Stories tagged with "NCAA"

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Preseason baseball [chart] |1 p.m.|Yankees vs. Phillies ESPN| [end chart] College basketball [chart] |7 p.m.|NIT: Connecticut at Virginia Tech ESPN| |7 p.m.|Women’s NCAA... – Mar 22, 2010 at 12:00 AM in Sports on the air

Chris Kramer sends Purdue over Texas A&M in OT by indystar

SPOKANE, Wash. — Determined and undaunted, 6-foot-3 Chris Kramer bulled past one defender 4 inches taller than him. He flipped a layup over another 6 inches taller. Seconds... – Mar 21, 2010 at 8:55 PM in

Butler advances to Sweet 16 with 54-52 win by indystar

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Ronald Nored hit a tiebreaking layup and free throw with 25.4 seconds left, and Butler narrowly evaded 13th-seeded Murray State’s second upset... – Mar 20, 2010 at 5:52 PM in Butler

Escobedo, Quiroga advance by indystar

Indiana’s Angel Escobedo and Purdue’s Cash Quiroga each won twice to advance to the 125-pound quarterfinals at the NCAA wrestling championships in Omaha, Neb. IU had 11... – Mar 19, 2010 at 12:00 AM in Sports

Butler surges past UTEP in second half by indystar

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Shelvin Mack’s second-half surge helped Butler to keep the nation’s longest winning streak intact. Mack hit a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored... – Mar 18, 2010 at 7:49 PM in

Purdue's lament: Even president picks Siena by indystar

SPOKANE, Wash. — No Robbie Hummel, no chance. That’s the nation’s consensus on Purdue, and we mean the top of the nation. Boilermakers guard Chris Kramer noted... – Mar 18, 2010 at 7:47 PM in

2011 Women's Final Four moves to Conseco by indystar

The 2011 Women’s Final Four is moving from Lucas Oil Stadium to Conseco Fieldhouse, according to the NCAA’s web site. The event will be April 3 and 5, 2011. A crowd of... – Mar 16, 2010 at 4:27 PM in Sports

Overlooked Jackson plays key role in Notre Dame turnaround by indystar

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame point guard Tory Jackson doesn’t mind not getting a lot of attention as long as the Fighting Irish are winning. Coach Mike Brey says... – Mar 16, 2010 at 3:09 PM in Notre Dame

Purdue's Lewis Jackson will play Friday with pain by indystar

Purdue’s medical staff will continue to monitor Lewis Jackson’s sore left foot, but the sophomore point guard anticipates being ready to play Friday against Siena.... – Mar 16, 2010 at 1:47 PM in Purdue

Butler takes off for San Jose by David Woods

Two buses carrying Butler’s basketball team, staff, cheerleaders and band members left Hinkle Fieldhouse today for the airport and a charter flight to San Jose, Calif., where... – Mar 16, 2010 at 1:32 PM in Butler

Coaches at odds over expanding NCAA tourney by indystar

NEW YORK — It wouldn’t take an act of Congress, and in the overall scheme of things, expanding the field for the NCAA men’s basketball championship wouldn’t... – Mar 16, 2010 at 7:30 AM in Sports

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NBA [chart] |7 p.m.|Bobcats at Pacers FSI, 1070-AM| [end chart] Men’s college basketball [chart] |7 p.m.|NIT: Northeastern at Connecticut ESPN2| |7:30 p.m.|NCAA:... – Mar 16, 2010 at 12:00 AM in Sports on the air

Jackson a winner at Notre Dame by indystar

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame point guard Tory Jackson doesn’t mind not getting a lot of attention as long as the Fighting Irish are winning. Coach Mike Brey says... – Mar 16, 2010 at 12:00 AM in Notre Dame

Ex-Butler coach Lickliter fired at Iowa by indystar

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Former Butler University coach Todd Lickliter was fired by Iowa today, ending a brief and disappointing tenure that included three losing seasons in a row and a... – Mar 15, 2010 at 4:34 PM in Sports

Odds of perfect bracket mind-blowing by indystar

DePaul math professor and NCAA basketball tournament buff Jeffrey Bergen has numbers that will make your head spin on how difficult it is to predict early winners in the... – Mar 15, 2010 at 3:06 PM in

No NIT, but Jaguars land in CBI field by Phillip Wilson

Snubbed again by the National Invitation Tournament, at least IUPUI will keep playing. After learning of their NIT exclusion late Sunday night, the Jaguars accepted a bid from the... – Mar 15, 2010 at 12:45 AM in IUPUI

Kansas earns overall top seed in NCAA tournament by indystar

An injury hurts as much as a loss in the days before the brackets are drawn up for March Madness. Syracuse endured both and will have to rack up some major frequent flier miles to... – Mar 14, 2010 at 8:01 PM in Sports

Purdue No. 4 seed, Butler No. 5, Notre Dame No. 6 by indystar

Purdue dropped to a No. 4 seed in the South region, Butler got a No. 5 seed in the West, and Notre Dame was happy to make the cut with a No. 6 seed in the South when the NCAA... – Mar 14, 2010 at 6:07 PM in Sports

Ohio St. wins Big Ten Tournament by indystar

INDIANAPOLIS — Evan Turner didn’t need any late-game heroics on Sunday. When it appeared there was nothing more he could do to make his Big Ten tournament performance better,... – Mar 14, 2010 at 5:42 PM in Sports

Power forward seriously considering IU by Jeff Rabjohns

Indiana University is out of the NCAA Tournament, but the Hoosiers could get some good news on Selection Sunday. Moses Abraham, a 6-9 power forward from Nigeria who is playing in... – Mar 14, 2010 at 5:32 PM in Indiana University