Game to renew Spittoon rivalry
The Old Brass Spittoon was put into effect in 1950 as the prize for the winner of the nearly annual game.
The Old Brass Spittoon was put into effect in 1950 as the prize for the winner of the nearly annual game.
After he failed to qualify academically at Ole Miss out of high school and to gain admission to North Carolina out of junior college, Houston constantly wondered if things would ever go his way.

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This was supposed to be IU’s first real test. After Evansville defeated national runner-up Butler at home Saturday, the Purple Aces no longer seemed like such a cupcake matchup.
The 664 days since IU’s last road victory turned to zero Wednesday night with an offensive clinic at the Ford Center in Evansville.
Junior forward Christian Watford returned to his ways of old, scoring 15 points in IU’s 94-73 win Wednesday against Evansville at the Ford Center.
The Hoosiers will begin another quest Sunday that, to both players’ and fans’ hopes, will lead them to Hoover, Ala., for a College Cup, an NCAA final win and an eighth star, which has eluded the program now for six years.
The women’s club soccer team will travel to Phoenix today to play in the 2011 NCCS National Soccer Championships. Twenty-four of the top women’s teams in the country will compete at the Reach 11 Sports Complex.
In one of the biggest and most disturbing sports scandals in recent memory, it appears that as a coach and mentor, Jerry Sandusky abused his power by molesting young boys in his home, in locker rooms, in showers and on university grounds.
In Bloomington, it is about defending a tradition of excellence. However, the IU women’s basketball team has yet to figure out how to win at Assembly Hall without doing so in an ugly fashion.
The IU men’s basketball team stayed undefeated Wednesday night, defeating Evansville 94-73 at the Ford Center.
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Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski surpassed his mentor and former IU Coach Bob Knight with his 903rd career win Tuesday night, becoming the all-time winningest coach in Division I men’s college basketball.
IU (2-0) will look to break that streak when it travels to southwest Indiana to take on Evansville (1-0) today at 8 p.m.
With a struggling volleyball team, a one-win Big Ten football team led by a new head coach and a men’s soccer team looking toward its 25th NCAA Tournament appearance, it has been a roller coaster fall for IU Athletics. As the leaves fall off the trees, many of IU’s fall sports are concluding their seasons, and that brings a new set of schedules for winter sports.
IU has won only three games away from Assembly Hall in the Tom Crean era and has only one true road win.
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: Don’t sleep on the Purple Aces.
In a close game that came down to free throws, IU earned its first season victory, 70-67.
Former IU wide receiver Damarlo Belcher hadn’t been heard from since he was dismissed from the football team. He broke his silence Monday, issuing a statement to the IDS.
Indiana grabbed the No. 16 seed for the tournament, awarding them a first-round bye into the tournament of 48. Unseeded Liberty and Old Dominion will face off Thursday to determine the Hoosiers’ second-round foe.