North Carolina brings 2 losses for IU
IU's No. 29 ranked women's tennis team lost two matches in North Carolina this weekend to No.8 Duke University and No. 15 University of North Carolina.
IU's No. 29 ranked women's tennis team lost two matches in North Carolina this weekend to No.8 Duke University and No. 15 University of North Carolina.
The IU water polo team set out this weekend to do something it hadn't done in its last 16 attempts -- beat Michigan. That was accomplished when the No. 11 Hoosiers upset the No. 9 Wolverines 7-6 Saturday at the Michigan Invitational at Ann Arbor. The team finished the weekend with a 2-1 record.
Sosa trade waiting approval CHICAGO -- Sammy Sosa was once as popular a fixture at Wrigley Field as the ivy-covered brick walls and the ancient scoreboard hanging over the center field bleachers.
Chauncey Billups scored 20 points and Tayshaun Prince had 16 points and seven rebounds as the Detroit Pistons used a balanced scoring attack to defeat the Indiana Pacers 88-76 Thursday night. It was the second meeting between the teams since Nov. 19, when Pacers players brawled with Pistons fans after Ben Wallace shoved Ron Artest. Both games have been in Indianapolis, and both times the Pistons have won. The teams face each for the last time in the regular season March 25 at Detroit. That will be Indiana's first trip back to the Palace of Auburn Hills since the fight.
The IU water polo team is looking to build on an impressive 20-9 record last year as it begins its season this weekend at the Michigan Invitational in Ann Arbor. The Hoosiers finished the season by placing third at the College Water Polo Association Eastern Championships and ranked No. 13 in the country. Thirteen letter winners return from last year's team, including three All Conference selections in seniors Krista Peterson, Kandace Waldthaler and Jessica Goldner. Peterson is also a two-time honorable mention All-American.
It's not often that a team is in a "no-lose" situation, but IU coach Lin Loring said that he thinks the women's tennis team is going to be presented with one in this weekend's road match against No. 8 Duke University and No. 15 University of North Carolina.
One meet is left for the No. 24 women's swimming and diving team before it plays host to the Big Ten Championship. IU is looking to protect its streak of five wins and looks to gain another victory against Big Ten favorite Penn State. The cream and crimson will be playing host to the Nittany Lions at 6 p.m. Friday and at 10 a.m. Saturday. IU is coming off a close battle between Purdue as the Hoosiers drowned the Boilermakers last weekend 157-141. "We are coming to the part of the season were we are starting to back off our hard practices and start to fine tune for the Big Ten and NCAA Championships," said coach Dorsey Tierney. "Penn State will be a challenge for us and pull a lot of depth from their team in this meet."
It's rare in sports for every athlete on a team to be in sync, healthy and geared toward the same goal. The IU men's track squad's good fortune is reflected with its No. 3 ranking in the recent release of the www.Trackwire.com's national poll. IU trails defending NCAA champion Arkansas and Big Ten foe Michigan.
University Park is the next stop for the IU road show, where the grapplers will look to avenge a 37-4 drubbing last January in Bloomington. The Hoosiers, at 12-1 is off to their best start since the 1995-96 season, have never won in six meetings against Penn State. Coach Duane Goldman will get an opportunity to reverse that trend Friday. He will have a full lineup to work with for the first time in weeks. Two starters were held out last week because of a bout with the flu.
All season long IU has been mired in road difficulties, and that didn't change Thursday night as the Hoosiers fell to Illinois 53-43 in Champaign, Ill. The same problems that have been plaguing IU (8-10, Big Ten 1-7) throughout Big Ten play -- scoring droughts and turnovers -- ended any chance the Hoosiers had of picking up their first conference road win. Despite sluggish play, IU had many chances to even the score toward the game's end.
For the IU men's tennis team, it's time for a role reversal. After being the underdog just a week ago in their season opener at nationally ranked Notre Dame, the Hoosiers come home Saturday for a pair of winnable matches against mid-majors Butler and Murray State.
My, how quickly things can change. One day, you're romantically linked with the likes of Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman, then you wake up and Kirstie Alley and the Snapple Lady (Wendy Kaufman) head the list of possible suitors.
Duke loses for 1st time this season as its top trio falters DURHAM, N.C. -- When Duke needed a basket, J.J. Redick tried to deliver. The streaky scorer took 3-pointers, stepped inside the arc for midrange jumpers and even drove to the basket. Very few of his shots went in as Maryland's stifling defense sent the Blue Devils to their first loss.
IU men's basketball coach Mike Davis' plan to steal a Big Ten game on the road didn't go too well Wednesday night, but the Hoosiers have another chance Saturday in the second half of their first two-game road trip of the season.
After leading IU in the backfield the past two seasons, sophomore running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis has decided to transfer.
Losing six of the last seven games, the IU women's basketball team will look to bounce back into the win column as they face the Fighting Illini (11-6; Big Ten, 3-4) at 8 p.m. in Champaign, Ill.
MINNEAPOLIS -- He tried. After a 10 minute and 25 second span in which IU scored two points to start the second half and allow the Minnesota Golden Gophers to jump to a 47-32 lead, freshman D.J. White tried to put the Hoosiers on his back and win their fifth straight game.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota used a 16-2 run to start the second half on its way to a 70-65 win Wednesday in "The Barn" in Minneapolis.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, your Indiana Foosers!" It is doubtful these words will echo through Assembly Hall anytime soon, but in the meantime, the members of the IU Foosball Club are happy with their increased popularity in only its second year of existence.
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. -- A judge set up a possible courtroom reunion between five Indiana Pacers players and four fans seen brawling on countlessly replayed video loops when she ordered them to appear in court on the same day. Nine people charged in the brawl at The Palace of Auburn Hills were scheduled for a pretrial conference Tuesday afternoon in 52nd District Court in Rochester Hills.