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A Playoff implications in Tennessee game

By Aaron Beard · Thursday, Dec. 5,2002 12:12 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis knows a victory Sunday over Tennessee makes postseason play a greater possibility. A loss and it might prove tough for the Colts to even make the postseason. The Colts are in first place in the AFC South with an 8-4 record. They have the No. 1 seed in the conference and could control home-field advantage throughout the playoffs if they remain in that position over the final four games of the season.

Dempsey hopes NCAA ties postseason eligibility to academics

By Aaron Beard and Michael Marot · Thursday, Dec. 5,2002 12:08 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Outgoing NCAA president Cedric Dempsey hopes university leaders will take another step toward academic reform next October by voting on a proposal that would make postseason eligibility contingent on academic success.

Sophomore steps up scoring, team leadership

By Zack Eldridge · Thursday, Dec. 5,2002 12:06 a.m.

Every team needs a player it counts on. They rely on the player when times are tough. For IU women's basketball team, that player is sophomore Jenny DeMuth. Early this season, DeMuth has been playing with a purpose and is determined to lead the Hoosiers back to the NCAA Tournament.

Hoosiers split up, travel to Ohio, Minneapolis

By Jeff Fuldauer · Thursday, Dec. 5,2002 12:02 a.m.

The IU women's swim team heads into the month of December looking to improve on their undefeated season as the split squad swims in two meets this weekend. IU will swim in both the U.S. Open and the Miami (OH) Invitational.

IU faces Texas Longhorns in post season game

By Aaron Beard · Wednesday, Dec. 4,2002 11:59 p.m.

The Hoosier volleyball team will enter its first NCAA Tournament bid in three years to face the Texas Longhorns tonight. IU's match marks the opening of the Pacific Regional with the winner facing either No. 10 Arizona or University of Texas-Arlington in the second round.

Baseball closers

By Aaron Beard and Nancy Armour · Wednesday, Dec. 4,2002 1:53 a.m.

CHICAGO -- Dumping yet another big salary, the Oakland Athletics traded closer Billy Koch to the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday in a six-player trade. In exchange for Koch and two minor leaguers, the Athletics will get White Sox closer Keith Foulke, catcher Mark Johnson, minor league right-hander Joe Valentine and cash. "Keith Foulke and Mark Johnson did a tremendous job for us, and we appreciate their contributions to our success, but this trade made sense for us in the short- and long-term," White Sox general manager Kenny Williams said.

Cubs pitcher signs on for 3 years

By Aaron Beard and Jason Strait · Wednesday, Dec. 4,2002 1:52 a.m.

CHICAGO -- Mike Remlinger doesn't see why his string of playoff appearances has to end with the Chicago Cubs. The left-handed reliever finalized a $10.65 million, three-year contract with Chicago on Tuesday and will bolster a Cubs' bullpen that blew numerous leads last season and squandered 25 saves. "I've had the luxury of going to the playoffs for four straight years with Atlanta, and I don't look at this as anything other than a chance to keep that winning tradition going," Remlinger said Tuesday.

Bye-bye, bye

By Benjy Ekhaus · Wednesday, Dec. 4,2002 1:51 a.m.

This season's unprecedented level playing field, coupled with its new division alignment, is proof that the National Football League needs to adjust its playoff structure. A quick glance at the current standings shows that, in the AFC, three teams are tied for the top seed, while five are within one game. Since only six teams make the playoffs, this means that two teams within one game of the best record in the entire conference won't even get in.

Relishing success of streak

By Aaron Beard · Wednesday, Dec. 4,2002 1:50 a.m.

Just two weeks ago, IU was 4-5-0 overall, 0-2 in conference play, and looking up at an 8-point deficit in the Great Midwest Hockey League. Coming off a pair of conference losses, the Hoosiers could have easily let the season start to slide.

FSU outscores, outplays

By Aaron Beard · Wednesday, Dec. 4,2002 1:48 a.m.

The IU women's basketball team lost 58-47 to Florida State Tuesday night in Tallahassee, Fla. IU was outscored by 15 points in the first half. IU's previous low total in a half this year was 27 against Eastern Kentucky in the second half of the Nov. 26 game. "We missed a lot of opportunities early in the game," coach Kathi Bennett said. "Obviously, success early always helps. I feel that we get affected too easily when we're not playing well individually and that is what happened tonight."

IU's big men large in win

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Wednesday, Dec. 4,2002 1:48 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The IU men's basketball team needed all its big men. Coach Mike Davis made that quite clear after Sunday's win against North Texas. In addition to senior forward Jeff Newton and freshman forward Sean Kline, junior center George Leach needed to get over his rotator cuff injury that kept him on the bench Sunday, and quick. Because if No. 10 IU was going to contend with No. 9 Maryland Tuesday night, the frontcourt had to be ready to play.

