CHICAGO -- Mark Prior was as surprised as anybody when he found out that he was going to get a chance to pitch his first career complete game.
IU point guard Tom Coverdale was named to the 2002 Big Ten Men's Basketball Foreign Tour Team after leading the Hoosiers to the NCAA Championship game. The 6-2 senior ranked second on the tour team with a season average of 11.9 points per game and was third in the Big Ten Conference in assists (4.81 apg) and seventh in steals (1.54 spg).
Race driver Kurt Busch shows his displeasure with fellow driver Jimmy Spencer (41) after crashing in the third turn during the Brickyard 400. Busch thought Spencer forced him into the third turn wall.
Dane Fife wasn't selected at the NBA draft last month, and most basketball fans don't expect to see him wear an NBA jersey anytime soon. But the former Hoosier has worked hard this summer to keep his NBA dreams alive. Fife played for the Houston Rockets' summer league team at the Southern California Summer Pro League July 7-21 in Los Angeles. Although still a long shot to find his place in Houston's backcourt, Fife impressed the Rockets staff during the eight-game stint. Rockets assistant coach Melvin Hunt said Fife conducted himself like a professional throughout the two-week tournament.
The NASCAR series invades Indianapolis beginning Friday through Sunday. The Craftsman trucks race at Indianapolis Raceway Park (IRP) at 8 p.m. on Friday, with the Busch Series cars following at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
Baseball, Football, Auto Racing and Basketball briefs.
LOS ANGELES -- Lisa Leslie went where no one else in the WNBA has gone before -- above the rim for a dunk.
The IU women's field hockey team is entering the upcoming season with a very positive outlook. The team is in it's third year of existence, and it is hoping to be competitive in the Big Ten Conference this year with the help of returning players and five incoming freshman.
PARIS -- Lance Armstrong won his fourth straight Tour de France on Sunday, handily beating the world's best cyclists in a grueling three-week event he has turned into his personal showcase.
First game: Aug. 30. First official team practice: Aug. 9. From the look of things, the season is still a little way off for the women's volleyball team. But, numbers can be deceiving.
Senior quarterback Antwaan Randle El was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year.
The Hoosiers dropped two tough matches this weekend losing to Ohio State Friday and handing a tough match to Michigan State Sunday.
The games this weekend for the volleyball team were intense. Fans came to the Blimpie/Holiday Inn Classic at Assembly Hall wearing red and white to support the team.
The remarkable triumph over No. 15 Minnesota marked the greatest win of an assistant's short-lived head coaching career and a peak in the women's rollercoaster season.
Thirty-one teams. Twenty-one weeks. One trophy. The NFL season is upon us again. With the season still young, many of these teams have high hopes. (To the fans in Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Dallas: sorry, no glory for you this year). The previous two Super Bowl champions, the St. Louis Rams and Baltimore Ravens, are both back and looking for more championships.
The IU men's and women's track and field teams hosted the Indiana Three-Way Sunday at the Robert C. Haugh Track Complex. Air Force, Indiana State and Purdue came to Bloomington and competed.
NEW ORLEANS -- The New England Patriots made this a Super Bowl to remember, for all the right reasons. Adam Vinatieri kicked a 48-yard field goal as time expired, capping a thrilling final two minutes and giving the Patriots a 20-17 upset over the St. Louis Rams on a red, white and blue Sunday.
The IU field hockey team went into the 2001 Big Ten Tournament with hopes of pulling an upset of No. 2 seed Ohio State, but the Buckeyes jumped on the freshmen and sophomore laden Hoosier squad with a goal less than five minutes into the match.
CHICAGO -- The men's basketball team faced a bittersweet disappointment in the Big Ten tournament March 11. After having won one game in three years at the tournament, the Hoosiers advanced to the championship game. But they lost to Iowa in that game. Barely.
Jerry Yeagley can usually expect to remain dry after a regular season victory over the Butler Bulldogs. It's really no big deal; Butler hasn't even scored a goal against the Hoosiers since 1996.
