Category Archives: Hoosiers

Coach Jack fired as IU women’s basketball coach

The Indiana women’s basketball team is going in a new direction, with new leadership.

After six seasons as head coach, Felisha Legette-Jack was fired Monday. In her final season as head coach, the Hoosiers were 6-24 and were victorious in just one of 16 Big Ten games.

“After a deliberate and thorough review of all aspects of the women’s basketball program, including meeting with Felisha …

Verdell Jones’ status uncertain, but prognosis isn’t good

UPDATE: Friday morning
IU confirmed what we all thought. A MRI revealed Jones tore the ACL in his right knee and his career at Indiana is now complete. Sometimes, life isn’t fair.

Indiana easily defeated Penn State 75-58 Thursday for their first Big Ten Tournament win since 2006, but it came at a cost.

With 5:45 remaining in the first half, senior guard Verdell Jones …

Time for Big Ten awards

Before the Big Ten announces the regular season award winners for the 2011-12 season, I wanted to chime in.

First, this year in basketball has been a pleasure to watch. Nearly every game has had an interesting storyline and twist to follow. We’ve seen Michigan State get on a roll and play very well until late. Ohio State was the consensus pick to win the …

Video: The five Indiana basketball senior speeches

Following Indiana’s 85-74 victory over Purdue, the five seniors were honored. It is always special night, regardless of the class. However, this group went through uncharted territory, stuff no other team had ever dealt with.

This was their night. Watch each of the speeches below (Videos courtesy of IU Athletics).

Kory Barnett

Verdell Jones III

Daniel Moore

Tom Pritchard

Matt Roth

Head coach Tom Crean…

Indiana sweeps Purdue, closing the regular season on a perfect note

What a way to go out.

Indiana finished the regular season 24-7, doubling last year’s total. On Sunday, for one last time, a special group of five seniors played on Branch McCracken court in front of a sell-out.

These players, alumni and students have gone through turmoil to which there was no idiots guide to follow. From 6-25 to 24-7 in four years. Indiana has …

Top-five team, no problem. Indiana rolls to 70-55 win over No. 5 Michigan St

Another top-five team entered Assembly Hall Tuesday night and another went home with a loss. Playing possibly their most well-rounded game, No. 20 Indiana defeated No. 5 Michigan State 70-55.

Some Indiana students began lining up at 5 a.m. to watch their team. In a stripe-out at Assembly Hall, the place was sold-out and electric all game long.

Draymond Green finished with a game-high 29 …

Hoops galore Tuesday night highlighted by Indiana-Michigan St and NC-HSE

If there was ever a night to be in multiple places at one time, tonight is the night. Hoosiers are known for their hoops, and there plenty of that going on Tuesday night in the basketball state.

Four games in four different venues, all beginning at 7 p.m.

No. 5 Michigan State at No. 18 Indiana
Assembly Hall is the best place to be tonight. …

Video: The Daytona 500 that wouldn’t end – jet-fuel fire, Keselowski gains following

The Daytona 500 had already rained out for the first-time ever. NASCAR moved the race to Monday in prime-time for the first time ever and it got plenty of attention, for the wrong reasons.

During the 53rd-running of ‘The Great American Race’, Jimmie Johnson wrecked on lap two, in an accident involving Danica Patrick. Later, with 40 laps to go on a yellow flag, something …