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Majerus hospitalized, to resign after year

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Jan. 29,2004 12:21 a.m.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah basketball coach Rick Majerus will resign at the end of the season after his latest health problem put him in the hospital with chest pains. Majerus, 55, was being treated in Santa Barbara, Calif., Wednesday. His condition was not released. Assistant Kerry Rupp will coach the Utes in the interim, though Majerus could return and finish out the season if his health allows. Rupp will guide the team when it plays Saturday against BYU.

All-American preps for big year

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Thursday, Jan. 29,2004 12:19 a.m.

Sophomore Sean Jefferson has always been fast. In middle school he fancied himself a sprinter. By his senior year of high school, he discovered there were few people he couldn't out run over longer distances. In distance running, coaches say speed kills, and Sean has speed. "If you have natural speed, all you have to do is get basic fitness under your belt," said IU coach Robert Chapman. "Then, in races you can relax and open a big can of whoop-ass." Speed is the deciding factor in indoor racing.

Minn. natives go 'Barn'storming

By Dan Patrick · Thursday, Jan. 29,2004 12:13 a.m.

One ranked team in one rickety arena. This is what's in store for the IU women's basketball team tonight when the Hoosiers lock horns with the No. 14-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers at the notorious 76 year-old Williams Arena. Williams Arena, nicknamed "The Barn," has risen into infamy since its original construction in 1928, featuring a raised floor, shaky rims and a notoriously raucous fan base. While they have heard about "The Barn," IU players will simply look at it as just another gym.

Intramurals give everyone a chance to win

By Matt Glenesk · Thursday, Jan. 29,2004 12:12 a.m.

College athletics have been mired in controversy and scandal for years, but on campuses around the nation sport continues to thrive in one of its purest states in the form of intramurals. IU offers its students a multitude of opportunities to partake in intramural sports; from softball, football and the ever-popular basketball to kickball, dodgeball and euchre.

Fans, team-game help defeat Purdue

By Natalie A. Trout · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 12:58 a.m.

Senior guard A.J. Moye strutted off the court and held out his jersey so all the fans could see the INDIANA embroidered on it. The Hoosiers now hold sole possession of first place in the Big Ten. IU (11-6, 5-1 Big Ten) upset No. 21 Purdue (14-5, 4-2) in what was clearly a team effort with eight different Hoosiers contributing points to the 63-58 win. "When we take the court, we don't feel like we can lose," Moye said. Earlier this week, Purdue coach Gene Keady said sophomore guard Bracey Wright would be the player his team would have to contain. But little did the Purdue team know there would be so many others who would impact the IU win. Wright, this week's Big Ten co-Player of the Week, entered the game averaging 16.8 points per game, but only had three points in the first half and finished with a total of 10.

All alone on top of Big Ten

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 12:56 a.m.

Roderick Wilmont had just messed up, and he knew it. He had just hit a three-pointer to put the Hoosiers up four points with less than a minute to play, but the freshman guard left Purdue guard David Teague wide open in the corner for a three to allow the Boilermakers to get back within one.

Tradition-rich Big Ten gives wrestlers experience against top teams

By Colin Burns · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 12:33 a.m.

The wrestling legacy of the Big Ten conference speaks for itself. Multiple national championship teams and All-Americans are facts of its history. This season is no different. IU, being part of the wrestling-rich conference, knows this part of the schedule is what the season is geared towards.

Classic Rivalry, Higher Stakes

By Natalie A. Trout · Tuesday, Jan. 27,2004 12:45 a.m.

As if the rivalry wasn't big enough between IU (10-6, 4-1 Big Ten) and Purdue (14-1, 4-1). Now the two teams will battle for the top of the Big Ten at 7 p.m. tonight in Assembly Hall. The last time the rivals played for first place in the Big Ten was in 1989 when the Hoosiers won 74-73. But the most recent match-up between the two was in West Lafayette, and IU took quite a beating and lost the game 69-47. Senior forward A.J. Moye remembers it clearly. "They whooped us last year," Moye said. "I've still got that taste in my mouth. I really want a win."

Summer no vacation for sprinter

By Steve Slivka · Monday, Jan. 26,2004 10:49 p.m.

To compete as an athlete in today's sports world, athletes need to take advantage of the summer months. For junior sprinter Charlene Maddox, this theme held true this past summer. During the indoor track and field season, Maddox competes in the 200 and 400-meter runs. However, last indoor season, Maddox fought injuries which kept her from competing on a regular basis.

Road Warriors

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Monday, Jan. 26,2004 12:50 a.m.

