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UPDATE: Athletics Department proposes $55M plan to upgrade facilities

By IDS staff · Wednesday, Sept. 20,2006 6:01 p.m.

IU Director of Athletics Rick Greenspan presented a $55 million "facility enhancement" plan to the IU board of trustees Wednesday afternoon. The plan includes four major projects that would upgrade athletics facilities, according to a news release from the IU Athletics Department.

OU coach Stoops still hot over bad call

By Alyson Brodsy and Jeff Latzke · Wednesday, Sept. 20,2006 12:32 a.m.

NORMAN, Okla. -- A phone call from Oregon coach Mike Bellotti was nice, but it did absolutely nothing to soothe Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops over an incorrect officials' ruling that likely cost his team a victory over the Ducks.

Toss it in: Cornhole named new fall intramural sport

By Brian Buckey · Wednesday, Sept. 20,2006 12:26 a.m.

It's almost impossible to walk through student neighborhoods without seeing students flinging colored beanbags through the air, trying to land them in or around a small hole carved in a wooden board.

Fundamentals the focus in practice

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Wednesday, Sept. 20,2006 12:24 a.m.

IU's wide receivers struggled in last weekend's 35-28 loss to Southern Illinois University. The group dropped multiple passes as the sluggish IU offense struggled to maintain consistency throughout the game.

Returning to the dome, Saints a little wary of the hype

By Alyson Brodsy and Brett Martel · Wednesday, Sept. 20,2006 12:14 a.m.

NEW ORLEANS - The game is so big, it'll require two stadiums. Two NFL commissioners will be there. Two internationally renowned rock bands will play in the Louisiana Superdome shortly before kickoff.

Poor defense kept Colt starters on field

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Marot · Wednesday, Sept. 20,2006 12:13 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Colts coach Tony Dungy tried to get his starters out of Sunday's blowout in the fourth quarter. Houston didn't give him a chance.

IU drops out of top 25 rankings

By Michael Sanserino · Wednesday, Sept. 20,2006 12:12 a.m.

Call it a freefall. The IU men's soccer team plummeted from No. 9 to unranked in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll released Tuesday. The Hoosiers didn't receive a single vote in the poll.

Colts waiting for injury updates on starters Freeney, Vinatieri

By Michael Marot · Monday, Sept. 18,2006 10:44 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- When Indianapolis Colts defensive lineman Dwight Freeney limped to the sideline with about six minutes left in Sunday's game, coach Tony Dungy knew something was wrong.

Former Buckeye Clarett pleads guilty, sentenced to prison in 2 cases

By Rusty Miller · Monday, Sept. 18,2006 10:42 p.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Former Ohio State football star Maurice Clarett was sentenced to prison for at least 3 1/2 years Monday after pleading guilty to aggravated robbery and carrying a concealed weapon.

Hoosiers place 6th in Gopher Invite

By Kevin Kane · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 11:40 p.m.

The Hoosiers hovered near the top of the leaderboard during the first two rounds of the Gopher Invitational in Wayzata, Minn., but a high score in Sunday's final round dropped them to a sixth-place finish.

IU places 7th in Lady Northern tourney

By Ari Shifron · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 11:39 p.m.

IU's youngsters continue to impress and exceed expectations in their inaugural season. All three of the IU women's golf team's freshmen once again proved their worth by taking three out of IU's top four spots at this weekend's Lady Northern Tournament in East Lansing, Mich.

BEAR ATTACK

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 11:38 p.m.

Detroit Lions quarterback Jon Kitna (8) is sacked for a 6-yard loss by the Chicago Bears' Adewale Ogunleye, left, as the Bears' Brian Urlacher (54) and Alex Brown (96) look on during the first quarter Sunday in Chicago. The Bears won the game, 34-7.

IU wins Indiana Intercollegiates race

By Lee Hurwitz · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 11:36 p.m.

For the past four years, the No. 29 IU women's cross country team has entered the Indiana Intercollegiates to run against the rest of the state of Indiana. After Friday's race, they've come out on top each time.

Home sweet home: Hoosiers win IU Credit Union tourney title

By Mike Abrams · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 11:35 p.m.

They've got momentum. After a dominating performance at their own IU Credit Union tournament this weekend, which featured several career-record performances, the IU women's volleyball team is riding high heading into Big Ten play.

No. 9 Hoosiers drop weekend road game in St. Louis to Billikens

By Chris Engel · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 11:34 p.m.

ST. LOUIS -- The IU men's soccer team lost its third game of the year, just seven games into the season.

No. 14 Hoosiers extend win streak to 7

By Matt Dollinger · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 11:33 p.m.

After her team's 3-0 victory against the University of Maine Sunday, after she gave her post-game speech to her team and after she received multiple congratulations from friends and families of the Hoosiers, IU coach Amy Robertson proudly summed up her team's play this weekend.

IU ties twice during weekend set in Carolina

By John Wustrow · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 11:32 p.m.

Youth came up big for the Hoosiers this weekend. Freshmen accounted for two goals and an assist for the IU women's soccer team in a pair of 1-1 ties against teams from North Carolina over the weekend.

Inconsistency stalls offense in loss

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 11:31 p.m.

Making his first collegiate start, IU freshman quarterback Kellen Lewis expected a better result.

Div. 1-AA foe Southern Illinois scores 28 second-half points

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 11:30 p.m.

Down seven points in the final five minutes of Saturday's game, the IU football team had two chances to tie the game against Southern Illinois. Despite those chances, the Hoosiers came up empty in their 35-28 loss to the Salukis.

Hoosiers continue losing skid at Saint Louis

By Michael Sanserino · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 11:29 p.m.

ST. LOUIS -- A dejected Brad Ring kept his head down as he answered questions in the shadows of Robert R. Hermann Stadium Friday night. The sophomore midfielder stood outside the IU men's soccer team's locker room, lamenting the team's third loss in four games.

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