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Crawfordsville team began what's now Hoosier Hysteria
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — Odd-looking set shots. Jump balls after each basket. Twenty-five cent admission. The old liniment-in-the-jocks prank. And a final score of . . . 24-17. As Indiana begins the high school boys basketball season that will...
LeBron James scores 40, slams door on Pacers
LeBron James stood out front with the ball as he watched the shot clock run down. He took a couple of jab steps to keep Dahntay Jones at a distance. A defensive stop would have kept the Indiana Pacers in the game. James released the ball, held his...
No more looking back
Finally, five years and a day after The Brawl in Auburn Hills, Mich., the Indiana Pacers are no longer shackled by one of the ugliest moments in professional sports history. Finally, five years and a day after John Green and Ron Artest altered the...
Crean's lament: Hoosiers aren't physical
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Through all the frustrations of a 6-25 season a year ago, Indiana basketball coach Tom Crean always seemed to find the silver lining. But moments after IU squandered a seven-point lead in the final six minutes Friday...
IU's seniors challenged to show better leadership
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Indiana coach Tom Crean wasn’t happy with most phases of his team’s game Friday in a 71-67 loss to Boston University. He didn’t like the way the Hoosiers were outrebounded 52-32, the silly fouls they...
Colts' backup quarterbacks work while No. 18 plays
Backup QBs Sorgi, Painter observe and report what they see during game to Manning Peyton Manning has started all 185 games of his 12-year NFL career. He has taken every snap in 157 of them. If that leaves little for backup Jim Sorgi to do, what of...
Boilers take awhile to feel inspired
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — Coach Matt Painter kept waiting for his Purdue men’s basketball team to perform Friday night like the nation’s seventh-ranked team. Finally, with 15 minutes remaining, the Boilermakers called on...
As seasons end today, Bucket rivals look ahead
Once again there is no postseason for Purdue or Indiana, making today’s battle for the Old Oaken Bucket a de facto bowl game. IU wants to avenge last season’s 62-10 thumping. Purdue is trying to finish .500 in Big Ten play. One team will...
Hinkle infrequently visited
Bulldogs find it difficult to convince big schools to play on their home court Butler was awarded a No. 11 preseason ranking in college basketball after a decade of building a reputation. That profile was created largely off neutral-court victories...
Johnson's run for history begins on the pole
Johnson needs to finish 25th or better to become 1st driver to win 4 straight titles HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Jimmie Johnson’s run for his fourth straight Sprint Cup title starts from the pole. Johnson turned a lap of 173.919 mph Friday to top...
Promoter cancels annual event over tiff with agency
A boxing card that had become an annual November event at the Indiana State Fairgrounds was canceled Friday, with the event’s promoter saying he pulled out because of increased demands by a state regulatory agency. Indianapolis promoter Fred...
Butler faces Drake for league crown
If Bulldogs win, they will host Dec. 5 Gridiron Classic Just four years removed from a winless season, Butler is within one victory of reaching the college football postseason. The Bulldogs meet Drake at 1 p.m. today at the Butler Bowl to decide the...
Rayburn, Jones help Boilers rout Redhawks
Sophomore guard Brittany Rayburn scored 26 points and sophomore center Chelsea Jones had 12, both career highs, as Purdue’s women’s basketball team rolled over visiting Seattle 69-38 Friday night in the Basketball Travelers Classic at...
Lathan, Indiana State stop Colorado State
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Sophomore Dwayne Lathan posted team-leading totals of 18 points and nine rebounds as Indiana State defeated Colorado State 65-60 on Friday night. Harry Marshall scored 15 points for the Sycamores (3-1), and Jake Kelly added...
Jaguars win 3rd straight to start
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Alex Young had 20 points and Robert Glenn added 17 as IUPUI beat Austin Peay 77-63 at the Glenn Wilkes Classic on Friday night. IUPUI (3-0) has won its first three games for the first time since winning four in a row to...
Sacre, Bouldin lead Gonzaga over IPFW
SPOKANE, Wash. — Gonzaga coach Mark Few is not given to easy praise for his team, but he could find little to criticize after Friday’s 90-55 win over IPFW. “We shot 60 percent and held them to 30 percent and outrebounded them by...
High school girls basketball roundup
Julia Henson scored 15 points to lead Plainfield (2-0) to a 49-36 high school girls basketball victory over Avon (2-1) on Friday night in the semifinals of the Hendricks County Tournament. [chart] |||||||| |Plainfield|14|10|13|12|—|49|...
No time for letdown for Wabash, DePauw
As great as the Monon Bell Game is for Wabash and DePauw, the emotional aftermath tends to linger. That’s a concern for a coach having to get his team ready for an NCAA Division III tournament game the following week. “The magnitude of it...
Carr honored
Stevens Institute of Technology junior goalie Zach Carr (Carmel) was named first-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American. Carr, who has a 3.91 grade-point average in biomedical engineering, has a 0.33 goals-against average for the Ducks...
All-Stars set for Sunday
The Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association volleyball All-Star matches are Sunday at Perry Meridian High School. The Class A/2A North All-Stars face A/2A South All-Stars at 4 p.m., followed by 3A/4A North All-Stars against 3A/4A South All-Stars.
Silver Award winners
Jacksonville Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio is one of six former student-athletes who were named recipients of the 2010 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award. The others are orthopedic physician Gregg Carr , ABC/ESPN analyst Doug Flutie , former Olympian Jackie...
Indy tennis event on hold
The Indianapolis Tennis Championships is talking with a potential title sponsor, but if that falls through, the 2010 event could be in jeopardy, tournament director Kevin Martin said Friday. Martin hopes to know by January whether the undisclosed...
Notre Dame women advance
Notre Dame defeated visiting Oregon State 1-0 on Friday to reach the quarterfinals of the women’s soccer NCAA Tournament. The Irish (20-3-1) will face Florida State (19-4-1), which beat Texas A&M 2-1 in double overtime, at a site and date...
Ex-Ice star promoted
The Washington Capitals recalled defenseman John Carlson , a U.S. Hockey League All-Star for the Indiana Ice in 2007-08, from Hershey, Pa., of the American Hockey League.
Moore helps Purdue beat South Dakota State
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands — Purdue coach Matt Painter said his seventh-ranked Boilermakers were outplayed and out-toughed by South Dakota State. However, the Boilermakers weren’t outscored. E’Twaun Moore scored 22 points and beat South...
LeBron's 40 leads Cavaliers past Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS — LeBron James scored a season-high 40 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to beat the Indiana Pacers 105-95 on Friday night. James also had nine rebounds and seven assists for Cleveland (9-4). Danny Granger had 19 points and...
Indiana falls to Boston University 71-67
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — John Holland scored 21 points, Jake O’Brien had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and Boston University rallied to beat Indiana 71-67 on Friday night in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. Tyler Morris added 13 points and five assists for...
Pacers' Diener has surgery, out 4-6 weeks
The Indiana Pacers announced today that reserve point guard Travis Diener had successful surgery on the big toe of his left foot. Diener is expected to miss four to six weeks. Diener missed all of preseason and has not played in the regular season....
Brees' mother's death ruled suicide
GRANBY, Colo. — The death of the mother of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been ruled a suicide. Mina Brees, an attorney from Austin, Texas, died Aug. 7 while visiting Colorado. This week, Grand County coroner Brenda Bock concluded that...
Indy Tennis event wooing new sponsor
The Indianapolis Tennis Championships is still awaiting word from one company on a potential title sponsorship for the 2010 tournament. “If that works out, we’re in great shape,” tournament director Kevin Martin said. “If it doesn’t, we are going to...
