Indy 500 results up for review
The IndyCar Series is reviewing the finish of the Indianapolis 500 after Marco Andretti says he slowed because of a caution flag that came out on Lap 199.
The IndyCar Series is reviewing the finish of the Indianapolis 500 after Marco Andretti says he slowed because of a caution flag that came out on Lap 199.
Former Hoosier linebacker Jammie Kirlew has signed a contract with the Denver Broncos after being picked in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Kirlew is the first of three Hoosiers drafted to sign a contract. His four-year deal is worth $1.84 million and contained a $50,000 signing bonus.
The sixth-seeded Hoosiers recorded a first-round tournament win over the third-seeded Northwestern Wildcats 5-0 . IU will now face top-seed Minnesota on Thursday at 7:05 p.m.
But the hectic two-week schedule at the famed racing venue has provided plenty of storylines to follow when the green flag waves for the 94th running of the Indianapolis 500 at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Nineteen-year-old Saavedra, driving for William Rast racing — a team Justin Timberlake sponsors — posted the slowest speed and was in 33rd place with only about an hour left of quals. But after a crash resulted in back pain, Saavedra was taken to get an MRI, and it looked as if his hope of qualifying was over.
The Hoosiers’ strong pitching from junior Matt Carr and senior Chris Squires held the Illini to only 10 hits, and Squires, who entered in relief, needed just 22 pitches to close out the Illini.
Eighty-three members of the football team earned a 3.0 grade point average during the 2009-2010 academic year. Forty-two athletes earned the distinction in the fall and 41 athletes in the spring.
After 54 holes and 850 strokes, it came down to only three shots. A mere three shots kept the IU men’s golf team from advancing to the NCAA Championships and gave the Hoosiers a ninth-place finish.
After 54 holes and 850 strokes, it came down to only three shots. A mere three shots kept the IU men’s golf team from advancing to the NCAA Championships and gave the Hoosiers a ninth-place finish.
Helio Castroneves won the pole position Saturday for the 2010 Indianapolis 500, with an average speed of 227.970 miles per hour. He even put up one lap at 228 miles per hour, the fastest lap since 2006. His 2010 qualifying speeds were faster than last year’s qualifying speed by 3.1 miles per hour.
Nathan Altenhofen wears the “defensive-minded coach” badge proudly. And given the emphasis IU women’s basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack has placed on defense, the team’s new assistant coach feels that’s where he can help jump-start the program
Six members of the women’s team earned a grade point average of 3.0 or higher during the spring semester. Hoosiers earning this distinction include junior Danilsa Andujar, sophomore Jasmine Davis, senior Jori Davis, junior Lindsay Enterline, junior Georgie Jones and now-graduate Andrea McGuirt.
The Hoosiers (27-25, 12-12) did just that Saturday afternoon at Sembower Field, winning 16-6 over Illinois (26-26, 10-14) to earn the sixth and final seed to this week’s Big Ten Tournament in Columbus, Ohio.
The Hoosiers earned the No. 10 seed in the Central Regional out of 14 teams and will be looking to finish in the top five of those teams that will earn bids to the NCAA Championships from June 1 to 6.
Taking a look at the IU baseball team’s last five wins, one might conclude that the team knows how to win close games. But a closer look at the scores — 10-7, 18-17, 1-0, 11-9, and 12-11 — shows a disturbing trend of needing to out-muscle the opposition.
But freshman Leslie Hureau’s rare situation, playing No. 1 singles in 13 matches this season, might have been the biggest factor in her garnering the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Ohio Valley Region Rookie of the Year honor.
Only two wrecks occurred during the fourth day of Indianapolis 500 practice, and both were committed by KV Racing.
IU (25-24, 10-11) faces Illinois (25-24, 9-12) in the final conference series of the year on Friday, with a chance to defend last year’s Big Ten Tournament championship on the line.
IU missed out on Walter Offutt last weekend and this week decided to not pursue Tennessee transfer Emmanuel Negedu. Negedu suffered from cardiac arrest while working out at Tennessee and sat out the 2009-10 season. After Tennessee doctors refused to clear him, he decided to transfer.
The IU volleyball team has been practicing all spring to this point — nearly six months removed from its last competitive match, save for a couple of small spring tournaments.However, the Hoosiers get their payoff Wednesday as they embark on an 11-day European tour for sightseeing and a series of matches against some of the continent’s top youth competition.