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Coverdale availability still in question

By Jason Recker · Friday, March 29,2002 4:59 p.m.

ATLANTA -- The question mark continues to loom over Tom Coverdale. Coverdale didn't practice during IU's 50-minute session in the Georgia Dome Friday, instead resting his twice-sprained left ankle by sitting on the bench and conversing with IU coach Mike Davis. He status is still listed as questionable for IU's Final Four battle with Oklahoma Saturday.

Playing the 'what-if' game

By Jason Recker · Friday, March 29,2002 4:19 p.m.

Kirk Haston is enjoying IU's ride to the Final Four. But the former Hoosier is on the outside looking in. Haston, who left IU after his junior season and opted for the NBA Draft, is with the Charlotte Hornets, not the Hoosiers. A season after his departure, Haston is watching IU's longest NCAA Tournament run in 10 seasons instead of playing in it.

Students abroad following team

By Sean Nightingale · Friday, March 29,2002 4:18 p.m.

It was 10 years ago this month that Kirkwood Avenue and Showalter Fountain last heard the hoots and hollers of the Final Four-bound IU faithful. A short walk through campus reveals a sense of pride that has been restored here in Bloomington. "This is a really exciting time for students to be at IU. I think it's just great," Telecommunications lecturer and Public Information Director of WTIU, Suzann Mitten Owen said.

Alumni prepare for Saturday's game

By Bennet Haeberle and Bennett Haeberle · Friday, March 29,2002 4:16 p.m.

We're ready. Ready to flood Kirkwood Avenue and jump in Showalter Fountain in the event of a Hoosier victory Saturday. But, for alumni who can't join in the jubilation here or in Atlanta, the party will have to occur elsewhere.

Sweet home Atlanta: 'P.O. Boys' back

By Jason Recker · Friday, March 29,2002 4:15 p.m.

Jeff Newton and A.J. Moye will enjoy their trip back to Atlanta, the city they both call home. It's a warm and fuzzy story, full of anecdotes and emotion. But make no mistake, IU's two top bench scorers aren't headed to the Final Four to visit family and friends or their old stomping grounds.

Keeping the Faith

By Dan Cortez · Friday, March 29,2002 4:14 p.m.

One hour before the Hoosiers started their NCAA Tournament run against Utah two weeks ago, IU coach Mike Davis wasn't drawing up plays or lecturing his team. No, he was watching the New York Knicks play the Sacramento Kings on a television inside of Arco Arena in Sacramento, offering his description of the play to arena workers

Freshman thrust into Final Four spotlight

By Dan Cortez · Friday, March 29,2002 4:13 p.m.

Freshman Donald Perry ended up at the free throw line 10 times in the last 2:14 of last Saturday night's South Regional final against Kent State. The free throws were insurance to the Hoosiers' lead, which was 72-58 when Perry was fouled at the 2:14 mark. Perry promptly missed the front end of a one-and-one.

Hoosiers hit with ankle madness

By Jason Recker · Friday, March 29,2002 4:12 p.m.

Ankle madness didn't stop after sophomore Jared Jeffries. It spread to junior Tom Coverdale. It's become a mini-epidemic that has followed the Hoosiers through the NCAA Tournament, continuing right up until the Final Four. It's infected IU's top two scorers and put the Hoosiers at risk in nearly half of their games this season.

Sinking the Sooners

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, March 29,2002 3:20 p.m.

Who's tougher?: IU says it has one of the best defenses in the country. So does Oklahoma. IU figured out how to stop Duke's dynamic offense, holding the Blue Devils to 33 percent from the field in the second half, but the Sooners are more physical, stronger and have more depth. IU forwards Jared Jeffries, Jarrad Odle and Jeff Newton will have to go muscle-to-muscle with OU's Aaron McGhee and Jabahri Brown. IU needs to push back at OU's physical style, establish its defense and an interior presence by blocking shots and hitting the glass. A season in the rugged Big Ten should help. "I think our defense is going to have to be as good as it has all year with Oklahoma being so athletic and talented," Odle said.

Team set for Saturday showdown

By Dan Cortez · Friday, March 29,2002 3:19 p.m.

