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Born to coach: Long career leads Orr to IU

For Tom Orr, hockey was part of growing up. As a small child on a farm in Ypsilanti, N.D., Orr watched his uncle play hockey, which was the spark that began his life in the sport. By the age of 3, he was playing in a youth league. He played other sports in high school, including baseball, football and tennis. Still, he always seemed to come back to hockey.

RUNNING THE FLOOR: BLOGus

Last night, as with every other night the IU basketball team has played, we intrepid Indiana Daily Student folk teamed up with friends at HoosierNation.com, the Herald-Times and InsideTheHall.com to live blog/live chat the IU-Wake Forest basketball game with interested fans.

Ready for Miami

Hockey fans looking for an intense rivalry are sure to find one at the Frank Southern Ice Arena on Friday night. The IU club hockey team is looking to build off the success of its big win before Thanksgiving break when the team beat Grand Valley State in a high-scoring 7-5 match. This weekend, the Hoosiers will take on the Miami (Ohio) Redhawks, a team that has a lot of history with IU. Back during 2001-2002 season, current IU coach Tom Orr was a player on the Hoosier team that season when it faced Miami for the Great Midwest Hockey League championship. Orr scored the game-winning goal, handing the league trophy to the Hoosiers.

STRAIGHT BIDNESS: Plax’s new name: Cheddar Bob

I was sitting in my media ethics class on Tuesday, though I wasn’t really all that awake. You can’t expect a column titled “Straight Bidness” to really embody media ethics, so I generally don’t give the most insightful input in the class. Rather than trying to figure out whether decisions are a means to an end or vice versa, (or something like that – I still don’t understand that lecture) I decided to daydream in hopes of coming up with a column idea. And then it hit me. I heard it, and it was like the angels were telling me to write this story. Someone in my class was speaking, and I heard it.

MILLER'S LAP AROUND NASCAR: Time to dine

For the second straight year, NASCAR’s most popular driver won’t be taking the stage when the sport hands out the big checks and celebrates its 60th anniversary Friday night in New York City. Dale Earnhardt Jr., who has been voted the most popular driver by fans each season since 2003, finished 12th in the final standings of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, and per NASCAR rules, only the top 10 drivers are recognized at the Sprint Cup Awards Banquet. The banquet is held annually in the New York City at the Waldorf-Astoria to culminate NASCAR’s “Champions Week,” which sees its top drivers awarded at the banquet on television shows and other media outlets.

Frustrations turned over in N.C.

Even with all the warnings and premonitions of a stressful season, IU coach Tom Crean and the team’s exuberance at the start the season was contagious. But after their 83-58 thrashing at the hands of No. 15 Wake Forest, that exuberance turned to frustration. When asked how he felt his team handled playing in their first true road game, Crean responded, “I think 26 turnovers tell the story.” The 26 turnovers, along with the Demon Deacons’ 20 fast-break points compared to IU’s four, could be a result of the team’s lack of communication, Crean said. “Before we can learn to compete, we’ve got to learn to talk more to one another,” the coach added. “We’ve got to learn to listen better.” 

IU bested 83-58 by Wake Forest Demon Deacons

WINSTON SALEM, N.C. – In a season of firsts, the Hoosiers set the wrong kind of milestone Wednesday. First road loss. For the third time in 10 days, the Hoosiers suffered a blowout loss, falling to No. 15 Wake Forest (7-0), 83-58, in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge.

Baby Hoosiers face challenging road trial

IU travels to Winston-Salem, N.C., Wednesday for the first road test of the season, taking on No. 15 Wake Forest in the annual Big Ten-ACC Challenge. The Hoosiers (4-2) will be facing a red-hot Demon Deacon squad coming into tonight’s contest at a perfect 6-0 and fresh off being crowned champions of the 76 Classic Tournament in California.

Hoosiers will advance to College Cup with win against St. John’s

Thanksgiving week was very good to IU men’s soccer coach Mike Freitag and his team, as the Hoosiers notched two impressive home victories in the NCAA Tournament and received a commitment from one of the top high school soccer players in the nation.

Running the Floor: Demon Deacons too much for young Hoosiers

Now the fun begins.

IU preps for talented point guards

On Wednesday, the Hoosiers will face one of the best floor generals in the country. Without an All-American in the backcourt, IU plans to use a point guard by committee approach to run its offense. In search of size and depth, IU coach Tom Crean played freshman Malik Story at the point position for the first time Sunday. Story, a 6-foot-5, 222-pound freshman from Los Angeles, has primarily played frontcourt positions this season, splitting time with freshman Nick Williams at power forward. But Crean said the Hoosiers would take advantage of Story’s versatility, playing him at as many as four positions this season.

Wendi Robinson tabbed for All-America cross country honors

Junior Wendi Robinson (left), IU’s lone representative at cross country Nationals on Nov. 24 in Terre Haute, brought home an All-American honor after finishing 28th at the event. Consistently the women’s cross country team’s best runner this season, Robinson was an individual qualifier for Nationals courtesy of her fourth-place finish at the Great Lakes Regional Championships. Robinson posted a 20:34.1 time against 252 competitors over the six-kilometer course. “Wendi did a great job today. We had a goal of being in the top 40 and being an All-American, and she got that done,” IU coach Ron Helmer said in a statement.

Club grows due to devoted members

At the time when most students are quieting down for the night, studying for a test or writing a paper, there is a select group whose favorite part of the day is just beginning at the IU Tennis Center. This group of late-night athletes makes up the IU club tennis team, a program that has been going strong for more than 20 years. Practicing until 11 p.m. three times a week, these students get their fill of tennis, but don’t be mistaken: They love each second of it. Club Vice President Neville Batiwalla said it’s the club’s love for the game that keeps the program on its feet and running.

McNabb a class act in the face of adversity

Donovan McNabb is one tranquil human being. He displays the calmness of a loveable teddy bear in the face of adversity and criticism. And he’s had plenty of it. McNabb was greeted with a soothing chorus of boos the day he was drafted in the first round by the Philadelphia Eagles back in 1999, and all he did was show off that signature million-dollar smile of his. Even though he somewhat won over the Philly fans with his Pro Bowl quarterback play, the 32-year-old has yet to escape constant criticism. On the verge of winning a possible Super Bowl appearance, he endured criticism from his own teammate and the league’s biggest mouth, Terrell Owens.

Hoosiers defeat Ohio State, come up short of NCAA Tournament bid

Hoosiers go undefeated at home

Hoosiers sweep Calif. tournament

Freitag’s team rolls against Michigan; quarterfinals next

The IU men's soccer team put Michigan away 3-0, advancing IU to the NCAA Tournament’s quarterfinals.SLIDESHOW: IU vs. Michigan

Analysis: Wittman scores career high in IU win

Hoosiers close out Cornell for W

After spending their Thanksgiving week competing in Maui, the Hoosiers returned home Sunday to defeat reigning Ivy League champion Cornell 72-57. IU (4-2) stayed undefeated at home, never trailing against Cornell.BLOG: Basketblog