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Hoosiers face transitional year

Bad knees ended coach's career

Ready for redemption

Last season ended with a thud for the men's basketball team. Former coach Bob Knight was accused of choking Neil Reed, just in time for the first-round NCAA tournament game against Pepperdine in Buffalo, N.Y. Junior Kirk Haston was forced to watch his team lose 77-57 from the bench because he tore the lateral meniscus in his right knee during a collision early in the game.

Men's soccer team makes tourney -- barely

The men's soccer team usually watches the NCAA tournament draw to see what seed it will get. Or who it will be host to in the first round. Monday, the Hoosiers, NCAA champions the past two seasons, tuned in to the draw to see if they made the tournament at all. They did.

Hockey team ekes out win, then loses second game

The hockey team split its series with Central Michigan University this weekend after two overtime battles. Even though its loss was to one of the top-ranked teams in the country, the Hoosiers (7-2, 6-0 Midwest Collegiate Hockey League) had hoped for a better performance.

Despite losing players, Penn State is upbeat

Penn State women's basketball coach Rene Portland already had a headache when trying to replace Helen Darling and Andrea Garner, two All-Americans who guided Penn State to the Final Four last season.

Buckeyes halt Hoosiers

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- They sprinted in their muddy long-sleeved jerseys and shorts, raising their arms to question referees and to excite their teammates.

Cross country teams place 4th at Regionals

It took an entire season, but the women's cross country team finally ran the race they knew they were capable of running.

Volleyball team splits matches

The volleyball team made a strong showing this weekend, hoping to gain a bid for the NCAA tournament by beating Northwestern in three games and taking No. 4 Wisconsin to four games. The Hoosiers defeated the Wildcats 15-12, 15-6, 15-7 Saturday night after losing to the Badgers 11-15, 15-11, 1-15, 8-15 Friday.

Hoosiers' miscue leads to loss

It seemed like a harmless penalty -- something that wouldn't hurt the Hoosiers in the big picture. But it would start the downward spiral that would ultimately lead to the Hoosiers' 43-22 loss to Wisconsin Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

Football team suffers 2nd half letdown in defeat

For 29 minutes, the football team prevented Wisconsin from tearing apart its vulnerable defense. But during the last minute of the first half, the Badgers scored and the Hoosiers never recovered.

Boilermakers look for repeat

Two years ago, Purdue cut down the nets as the nation\'s top team. It's easy to forget that -- in part, because of all of the changes in West Lafayette.

Basketball all in the family

New women's basketball coach Kathi Bennett spent her early birthdays in musty, humid gymnasiums across scenic Wisconsin.

Hoosiers outmuscle Finnish team

Coach Kathi Bennett's stingy defense showed some signs of arriving Friday as IU forced 32 turnovers in overpowering Finnish traveling team, Tapiolan Honka, 87-39.

Big Red roll over Marathon

Junior forward Kirk Haston called it the "Noblesville bounce" that sealed the game. Freshman forward/center George Leach said he was praying as the ball hit the rim. And junior guard Dane Fife called it "the Big Red roll."

Men\'s soccer loses to Ohio State in second round of Big Ten tourney

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Hoosiers shot the ball more, possessed the ball more and earned more corner kicks than Ohio State Friday in the second round of the Big Ten men\'s soccer tournament.

Men tune up with Marathon Oil

Coach Mike Davis is concentrating on Tuesday's game, even though IU plays Marathon Oil tonight. But that's understandable. Marathon Oil is simply a tuneup for Pepperdine, IU's first opponent of the regular season.

Senior pair primed to play last home football game

Every college football player realizes one day he will step foot on his home turf for the final time.

Recovering Wisconsin sets sights on Hoosiers

Barry Alvarez isn't afraid to say it. He won't try to fool his team or the press by lying to them. The naked truth is, the Wisconsin coach is terrified of Hoosier junior quarterback Antwaan Randle El.