ATLANTA -- The lights are getting brighter, but the distractions that have surrounded IU all week are starting to fade away. No more time for ticket requests or other matters not related to basketball. It's time for the Final Four.

Illinois match follows Purdue loss

By Zack Eldridge · Thursday, March 28,2002 11:29 p.m.

The IU men's tennis team's chance of ending a five-game losing skid were foiled by Purdue yesterday. The Hoosiers lost 6-1 in West Lafayette. One IU player did all he could to ensure the Hoosiers would not lose to the No. 48 Boilermakers. That player, senior Ari Widlansky, beat Purdue's Sounak Chatterjee at the No. 6 singles position 6-4, 7-5. He improved to 8-8 this season, including a 1-1 mark in Big Ten contests.

Titan Series point up for grabs

By Allison Murphy · Thursday, March 28,2002 11:29 p.m.

The IU women's tennis team returns home this weekend to resume conference play and compete for a Titan Series point against the Purdue Boilermakers. In the Titan Series, IU competes against Purdue to win as many of the 18 eligible points as possible to achieve the overall championship. Each sport is worth one point in the series. The school who wins the regular season head-to-head match will receive the point. If a tie should occur, the point is split between the two teams. IU leads the series 7-5.

Team begins Big Ten competition

By Colin Nowling · Thursday, March 28,2002 11:27 p.m.

After winning the Indiana Invitational, the IU softball team takes the field today to open Big Ten competition at No. 19 Iowa at 5 p.m. The Hoosiers and Hawkeyes are also scheduled to play at noon Saturday before IU travels to Northwestern for a doubleheader starting at noon Sunday.

Teams split up for meets

By Pat Crowell · Thursday, March 28,2002 11:25 p.m.

The men's and women's track and field teams have a busy weekend. While the sprinters, throwers and jumpers head to the sunshine state for the Florida Relays, the distance runners are going in different directions. The men's distance runners will participate in a meet in California, and the women's distance runners head upstate to the Purdue Invitational.

Teams ready for time trials

Thursday, March 28,2002 11:24 p.m.

With less than three weeks until the 52nd Little 500 and just one week after qualifications, the teams are ready to have some fun. Individual Time Trials (ITT), the first event of the Little 5 series, will be held April 3 to test riders' skills and strength. ITT has four riders on the track at the same time, each starting at one corner of the track. The riders race four laps against the clock, and the fastest overall time wins.

Quiet leader helps improve team

By Alyson Brodsy and Tyler Hoeppner · Thursday, March 28,2002 1:04 a.m.

Junior Kristen Stanford has a very specific goal in mind. She wants to go to the NCAA Championship. But first, they have to get through the Collegiate Water Polo Association Eastern Championships.

Titan Series continues as Hoosiers look for first victory since 1995

By Zack Eldridge · Thursday, March 28,2002 1:03 a.m.

Rivalry. That word in sports conjure up thoughts about the Bears-Packers, Celtics-Lakers or North Carolina-Duke matchups. It also reminds people of another fiery rivalry, IU-Purdue; universities within a stone's throw of one another.

The best of a tough situation

By Zack Eldridge · Thursday, March 28,2002 1:01 a.m.

Senior Rahman Smiley could have surrendered hope; instead, his unremitting injury and the team's struggles have only inspired him to make the best of a complicated situation. Maybe that is the lesson tennis has taught him. No matter how difficult a challenge, if you simply try to do your best, you might be presently surprised at the results.

Hoosiers take on top NCAA competition

By Gavin Lesnick · Thursday, March 28,2002 1 a.m.

Basketball is not the only IU sport being played this weekend in Georgia. Four members of the swimming and diving teams qualified for the NCAA championship, held today through Saturday at the Gabrielsen Natatorium in Athens, Ga.

Salukis hope success spurs enrollment

By Alyson Brodsy and Susan Skiles Luke · Wednesday, March 27,2002 12:34 a.m.

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- When Southern Illinois University senior Martin Obst visited home, neighbors used to snicker about what his life was like at the "party school," famous for Halloween street riots rather than for strong academics. Not anymore.

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