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Season gets serious at Notre Dame Invitational

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 2:32 a.m.

The honeymoon is over for the IU men's cross country team. After several weeks of training and low-key competition, the men travel to South Bend tomorrow for the Notre Dame Invitational, where they will line up against last year's NCAA Champion Stanford University.

Astros lead National League wild-card

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 2:05 a.m.

HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros have done little wrong in the past month after doing little right for most of the season. After firing their manager and playing catch-up for the past three months, the Astros began Thursday with an improbable lead in the NL playoff race. They were atop the wild-card standing for the first time this season, a half-game ahead of San Francisco and the Chicago Cubs.

Hall of Fame ready for 3 new members

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 2:04 a.m.

The IU Athletics Hall of Fame needs to make room for three more members Friday night. Former high jumper Dennis Adama, softball pitcher Amy Unterbrink-Poljan and swimmer Tom Stock will join the other 129 former Hoosiers on the walls of the north and south side of Assembly Hall.

IU faces pair of Pennsylvania teams

By Sam Nissen · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 2 a.m.

The IU women's field hockey team returns to competition this weekend to face off against Penn State and Bucknell University. The Hoosiers come in having lost their last three matches, bringing the team to an overall record of 6-4.

Meet showcases top U.S. talent

By Ryan Corazza · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 1:58 a.m.

The east coast has plenty of competition. There's the Yankee-Red Sox rivalry or a Duke University-Univeristy of North Carolina men's hoops match-up. When the IU women's cross country team toes the line today in the Great American Cross-Country Festival in Cary, N.C., it'll witness firsthand the east-coast competitiveness.

Penn State next for No. 6 IU

By Steve Slivka · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 1:56 a.m.

It is a matchup of streaks. The No. 6 IU men's soccer team takes its 47-match regular season Big Ten Conference unbeaten streak to State College, Pa., today to take on No. 3 Penn State (5-4-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten). PSU enters the game riding the nation's longest unbeaten streak -- 12 games -- which dates back to last season.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 1:54 a.m.

Cubs continue losing streak, fall to Reds in 12 CHICAGO -- Javier Valentin doubled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the 12th inning, and the Cincinnati Reds played spoiler again, sending the Chicago Cubs to a crushing 2-1 defeat Thursday.

McCarthy's hat trick lifts Hoosiers to 3-0 victory

By John Fischer · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 1:49 a.m.

A hat-trick of goals courtesy of freshman Lindsay McCarthy was all IU needed in its 3-0 mid-week, non-conference victory over Oakland University Thursday night.

17-year itch

By Dan Click · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 1:47 a.m.

The IU football team is looking to make a statement -- again. After knocking off then-No. 24 University of Oregon, 30-24, and moving to 2-0, hopes for a successful season began running high around Hoosier football. Two disappointing losses later, IU faces an important battle against No. 18 Michigan at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

IU eyes revenge with Oakland in town

By John Fischer · Thursday, Sept. 30,2004 12:45 a.m.

The IU women's soccer team wants revenge and they want it bad. Last year, Oakland University thumped IU 3-0. This time the Hoosiers are hoping to return the favor when they play host to Oakland tonight at 7 p.m. in what will be the first of a four-game home stand.

IU runner distances himself from pack

By Ricardo Hernandez · Thursday, Sept. 30,2004 12:35 a.m.

Two years ago, at the Penn Relays, senior track and cross country runner Tom Burns impatiently awaited his race in the 3,000-meter steeple chase. With the starting gunshot he quickly set his pace in the middle of the pack. Lap by lap, he slowly began kicking his feet up quicker and pumping his fists harder, contending with the big names in the NCAA.

Linemen focus on clearing a path

By Dan Patrick · Thursday, Sept. 30,2004 12:24 a.m.

The life of a lineman can be quantified in four simple words: All guts, no glory. Play after play, down after down, the big guys in the trenches make hits and open holes for both the running backs and quarterback. If they do their job, the offense prospers; if they don't, the team falters.

Ski and snowboard looking for snow, pumped for winter

By Andrew Petersen · Wednesday, Sept. 29,2004 1:33 a.m.

With winter just a few short months away, it's time to get out those boots, wax up those skis (or boards) and start praying for snow. Most people don't make the connection between skiing and Indiana, after all, this is a state that has a maximum height of just over 1,200 feet.

Student ticket prices lowered for Michigan game Saturday

By Dan Patrick · Wednesday, Sept. 29,2004 1:31 a.m.

In an effort to fill Memorial Stadium, the IU Athletics Department announced Monday a "Student Ticket Special." Students can purchase seats to Saturday's IU-Michigan game for $5, a discount of $10 from the usual student ticket price of $15 per game.

Fog ends tournament after round 2

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Sept. 29,2004 1:29 a.m.

Fog-covered Newport, R.I., at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, forcing the cancellation of the final round of the Adams Cup: Five holes remained in the third round when it was ruled that play could not continue. The scores at the end of Monday's second round became the final standings, placing the Hoosiers in fifth for the second consecutive week.

Hoosiers sweep Big Ten weekly awards

By Brian Janosch · Wednesday, Sept. 29,2004 1:23 a.m.

Three times last season, the Big Ten's weekly awards for Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week consisted of nothing but Hoosiers. After a 3-1 victory over Michigan State last weekend, the Hoosiers swept the awards for their first time of the 2004 season.

Student tickets go on sale

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 1:58 a.m.

With Midnight Madness 18 days away, the time has come for students to start thinking about putting away their football pom-poms, closing the tailgating cooler and beginning to focus on the hardwood. Student season tickets for the IU men's basketball team went on sale Sunday to the delight of some, and the dismay of many.

Rebuilding program on schedule for No. 16 IU

By Andrew Shaffer · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 12:18 a.m.

Five years ago, IU restarted a field hockey program to compete in the Big Ten. Those first two years, IU coach Amy Robertson posted a combined two wins. Undeterred, Robertson began building the program that would soon be as successful as the Wake Forest program she left.

Ranked Big Ten schools march on

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 27,2004 1 a.m.

No one doubted Minnesota's offense. Against Northwestern, the Gophers finally showed they can play some defense, too.

Eagles win again, Chiefs still searching

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 27,2004 12:59 a.m.

Eagles 30, Lions 13 DETROIT -- Donovan McNabb threw for 356 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a score to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to a 30-13 win over the Detroit Lions in the lone game between unbeatens Sunday.

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