Thome agrees to $87.5 million contract with Phillies

By Aaron Beard and Rob Maaddi · Tuesday, Dec. 3,2002 12:43 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA -- Jim Thome hit a lot of home runs and helped the Cleveland Indians sell out Jacobs Field for several years. The Philadelphia Phillies hope he does the same at their new stadium.

NCAA bid secured despite loss

By Aaron Beard · Tuesday, Dec. 3,2002 12:11 a.m.

Saturday's 3-1 loss to Illinois was potentially dire for the women's volleyball team. The loss placed them into a three-way tie with Northwestern and Michigan for sixth place in the Big Ten. All three teams stood at 10-10 in the conference with varying overall records. With only five to seven conference teams expected to make it into the bracket, a Hoosier post-season bid was in jeopardy.

IU on the road again

By Natalie A. Trout · Tuesday, Dec. 3,2002 12:09 a.m.

When the IU women's basketball team travels to Tallahassee for its game against Florida State, one thing will be on the players' minds: last year's game. The two teams met in Bloomington last season and the Seminoles claimed victory over the Hoosiers 62-61. It was a shot at the buzzer by Indiana native April Traylor that bumped the Seminoles up as the victors.

Revenge on their minds

By Matt Pera · Tuesday, Dec. 3,2002 12:08 a.m.

No. 9 Maryland (3-0) is not the same team that beat the Hoosiers in the National Championship game last year, there's no arguing that. But as IU travels to Conseco Field House in Indianapolis tonight, senior forward Jeff Newton said vengeance will still be on their minds.

IU freezes Liberty University

Sunday, Dec. 1,2002 11:15 p.m.

IU picked up an important pair of non-conference victories over the holiday weekend, sweeping undefeated South East No. 4 Liberty University. IU got started nine minutes into the first period Friday. Sophomore forward David Ravensberg sent a pass between the skates of a Liberty defenseman and on the stick of junior forward Rhys Anderson. Anderson cut in front of the net and slammed home the first IU goal of the weekend.

NCAA tournament bid slips after falling to Illinois

By Dan Patrick and Aaron Beard · Sunday, Dec. 1,2002 11:15 p.m.

Thanksgiving weekend was an eventful one for the women's volleyball team. They posted their first 20 win season since 1999. This season placed head coach Katie Weismiller as IU's most successful coach with 159 career wins, and placing IU squarely on the NCAA Tournament bubble with a 10-10 Big Ten record and 20-12 overall. Sitting at 10-9 in the Big Ten, the Nov. 30 match against Illinois was crucial for a guaranteed NCAA Tournament bid, but after the Hoosiers fell in four games their fate would be in the hands of the selection committee.

Coach celebrates 40th win at IU

By Natalie A. Trout and Aaron Beard · Sunday, Dec. 1,2002 11:14 p.m.

In the 1970's, women's basketball was an entirely different ballgame. Head coach at the time, Bea Gorton was the fastest to reach the 40-win plateau in just 46 games. This weekend women's head coach Kathi Bennett became the second fastest coach to reach the 40-win plateau and accomplished the feat in 65 games. Bennett wasn't aware it was her 40th win Tuesday night in Alaska when the team defeated Eastern Kentucky 61-49. Some members on the team weren't surprised that Bennett had won 40 games so fast.

Women's sports still lack something

By -Val Tsoutsouris and Val Tsoutouris · Sunday, Dec. 1,2002 11:13 p.m.

When he woke up on Nov. 21, Steve Hamilton, the athletics director at Hart Lakeshore Academy in suburban Detroit, was not happy. He had just seen his girls' basketball team lose its state tournament playoff opener to Walkerville High School. The loss couldn't have surprised Hamilton since the team hadn't won a game all season. But the score had him seeing red. 115-2. That's right, 115-2.

Hoosiers split tourney in Alaska

By Janie McCauley and Zack Eldridge · Sunday, Dec. 1,2002 11:11 p.m.

Playing in their second tournament in less than a week the IU women's basketball team split a pair of games at the Great Alaska Shootout in Anchorage, Ala. The Hoosiers lost in the Championship game against Nevada 68-56 Nov. 27. A day earlier, IU defeated Eastern Kentucky 61-49. In the championship, sophomore guard Jenny DeMuth poured in 26 points and added seven rebounds, but it was not enough as IU suffered its first loss of the season. The Hoosiers fell to 3-1 on the year.

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