Piazza to extend rehab assignment NORFOLK, Va. -- Mike Piazza might extend his minor league rehabilitation assignment.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Michael Phelps set another world record, punched the air several times and pointed to his head, an unusual show of emotion from the 18-year-old Baltimore native.
The International Tennis Association National Collegiate Summer Circuit Championships began competition Saturday. The winners from the event will earn wild card invitationals into the first national tournaments of the 2003-04 collegiate tennis season -- the Icy Hot/ITA Men's and Riviera/ITA Women's All-American championships.
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- The Americans closed the Pan American Games track and field competition in style Saturday night, grabbing four medals, including three in the relays, Which helped make up for the women's basketball team loss in the gold medal game to Cuba hours after it survived a protest by Brazil.
Three highly decorated IU athletes will add a 2002-03 IU Student-Athletes of the Year award to their list of accolades. Olympic diver Sara Hildebrand and 2003 NCAA Javelin Champion Irina Kharun share the Female Athlete of the Year award, while Soccer National Player of the Year Pat Noonan took the men's award.
LATROBE, Pa. -- Kordell Stewart may be gone, but it doesn't mean the Pittsburgh Steelers have any shortage of trick plays or a trickster. With Stewart in Chicago, former IU quarterback Antwaan Randle El has reveled in his role as perhaps the Steelers' most unique playmaker. During camp, Randle El has lined up as a quarterback, tailback and even a holder.
The people who think baseball is a money game and that the teams that spend the most win the most have some explaining to do. What about the Oakland A's?
The 2003 Intercollegiate Tennis Association will host its National Summer Championships at IU for the third straight year starting Saturday. The five-day event will feature amateur players from around the country and consists of 64-player men's and women's singles draws as well as doubles and mixed doubles.
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - After snapping yet another photo, Valeri Liukin made eye contact with his daughter on the medal stand and pumped his right arm.
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Once again, there will be no Pan American Games gold medal for the United States in men's basketball.
EAGLE, Colo. -- A day before Kobe Bryant's first scheduled court appearance to acknowledge a sexual assault charge, his lawyers sought to clamp down on apparent information leaks from law enforcement officers.
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- The USA Women's Basketball Pan American Games team won its third game in a row with a 93-78 win over Argentina on Tuesday. IU Women's basketball coach Kathi Bennett is an assistant coach for the 3-1 team.
EAGLE, Colo. -- NBA superstar Kobe Bryant made his first appearance in court Wednesday on a charge of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old hotel worker. Flanked by his attorneys, the 24-year-old Bryant stood quietly as his attorneys waived his right to be formally advised of the felony assault charge. Judge Frederick Gannett set a preliminary hearing for Oct. 9. Bryant has said he had consensual sex with the woman but is innocent of assault.
Randy Heisler named director of track and field After the retirement of men's coach Marshall Goss earlier this summer, there was a hole in the Indiana track and field program's lineup. Now, that hole has been filled by women's track and field coach Randy Heisler. Heisler will take the coaching helm for the men's and women's programs in a collaborative coaching program.
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England - Annika Sorenstam completed a career Grand Slam at the Women's British Open on Sunday, beating Se Ri Pak by a stroke in a thrilling head-to-head showdown. It's the second major title of 2003 for the Swede, who in May became the first woman in 58 years to play on the PGA Tour.
CLERMONT, Ind. -- For nearly 180 laps, Brian Vickers was pecking at Shane Hmiel's bumper, never gaining enough momentum to take the lead for good. Then Vickers knew he had to make a move. "I realized, hey, it's time to go," he said.
INDIANAPOLIS - The biggest problem Kevin Harvick had all day at the Brickyard 400 was when his right rear tire blew and the fender flew off while he spun victory doughnuts. The big celebration was well-deserved. Harvick turned a tight race into a runaway Sunday, pulling away in the last 10 laps for the biggest win of his budding NASCAR career.
WACO, Texas -- Baylor basketball player Patrick Dennehy died of gunshot wounds to the head and was killed in the field where his body was found, according to a preliminary autopsy report released Wednesday.
Dennison wins Indiana Women's Amateur title IU senior All-American Karen Dennison won the 80th Indiana Women's Amateur Golf tournament at Meridian Hills Country Club in Indianapolis. The LPGA Giant Eagle Classic participant finished with a 3-over-par 215, which placed her at five shots ahead of her nearest competitor. Dennison birdied on each of the fifth, sixth and 14th holes but bogeyed on three holes.
When building a house, if one doesn't have a steady foundation, then the house isn't going to be able to withstand the test of time. The same goes for football. An integral part of IU's football program recently decided to transfer to another Big Ten school. John Kerr, a sophomore linebacker, plans to attend Ohio State and join the Buckeye football program.
