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On the Sidelines

Monday, Feb. 3,2003 12:28 a.m.

AFC thrashes NFC in ProBowl HONOLULU -- Ricky Williams' first trip to the Pro Bowl was worth the wait. The Miami Dolphins' star running back rushed for 56 yards, scored two touchdowns and forced a fumble on special teams to earn the MVP award in the AFC's 45-20 victory over the NFC on Sunday.

Strong performances bolster win

By Kristen Louderback and Kristin Louderback · Monday, Feb. 3,2003 12:23 a.m.

The IU women's track and field team came up with several impressive performances in Champaign, Ill., this Saturday in their win against the Illini, Missouri and Eastern Illinois. IU won the meet with 178 points. Illinois, Missouri and Eastern Illinois had 156, 154 and 54 points respectively.

Cardinals turn slow start into anguish for IU

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Monday, Feb. 3,2003 12:21 a.m.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Eight minutes of anguish. That was the feeling for the IU men's basketball team and their fans after the No. 19 Hoosiers let a lead as large as 16 points dwindle to zero as IU gave into the No. 8 Louisville pressure in the second half. The Hoosiers lost the lead, their shot and, for the second time that week, the game. Louisville won 95-76.

Pressure gets to Hoosiers in second half

By Matt Pera · Monday, Feb. 3,2003 12:18 a.m.

LOUISVILLE, Ky -- It was still halftime and the No. 8 Louisville Cardinals (16-1, 6-0 Conference USA) had already listened to coach Rick Pitino's locker-room speech and were back out on the floor warming up. But before they took the court for the second half to attempt a comeback against the No.19 Hoosiers (14-6, 4-3 Big Ten), they would hear from one more source of motivation: John Belushi.

Wrestling loses to OSU

By Charlie Gillingham · Friday, Jan. 31,2003 12:58 a.m.

One of the tougher road trips facing the IU wrestling team this season will come to an end tonight in Ann Arbor, Mich. when the Hoosiers face the No. 10 Michigan Wolverines at 7 p.m. at Michigan's Cliff Keen Arena.

IU takes title shot

By Jesse Laffen · Friday, Jan. 31,2003 12:56 a.m.

The road to a regular season Great Midwest Hockey League championship will be an uphill one for IU, but the Hoosiers are ready to climb it. IU (12-7-1, 2-3-1 GMHL) will begin the home stretch of the GMHL season this weekend with a pair of road games against Ferris State University and Michigan State University.

Track coach says best is yet to come

By Kristen Louderback and Kristin Louderback · Friday, Jan. 31,2003 12:55 a.m.

Despite last Saturday's win against Big Ten opponents Purdue and Ohio State, women's track and field coach Randy Heisler remains convinced that the team's best performances are yet to come.

Striving to stay perfect

By Stephanie Sims · Friday, Jan. 31,2003 12:53 a.m.

The Hoosiers' fast success and 3-0 start so far this season has surprised even themselves. After stunning both Notre Dame and Middle Tennessee State this past weekend, the men's tennis team's confidence level must be high. "We knew we had a very good chance of beating them," sophomore Ryan Recht said of the team's matches against Notre Dame and Middle Tennessee State. "We went in with the intention of winning."

Coach looking to rebuild tradition

By Lisa Kates and Lisa Marie Kates · Friday, Jan. 31,2003 12:51 a.m.

A team that once won six National Championships and 23 Big Ten titles only finished 32nd overall in last year's NCAA's. But that has not discouraged first year IU men's swimming coach Ray Looze in the least. Looze accepted the job looking ahead to the future of the program.

Sprinter off to a fast start

By Steve Hinson · Friday, Jan. 31,2003 12:46 a.m.

The No. 14 track and field team has struggled in the early part of the indoor season with team mentality, Coach Marshall Goss said. But for junior sprinter Ryan Sarbinoff, taking the team to a Big Ten Chamionship is one of his goals, he said.

Track team heads to Illinois

By Steve Hinson · Friday, Jan. 31,2003 12:45 a.m.

