. A player on a 25-0 team can do that. "Everybody's waiting for us to lose, saying they think we're not the best team in the country," Brown said after his two late 3-pointers iced top-ranked Illinois' 70-59 win over No. 20 Wisconsin and preserved the nation's longest major-college winning streak. "Watch TV, they'll show you, they'll tell you. The No. 1 team? It's not us."

Tennis coach earns 650th win, an NCAA record

By Andy Romey · Monday, Feb. 14,2005 12:59 a.m.

With home wins over Wake Forest and Butler University this weekend, IU's women's tennis team propelled IU coach Lin Loring to the 650 career win mark, pushing him closer to one of the more famous coaches in IU history -- Bob Knight.

First string linebacker to leave IU football

By Dan Click · Monday, Feb. 14,2005 12:38 a.m.

Junior linebacker Paul Szczesny, the third-leading tackler on the team, has decided to leave the IU football program and transfer. Szczesny is the second player in the past month to transfer from the Hoosiers.

IU sees highs and lows of Big 10 play

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 14,2005 12:37 a.m.

It was an up-and-down weekend for Indiana. The wrestlers upset Michigan State Saturday in convincing style, only to be crushed on the road by Illinois. The Hoosiers took the mat at University Gym against Michigan State wondering whether senior heavyweight Pat DeGain would be able to go against the No. 12 Spartans. DeGain, ranked fifth, missed last weekend's match versus Wisconsin as well as most of practice this week with an injured shoulder.

IU claims first Big Ten road win of the season

By Dan Click · Monday, Feb. 14,2005 12:36 a.m.

When sophomore center Sarah McKay drained a hook shot at the end of Sunday's game at Northwestern, she sank a season's worth of road woes along with it.

South not quite hospitable to IU

By Eamonn Brennan · Monday, Feb. 14,2005 12:35 a.m.

The South is supposed to be known for its hospitality. At No. 9 Virginia Saturday, and No. 57 North Carolina State on Sunday, the IU Men's Tennis team instead found itself amongst inhospitable surroundings, dropping both of the trip's matches and moving to 2-4 on the spring season. The losses came as a mixture of encouragement and disappointment for the team.

Haas breaks 5,000-meter record

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 14,2005 12:31 a.m.

For the second straight weekend, Stephen Haas put himself atop the IU record books. Saturday evening at the Tyson Invitational, the junior from Huntersville, N.C., erased Chris Powers' 5,000-meter indoor record with a run of 13:41, breaking Powers' record by 18 seconds and Haas' own personal best by 25 seconds. His time gave him a second-place finish and another NCAA automatic-qualifying mark.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 14,2005 12:30 a.m.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Kevin McHale shook up the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday, firing longtime friend Flip Saunders and taking over the coaching duties for the rest of the season. McHale, the team's vice president of basketball operations, called Saunders on Saturday morning to break the news.

Team overcomes free throw woes for 71-56 win over Gophers

By Gavin Lesnick · Monday, Feb. 14,2005 12:29 a.m.

Playing without one of its best players, the IU men's basketball team put together one of its best games. Despite leading scorer Bracey Wright being sidelined for the second-straight game, IU's bench rallied the team to a 71-56 win against Minnesota at Assembly Hall.

FIRE FROM THE BENCH

By John Rodgers · Monday, Feb. 14,2005 12:28 a.m.

Bracey Wright and D.J. White account for nearly 32 points per game on average. Saturday, the pair totaled nine. IU's bench overcame the lack of production from Wright and White by outscoring Minnesota's bench 27-5 en route to a 71-56 win.

Tyson Invitational offers IU another hot chance

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Friday, Feb. 11,2005 1:28 a.m.

IU has a tough act to follow this weekend. The men's track team has the task of topping last weekend's performances -- four school records and two sub-four minute milers. Fresh off earning a No. 2 www.trackwire.com national ranking, the Hoosiers compete in the prestigious Tyson Invitational this Weekend in Fayetteville, Ark.

30 teams meet for heralded event

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Feb. 11,2005 1:28 a.m.

According to the Web site www.trackshark.com, all of the eyes in the college track and field world are on Randal Tyson Track Center this weekend, and that is exactly where the Hoosiers will be.

Grappling for the Big Ten

By Andrew Petersen · Friday, Feb. 11,2005 1:28 a.m.

IU enters a crucial weekend with two matches against the cream of the Big Ten crop beginning Saturday. The Hoosiers will begin against No. 12 Michigan State at the University Gym. The Spartans have dominated the series, owning an overall record of 44-17-3, including the last six in a row. IU hasn't scored a victory against State in Bloomington since 1991.

Battle on the bubble

By John Rodgers · Friday, Feb. 11,2005 1:27 a.m.

For IU coach Mike Davis, three would not be enough. Saddled with a 10-10 record with seven conference games remaining before the Big Ten Tournament, Davis said Thursday that the Big Ten is not receiving enough credit around the nation for its quality basketball teams, and he's ready to put a stop to it.

Pre-Big Ten schedule acts as gauntlet for IU

By Andy Romey · Friday, Feb. 11,2005 1:02 a.m.

The IU women's tennis team is about halfway through its trek -- a trek through one of the hardest non-conference schedules in the country. This weekend brings No. 30 Wake Forest, No. 19 Texas A&M and Butler University to the IU Varsity Tennis Center for yet another step along the road.

Hoosiers continue road woes at PSU

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Feb. 11,2005 1 a.m.

Finding a way to win on the road during conference play is something IU has been searching for all season. The search will continue for at least one more game as the Hoosiers fell to No. 25 Penn State 67-45 in University Park, Pa. at the Bryce Jordan Center.

IU takes on West Coast

By Steve Brennan · Friday, Feb. 11,2005 12:59 a.m.

The IU women's water polo team never backs down from a challenge. The team competed valiantly in its season opener against No. 1 UCLA, falling just short of victory. But rather than dwell on a tough loss, the team took lessons from the UCLA game and used them to defeat then-No. 9 Michigan. The Hoosiers will bring that same toughness to Palo Alto, Calif., this weekend for the Stanford Invitational.

IU faces 2 tough weekend opponents

By Eamonn Brennan · Friday, Feb. 11,2005 12:57 a.m.

If the IU men's tennis team was getting used to playing at home, that routine is about to break in a large way. The Hoosiers will swing southeast this weekend for two hard-hitting engagements against ranked teams, No. 9 Virginia and No. 57 North Carolina State, two teams with stellar early season records and tough lineups.

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