Defending men's Little 500 champions fail to qualify for this year's race
Though the fields for the men’s and women’s Little 500 were set Saturday, the biggest story of the day was who did not make the race.
Though the fields for the men’s and women’s Little 500 were set Saturday, the biggest story of the day was who did not make the race.
On Monday, IU women’s basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack referred to her team as the sensational seven. But on Thursday night, seven dressed players were not enough for the Hoosiers, as they fell to South Dakota State in the third round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament 60-53 in front of a sold-out crowd in Brookings, S.D.
What a difference one tournament can make. After a record-setting day at the UNLV Spring Invitational, the IU women’s golf team is brimming with confidence. “We have great momentum” after last week, IU coach Clint Wallman said.
Returning from spring break, many students will begin to notice more and more white Schwinn bicycles racing through campus, classmates sporting noticeable tan lines from wearing spandex, and some of their peers covering up nasty scars from crashes.
As March rolls to an end, the IU baseball team is beginning to pick up steam. The Hoosiers are riding a four-game win streak it will take into a three-game series against IPFW this weekend. IU will play an IPFW team that is only 4-16 on the year but has won their last two games, scoring a total of 20 runs in the two-game stretch.
In the months after the end to their regular season, the IU men’s soccer team has only seen familiar faces on the opposing team bench – their own. After months of scrimmages and practices, this weekend the Hoosiers will be seeing fewer familiar faces – faces that get paid to play the game they all love.
At this point in the season for IU coach Barry King and the IU water polo team, playing six games in three days is like just another day at the office.
The IU Student Foundation will allow alumni coaches to coach in the pits during the Little 500. In an e-mail sent to Little 500 riders and alumni coaches, IUSF Director Jenny Bruffey wrote that the foundation will allow alumni coaches to “encourage the continued involvement of the many supportive Little 500 alumni and volunteers.”
Weather permitting, the IU rowing team will get on the water this weekend for its first home scrimmage of the season against Wisconsin.
Last year’s women’s Little 500 race was decided by mere inches. But if you ask any of the women preparing for Saturday’s qualifications, this year’s race could be more of a tossup.
Forget improvement. After last week’s experience, the IU women’s tennis team is just hoping it can get healthy again.
IU men's basketball junior forward Lance Stemler had surgery Thursday to fix a chronic left ankle injury that he aggravated during the season, according to IU Media Relations.
JUPITER, Fla. – St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa was arrested Thursday on a drunken-driving charge after police said they found him asleep inside his running sport utility vehicle at a stop light.
This weekend, the No. 68 IU men’s tennis team (10-6) resumes its Big Ten campaign, three weeks removed from a 7-0 loss in its conference opener at Ohio State.
After spending the first month of the season on the road, the IU softball team will finally get a chance to play in front of its home crowd when it hosts the IU Classic this weekend.
When the IU women’s basketball team enters South Dakota State’s Frost Arena tonight, a different type of crowd awaits them. Nearly one-third the population of Brookings, S.D. will be in attendance when the Hoosiers (19-13) play in front of a sold-out crowd of 6,000 in the quarterfinal of the WNIT. On Monday, the Hoosiers advanced out of the second round of the tournament with a last minute 74-71 win against Iona. Tonight they will take on South Dakota State (24-5) for the first time in IU history, competing against a team that has won its last 13 games.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The University of Illinois will not discipline Athletic Director Ron Guenther for yelling at men’s basketball coach Bruce Weber and Illini players during the team’s NCAA tournament loss last Friday, officials said.
INDIANAPOLIS – Butler guard A.J. Graves thinks Florida has the perfect combination to win another championship, and coach Todd Lickliter is still trying to find a weakness his team can exploit.
The IU club baseball team returned to Bloomington from its spring break trip in Plant City, Fla., with its perfect record still intact, winning all seven of its contests and improving to 9-0 on the season.
BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana State University center Glen “Big Baby” Davis is moving on to the next stage of his basketball life. The 6-foot-9-inch, 290-pound junior said Tuesday he will skip his senior year to enter the NBA draft.