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Skiles downplays rift with forward Wallace

IU sweeps all 5 Hoosier Duals' matchups

This weekend marked the most successful match of the still young IU wrestling season. IU scored a perfect 5-0 performance in its only home match this fall. Four members of the team also went 5-0 Saturday at the Hoosier Duals in Assembly Hall. Freshman Angel Escobedo, one of the four Hoosiers to finish undefeated on the day, said he was pleased with his performance.

Freshman, senior duo leads 'point of attack'

Kelvin Sampson likes to talk about the "point of attack." He means the first thing opposing offenses and defenses see, whether it comes from pressure defense or the ball handler in a 3-on-1 fast break on the open floor.

Sampson searching for the Hoosiers' leader

Ask Earl Calloway, Rod Wilmont or D.J. White who the leader of the 2006 IU squad is, and they'll each give a different answer. They'll point to themselves and proclaim they're the leader of the Hoosiers.

Same Team, same game, same tradition?

Thirty years have passed since IU's perfect 32-0 season, with just three different coaches at the helm since. It's been almost 20 years since the Hoosiers' last national championship and four years since the team advanced beyond the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Legette-Jack becomes IU's 3rd coach in 3 years

Call it déjà vu. For the second year in a row, the IU women's basketball team is starting a new season with a new head coach. On April 19, Felisha Legette-Jack was named the new head coach of the Hoosiers, becoming the third person in a little more than 13 months to hold that position.

Hoosiers look to fill scoring void left by losses

The winds of change have hit the IU women's basketball team not only on the coaching level, but with the players as well.

Legette-Jack's ride continues at IU

Felisha Legette-Jack has been on an emotional ride her entire life. Growing up in a single-parent home with her mother and two brothers, Legette-Jack -- the first-year coach of the IU women's basketball team -- looked to basketball in sixth grade as a way to break away from her shy demeanor. Her two brothers played basketball and convinced her to play. She turned out to be a natural.

A new start for junior college star Stemler

It didn't take long for Lance Stemler to figure out how to bring IU fans to their feet. At Hoosier Hysteria on Oct. 13, Stemler was introduced to the IU crowd -- the first time many had seen the junior college transfer -- with John Mellencamp's "Small Town" blaring in the background.

IU welcomes its D.J. back

When D.J. White is frustrated, everyone knows.

TAKEDOWN

TAKEDOWN -- IU freshman Maurice Gunn (left) battles Eric Flinchum, a top-ranked wrestler of Cumberland College in the NAIA during Saturday's Hoosier Duals at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers finished the day 5-0 after defeating Cumberland, Oregon, Bucknell, Ohio and Appalachian State. IU will head to Primm, Nev. on Dec. 1 to compete in the Las Vegas Invitational.

Vicious Raven defense smothers Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger

BALTIMORE -- Any chance the Pittsburgh Steelers had of returning to the Super Bowl was seemingly laid to rest by the Baltimore Ravens.

Patriots defeat Bears in turnover-ridden game

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots finally quit stopping themselves.

Dear diary

Indianapolis -- This is a running diary of my first media experience in the professional world of sports. It is a journal of my thoughts throughout the Indiana Pacers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers game Friday.

IU finishes out 2006 with 19 straight losses

The IU women's volleyball team will end its losing streak this season at 19 games. It won't end because of a Hoosier victory though. It will end because there are no more games to play. The Hoosiers lost their last two games at home this weekend after being swept by No. 11 Wisconsin on Friday and No. 10 Minnesota on Saturday. The losses ended the Hoosiers' season and put the team in last place in the Big Ten at 1-19 with an overall record of 10-22. The wins helped boost both Wisconsin and Minnesota in their pushes for an NCAA Tournament bid.

Slow-starting Pacers fall to Raptors 92-83 Sunday

TORONTO -- Andrea Bargnani is starting to show why the Toronto Raptors took a chance on the soft-shooting Italian forward with the top pick in the draft. Chris Bosh had 17 points and 11 rebounds and four other Raptors reached double figures in scoring, and Toronto held on for a 92-83 victory against the slow-starting Indiana Pacers on Sunday. Bargnani had 14 points for the Raptors, who never trailed. Toronto outscored Indiana 32-17 in the first quarter and began the second quarter on a 14-2 run, including eight points from Bargnani.

Senior duo end year at Terre Haute meet

The IU women's cross country team officially finished its season at the NCAA Championships on Nov. 20. With only seniors Jessica Gall and Lindsay Hattendorf competing, the race marked the end of the two runners' Hoosier careers. However, the end result of the race wasn't as promising as the team had hoped as the two finished in 84th and 104th, respectively, at the 6K race in Terre Haute.

Freshman earns All-American honor

On Nov. 20, freshman Jordan Kyle took on a tall order and literally ran away with it.

Hoosiers lose for 1st time of season at Thanksgiving tournament

After opening the season with its best start in six years, the IU women's basketball team suffered its first loss to the Miami Hurricanes this weekend. IU began the Miami Thanksgiving Tournament with a convincing 73-52 win against Wright State University. Four Hoosiers scored in double digits, including junior Nikki Smith, who led the team with 19 points. Despite shooting 48 percent from the field and 66 percent from beyond the arc, IU was unable to match the effort against the Hurricanes in the championship.

Boiling Point

WEST LAFAYETTE -- IU senior safety Will Meyers ran off the field Saturday at Ross-Ade Stadium as Purdue fans and players celebrated all around him and his Hoosier teammates. Playing in his last collegiate game, Meyers felt the emotions run through him -- disappointment, disbelief and anger. But most of all, he felt aggravation. "The tears hadn't really started yet. It was more frustration," Meyers said. "I just wanted to get off (the field) before anything worse happened." Meyers is one of 21 seniors who played their last game as Hoosiers on Saturday, a 28-19 loss against Purdue in West Lafayette.