Camps put fun back into summer sports
While recruiting has been revolutionized in the past 15 years with the evolution of blogs and 24-hour news outlets, there are some recruiting traditions that remain the same: summer camps.
While recruiting has been revolutionized in the past 15 years with the evolution of blogs and 24-hour news outlets, there are some recruiting traditions that remain the same: summer camps.
At first, it looked like the U.S. could come back once more and end the game before it went into an extra 30 minutes of play. However, another Ghanian goal in the first few minutes of extra time was just too much, and the tired American side could not muster up another epic comeback — something that had become its game plan during the World Cup.
Teams and individual players alike used the 2010 NBA Draft as a springboard for professional careers, preparation for perhaps the biggest offseason in NBA history and even a fashion show.
After missing out on so many opportunities, it seemed as if the United States would miss out on the next round of the World Cup. Throughout the game against Algeria, Team USA created chance after chance but somehow could not find the back of the net. However, with very little time remaining, the thought that Team USA would not be moving on was slowly becoming a reality. Landon Donovan refused to let that happen.
The United States came back from a 2-0 deficit to tie Slovenia 2-2 and even had a seemingly legal goal in the 86th minute by Maurice Edu that was disallowed.
A slew of commitments for the 2011 class have come in the past week, with several recruits verbally committing to play for Bill Lynch and the Hoosiers.
A slew of commitments for the 2011 class have come in the past week, with several recruits verbally committing to play for Bill Lynch and the Hoosiers.
All the speculation of the tight scholarship situation the Hoosiers were in for 2011 can now end, as sophomore center Bawa Muniru has decided to leave the program.
The ratification of a new contract for the 2010-11 school year by the Monroe County Community School Corporation board and the Monroe County Education Association Teachers Union brought to light that there would be no money for those leading extracurricular activities, causing much commotion among educators, students and community members. Last Wednesday at BHSS, Tina Peterson, executive director of the Foundation of Monroe County Community Schools, proposed a plan to raise the $750,000 needed to provide the stipends for extracurricular activities by Aug. 1. Peterson’s plan called on the Bloomington community for help.
The IU Athletic Department honors several athletes at the end of each academic year as the Indiana Athletes of the Year. The 2010 winners for the female award were seniors Molly Beckwith and Kateryna Fesenko. For the men, sophomores Alex Dickerson and Derek Drouin were chosen.
After spending two years at Wake Forest, the former 2007 Indianapolis Player of the Year will transfer back to his home state to play for the Hoosiers.
Austin Etherington of Hamilton Heights High School in Arcadia, Ind., and Jeremiah Davis of Muncie Central High School are currently participating in the NBA Players Association Top 100 Camp in Charlottesville, Va., this week.
And after years of always being the underdog in World Cup matches, the U.S. team faces unfamiliar territory as it goes into this game as the favorite.
Thursday marks Martin’s return to the Golden Coast, this time closing the book on his amateur career as he plays his first tournament as a professional at Pebble Beach Golf Course in the U.S. Open.
For the past nine days, Izzo has been trying to decide whether to leave the place that has been his home since 1983 and jump to the NBA to perhaps make $6 million — doubling his salary — and possibly coaching one of the best basketball players in the world.
Sophomore Derek Drouin has managed to win not one, but two NCAA National Championships in the same year. The high jumper snagged the top spot during the 2010 Indoor National Championships and again at this past weekend’s 2010 Outdoor Championship in Eugene, Ore. Drouin is the first Hoosier to ever win indoor and outdoor titles in the same event and in the same calendar year.
Rumors have run rampant across the country about the reshuffling of conferences and which schools could end up as members of the Big Ten Conference. Could Texas come? Would Oklahoma follow? What about Missouri or Maryland? For now, only one school will definitely be joining the Big Ten: the University of Nebraska.
It’s only fitting that the NCAA hit the USC football program with a 2-year postseason ban, a loss of 30 scholarships, and a required vacancy of all wins from December 2004 to January 2006, after an investigation found former running back Reggie Bush received improper benefits from individuals outside the program.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first installment of a series on how student-athletes spend their summers, be it on the field, in the classroom or relaxing back at home. This week, the IDS spoke with two members of the men’s soccer team.
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.