Saturday the No. 19 men's track and field team travels to Illinois for their third dual meet in as many weeks. The team cruised to victory in their first meet at Michigan but fell to No. 13 Purdue and Ohio State last weekend. Coach Marshall Goss said he expects a challenge similar to last weekend. Though unranked, he said Illinois is still a dangerous team.

IU drops road contest at Iowa

By Natalie A. Trout · Friday, Jan. 31,2003 12:43 a.m.

After a week of good practices, the women's basketball team was still unable to pull off a win at Iowa. They lost the game 78-62 and are left with the record of 9-9, 2-6 in the Big Ten. The Iowa Hawkeyes improve to 11-7 (3-4).

Hoosiers hope to cage Cardinals

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Friday, Jan. 31,2003 12:41 a.m.

Thursday's practice for the IU men's basketball team was not lacking intensity. Loud vocals from both the players and the coaches could be heard throughout the two-hour practice. And there was enough emotional static in the air that there was almost a fight between two players.

Commission rejects proposals to fundamentally change Title IX

By Joseph White · Thursday, Jan. 30,2003 4:01 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- A Bush administration advisory commission on Thursday rejected several proposals for overhauling a landmark gender-equity law that substantially increased the number of female athletes.

Team looks to end skid

By Natalie A. Trout and by Natalie A. Trout · Thursday, Jan. 30,2003 12:54 a.m.

Michigan State, Michigan and Wisconsin are the three teams that have stopped the Hoosiers from winning their last four games. The Hoosiers (9-8, 2-5) will try to end that streak as they look for their first Big Ten road win of the season against the Iowa Hawkeyes (10-7, 2-4) at 7 p.m. tonight in Iowa City. It's a game that could set the tone for the rest of IU's season. There's a lot to learn with so many young players, senior forward Lisa Eckart said, but the team isn't walking away from any losses without learning a lesson. "I think we've learned from each of our losses," Eckart said. "We're preparing as much as we can for each game we play from here on out."

Wrestlers face road tests

By Charlie Cunningham and Charlie Gillingham · Thursday, Jan. 30,2003 12:44 a.m.

The IU wrestling squad started the Big Ten season on the wrong foot. Penn State came to Bloomington last Friday and overpowered an injury-depleted Hoosier squad 37-4. But the next day, the Hoosiers went to Indianapolis and swept a four-team dual meet. This three-meet winning streak should provide the Hoosiers a morale boost going into meets against No. 3 Ohio State tonight and No. 10 Michigan Friday.

Surprise team tops Big Ten

By Matt Pera · Thursday, Jan. 30,2003 12:41 a.m.

With the Big Ten season quickly approaching the halfway mark, here is a rundown of some of the conference's top stories so far. The Michigan Wolverines have seen their share of drama this year. The Iowa Hawkeyes also jumped out to a surprising start, beginning the season 10-3. While most coaches will say that experienced players are the key to a successful team, it doesn't hurt to have ultra-talented freshman either.

It's time for 'Little 5'

By Katie Schoenbaechler and Katie Shoenbaechler · Thursday, Jan. 30,2003 12:38 a.m.

During the cold winter months many people count down the days until sunny warm weather. But no one is looking forward to warm weather more than the riders competing in the Little 500 bike race.

CNN Web site imitated in hoax

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Wednesday, Jan. 29,2003 11:46 a.m.

No, Bracey Wright and Jeff Newton have not been suspended from the IU basketball team. A hoax Web site meant to be an office joke gave several Hoosier fans quite a scare Tuesday.

Spartans slay Hoosiers

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Wednesday, Jan. 29,2003 1:17 a.m.

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The No. 19 IU men's basketball team needed two things to happen Tuesday night. The first was that the Hoosiers figure out how to carry their home-court intensity with them to away games. The second was that the starting line-up would include freshman guard Bracey Wright. The Hoosiers showed a higher level of intensity against Michigan State, and IU's leading scorer, Wright, who returned to the court as a starter after a four-game hiatus, contributed to this. But these factors were not enough to boost the Hoosiers (14-5, 4-3 Big Ten) over the Spartans (11-8, 3-4), as Michigan State won 61-54.

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