INDIANAPOLIS -- Rashard Lewis had 30 points on 14-of-19 shooting and the Seattle SuperSonics rallied in the fourth quarter for a 101-93 victory against the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night.
DENVER -- Experts believe a settlement between Kobe Bryant and the woman who has accused him of rape makes the most sense for both sides because it allows them to avoid a potentially embarrassing trial that would bring out intimate details of their lives. ABC News Radio reported Tuesday that the NBA star and his 20-year-old accuser have reached an agreement in principle, with a settlement possible as early as this week.
A new week but the same results for the IU women's golf team. The Hoosiers remained in the cellar this week with a 15th-place finish out of 15 teams in competition at the Verizon 'Mo'Morial Invitational in Houston.
MADISON, Wis. -- If the Hoosiers' recent string of success before Tuesday's loss at Wisconsin wasn't an indicator that things were going IU's way come March, then ESPN helped the team out a bit. During the first television timeout of Tuesday's telecast of the IU-Wisconsin game, broadcasters Brent Musberger and Steve Lavin reviewed the controversial 3-point buzzer beater by Charlotte Dec. 22 at Assembly Hall.
The seniors on the IU club hockey team played their last home game Friday night, but their careers are not over yet. The 21-8-2 team leaves today for the American Collegiate Hockey Association DII Nationals in Rochester, Mich.
For the past five months, four letters have hovered over the Hoosiers' basketball program, looking for a place to land.
When John Brogneux was a professor heading the student teaching program at IU in 1960, Dick Enberg was one of his subjects. Brogneux, now 27 years retired at the age of 94, recalls fond memories of Enberg and understands why he is a success in the broadcasting business.
It was a two-team race heading into the final event of the Big Ten Championships.
It started with a simple pat on the arm. When Pat Ewing Jr. checked in late in the second half Sunday, he received the encouragement from IU Athletics Director Rick Greenspan. Moments later, with 42.1 seconds left in regulation and IU down 62-64, Ewing forced a turnover by Michigan State's Chris Hill, giving the Hoosiers the ball and the momentum.
IU coach Bob Morgan's prediction could not have been more correct. After shutting out DePauw in its season opener last Tuesday, Morgan knew his Hoosier baseball team was headed into some stiff competition for the Service Academy Classic this past weekend.
One man, one day -- an 18-year-old's dream came true.
The men's track team did everything it could to contend for the Big Ten Indoor Track title this weekend. As consolation, the team notched its highest finish since 1992's conference title with a runner-up effort Saturday and Sunday.
Too little, too late. That was the story for the IU women's basketball team Sunday night as they dropped their third consecutive game, 56-53, to Iowa in the season finale.
Senior Dominika Walterova was ill and lost her singles match by default -- this was the only point scored on IU's women's tennis team in two victories against Marquette University and No. 44 Western Michigan University Saturday.
Softball's offensive woes continue in Tulsa tournament The IU women's softball team hoped to rebound from two consecutive losses when it headed to Tulsa, Okla., for the Holiday Inn-Select Tulsa Festival this past weekend. Unfortunately, the Hoosiers came away with only one victory in their four games as their offense continued to struggle.
IU's No. 6 water polo team started the weekend off on a strong note, beating Cal State-San Bernardino 14-4. Freshman center Carolyn Conway posted the team's first goal 24 seconds into the game. By halftime, IU had jumped out to an 11-2 advantage. Conway and senior attacker Krista Peterson accounted for most of the scoring -- each finishing with a hat trick.
The IU men's tennis team has had close match after close match this spring, and right now, the close ones aren't falling the Hoosiers' way. The latest close contest came Sunday at the IU Tennis Center, as IU was downed by No. 17 Vanderbilt, 4-2.
Throughout the Big Ten season, the IU men's basketball team has relied on Assembly Hall. While the Hoosiers have struggled on the road, IU's bastion of hope is a home-court advantage that has afforded them a 6-0 home record in the conference.
Fresh off his 22nd-straight opening day win at home, IU coach Bob Morgan will travel with the baseball team to Millington, Tenn., to the Service Academics Classic to play three games in three days.
As much as IU has tried to get away from nightmarish halves in conference play, the Hoosiers were haunted again last night in the second half. IU's most recent episode resulted in a 52-35 loss to No. 15 Minnesota Thursday, only hitting three of their 27 shots after the break. The Hoosiers' 35 points stand as the second fewest allowed by Minnesota in their history.
