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IU looks to remain perfect on season

The No. 14 Hoosiers are off to a red hot start at 4-0. They are fresh off a meet in which they dominated No. 11 Texas, winning eight of the 13 events. IU will look to carry its momentum into this weekend when the women's swimming and diving team hosts the 11th annual IU Open Invitational at Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center.

IU set for tilt with University of Dayton Sunday

Following the IU women's basketball team's 85-51 win against Valparaiso University Wednesday, a question was posed to IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack about taking momentum from the win into the Hoosiers' 6 p.m. game Sunday against the University of Dayton. But Legette-Jack just wanted to enjoy the win against Valpo, saying her team wouldn't start preparing for the Flyers until Friday.

Hoosiers look for in-state redemption against Indiana State

After Butler guard A.J. Graves sank a wild, banking three to seal the first Hoosier loss of the season Tuesday night, IU coach Kelvin Sampson said he was disappointed but not discouraged.

IU vs. Purdue Bucket Game

Junior cornerback Tracy Porter, born and raised in Louisiana, didn't know a thing about the Old Oaken Bucket. When he enrolled at IU and joined the football team in 2004, he didn't see what the big deal was.

Hoosiers defeat Valpo 85-51, move to 3-0

Coming off an upset win against then-No. 15 Kentucky, the IU women's basketball team extended its record to 3-0 with an 85-51 win against Valparaiso University Wednesday.

Brand: NCAA's purpose is educational, deserves tax-exempt status

INDIANAPOLIS -- NCAA President Myles Brand aggressively defended the organization's tax-exempt status in a 25-page letter to Congress, arguing the primary goal of the NCAA is education. Brand pointed to recent academic reforms that increased eligibility standards and studies showing the average SAT scores of athletes are higher than those of the general student body as examples that the NCAA is committed first to educating athletes.

IU advances in NCAA Tournament

On a rain-soaked, mud-covered playing field, the IU men's soccer team slugged its way to a fourth-consecutive shutout Wednesday night and advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament.

Hoosiers fall to Butler 60-55

INDIANAPOLIS -- Just as soon as Kelvin Sampson picked up his first win as IU coach, he suffered his first loss. The Butler Bulldogs upset Sampson and the Hoosiers 60-55 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis Tuesday night.

Sampson stunned

INDIANAPOLIS -- Just as soon as Kelvin Sampson picked up his first win as IU coach, he suffered his first loss. The Butler Bulldogs upset Sampson and the Hoosiers 60-55 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis Tuesday night. The loss knocked IU out of the NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament, which prevents the team from playing in New York City next week. "This game came down to two things: We put them on the foul line way too much," Sampson said following the loss. "And there were too many turnovers. Not too much to analyze here."

IU's championship push begins tonight

The IU men's soccer team begins its quest for the eighth national championship title in program history tonight when the No. 7-seed Hoosiers host Northern Illinois University in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at 7 p.m. at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

Let the bragging begin: Flag football champions crowned

Sunday afternoon marked the culmination of one of the largest intramural flag football programs in the country. IU's flag football is second only to Ohio State, with 340 teams competing this season. The championships, held in John Mellencamp Pavilion, featured the 10 remaining teams in the five divisional championships.

League play begins with back-to-back wins for IU

The IU men's hockey team opened league play with two wins to help keep the team at one loss for the season. The Hoosiers faced off against Ferris State University this weekend in Bloomington, winning both games. The team is now 2-0-0 in the Great Midwest Hockey League and 7-1-2 overall. The losses pushed Ferris State to last place in the league with a 0-5-0 record and an overall record of 3-6-2.

Athletic director: Knight did nothing wrong

LUBBOCK, Texas -- Texas Tech coach Bob Knight says there were times he was wrong when his hot temper got the best of him on a basketball court. Not this time, however. This time, everyone from the player he confronted to the player's mother and school officials say what Knight did was no big deal.

Hoosiers hoping to avoid letdown against Valparaiso tonight at home

It should be a hero's return for the team that IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack calls the "11-headed monster." The IU women's basketball team returns home tonight after its 54-51 victory over the No. 15 Kentucky Wildcats on Sunday. The Hoosiers (2-0) will try to defend their home court tonight against the Crusaders of Valparaiso (0-1) at 7 p.m. in Assembly Hall.

Big Ten weekend with the boys of IU

I was totally focused on beating the Penn State Nittany Lions in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament last Friday. They had defeated us three times in a row, and we were out for revenge. Beating them would end their season, and that would be almost as satisfying as winning the Big Ten Tournament.

2 Hoosiers reach semifinals in Singles Championships

IU senior David Bubenicek fell in the finals, but junior Dara McLoughlin advanced to the semifinals of the men's tennis Big Ten Singles Championship, hosted by Michigan. The host team's player, Matko Maravic, defeated McLoughlin in the semifinals 6-1, 6-2 and then prevailed against Bubenicek 6-3, 6-2 to take home the championship Monday.

Sampson gets 1st regular season win at IU

INDIANAPOLIS -- Kelvin Sampson had been waiting since March for this night. It finally came, and while the story didn't play out as well as the first-year IU coach might have hoped, the final result did.

UPDATE: Knight's temper flares as he slaps player's chin

As Bob Knight moved one win closer to catching Dean Smith, his temper flared once again, when he used his hand to push a player's chin during a timeout, as if to make him look the coach in the eye.

IU slips past Lafayette College 91-66

The IU men's basketball team went on a 29-5 run late in the second half of Monday night's game to secure a 91-66 victory against the Lafayette College Leopards. The matchup marked the Hoosiers' first win of the regular season, and the first of IU coach Kelvin Sampson's career.

Pacer guard Jackson arraigned in Michigan on violation of probation