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For a significant part of 2008, Bloomington will get a good look at the future.
For a significant part of 2008, Bloomington will get a good look at the future.
2008 proffered an unusually harsh spring in Indiana, and I think we both know I’m not talking about the freeze that didn’t lift til May. No, Hoosier nation was in a well-documented tailspin that began slowly last October and took off like a bell curve in April.Such was the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son of Crean.Guess what, kids? It’s not summer anymore.Sure, the solstice technically comes Sept. 22. But summer ends on Labor Day, and the IU basketball team’s era of good feelings came to a halt this afternoon with the announcement of the Big Ten schedule, soon followed by IU’s own 2008-2009 slate.
Sunday’s season opener is going to be different for Peyton Manning.He’s playing in a new building, will take snaps from a new center and finds himself behind two new guards. The two-time league MVP can handle all those changes.It’s the other stuff he can’t answer yet.
The 2008-2009 IU men's basketball schedule was released by the University today.
Football reporter Lee Hurwitz updates the Hoosiers' week of practice.
IU assistant coach Josh Brewer was named the assistant coach for men’s and women’s golf at perennial powerhouse Southern California, ending a six-year term at IU.
Finally, we will no longer have to scratch tally marks into the concrete walls of the NFL-less prison which summer brings.
IU assistant coach Josh Brewer was named the assistant coach for men’s and women’s golf at perennial powerhouse Southern California, ending a six-year term at IU.
All Western Kentucky saw was a blur. All the Hilltoppers heard from the Memorial Stadium crowd was a joyous celebration. Kellen Lewis was back.SLIDE SHOW: IU vs. Western Kentucky
Having won its two exhibition games by a combined score of 6-1, the IU men’s soccer team entered the Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic this past weekend with high expectations for its offense. But it was the defense, allowing only one total goal for the tournament, that enabled the No. 7 Hoosiers to start the regular season undefeated.
The IU women’s soccer team (1-2-0) came into the Aggie Soccer Invitational unranked and winless. The other three teams in the tournament were all ranked in the top 14, but the Hoosiers were able to leave Texas with a split in the weekend’s games.
For junior forward Kevin Noschang, the annual fall Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic brings back good memories.