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Butler rally at Indy Monument Circle draws thousands of fans

Wednesday, March 31,2010 11:54 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — It’s not unusual to see downtown Indianapolis awash in blue, hosting a sea of sports fans. But when fans flocked to Monument Circle for a pep rally Wednesday afternoon, they weren’t decked in blue for the Colts, but for the Final Four-bound Butler Bulldogs.

Out of Left Field

By Geoffrey Miller · Wednesday, March 31,2010 11:53 p.m.

Louisville outfielder Kyle Grieshaber probably didn’t think much of the small seating area behind him in left field prior to Tuesday’s game against the IU baseball team. But afterwards, the freshman surely knew about “Tracy’s Terrace,” thanks to about 15 people stationed along the Sembower Field fence, just yards from where he stood.

Meet Little 5's fifth men

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Tuesday, March 30,2010 11:11 p.m.

Months of night riding, running stairs at Ballantine Hall and rolling on trainers ends with a spot in the Little 500. But not for sophomore Adam Fish, at least not last year.

9th-inning home run drives No. 8 Louisville past IU

By Geoffrey Miller · Tuesday, March 30,2010 11:09 p.m.

The IU baseball team looked like it was headed to a big victory against a top-10 Louisville team, but once again, the Cardinals came up big when it counted the most Tuesday at Sembower Field.

Hoosiers down Sycamores on road

By Aaron Siegal-Eisman · Tuesday, March 30,2010 11:04 p.m.

The IU softball (7-19) team snapped a 10-game losing streak as it beat Indiana State 2-1 in Terre Haute, Ind.

NCAA cites IUPUI for major infractions

By AP Reports · Tuesday, March 30,2010 8:16 p.m.

The NCAA said Tuesday that IUPUI allowed erroneous eligibility certification for 97 student-athletes from the 2003-04 through 2006-07 years, demonstrating a lack of institutional control and a failure to monitor by the university.

Courtesy Photo
In this undated photo Todd Leary, Don Fischer and Joe Smith call an IU basketball game at Assembly Hall. Fischer was named Indiana sportscaster of the year Sunday.

July trial set for IU basketball commentator Leary

Tuesday, March 30,2010 1:22 p.m.

Former IU basketball player Todd Leary will stand trial July 20 on charges stemming from an ex-business partner’s multimillion-dollar fraud scheme.

IU on road for in-state matchup

By Aaron Siegal-Eisman · Monday, March 29,2010 11:31 p.m.

The IU softball team (6-19) travels to Indiana State (11-12) today, looking to end its current 10-game slump. The Hoosiers last played and defeated the Sycamores 5-4 on March 26, 2009.

Making sense of the madness

By Frank Therber · Monday, March 29,2010 11:29 p.m.

Hopefully those of us making predictions for this weekend’s Final Four matchups will fare a little better than we have up to this point. According to ESPN, roughly 200 out of 4.8 million brackets in the network’s bracket challenge correctly selected all four teams playing this weekend. Keeping our fingers crossed, let’s take a look at the games slated for Saturday.

IU faces rematch with No. 8 Louisville

By Pat Hickey · Monday, March 29,2010 11:21 p.m.

Coming off an undefeated home stand and with Big Ten conference play right around the corner, the Hoosiers (12-10) will get another shot to take down one of the best teams in college baseball as they face No. 8 Louisville (20-3) at 3:05 p.m. today at Sembower Field.

Cutters, Kappa Kappa Gamma take Little 500 poles

By Nathan Hart · Sunday, March 28,2010 11:32 p.m.

The Cutters had a far-from-perfect qualifying day Saturday. But far from perfect was more than enough for the team that has won the last three Little 500s.

Around sports

By IDS staff · Sunday, March 28,2010 10:34 p.m.

Women's golf finishes 5th, women's tennis grabs a Big Ten win, water polo rolls through the weekend, track and field begins the outdoor season and men's tennis wins 1 out of 2 on the road.

IU opens spring season with 2-1 victory against Louisville

By Drew Allen · Sunday, March 28,2010 10:26 p.m.

Rain poured onto Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium as Todd Yeagley made his debut as IU men’s soccer coach Sunday.

Ailing deep shooters Creek, Roth recover from lost season

By DeAntae Prince · Sunday, March 28,2010 10:24 p.m.

Every game, sophomore guard Matt Roth dressed for warmups, hoping his foot would respond well and result in some playing time after his season ended in practice only two games into 2009-10.

Butler's magical run comes home

By Frank Therber · Sunday, March 28,2010 10:22 p.m.

From where it began in Milan, Ind. to Indianapolis, the Butler Bulldogs have redefined Hoosier Hysteria.

Butler celebrates 1st Final Four

By Michael Marot · Sunday, March 28,2010 10:21 p.m.

The school that never celebrates midnight madness to kick off the basketball season finally held a late-night campus party. Sunday morning’s March Madness bash was even better.

Dickerson powers IU to perfect weekend

By Pat Hickey · Sunday, March 28,2010 10:19 p.m.

Not a game goes by where sophomore outfielder Alex Dickerson doesn’t silence those questioning his impressive freshman campaign and puts to rest the talk of a possible “sophomore slump” in 2010.

What to expect from Final Four teams

By DeAntae Prince · Sunday, March 28,2010 9:36 p.m.

IDS basketball reporter DeAntae Prince gives you the skinny on the teams vying for a championship.

Butler did it, beats KSU 63-56 to make Final Four

By Eddie Pells · Saturday, March 27,2010 7:09 p.m.

The boys from Butler did it — defeating Kansas State 63-56 in the West Regional final Saturday to make their trip back home something much bigger than that.The fifth-seeded Bulldogs, the team that plays in the fieldhouse where "Hoosiers" was filmed, are writing their own underdog story, even if they can't really be called underdogs anymore.

Butler rallies to beat top-seeded Syracuse 63-59

Friday, March 26,2010 1:34 a.m.

Now, after reaching the regional finals for the first time in school history, Butler is one win from going home to Indianapolis for the Final Four. The Bulldogs next play second-seeded Kansas State, which beat Xavier 101-96 in double overtime.

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