2 points, 10 minutes, 1 loss
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota used a 16-2 run to start the second half on its way to a 70-65 win Wednesday in "The Barn" in Minneapolis.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota used a 16-2 run to start the second half on its way to a 70-65 win Wednesday in "The Barn" in Minneapolis.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, your Indiana Foosers!" It is doubtful these words will echo through Assembly Hall anytime soon, but in the meantime, the members of the IU Foosball Club are happy with their increased popularity in only its second year of existence.
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. -- A judge set up a possible courtroom reunion between five Indiana Pacers players and four fans seen brawling on countlessly replayed video loops when she ordered them to appear in court on the same day. Nine people charged in the brawl at The Palace of Auburn Hills were scheduled for a pretrial conference Tuesday afternoon in 52nd District Court in Rochester Hills.
Entering Big Ten play, IU had a losing record at 5-6. Five games later, the Hoosiers stand at 4-1 in the Big Ten -- good for a tie for second in the conference to go along with resurrected NCAA tournament hopes.
Bloomington has long been known as a basketball town, but that is not preventing defensive back Austin Thomas from committing to the football team. The native of Canton, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta, played defensive back for Sequoyah High School while leading the Chiefs to an 11-2 record and a top-5 finish in AAAAA, Georgia's highest classification.
Adam Ahlfeld, a walk-on freshman basketball player, was cited this weekend for illegal consumption of alcohol at Foster Quad.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Ron Artest practiced with the Indiana Pacers Monday for the first time in more than two months since he was suspended for fighting with Detroit fans.
If the Oregon Ducks were looking for revenge after last season when the Hoosiers ended their 21-game home winning streak, they won't get it. Yesterday IU exercised an option to drop the proposed second game against Oregon that would have been played in Bloomington Sept. 10, IU Athletics Director Rick Greenspan said.
After freshman D.J. White played only a short time in the second half of Saturday's game because of cramping in his legs, IU coach Mike Davis was surprised to see that happen to a southerner.
In the first half, IU relied on freshman D.J. White for its offensive production. In the second half, the Hoosiers had to look elsewhere with White sitting out more than 11 minutes with cramps. But IU found another way to win in gutting out a 67-60 victory against Ohio State. That other way was junior guard Bracey Wright, who after scoring only five first-half points exploded in the second for 18 points and two crucial assists resulting in dunks by Pat Ewing Jr. and White, who reentered the game with 2:12 to go after sitting for several minutes.
New IU football coach Terry Hoeppner might have Indiana roots, but his Ohio background is paying big dividends for the Hoosiers as they gained another commitment from the Buckeye state -- defensive back Dan Kinsey from Wellsville, Ohio.
On the strength of an array of impressive performances, IU put Big Ten indoor track squads on notice Saturday afternoon with a victory over conference rivals Ohio State and Purdue. The Hoosiers scored 128 points to best the Boilermakers' 92 and the Buckeyes' 87 points.
Saturday night ended with Bracey Wright as the hero. But it didn't start like that. Fans were heckling the junior guard to stop shooting and pass the ball after he made one of six shots and ended the first 20 minutes with five points. But as coaches say, the second half is a whole new ball game.
IU coach Lin Loring's women's tennis team answered his "big question mark" Saturday at the Tennis Center in the team's season-opening route of DePaul and Ball State.
Despite a squad weakened by the flu, the IU wrestling team came out the winners Friday, dropping Northwestern 22-14 in Bloomington.
Winning on the road is hard to come by in any conference, and the Hoosiers are continuing to find that out the hard way after a 63-61 loss to Michigan Sunday in Crisler Arena.
This Saturday, not only did the Hoosiers extend their win streak to five meets, but also five straights wins over No. 19 Purdue in dual meets. The No. 24 IU Women's Swimming and Diving team took on its in-state rival in West Lafayette, sinking the Boilermakers 157-141.
Confidence comes in many different forms for the No. 13-ranked IU men's swimming and diving team. The Hoosiers came up one event short of sweeping the weekend's meets against Michigan State and No. 8-ranked Michigan.
The IU women's track and field team showed two of its Big Ten foes the players mean business in 2005.
IU's men's tennis team suffered its first loss of the season in its first meet Saturday, falling to Notre Dame in South Bend, 5-2.