Stories tagged with "sports"

Boilers enjoy a senior moment by Jeff Rabjohns

Bucket win is Taylor-made BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The senior class Purdue coach Danny Hope considers so special got a curtain call. A year that began with a host of unknowns and... – Nov 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Sports

Bucket game is as much about the future as it is the present by indystar

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Long after the Bucket had been retained by Purdue, 38-21 winners over Indiana on Saturday, first-year Boilermakers football coach Danny Hope emerged from the... – Nov 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Bob Kravitz

Purdue's Werner looking into 6th year of eligibility by Jeff Rabjohns

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Purdue may not lose leading tackler Jason Werner after all. The senior linebacker is looking into applying for a sixth year of eligibility after missing... – Nov 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Sports

Result is emotional for both sides by indystar

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — After a string of stinging losses, the Connecticut Huskies finally won one for their slain teammate. Coach Randy Edsall called the Huskies’... – Nov 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Notre Dame

Lang kicks Butler to title by Michael Pointer

Last-second 27-yard field goal defeats Drake, pits Bulldogs vs. Central Connecticut State Butler place-kicker David Lang doesn’t see the ball as it passes through the... – Nov 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Butler

Butcher contributes much-needed energy by David Woods

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Garrett Butcher said he never considered redshirting this college basketball season anyway. On Saturday night, it was evident how much he can help the No.... – Nov 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Butler

Returning players cause nice problem for coaches by Mike Wells

One by one, the injured Indiana Pacers players who have missed all or part of the season are starting to return. It’s a situation the Pacers’ coaching staff is... – Nov 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Pacers

Watford is eager to prove worth by Terry Hutchens

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — In two games back in Bloomington, Christian Watford clearly had the attention of Indiana basketball fans. He had double-doubles in his first two... – Nov 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Indiana University

Boilers respect St. Joseph's by indystar

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands — It’s probably a good thing for seventh-ranked Purdue that it arrived at the University of the Virgin Islands’ Sports and Fitness... – Nov 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Purdue

Johnson, Martin take Chase to end by indystar

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Mark Martin has lost to Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart — some of NASCAR’s greatest drivers — in his frustrating bid for an... – Nov 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM in NASCAR

Wabash, DePauw eliminated from Division III playoffs by indystar

Kraig Ladd’s 30-yard touchdown pass to Jack Scalucci on a fourth-and-15 play in the second overtime period gave Illinois Wesleyan a 41-35 victory over visiting Wabash on... – Nov 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Sports

Ball State beats SIU-Edwardsville by indystar

MUNCIE, Ind. — Jarrod Jones scored 19 points and Jauwan Scaife added 12 as Ball State defeated SIU-Edwardsville 57-47 on Saturday. Terrence Watson had eight points and eight... – Nov 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Ball State

Reed lifts Auburn past IUPUI by indystar

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — DeWayne Reed scored 16 of his 24 points during an eight minute stretch of the first half Saturday night as Auburn overcame a sluggish start to defeat... – Nov 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM in IUPUI

Trojans still can't stop Gribbins by Nat Newell

QB delivers all five TDs for Tigers, one year after he accounted for four to beat No. 1 Bishop Chatard Different setting, same scene. For the second consecutive season, the No. 1... – Nov 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM in High school football

Girls high school basketball roundup by indystar

Torrie Thornton’s game-high 15 points and 10 rebounds propelled Class 4A No. 5 Carmel (4-0, 1-0 Metropolitan Interscholastic) to a 49-37 win over host Terre Haute North (2-3,... – Nov 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM in High school girls basketball

Letter writers take on Patriots coach by indystar

Belichick’s arrogance I think the sports columnists got it all wrong about the Colts-Patriots. It wasn’t a question of “what was Bill Belichick thinking?”... – Nov 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Sports

No. 11 Butler hangs on to flush Aces 64-60 by indystar

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Shelvin Mack scored 17 points and Gordon Hayward added 15, including a game-sealing free throw with 3.6 seconds left, to preserve No. 11 Butler’s 64-60 win... – Nov 21, 2009 at 11:15 PM in Butler

4 Elliott TD passes lead Purdue past Indiana 38-21 by indystar

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Joey Elliott threw a career-high four touchdown passes to help Purdue beat Indiana 38-21 on Saturday and retain the Old Oaken Bucket. Both teams were eliminated... – Nov 21, 2009 at 7:49 PM in Purdue

Dixon's 4-yard TD gives UConn 33-30 win over ND by indystar

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The Connecticut Huskies finally won one for their slain teammate, handing Notre Dame and coach Charlie Weis a second straight bitter defeat on senior day. Andre... – Nov 21, 2009 at 6:48 PM in Notre Dame

Butler wins Pioneer League title by Michael Pointer

David Laing kicked a 27-yard field goal with one second left to give Butler a 20-17 victory over Drake today and earn the program’s first Pioneer Football League title since... – Nov 21, 2009 at 4:45 PM in Butler