INDIANA RUMORS & GOSSIP
Bench clearing brawl during college baseball game
Tempers flared during Saturday night’s Big Ten Tournament championship game between the Indiana Hoosiers and Purdue Boilermakers. With the scored tied at five in the top of the 9th inning, Purdue’s Eric Charles went in for the dirty slide at third and the following brawl to resulted.
Purdue scored the game winning run on the play, and claimed the school’s first...
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Former Indiana coach Lou Watson passes away
Lou Watson, he head coach at Indiana from 1966-71, passed away on Thursday at the age of 88.
The IU Athletic Department issued the following release on Friday evening:
Former Indiana University player and coach Lou Watson passed away, May 24 in Fairfax, Virginia. He was 88.
The Jeffersonville, Indiana native won basketball letters in 1947, 1948, 1949 and 1950 and won baseball letters...
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Zeller Bigger, Better Than Last Season
Cody Zeller is reportedly approaching 7-feet and has added 15 pounds since arriving at Indiana.
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Around the Hall: Zeller getting bigger, offer for Pinson
Around the Hall is recommended reading from the Inside the Hall staff:
+ Gary Parrish of CBS Sports writes that Cody Zeller is getting bigger and better, according to everybody.
+ Jeff Goodman places Indiana at the top of the Big Ten in a “conference catchup” feature at CBS Sports.
+ Indiana offered a scholarship to 2014 Greensboro, N.C. forward Theo Pinson according...
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Crosstown Shootout: Cincinnati-Xavier Rivalry Moved to Neutral U.S. Bank Arena
On Dec. 10, 2011, Indiana forward Christian Watford buried a buzzer-beating three-point attempt, sending Bloomington into pandemonium as the Hoosiers shocked Kentucky, the nation’s No. 1 team at the time.
Watford’s game-winner stole the highlight reel and capped off an early Saturday filled with college basketball excitment. Yet it was that same day, that an ugly side...
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The Indiana University College Dropouts Tour
I remember when COED Magazine featured pictures from the Rhode Island tour a couple of months ago. Again, these pictures came from the incredible party company that makes up the site Kirill Was Here. Well, wouldn’t you know they decided to throw another bash. This one took place back in late April and did not [...]
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Indiana to host UNC in showcase
Indiana will host North Carolina in a high-profile showcase for the resurgent Hoosiers during next season's ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
North Carolina State will visit Michigan on Nov. 27, and Ohio State will play at Duke the next day during the 14th annual event.
Coming off its first appearance in the regional semifinals of the NCAA tournament in a decade, Indiana adds a strong...
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16 days ago
HD Video: 2016 guard Eron Gordon at 2012 Run-N-Slam
Like James Blackmon Jr. and Trey Lyles before him, class of 2016 guard Eron Gordon holds a scholarship offer from Indiana before ever playing a game of high school basketball.
The Hoosiers and Purdue both offered Gordon, the younger brother of former IU star Eric Gordon, last month and figure to follow him closely in July. Gordon, who will attend North Central High School next fall...
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Crean defends end of Kentucky series
Tom Crean is content playing one basketball game a season in Indianapolis -- but not two.
One week after Indiana announced it would not renew its contract with Kentucky because of a dispute over where the rivals should play, Crean explained the reason for the split: The games belong on campus.
''First off, someone asked me do you not want to play neutral sites? We have...
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CBS Sports looks at Indiana’s scholarship crunch
CBSSports.com: Fifteen guys for 13 spots: Indiana’s delicate scholarship situation
Two players who want to play for Indiana next season will not be playing for Indiana next season, unless one or two guys give up their scholarships and pay out of pocket to wear cream and crimson. The controversy around this issue is with fifth-year senior Matt Roth, though. Roth finds himself...
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Matt Roth’s Scholarship at Indiana Should Not Be In Question
This post was originally published at AssemblyCall.com, an IU-hoops specific website where we host postgame shows immediately following all IU basketball games.
Terry Hutchens wrote a terrific piece this morning that reminded me of a topic I’ve been wanting to address: Indiana’s scholarship crunch for the upcoming 2012-13 season.
Hutchens’ piece – entitled...
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Indiana-Kentucky series coming to an end
Indiana has decided it won't sign a new contract to play Kentucky in men's basketball, ending a rivalry that has been played every year since 1969.
Hoosiers athletic director Fred Glass says the two schools could not agree on where games should be played.
The national champion Wildcats wanted the games played at off-campus sites in Louisville and Indianapolis, as they were...
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Bloomington native to follow new coach to Indiana
Indiana's men's and women's basketball teams will each have a Hulls on the floor season.
The school says former Bowling Green player Kaila Hulls has decided to transfer to Indiana and return to her hometown.
Hulls averaged 20 points and 11.7 points as a senior for Bloomington South and won Bowling Green's 3-point shooting contest during Midnight Madness last fall...
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Monte Morris calls Indiana a “big part” of his recruitment
FISHERS, Ind. — Indiana has shown considerable interest in class of 2013 Michigan guard Monte Morris recently, and the feelings seem to be mutual.
Morris, who attends Beecher High School in Flint, said Indiana is very much a part of his recruitment.
The Hoosiers visited his high school in early April to watch one of his workouts, but they have yet to offer him a scholarship...
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April 29, 2012
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April 29, 2012
Gold-medalist diver Lenzi dies at 43
Olympic gold medal winner and former Indiana University diving star Mark Lenzi died Monday at age 43, the school announced.
According to The Free-Lance Star, Lenzi died after spending two weeks in a Greenville, N.C., hospital following a series of fainting spells.
Lenzi, who won gold for the US in the 1992 Barcelona Games, served as the men's and women's diving coach at...
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April 09, 2012
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