Super Bowl XLVI brings interesting facts
On Sunday evening, Indianapolis was the center of attention when the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. Here are some interesting facts about the big game:
On Sunday evening, Indianapolis was the center of attention when the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. Here are some interesting facts about the big game:
Purdue forward Robbie Hummel said the Boilermakers scouting report would allow Remy Abell to shoot the 3-pointer. The IU freshman guard who averaged 3.2 points per game had never played in Mackey Arena. He had only hit five 3-pointers in his entire IU career. He hadn’t even attempted a 3-pointer in the game.
The Hoosiers’ 78-61 victory at Purdue on Saturday was a reminder this team is the first sign of water after wandering in the desert for what seemed like 40 years.
The Hoosiers lifted their overall record to 5-1 with wins against Cincinnati and Xavier.
After staying toe-to-toe with the Iowa Hawkeyes (14-10, 6-5), the Indiana women’s basketball team (5-19, 0-11) again fell short in its conference matchup, losing 83-64 Sunday afternoon in Assembly Hall.
The men’s and women’s track and field squads combined to set 20 personal records at the Meyo Invitational at the University of Notre Dame this weekend.
The team earned a 30-8 victory against South Dakota State and a 31-13 victory against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Despite the Hoosiers’ efforts, they suffered a close loss of 16-19 against the Boilermakers
Could IU make the necessary stops it needed to finish off a Big Ten road win? That question, which has remained unanswered for the better part of the past four seasons, found an answer Saturday night in West Lafayette.
Could IU make the necessary stops it needed to finish off a Big Ten road win?
In one of the worst shooting halves of the year for IU and Purdue, the Hoosiers have a 33-22 lead at halftime thanks to a 13-0 run midway through the first half.
The Hoosiers take on the Boilermakers tonight at 7 p.m. Follow along with our live chat here.
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The Hoosiers (5-18, 0-10 Big Ten) lost at Penn State (17-5, 7-3) Thursday at the Bryce Jordan Center 76-44 to bring their losing skid to 10 games, which serves as the longest of IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack’s tenure in Bloomington.
This Saturday the Hoosiers travel to Cincinnati, where the women’s tennis team will embark on a doubleheader. Play will start with the team taking on the Cincinnati Bearcats at 11 a.m.
This weekend, the IU men’s and women’s track and field squads will be participating in the Meyo Invitational at the Loftus Center at Notre Dame in South Bend.
This weekend, the No. 29 Hoosiers (3-2) will be hoping to avenge the defeat that reshaped this past year’s campaign, as they welcome No. 36 Vanderbilt along with No. 73 Harvard and Northern Illinois to Bloomington for a trio of contests.
The team will first travel to Edwardsville, Ill., on Friday to compete against South Dakota State at 5 p.m. and against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville at 8 p.m. The Hoosiers will then return home to wrestle rival Purdue at 2 p.m. Sunday in the University Gym.
Heading into the first of two games against No. 20 Indiana (17-6, 5-6) on Saturday, the Boilermakers have defeated the Hoosiers in their past five meetings, which is the longest winning streak Purdue has had in the series since 1972.
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IDS columnist Avi Zaleon and Purdue Exponent columnist Anil Rao say just what they think about the other's basketball team in anticipation of the Saturday game.