Stories tagged with "Hoosiers"

A perfect farewell for Tiller by indystar

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - In 12 seasons as the football coach at Purdue, Joe Tiller owned the most victories of any coach in the program’s history.Saturday, in his final game... – Nov 23, 2008 at 2:11 AM in Sports

Mistakes pile up for IU by indystar

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The only thing consistent about Indiana University's performance in a 62-10 loss to Purdue on Saturday afternoon at Ross-Ade Stadium was that the... – Nov 23, 2008 at 2:11 AM in Sports

Smoking out a lack of will to take on Big Tobacco by indystar

Our position: Kicking cigarette habit is sound investment for government, not just individuals.Just in time for today's Great American Smokeout, a major report on tobacco's... – Nov 20, 2008 at 2:06 AM in Opinion

Strike huge blow for health with statewide smoking ban by indystar

The American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout, observed today, encourages smokers to quit for this one day. Quitting smoking is the best way to lower risk of lung and... – Nov 20, 2008 at 2:05 AM in Opinion

Purdue's outgoing football coach by indystar

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Joe Tiller stepped to the podium 12 years ago and described a new era for Purdue football."We're here to win a championship," Tiller said Nov. 22, 1996.... – Nov 20, 2008 at 2:02 AM in Sports

Pritchad leads Indiana past IUPUI 60-57 by indystar

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- IUPUI's players went to Assembly Hall on Tuesday night confident they could pull off the upset against Indiana.They almost did.Two free throws by Daniel... – Nov 18, 2008 at 9:31 PM in Sports

Let's clean up environment; we'll all be better off by indystar

Last October, Forbes magazine ranked Indiana next-to-last among the 50 states in environmental quality. Only West Virginia fared worse, and at least it can use its low average... – Nov 18, 2008 at 2:04 AM in Opinion

No. 22 Xavier beats Indiana 62-59 by indystar

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Jerii Taylor scored 15 points and Tudy Reed added 13, including a 3-pointer with 1:52 left that gave No. 22 Xavier the lead for good, in a 62-59 win over... – Nov 16, 2008 at 8:01 PM in Sports

Hoosiers roll over again by indystar

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Indiana made life miserable for No. 7-ranked Penn State Saturday, but only for a half.Quarterback Daryll Clark and a stifling defense made sure the... – Nov 16, 2008 at 2:12 AM in Sports

Kravitz: First step in interesting journey by indystar

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.The last time Indiana University began a basketball program from scratch, the year was 1900. The head coach was somebody named J.H. Horne. Incidentally, Don... – Nov 16, 2008 at 2:04 AM in Sports

Energy carries Hoosiers in opener by indystar

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University’s basketball team passed its first test Saturday night in the season opener against Northwestern State.The passing grade came... – Nov 16, 2008 at 2:02 AM in Sports

D.J. White staying upbeat after surgery by indystar

OKLAHOMA CITY -- D.J. White sat down in front of a group of about 200 children this week to read them a book and encourage them to read.If he couldn't make the kind of impact... – Nov 15, 2008 at 6:32 PM in Sports

No. 7 Penn State pulls away for win over Indiana by indystar

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- A sluggish start on a dreary day clouded up No. 7 Penn State's dreams of the Rose Bowl for a half.Nothing that Daryll Clark or a stifling defense couldn't... – Nov 15, 2008 at 6:32 PM in Sports

Hoosiers sign up 6-11 recruit by indystar

An Indiana University recruiting class, ranked sixth in the nation by rivals.com, picked up its sixth and final member Thursday night when Bawa Muniru signed a letter of intent... – Nov 14, 2008 at 9:30 AM in Sports

Hoosiers work on their hustle by indystar

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Indiana University basketball team may be lacking in size and athleticism this season, but one thing has been apparent in both exhibition games.These... – Nov 12, 2008 at 2:09 AM in Sports

Malik Story leads IU to exhibition win by indystar

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Malik Story scored 15 points, and Indiana defeated Bemidji State 72-54 to finish its exhibition season unbeaten.Tom Pritchard and Nick Williams each scored... – Nov 11, 2008 at 10:16 PM in Sports

For Chrysler, it's a tale of 2 bailouts by indystar

At a time when the Federal Reserve is shoveling money into financial institutions like boilermakers once fed coal into steam engines, the Chrysler bailout 28 years ago has become a... – Nov 11, 2008 at 2:11 AM in Business

Hoosiers take what they are given by indystar

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University started what amounted to four guards and a forward in Friday night's basketball exhibition opener against Anderson University.So why did... – Nov 11, 2008 at 2:06 AM in Sports

IU falls to second MAC team this season by indystar

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Central Michigan left its best player on the bench Saturday and didn't miss him at all.Backup quarterback Brian Brunner threw for a school-record 485... – Nov 01, 2008 at 4:30 PM in Sports

Star-WTHR poll: Daniels lengthening his lead by indystar

Republican Mitch Daniels has opened up a large lead in his bid for a second term as governor, according to the latest Indianapolis Star-WTHR (Channel 13) poll.Daniels, who has... – Oct 30, 2008 at 11:00 PM in News