Stories tagged with "NCAA"

Notre Dame athletes score in classroom by indystar

Notre Dame led all state schools with the most sports ranking in the top 10 percent of the NCAA’s Academic Progress Report. Fourteen Fighting Irish programs were among the 767... – Apr 22, 2009 at 5:40 PM in Sports

Brand earns Pathfinder Award by indystar

NCAA presidentMyles Brandwill be honored with the 2009 Pathfinder Award at the annual Pathfinder Awards Banquet on June 28 at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Pathfinder Awards,... – Apr 21, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Sports

Swimmers from HSE, NC perform for Denison by Nat Newell

Two local athletes contributed to Denison University’s third-place finish in last month’s NCAA Division III national women’s swimming championship at freshmen.... – Apr 20, 2009 at 11:38 AM in North Marion County

Coming home: Former Cathedral basketball star Stephen Thomas to leave Dayton, transfer to IUPUI by Kyle Neddenriep

Stephen Thomas, a 6-1 guard who was a two-time City Player of the Year at Cathedral High School, said he is transferring to IUPUI after two seasons at Dayton. “I’m... – Apr 18, 2009 at 1:00 AM in IUPUI

Ex-Cathedral star transferring to IUPUI by Kyle Neddenriep

Stephen Thomas is counting down the days until he comes home. Thomas, a 6-1 guard who was a two-time City Player of the Year at Cathedral High School, said he is transferring to... – Apr 17, 2009 at 4:44 PM in IUPUI

Fishers HS football player to go to UIndy by Nat Newell

Fishers High School football player Nick Easter committed to the University of Indianapolis last month. He will major in accounting and play defensive tackle for the NCAA Division... – Apr 14, 2009 at 4:43 PM in High school football

Conference honors ex-Greenwood golf standout Piepenbrink by Michael Pointer

University of Indianapolis seniorKristi Piepenbrink(Greenwood) has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference women’s golfer of the month. Piepenbrink averaged 78.65 per... – Apr 09, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Greenwood

Ballard says he fell for a classic scam in Detroit by indystar

Mayor Greg Ballard said he thinks the pickpockets who stole his cell phone after a basketball game in Detroit over the weekend picked him randomly. The mayor spoke about the... – Apr 08, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Crime & Courts

North Carolina beats Michigan State by indystar

DETROIT — No team had ever left the court at halftime of a championship game in better shape than North Carolina did Monday night. The second half couldn’t have been as... – Apr 07, 2009 at 1:51 AM in Sports

Detroit pickpockets grab Ballard's phone by Kevin Oneal

A team of pickpockets stole Mayor Greg Ballard’s cell phone in Detroit over the weekend, according to a statement from the mayor’s office. Ballard was in Detroit for... – Apr 06, 2009 at 12:34 PM in Crime & Courts

On Spartans' magical ride, blue-collar Izzo drives by indystar

DETROIT — Tom Izzo can sense the grip his Michigan State men’s basketball team has on this state every time the team takes a bus ride from its hotel in nearby Troy,... – Apr 06, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Sports

Michigan State defeats UConn 82-73 by indystar

DETROIT — Raymar Morgan was Michigan State’s best player before a bout of illnesses stunted his season. He was back to his old self Saturday night. Right on time.Morgan had... – Apr 04, 2009 at 9:55 PM in Sports

Detroit's Ford Field ideal for MSU-UConn matchup by indystar

DETROIT — The war drill is all fun and games when practice starts. The veterans can push the freshmen around a little bit, show them what’s what and how things are done at... – Apr 04, 2009 at 12:45 PM in

Greg Gumbel: I was was tricked into infomercials by USA Today

FORT LAUDERDALE (AP) — CBS Sports broadcaster Greg Gumbel claims in a lawsuit a television producer tricked him into hosting a series of Internet infomercials.The lawsuit was... – Apr 01, 2009 at 7:04 PM in Entertainment

Sooner's $64,000 guarantee on table against Purdue by indystar

There’s a $64,000 guarantee hanging over tonight’s NCAA regional championship women’s basketball game between Purdue and Oklahoma. At least one Oklahoma player... – Mar 31, 2009 at 12:32 PM in Purdue

Once again, Michigan State shows the world how good it is by indystar

It was late in Michigan State’s unlikely undressing of tournament top seed Louisville, and MSU coach Tom Izzo took a moment to scan the crowd behind his team’s bench.... – Mar 30, 2009 at 2:39 AM in Bob Kravitz

Spartans nearly perfect in upset of mighty Louisville by Phil Richards

Michigan State rose slowly Sunday, then raged like a great, green storm at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Spartans enveloped the NCAA Tournament’s No. 1 overall seed in a second-half... – Mar 30, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Sports

Magic also worries about Izzo rumors by Jeff Rabjohns

Sporting a Michigan State sweatshirt, Magic Johnson threw his arm around a tearful Tom Izzo as the Spartans celebrated in front of their bench. In the aftermath of his fifth Final... – Mar 30, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Sports

Summers grows up by Terry Hutchens

Spartans sophomore plays with emotion in 2nd half rally, keys upset of Louisville Durrell Summerswas the X-factor Sunday that powered Michigan State to its fifth Final Four in the... – Mar 30, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Sports

Final Four fondness by Jeff Rabjohns

For seven Pacers players, earning a trip to the Final Four was the experience of a lifetime For Louisville and Michigan State, longtime dreams can be reached today. One of these... – Mar 29, 2009 at 1:35 AM in Pacers