Stories tagged with "usa today"

IU among first schools for USA Today online effort by indystar

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — USA Today has launched a new online initiative targeting college students, with Indiana, Penn State, and Missouri the first schools to take part in the... – Nov 17, 2009 at 7:19 AM in Business

No shortage of money in tough times for college coaches by indystar

Jeff Tedford is a proven, program-building football coach who makes no apologies for the contract extension he landed before this season — and $2.8 million in pay he’s... – Nov 10, 2009 at 11:55 PM in Sports

Conseco Fieldhouse an Indiana shrine by design by Jeff Rabjohns

In honoring the state’s basketball heritage, arena has become an NBA model home Ten years after Conseco Fieldhouse opened its doors, this shrine to Indiana basketball —... – Nov 06, 2009 at 12:40 AM in Pacers

Fort Hood victims include former Indiana man by indystar

A former Lafayette man stationed at the U.S. Army base in Fort Hood is being treated for two gunshot wounds, caused when another soldier opened fire Thursday afternoon at the post... – Nov 06, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Nation & World

Hoosier Digest by indystar

Football Purdue gets 3 recruits Three seniors from Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, Fla., chose Purdue: receivers O.J. Ross and Chevin Davis and cornerback Ricardo Allen .... – Nov 05, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Sports

Butler joins Purdue in preseason college basketball polls by David Woods

Bulldogs are ranked — 10th, 11th in polls — before season for first time; Boilers 7th in both Purdue was No. 7 in both preseason college basketball polls released... – Oct 30, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Butler

Cathedral football team ranked No. 65 in nation by Kyle Neddenriep

Cathedral, ranked No. 1 in Class 4A, has shot up to No. 65 in Rivals.com “RivalsHigh 100” ranking of the top 100 high school football teams in the nation. The Fighting Irish,... – Oct 21, 2009 at 10:33 AM in North Marion County

Briefly Around the State + Nation by indystar

Steel Dynamics benefits after Cash for Clunkers ups demand Fort Wayne Steel Dynamics, the sixth-largest steelmaker in the U.S., beat Wall Street estimates for the third quarter due... – Oct 20, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

Gannett makes 3Q profit despite ad sales by indystar

Cost cutting produced a solidly profitable third quarter for Gannett Co. But the latest financial results for the country’s largest newspaper publisher show another big... – Oct 19, 2009 at 8:28 AM in Business

Schilling is a late bloomer in hockey by indystar

C ameron Schilling grew up in central Indiana, but he was just as much of a rink rat as any budding young hockey player in Toronto or Quebec. Even when he wasn’t practicing,... – Oct 10, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Sports

Gannett says third-quarter earnings to beat expectations by indystar

New York — Gannett Co., the largest newspaper publisher in the U.S., said third-quarter earnings should far outpace expectations despite a narrow shortfall in revenue, as... – Sep 30, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

Gannett expects 3Q earnings to top estimates by indystar

NEW YORK — Gannett Co., the largest newspaper publisher in the U.S., said third-quarter earnings should far outpace expectations despite a narrow shortfall in revenue, as... – Sep 29, 2009 at 12:46 PM in Business

IU is 2-0, but is it for real? by Terry Hutchens

Sagarin says game at Michigan in 2 weeks will reveal the answer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana is one of 38 teams in the NCAA’s top division off to a 2-0 start. Not bad... – Sep 16, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Indiana University

Receiver Gonzales hurts knee, out by Mike Chappell

The Indianapolis Colts lost the services of wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez late in the first quarter of today’s game with Jacksonville in Lucas Oil Stadium. Gonzalez went down to... – Sep 13, 2009 at 7:03 PM in Colts

Notre Dame falls from coaches poll by indystar

Week two of the college football season was a difficult one for schools whose initials are OSU. It was even worse for followers of the Fighting Irish. The highest ranked of the... – Sep 13, 2009 at 2:02 PM in Sports

The Beatles: Getting back to where they once belonged by USA Today

LOS ANGELES — Beatlemania 2.0 looks and sounds a lot like the '60s prototype. Only crisper, clearer, shinier.The shrieking girls, the shaggy Mop Tops and their scores of... – Sep 04, 2009 at 5:49 AM in Entertainment

Prepared for another wild finish? by Nat Newell

Frenzied finishes have become the norm in games between the Carmel and Center Grove high school football teams. Carmel beat host Center Grove 33-32 in the third week of the regular... – Sep 04, 2009 at 12:00 AM in High school football

Commentary: Teague has juice at Louisville by indystar

Rick Pitino has recruited basketball players who were McDonald’s All Americans as well as one USA Today National Player of the Year. He has recruited guys every top-10... – Sep 03, 2009 at 1:51 PM in High school boys basketball

Book buzz: What's new on the list and in publishing by USA Today

The season finale of HBO's True Blood is sure to have Charlaine Harris fans thirsting for more. Meanwhile, the film adapation of Dennis Lehane's eerie Shutter Island has been... – Sep 02, 2009 at 7:07 PM in Entertainment

What's new in paperback: 'The Hour I First Believed' by USA Today

Wally Lamb's novel about a marriage after the Columbine massacre is just one of several books now out in paper. The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb (Harper Perennial, $15.99,... – Sep 02, 2009 at 6:50 PM in Entertainment