Author Archives: Frank Therber

IU/Purdue rivalry has all necessary ingredients

Some weeks have that certain aura, that certain buzz, which brings a different, sometimes hateful atmosphere to cities or college campuses. Welcome to that week, Bloomington residents, or at least what it should be.

Through the years, and even in recent years, there have been moments defining the IU/Purdue rivalry as one of the most storied across the Midwest sports landscape.
When a rivalry is …

Tom Crean Gets His First Win Over a Ranked Opponent: Indiana 52-49 over Illinois

According to John Harbaugh, coach of the Baltimore Ravens and brother-in-law of IU basketball coach Tom Crean, it was a night where Crean’s team “came of age.”

Prior to the his team’s matchup with No. 20 Illinois Thursday night at Assembly Hall, Crean said the Hoosiers would miss junior guard Verdell Jones III’s leadership. While the 42nd player to 1,000 points in IU history and …

Hoosier sports review: 2010

Indiana Daily Student sports columnist Frank Therber looks at what made news in Hoosier sports in 2010.