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Little 500 off and racing

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 31,2003 12:22 a.m.

Amid sun, rain, snow and wind, the field was determined on Saturday for the 2003 Little 500 with the pole positions from both the men's and women's having a new look from last year. The men's position was claimed by Fiji, and Phi Mu was first in the women's race. History repeats, almost The curve balls Mother Nature sent down to Bloomington Saturday didn't seem to have any effect on the 41 men's teams that came out in attempt to qualify for the 2003 race.

Outdoor meet begins new season for IU

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 31,2003 12:21 a.m.

After finishing its indoor season tied for eighth place in the country, the IU women's track and field team solidly kicked off its outdoor season over the weekend at three invitationals across the country.

Home match treats team differently

By Zack Eldridge · Monday, March 31,2003 12:20 a.m.

After being on the road for the last seven weeks, the IU men's tennis team was glad to finally be playing a match at home.

Swimmer and diver wrap up season with NCAA showing

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 31,2003 12:19 a.m.

Two members of the IU men's swimming and diving team traveled to Austin, Texas, this weekend to compete in the 2003 NCAA Championships.

Offense stalls in weekend losses

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 31,2003 12:19 a.m.

Coming into the weekend with its best start since 1997, the Hoosier softball team seemed poised to make a splash in the Big Ten standings.

First session kicks off spring football practice

By Gavin Lesnick · Monday, March 31,2003 12:18 a.m.

It's a good thing the chain-link fence surrounding the IU football team's practice field isn't quite finished.

A 'grand' weekend for IU coach

By Ryan Cost and Ryan J. Cost · Monday, March 31,2003 12:17 a.m.

After a home loss and a postponed game on Friday, IU baseball coach Bob Morgan finally snatched his elusive 1,000th career victory this weekend becoming the 12th active coach and just the 26th in Division I history to reach the 1,000 win plateau.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, March 28,2003 12:57 a.m.

Qualifications for the 53rd Little 500 begin Saturday with 42 men's teams and 31 women's teams taking part. The men's field will be narrowed to fit the 33 available spots while all the women's teams are guaranteed entry in the race.

Butler is not a Cinderella team

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, March 28,2003 12:54 a.m.

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Oklahoma coach Kelvin Sampson has seen enough to know Butler is no underdog.

Searching for one more win

By Ryan Cost and Ryan J. Cost · Friday, March 28,2003 12:54 a.m.

The IU baseball team begins conference play this weekend fresh off a disappointing home loss to Wright State that denied coach Bob Morgan his 1,000th career victory. The Hoosiers (14-3) are headed west to take on the Fighting Illini of Illinois in a four-game series that begins today at 4:05 p.m. Aside from Wednesday's back-and-forth 7-6 shortcoming, IU has been nothing short of spectacular in the early going. Morgan's club is batting a solid .281 as a team and posts a league-best 2.64 earned run average, just a hair better than their weekend opponents who come in with an ERA of 2.65. Sophomore Corby Heckman heads to Champagne, Ill., with the league's fifth-best average, batting .418, and junior pitcher Chris Behrens (2-0) comes into the game with the Big Ten's lowest ERA at 0.92.

UConn star left Texas for greener basketball pastures

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, March 28,2003 12:53 a.m.

SAN ANTONIO -- If only Texas had recruited Emeka Okafor, he could have stayed much closer to home.

Luck of Irish runs out

By Alyson Brodsy and Beth Harris · Friday, March 28,2003 12:52 a.m.

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Arizona took all the drama out of this one early. After beating Gonzaga by one point in a double-overtime classic, the top-seeded Wildcats rolled right over Notre Dame 88-71 Thursday night to advance to the West Regional final.

Top seed Kentucky moves on

By Alyson Brodsy and Rick Gano · Friday, March 28,2003 12:52 a.m.

MINNEAPOLIS -- With Keith Bogans watching helplessly from the bench in the second half, Kentucky turned to the power of Marquis Estill to ward off Wisconsin.

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.

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