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IU energized by direction of programs

Sean Morrison — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

Indiana athletic director Fred Glass is pleased with the buzz around his department as the IU Tailgate Tour begins.

If top recruit skips, Irish still high on defensive line signees

Tony Krausz — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

Notre Dame's 2013 signing class was deemed the best it had since fourth-year coach Brian Kelly was hired. But the incoming freshmen class could be one blue chipper light when summer classes start at Notre Dame on June 17.

Manchester baseball Hoosier strong

Sean Morrison — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

Manchester baseball gets to represent Indiana this week on one of the biggest stages in Division III: the College World Series.

Leo, IPFW grad Newbauer named women's coach at Belmont

The Journal Gazette — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:36:20 EST

Leo and IPFW graduate Cameron Newbauer on Monday was named women's basketball coach at Belmont University, the Nashville, Tenn., university has announced.

Manchester to World Series

Justin A. Cohn — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

For the second time in program history, the Manchester men's baseball team is headed to the NCAA Division III College World Series.

Softball season ends at regional for IPFW

Journal Gazette — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

Jessica Hall gave up only three hits to IPFW, and the UCLA softball team defeated the Mastodons 8-0 on Saturday to end their season at the NCAA Regional in Louisville, Ky.

IPFW softball team falls in regional opener

Journal Gazette — Sat, 18 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

The IPFW softball team fell in the NCAA Division I Regional opener to host Louisville 2-1 on Friday. The Mastodons (34-15) play UCLA (37-19) at 4:30 p.m. today in the elimination game.

Spartans move into tourney title game

Journal Gazette — Sat, 18 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

The top-seeded Manchester baseball team knocked off two-time defending national champion Marietta 10-5 Friday to advance to the finals of the NCAA Division III Regional at Art Nehr Field in Terre Haute.

Purdue football at IU 2 years in row

Sean Morrison — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

The Big Ten athletic directors approved the 2014 conference football schedule, which the conference released Thursday. The slate carries a historic quirk.

Big Ten-ACC women's games set

Journal Gazette — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

Indiana women's basketball will face Virginia Tech, and Purdue will play Duke in the 2013 Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Boilermakers head to Durham, N.C., to take on the Blue Devils on Dec. 5. It will be the second meeting between the teams during Challenge play and the ninth overall.

Hoosiers, Boilers pick up transfers

Sean Morrison — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

The Indiana and Purdue men's basketball programs shored up the teams' rosters with fifth-year transfers Wednesday. Evan Gordon, an Arizona State graduate transferring to IU, and Errick Peck, a Cornell grad transferring to Purdue, will be eligible to play immediately.

Michigan coach: Irish 'chickening out' of football rivalry

Associated Press — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:58:16 EST

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Michigan coach Brady Hoke has taken the Notre Dame rivalry up a notch.

Manchester's goal: Win loaded regional

Sean Morrison — Tue, 14 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

The Manchester baseball team won the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference title and will head to the NCAA Division III tournament.

Trying to make it in big man's game

Scott Johnson — Mon, 13 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

The first practice of his NFL career was 2 hours old, and Austin Coleman had yet to distinguish himself. The former Harding and Saint Francis star was slow to pick up the nuances of a complex offense, he hadn't been the target of any meaningful passes and the 5-foot-7 receiver was hardly standing out on the Seattle Seahawks' practice field.

IPFW gets Louisville in softball tourney

Sean Morrison — Mon, 13 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

In four years, IPFW softball coach Amy Tudor has turned the Mastodons from a Summit League bottom feeder into a conference contender.

IPFW earns NCAA bid

Staff, news services — Sun, 12 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

IPFW beat North Dakota State in the Summit League softball final to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Mastodons blanked by Wolverines

Journal Gazette — Sat, 11 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

A stellar women's tennis season came to an end for IPFW on Friday in Ann Arbor, Mich., as Michigan knocked out the Mastodons 4-0 in the first round of the NCAA tournament. That was the bad news.

