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Nebraska will seek Big Ten membership

By Eric Olson · Friday, June 11,2010 4:09 p.m.

University of Nebraska officials confirmed today that the school has applied to join the Big Ten conference and expects to be expected. For more coverage of changes in the Big Ten, be sure to check the Hoosier Hype blog.

Tom Izzo talks to Cavaliers about coaching job

By Larry Lage · Friday, June 11,2010 8:26 a.m.

Michigan State's highly respected coach visited the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday to get a firsthand inspection of a franchise undergoing a major makeover as it prepares to try and re-sign LeBron James, the free-agent-of-a-generation.

Who else is joining the Big Ten?

By IDS staff · Thursday, June 10,2010 1:06 p.m.

Conferences are changing. Tom Izzo may be leaving Michigan State. And sports blog Hoosier Hype is following it all. Continue to follow our sports coverage here.

AP Source: Izzo plans to travel to Cleveland

By Larry Lage · Thursday, June 10,2010 12:53 p.m.

Michigan State's coach plans to visit the Cleveland Cavaliers to discuss becoming the their coach, a person familiar with the visit told The Associated Press on Thursday.

Alex Martin makes field for 2010 US Open

By Kevin Bowen · Wednesday, June 9,2010 8:22 p.m.

As Alex Martin stood at the first tee on the Brookside Golf Course in Columbus, Ohio, he shook hands with his playing partner for the day, 2008 U.S. Open runner-up Rocco Mediate. Little did Martin know that 12 hours, 137 shots and three playoff holes later, he would be heading to Pebble Beach, marking the second consecutive year that a member of the IU men’s golf team would be represented at the U.S. Open.

Academic growth protects Hoosiers from continued scholarship losses

By Sean Morrison · Wednesday, June 9,2010 8:17 p.m.

The IU men’s basketball team improved its academic standing enough to prevent further NCAA penalties, according to the Academic Progress Rate report released Wednesday by the NCAA.

Hoosiers' Ethan Wilson, Michael Earley, Chris Squires selected in MLB draft

By Geoffrey Miller · Wednesday, June 9,2010 7:37 p.m.

The Chicago White Sox picked sophomore infielder Ethan Wilson in the 25th round and senior outfielder Michael Earley in the 29th round on Tuesday, and the Florida Marlins drafted senior pitcher Chris Squires in the 37th round on Wednesday.

Martin excels on course, in class

By Michael Weisberg · Wednesday, June 9,2010 7:35 p.m.

Martin, who recently qualified for the 2010 U.S. Open, was a two-time All-Big Ten selection during his college career. He also led the Hoosiers his senior year with a season scoring average of 72.33, the eighth-lowest in school history. Martin also received his second career medalist honors during his senior year with the Renaissance Intercollegiate individual title.

USA vs. England World Cup Preview

By Candice Rohrman and Dan Karell · Wednesday, June 9,2010 7:10 p.m.

The 2010 version is also hotly anticipated, as ESPN has billed the match “the biggest game of the World Cup.” There is much more than a game at stake, as the winner between the two will most likely determine who wins Group C. The United States seems to have the upper hand in momentum, as it has put up two solid wins in its final games before World Cup action, defeating its opponents 5-2.

Dickerson reflects on success

By Elizabeth Wain · Wednesday, June 9,2010 7:07 p.m.

Dickerson was the first player in IU history to win Big Ten Freshman of the Year and Big Ten Player of the Year in consecutive seasons. He was also part of the Second Team All-Big Ten, a third team All-Mideast Region selection, and a recipient of Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball and the National Collegiate Baseball Writer’s Association.

Team USA World Cup 2010 preview

By Dan Karell · Wednesday, June 9,2010 6:52 p.m.

Preview for the entire U.S. Men's National Team by position.

World Cup Preview

By Dan Karell · Sunday, June 6,2010 8:03 p.m.

In less than a week, the dream of a World Cup on African soil will finally become a reality — a dream that was initiated when FIFA chose South Africa over Morocco and Egypt to host the 2010 World Cup. Since then, the nation has seen beautiful soccer stadiums rise up all over the landscape, as well as other infrastructure to help sustain the deluge of people expected to visit during the month-long tournament.

Hoosiers add forward walk-on

By Drew Allen · Sunday, June 6,2010 7:59 p.m.

Jeff Howard, a 6-foot-8 forward from Westfield, Ind., announced he will join the Hoosiers as a walk-on freshman this fall.

104 athletes earn Academic All-Big Ten honors

By Dennis Glade · Sunday, June 6,2010 7:57 p.m.

A total of 104 IU athletes were named to the Spring Academic All-Big Ten Team, an increase from the 83 chosen in spring 2009.

9 IU track and field athletes head to NCAA Outdoor Championships

By Drew Allen · Sunday, June 6,2010 7:56 p.m.

Nine athletes will head to Eugene, Ore., to represent the Hoosiers in the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships June 9-12.

MCCSC coaches lose pay for 2010-11 academic year

By Candice Rohrman · Sunday, June 6,2010 7:53 p.m.

IU men's basketball coach Tom Crean is one of many who responded with shock and fury about the recent teacher contract changes at the Monroe County Community School Corporation. The agreement will cut stipends for extracurricular activities, which includes sports, music and all other after-school activities. The stipends will be cut for one academic year.

Former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden dies

By Beth Harris · Friday, June 4,2010 10:30 p.m.

John Wooden, college basketball's gentlemanly Wizard of Westwood who built one of the greatest dynasties in all of sports at UCLA and became one of the most revered coaches ever, died Friday night. He was 99.

American Lung Association Walk to honor former journalism professor Beth Wood

By Candice Rohrman and Dennis Glade · Wednesday, June 2,2010 8:08 p.m.

On Saturday, Beth Wood, an IU journalism professor who died in November 2009, will be honored through an American Lung Association Lung Walk in Carmel, Ind. The walk will raise money for the 35 million people currently suffering from chronic lung disease in the United States.

Reward success, not reputation

By Joe Popely · Wednesday, June 2,2010 6:54 p.m.

The best way to keep up the momentum backing the baseball program would be a new stadium. I like the 59-year-old Sembower Field; don’t get me wrong. But I think we can do better than the 2,250 seating capacity, which fills up more often than one might think.

Around Sports

Wednesday, June 2,2010 6:50 p.m.

The IU women’s basketball team recently signed 5-foot-8 point guard Alisha Goodwin from Jefferson College. Goodwin previously played at Jefferson College, where she averaged 12.9 points a game. Jefferson College made it to the NJCAA Championships in the 2009-10 season but lost to the Gulf Coast Community College Commodores 83-61.

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