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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.

Sloppy weather slows NCAA competition

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Nov. 28,2004 11:08 p.m.

The men's cross country team finished its season one week ago at the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute. The team finished 18th overall, the third straight top 25 finish for the Hoosiers. IU placed 12th last year.

Hoosiers beat in-state rivals Indiana St. by 4

By John Rodgers · Tuesday, Nov. 23,2004 11:21 p.m.

Indiana State almost did it a third time in a row. Trailing by three in the waning seconds, ISU's David Moss looked for the tying basket, but a Marshall Strickland steal off Moss' pass prevented ISU's tying opportunity while stopping the Sycamores two-game winning streak against the Hoosiers with a 56-52 IU victory.

Hoosiers defeat Wolverines; face Boston College Sunday

By Steve Slivka · Tuesday, Nov. 23,2004 11:21 p.m.

IU coach Mike Freitag stressed all season the team's need to finish games. IU sophomore forward Kevin Robson finished the game for the No. 2 seed Hoosiers by scoring the game's lone goal versus IU's Big Ten rival, Michigan, in the match's 87th minute.

Bucket Bashing

By Dan Patrick · Monday, Nov. 22,2004 12:09 a.m.

WEST LAFAYETTE -- The Hoosier football team suffered a spanking in the Old Oaken Bucket game Saturday as IU gave up 763 yards of total offense in a 63-24 thrashing at the hands of arch-rival Purdue. With the loss, the Hoosiers end a disappointing 2004 campaign at 3-8 and 1-7 in the Big Ten.

Repeat championship run starts against Michigan

By Brian Janosch · Monday, Nov. 22,2004 12:09 a.m.

With Thanksgiving break right around the corner, students are beginning to depart campus for their holiday destinations. IU men's soccer coach Mike Freitag hopes students can wait until after Tuesday night's NCAA Tournament second round game against Michigan to go home.

Artest suspended for rest of season

By Alyson Brodsy and Chris Sheridan · Sunday, Nov. 21,2004 11:30 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Ron Artest was suspended for the rest of the season Sunday as the NBA came down hard on three members of the Indiana Pacers for fighting with fans as a game against the Detroit Pistons degenerated into a melee.

WOMEN'S: IU hopes to place 3 runners in top-60

By Andy Romey · Sunday, Nov. 21,2004 11:29 p.m.

The IU women's cross country team will be planning to run as hard as the solid November ground tonight in Terre Haute at the NCAA Championships. "I just want them to cross the finish line and have nothing left at all," said IU coach Judy Wilson. "Championships call for championship performances."

Runners, teams ready for NCAA Championships today

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Sunday, Nov. 21,2004 11:28 p.m.

Depending on when you read this, the IU men's cross country team might have finished its season in grand fashion. Scheduled for just after noon today, the No. 10 ranked Hoosiers will compete in the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute.

Season begins with loss to No. 8 Baylor

By Dan Click · Sunday, Nov. 21,2004 11:24 p.m.

Halfway through the second half, the IU women's basketball team was in position to pull off an upset against No. 8 Baylor University, trailing only 39-34. Instead of making a run, the ice-cold shooting that had plagued IU all night continued, developing into a 60-47 loss to the Lady Bears.

Flood gates open in West Lafayette

By Dan Click · Sunday, Nov. 21,2004 11:22 p.m.

WEST LAFAYETTE -- The Hoosiers came into the final game of the season against Purdue seeking revenge and the Old Oaken Bucket. Instead, what they got was an old-fashioned beat down and a long ride back to Bloomington following a 63-24 loss to the Boilermakers at Ross-Ade Stadium in front of 65,137 fans.

Artest out for rest of season

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Nov. 21,2004 7:05 p.m.

NEW YORK - Ron Artest was suspended for the rest of the season Sunday as the NBA came down hard on three members of the Indiana Pacers for fighting with fans as a game against the Detroit Pistons degenerated into a melee. Nine players from the teams were banned for a combined 143 games, including some of the harshest penalties the league has ever issued. Artest is the first player to be suspended for nearly an entire season for a fight during a game.

Manning lighting up league with TDs

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Marot · Friday, Nov. 19,2004 12:21 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- If Peyton Manning has proved anything this season, it is that nothing is out of reach. He's already thrown five touchdowns in an NFL-record three games this season. He's thrown at least three TD passes six times and is on pace to shatter Dan Marino's seemingly untouchable single-season record of 48 TD passes.

Owners delay Expos vote

By Alyson Brodsy and Nancy Armour · Friday, Nov. 19,2004 12:17 a.m.

CHICAGO -- Major League Baseball owners surprisingly did not vote Thursday on the proposed move of the Montreal Expos to Washington D.C. Baseball commissioner Bud Selig said he still expected the move to take place, and said owners will vote on the deal by Dec. 6.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Nov. 19,2004 12:17 a.m.

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Lou Holtz will retire as coach at South Carolina after the season, The Associated Press learned Thursday night, apparently paving the way for Steve Spurrier to replace him. Holtz told his team before Thursday's practice that he was retiring, according to a source close to the program who spoke on condition of anonymity. All season, the 67-year-old Holtz said he was worn out and tired, and even said Spurrier would be a good choice to succeed him.

Around The Game

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Nov. 19,2004 12:16 a.m.

Hoosiers welcome Kentucky, Utah for Invitational After dropping one spot in the national polls, the No. 14-ranked IU men's swimming and diving team will attempt to bounce back from a disappointing loss by participating in the ninth annual Indiana Invitational. The Invitational, which will take place at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center from today through Sunday, is a 10-team competition.

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