MINNEAPOLIS -- For most of Saturday's first half against the Minnesota Golden Gophers, the Hoosiers looked unstoppable. But then Minnesota coach Dan Monson inserted a zone press and defense that shook up the Hoosier offense, and the Gophers were able to close the half on a 10-0 run to cut the IU lead to eight. Minnesota (8-9, 0-5 Big Ten) continued the zone and the press in the second half as the Gophers battled back to take a four-point lead late in the game. "It really screwed us up at the end of the first half," sophomore forward Sean Kline said. "They got some turnovers off of it. It's a tough zone, and they're really big, lanky and quick. But I thought in the second half we did a great job of limiting our turnovers and looking to the middle and the gaps to make plays." Monson took off the press with the Gophers leading by four with less than four minutes to play. IU coach Mike Davis said removing the press was a good idea by Monson.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Jan. 26,2004 12:38 a.m.

BREAUX BRIDGE, La. -- At the edge of a park where Jake Delhomme played peewee football, there's a cypress sculpture of a crawfish about the size of a refrigerator.

IU upsets No. 10 Tennessee at home

By Jeff Fuldauer · Monday, Jan. 26,2004 12:37 a.m.

Facing 15 ranked opponents in one season, with eight coming against top-25 teams, seems like a daunting task to most.

Rodriguez named captain of Rangers

By Alyson Brodsy and Ronald Blum · Monday, Jan. 26,2004 12:36 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Wearing their finest evening clothes, Alex Rodriguez and the Texas Rangers tried to put a formal end to their troubled offseason filled with trade talk and tension.

Hoosiers knock off 2 ranked teams in Invitational

By Matt Ostrega · Monday, Jan. 26,2004 12:36 a.m.

IU coach Barry King's squad came into the weekend knowing that there would be some stiff competition at the Michigan Invitational. In fact, the Hoosiers had to face three ranked teams in Arizona State, Michigan and the University of California, San Diego.

Club team records one win, loss to Ohio State

By Jeff Fuldauer · Monday, Jan. 26,2004 12:35 a.m.

In a two-game home stand against Midwest rival Ohio State, the Hoosiers looked like two different teams with a win and a loss in a 24-hour span.

Hoosiers pull off 86-81 OT win

By Natalie A. Trout · Monday, Jan. 26,2004 12:34 a.m.

MINNEAPOLIS -- From the second the IU men's basketball team (10-6, 4-1 Big Ten) stepped onto the hardwood floor in Minneapolis, shots began to fall. The team was successful in 58.6 percent of their field goals in the first half.

IU looks to stay on top

By Natalie A. Trout · Friday, Jan. 23,2004 1:07 a.m.

For a brief 24 hours, the IU men's basketball team was the sole leader of the Big Ten with a 3-1 conference record. But after Wednesday night's games, Michigan State, Wisconsin and Purdue jumped into the number one spot with IU (9-6 overall). At the bottom of the Big Ten standings lies a lonely Minnesota team, 0-4 in the Big Ten and 8-8 on the season. It's a Minnesota team that's struggled at home and away, and it's a Minnesota team that sophomore guard Marshall Strickland says IU will not take lightly. "They really need this win, and they are going to come out really hard," Strickland said. "So we're going to go in there and battle them." Strickland averaged 16 points a game in the last three IU games, hitting .500 (15-of-30) from the floor and .588 (10-of-17) from beyond the arc. He has also been perfect in his last ten free throw attempts.

Pacers near perfect with Tinsley back

By Alyson Brodsy and Steve Herman · Friday, Jan. 23,2004 12:45 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Spending some time on the bench did wonders for Jamaal Tinsley. Since his return to the starting lineup, the Indiana Pacers have won 11 of 12 games, increased their scoring almost five points a game and solidified their position atop the NBA's Eastern Conference. "From the get-go, I was ready to come back and start, but it didn't happen like I thought it would happen," Tinsley said after practice Thursday.

Nets reach deal to sell team to NYC real estate developer

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Jan. 23,2004 12:45 a.m.

TRENTON, N.J. -- The New Jersey Nets' owners have agreed to sell the team to a New York City real estate developer, a move that could bring Brooklyn its first major sports franchise since 1957. The contract was finalized Wednesday, said Edwin Stier, president of the Community Youth Organization, which owns the Nets.

Colts get new uniforms

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Jan. 23,2004 12:44 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis Colts fans can still believe in blue next season -- but it will be a darker shade of royal blue. The team will sport darker uniforms next season, Indianapolis television station WISH reported Wednesday. The team wants to make the color closer to the shade it was when the Colts came to Indianapolis from Baltimore in the 1980s, said team executive Pete Ward.

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