Tech stays alive in NAIA tournament

Journal Gazette — Sat, 11 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

And the Indiana Tech Warriors continue to breathe.

Mastodons find gem on YouTube

Steve Warden — Fri, 10 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

Here's the stark reality of that worldwide video sensation known as YouTube: Search it long enough, chances are just about anything is a click away. Ask IPFW women's tennis coach Eric Burns. He found Caterina Kiefer.

Boilers announce nonleague opponents

Sean Morrison — Fri, 10 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

Purdue released its men's basketball nonconference schedule Thursday.

Hoosiers draw heat with diving coach hire

Associated Press — Fri, 10 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

Indiana's hiring of a decorated diving coach to help lead its renowned aquatics program is drawing fire from critics who say his bachelor's degree is bogus and that his selection sends the wrong message to students.

Indiana Tech splits games at NAIA tournament

Journal Gazette — Fri, 10 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

Indiana Tech's first game Thursday wasn't a mound gem.

Purdue releases non-conference men's basketball schedule

Sean Morrison — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:18:42 EST

The slate features 10 home games, including two exhibition matchups for the Boilermakers. Purdue’s regular season will begin Nov. 8 against Northern Kentucky.

Ex-Purdue player gets high-school coaching job

Associated Press — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:06:07 EST

FRANKFORT, Ind. – Former Purdue basketball player Ryne Smith has been hired as the boys basketball coach at Clinton Prairie High School.

Sweet 16 rematch for IU in Challenge

Tony Krausz — Thu, 09 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

The Big Ten/ACC Challenge will feature an NCAA tournament rematch, a home game and a trip that hasn't been made in more than six decades for Indiana's college basketball teams.

Patience paid off for Tech

Steve Warden — Thu, 09 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

In Kip McWilliams' six seasons as baseball coach at Indiana Tech, he'd never seen anything like the two days in late April when his Warriors were shut out in three consecutive games.

Saint Francis announces 2013 football schedule

Tony Krausz — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:24:02 EST

Saint Francis' 2013 football schedule will feature six games against teams ranked in the Spring NAIA Coaches Top 25 and the Cougars' first home night games.

14 to enter college Hall

Ralph D. Russo — Wed, 08 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

The only time Tommie Frazier and Danny Wuerffel shared the field during their brilliant college careers, Frazier's Nebraska team trampled Wuerffel and Florida in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl to win the national championship.

Final Four semis moving to cable in 2014

Rachel Cohen — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:23:34 EST

NEW YORK – The Final Four’s first two games are moving to cable next year. The national semifinals will air on TBS in 2014 and 2015, with the title game remaining on CBS, the companies said Tuesday.

Dayne, Frazier, Wuerffel named to college Hall

Ralph D. Russo — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:14:28 EST

NEW YORK – Heisman Trophy winners Ron Dayne of Wisconsin and Danny Wuerffel of Florida, along with two-time national champion Tommie Frazier of Nebraska, have been selected for induction to the College Football Hall of Fame.

Warriors eye tough bracket

Justin A. Cohn — Tue, 07 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

The Indiana Tech baseball team's quest for a national championship will begin in Montgomery, Ala., and that makes for a tough road.

NFL draft not buying what Big Ten is selling

Patrick Reusse — Tue, 07 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

The Big Ten has been providing a second-rate football product for some time, which was reaffirmed in this year's NFL draft. You can start with the fact the Big Ten came within one reach by the bumbling Jerry Jones of getting shut out in the first round for the first time since 1953.

Ohio sharpshooter finds right fit at Purdue

Sean Morrison — Mon, 06 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

The Boilermakers notched their first 2014 basketball commitment: Dakota Mathias, a 6-4 shooting guard out of Elida, Ohio.

Tech wins WHAC; NAIA event next

Journal Gazette — Sat, 04 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

Forced into a winner-take-all game after losing to top-seeded Madonna earlier in the day, the Warriors pummeled the same opponent 10-2 in the deciding game Friday to win the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference baseball tournament for the fourth time in five years in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Irish could revamp home

Tony Krausz — Fri, 03 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

Notre Dame Stadium could be getting a new look.

