Stories tagged with "West Lafayette"

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

Hummel puts up a double-double by indystar

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind -- With point guard Tywain McKee on the court, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference member Coppin State is competitive with major conference opponents.With... – Nov 23, 2008 at 2:04 AM in Sports

Hummel leads Purdue past Coppin State by indystar

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Robbie Hummel had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 11 Purdue beat Coppin State 66-46 on Saturday night.It was the sixth double-double of Hummel's... – Nov 22, 2008 at 8:31 PM in Sports

Purdue gives Tiller fitting send-off, beats IU 62-10 by indystar

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue provided the perfect ending to Joe Tiller's tenure Saturday.The offense didn't stop scoring, the defense gave up virtually nothing and Tiller got... – Nov 22, 2008 at 4:01 PM in Sports

Purdue excited about freshman guard Jackson by indystar

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Any NCAA Division I basketball coach would be ecstatic to have a point guard who has just two turnovers in his first 65 minutes of college action.Purdue... – Nov 22, 2008 at 2:12 AM in Sports

Purdue's chief gets national science post by indystar

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The U.S. Senate has confirmed Purdue President France Cóva's appointment to the National Science Board.President George W. Bush appointed Cóva to the... – Nov 22, 2008 at 2:08 AM in News

Visitors center may open on square by indystar

NOBLESVILLE — The city is considering opening a visitors center and public restroom facility downtown.The City Council on Tuesday will consider buying part of a downtown... – Nov 22, 2008 at 2:06 AM in Communities

Purdue's Cordova to join science board by indystar

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The U.S. Senate has confirmed Purdue President France Cordova's appointment to the National Science Board.President George W. Bush appointed Cordova to... – Nov 21, 2008 at 1:16 PM in News

No. 21 Purdue women beat Portland 70-50 by indystar

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.- FahKara Malone made four of six 3-pointers in scoring 17 points and No. 21 Purdue beat Portland 70-50 Thursday night.Chantel Poston scored 15 points off... – Nov 20, 2008 at 11:00 PM in Sports

Purdue supercomputer system rated as 105th in power by indystar

WEST LAFAYETTE » Purdue University's Steele supercomputing cluster is among the most powerful high-performance computing systems in the world, according to rankings released... – Nov 20, 2008 at 2:11 AM in Business

Annette F. McNeil by indystar

NOBLESVILLE -- Annette F. McNeil, 81, Noblesville, died Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008.Mrs. McNeil was a secretary at Cary Quadrangle and Married Student Housing at Purdue University for... – Nov 20, 2008 at 2:10 AM in Communities

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

Boilers breeze into round 2 by indystar

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Matt Painter's timeout at the 17:39 mark of the first half was not called to gather postgame pizza topping requests.Playing in front of an ESPN2 national... – Nov 18, 2008 at 2:02 AM in Sports

No. 23 Boilermakers cruise in season opener by indystar

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Sharon Versyp isn't ready to proclaim her Purdue women's basketball team a national contender just yet.But the No. 23 Boilermakers sure looked like one... – Nov 16, 2008 at 8:01 PM in Sports

Incident at restaurant helped ignite uproar by indystar

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Exactly what happened remains unclear, but a scuffle at a West Lafayette restaurant has sparked a police investigation, a rally, an apology and a... – Nov 15, 2008 at 2:02 AM in Communities

Sub Moore scores 18 in opening win by indystar

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- It begins with smothering defense and excellent ball protection. And when the 3-point shooters find their collective rhythm, it's a lethal... – Nov 15, 2008 at 2:01 AM in Sports

Moore leads Purdue past Detroit Mercy by indystar

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- E'Twaun Moore scored 18 points, and No. 11 Purdue beat Detroit Mercy 82-50 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.Moore was a second-team... – Nov 15, 2008 at 12:00 AM in Sports

Kramer's effort earns respect by indystar

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Chris Kramer played quarterback in high school, but he considers himself a free safety in college.The thing is, he plays for Purdue's basketball... – Nov 14, 2008 at 2:09 AM in Sports

Completing the climb by indystar

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. Matt Painter stood in front of several hundred Purdue basketball supporters recently and recalled his first experience as a head coach at the Big Ten... – Nov 14, 2008 at 2:01 AM in Sports