Sports

Struggles continue on road

By Matt Pera · Monday, Jan. 27,2003 12:26 a.m.

Davis berates team for 20 minutes after defeat, calls effort 'lackluster'

Bucs defense topples Raiders

By Dave Goldberg · Monday, Jan. 27,2003 12:19 a.m.

SAN DIEGO -- Just defense, baby! The Tampa Bay Buccaneers didn't need much more -- for most of the game, anyway. Coach Jon Gruden and his Bucs won the Super Bowl on Sunday, routing Oakland 48-21 in the first matchup of the NFL's best offense against its best defense. The Tampa Bay defense won by a mile, shutting down the Raiders for three quarters and holding on as they made a belated comeback attempt.

Yeagley to retire after next year

By Dan Patrick and Aaron Beard · Sunday, Jan. 26,2003 4:09 p.m.

40 years, 11 trips to the college cup championship, 5 national titles, and one more year to go. Men's soccer coach Jerry Yeagley has decided to call it quits after the 2003 season.

Crowd can help fight cancer

By Natalie A. Trout · Saturday, Jan. 25,2003 12:02 a.m.

On Jan. 12 the women's basketball team (9-6 overall, 2-3 Big Ten) upset Ohio State in front of 2,845 screaming fans. It was the sixth-highest single-game attendance total ever at IU. But 2,845 fans aren't enough for coach Kathi Bennett. She said she wants to see over 5,000 at the game against Wisconsin tonight to break the attendance record.

Attendance record broken

By Natalie A. Trout and Aaron Beard · Saturday, Jan. 25,2003 12:01 a.m.

Coach Kathi Bennett is out $5,000 after the women's basketball team's loss to Wisconsin 69-58, but the money went to a good cause. Her $5,000 donation to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation was the result of a record-breaking crowd in Assembly Hall for a women's basketball game. The goal was to have at least 5,503 fans at the game. That number was shattered as the Hoosiers played in front of 7,986 people on Friday night. People from the community and around the state filed into Assembly Hall to see the game.

Men's track heads to Purdue

By Steve Hinson · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 2:22 p.m.

Saturday the No. 14 men's indoor track and field team travels to West Lafayette for their most ferocious competition of the young season. The team will face rivals No. 13 Purdue and Ohio State. The meet begins Saturday morning at Lambert Fieldhouse.

Hoosiers look to build on second place finish

By Aaron Beard and Kristin Louderback · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 2:21 p.m.

IU women's track and field coach Randy Heislerz said he has only one goal in mind as his team prepares to travel to West Lafayette on Saturday. "We need to do better than we did last week," said Heisler, referring to Saturday's second place finish to Michigan in the season opener.

Hoosiers look to remain perfect at home

By Zack Eldridge · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:52 a.m.

The IU women's basketball team (9-6, 2-3 Big Ten) hosts a pair of conference foes this weekend when they play Wisconsin at 7 p.m. tonight and Michigan State at 2 p.m. Sunday at Assembly Hall. Tonight's game is the annual Pack the Hall night, but it has a twist this year.

Team heads into 4-game road test

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:51 a.m.

Over the past three games, the IU men's basketball team found it could protect its home court. Now, facing four tough teams on the road, they have to find a way to overcome home court advantage. The last time the Hoosiers tried this feat, the 81-69 loss at Ohio State, it proved disastrous. But the Hoosiers had three games to regroup. This time, there is no break.

Team looks for two in a row against Irish

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:49 a.m.

After winning every match they played last weekend against Murray State, the men's tennis team is ready to take on Notre Dame today at 4 p.m.

Wrestlers limp into Big Ten opener

By Charlie Cunningham and Charlie Gillingham · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:49 a.m.

As the wrestling squad prepares for tonight's Big Ten season opener, they will have to do so without 184-pound junior Ty Matthews. Matthews is undefeated in the 184-pound weight class this year and held the No. 19 ranking in the country at that weight. Matthews was going to face 184-pound Penn State senior Mark Becks, who holds the No. 4 ranking in the nation, but now the Hoosiers will likely turn to freshman Andy Rios.

Hoosiers take perfect record into last meet

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:48 a.m.

After back-to-back thrashings of Big Ten foes Ohio State and Purdue, the IU women's swim team looks to keep their undefeated record and No. 14 ranking intact this weekend as they travel to East Lansing, Mich. The Hoosiers, 6-0 (4-0 in the Big Ten) will take on Michigan State and Penn State in the final regular season conference competition of the year.

IU to open indoor season at home

By Tyler Rainey · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:47 a.m.

The women's tennis team will be back in action this Saturday when they host the Western Michigan Broncos and Miami (Ohio) Redhawks in a dual match tournament. IU first takes on the Broncos at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday at the IU Tennis Center, and then the Redhawks at 2:30 p.m. following the first match.

IU looking for revenge in season-opening tourney at Michigan

By Alex Witteveld · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:46 a.m.

This weekend the No. 14 Water Polo team travels to the confines of its most heated rival; the dangerous waters of Ann Arbor, Mich. The Hoosiers and the No. 11 Wolverines have a heated rivalry and the Hoosiers are out to get revenge from last season.

IU faces three D-I teams this weekend

By Jesse Laffen · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:45 a.m.

IU will face its toughest challenge to date with two road games in the Nittany Lion Invitational this weekend. IU will be the only division II team in a four-team field.

Club team contemplating jump to Division I

By Jesse Laffen · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:45 a.m.

Learning about hockey at IU can be confusing, especially for anyone who has followed NCAA hockey like junior Doug LaFave.

1 Super Game

By Alyson Brodsy and Barry Wilner · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:42 a.m.

SAN DIEGO -- Hey, Super Bowl fans, the Oakland Raiders are not wimps on defense and the Tampa Bay Bucs are not buffoons on offense. True, neither is ranked at the top of the league the way the Raiders are with the ball and the way the Buccaneers are when the opposition has it. And neither has gotten much credit for lifting its team to a conference title.

Women's team hopes large crowd will help fight breast cancer

By Natatlie Trout · Thursday, Jan. 23,2003 5:25 p.m.

On Jan. 12 the women's basketball team (9-6 overall, 2-3 Big Ten) upset Ohio State in front of 2,845 screaming fans. It was the sixth-highest single-game attendance total ever at IU. But 2,845 fans aren't enough for coach Kathi Bennett. She said she wants to see over 5,000 at the game against Wisconsin 7 p.m. Friday to break the attendance record.

American wins fifth-set, 21-19

Thursday, Jan. 23,2003 12:29 a.m.

MELBOURNE, Australia -- A sweat-soaked Andy Roddick handed his racket to a ball boy to play the next point, then staggered to the corner of the court and plopped himself down, gasping air. More than 80 games and 4 1/2 hours into his quarterfinal against Younes El Aynaoui, Roddick figured the lighthearted gesture might ease the tension in what already was the longest Australian Open match in more than 30 years.

Raiders, Bucs limit pool reporter's access to practices

By Barry Wilner · Thursday, Jan. 23,2003 12:26 a.m.

SAN DIEGO -- The NFL stopped pool reporters from watching drills Wednesday, even though that portion of practice has been open in the past. Practices are closed to the public and the media, except for one pool reporter for each conference. Peter King of Sports Illustrated is covering the Oakland Raiders this year, while Dan Pompei of The Sporting News is covering the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.