IPFW aims to be top tennis program

Steve Warden — Fri, 03 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

From the outset, when IPFW first joined the Summit League in the 2007-08 academic year, the Mastodons women's tennis program has dabbled at the edge of domination within the conference.

Kelly: All eyes on Cowboys Stadium

Schuyler Dixon — Fri, 03 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

Notre Dame chose to play a "home" game in North Texas long before Cowboys Stadium was picked as the first venue for the national championship in the new playoff system.

Warsaw guard will be walk-on for IPFW

Journal Gazette — Thu, 02 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

Warsaw boys basketball coach Doug Ogle confirmed senior Jared Bloom will be a preferred walk-on for the IPFW men's basketball program. Ogle said Bloom spoke with Mastodons coach Tony Jasick on Wednesday.

Tough tennis draw for Mastodons

Steve Warden — Wed, 01 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

The afternoon's telecast that announced the pairings for the NCAA women's tennis tournament was in the wrapping-up stages, and already the pockets of player conversation around the long table inside IPFW's Gates Center was about the Mastodons' first-round opponent.

Returning talent boosts Spartans

Sean Morrison • — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:00:00 EST

With the official NBA draft declaration date of April 28 come and gone, the rosters for the Big Ten are set barring some late additions.

Big Ten shakeup to bolster rivalries

Sean Morrison — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:00:00 EST

Big Ten football will split into East and West divisions of seven teams each as of 2014, with the additions of Maryland and Rutgers to the conference.

Call from Bengals leaves Irish's Goodman ecstatic

Steve Warden — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:00:00 EST

Former Notre Dame and Bishop Dwenger wide receiver John Goodman figured he wasn't going to be called Thursday night during the first round of the NFL Draft. He hoped he would be called for Friday's second and third rounds.

USF star eager for tryout

Steve Warden — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:00:00 EST

Go figure, that when Austin Coleman's cellphone rang late Saturday, the Seattle Seahawks representative on the other end asked Coleman what he was doing at that very moment.

10 things to know for college playoff

Ralph D. Russo — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:00:00 EST

The College Football Playoff is all but done. The only part that remains unsettled is the membership of the selection committee that will determine which teams play for the national championship when the new system kicks in for the 2014 season.

Challenge accepted, Crean's recruits say

Sean Morrison — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 03:00:00 EST

The Indiana men's basketball team will have a different complexion next season, led by six incoming freshmen who fit a similar billing. Long. Athletic. Versatile. Take your pick of a future Hoosier, and those words apply to varying degrees.

Victory in last match puts IPFW in NCAA

Steve Warden — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 03:00:00 EST

Even though she was schooled at home in Anderson, Marcy Huck nevertheless was ready to attend IPFW. What she wasn't ready for was the intense pressure she felt in the championship round of the Summit League tournament on Saturday at IPFW.

Ex-IU players reflect on future

Sean Morrison — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 03:00:00 EST

Former Indiana men's basketball player Jordan Hulls is still getting used to that word: former.

Mastodons sweep in women's semis

Steve Warden — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 03:00:00 EST

On the final swing of her warm-ups, IPFW junior and No. 4 singles player Mila Shustova whiffed on an overhead, then bent over with disgust and probably a little embarrassment. She atoned for the miss later.

Eifert earns his stripes

Tony Krausz — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:00:00 EST

Tyler Eifert had to clear up some confusion while taking a call from his new team Thursday night.

IPFW women's tennis still strong

Steve Warden — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:00:00 EST

It occasionally is a subject of debate among the IPFW women's tennis coaches: Which team would beat the other - this year's group of Mastodons, or the 27-4 team two years ago that was led by four-time Summit League Player of the Year Amy Recht.

Injury-plagued Creek to transfer from IU

Sean Morrison — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:00:00 EST

Indiana senior guard Maurice Creek will graduate next week and look to transfer elsewhere for his final season of eligibility, the university announced Wednesday.