AEPi Freshman steps into a Big Role
By: Will Chukerman Racing in the Little 500 is a daunting task for most — let alone a freshman. This Saturday, Brett Frommer will be racing for AEPi in his first year on campus. Coming into this year, not even Brett could have told you he would be racing in the Little 5 because he...
Settling the Debate: Unofficial vs. Little 500
By: Michael Norman As a conference, the universities in the Big Ten know how to party. You can’t really argue against it if you consider the fact that four of the biggest college party weeks/weekends are held at Big Ten schools. In Wisconsin, there’s the huge block party known as Mifflin and in West Lafayette,...
Spears’ Speil: Unity is why it’s called the “Greatest College Weekend”
By: Matt Spears I couldn’t tell you more than a handful of individuals participating in this year’s men’s and women’s Little 500 races. For one, all of the fraternity and sorority names confuse the hell out of me when trying to keep track of each team’s riders. Second, the Little 500 races aren’t even about...
Spears’ Spiel: What is going on with the Orlando Magic?
By: Matt Spears I’ve tried for days now to wrap my head around the latest batch of dysfunctional news emanating from the Orlando Magic, but it still baffles me. Stan Van Gundy’s recent comments that he knows Dwight Howard asked the front office to fire him were flabbergasting. As if the circus surrounding the Dwight...
6th Man: Hope springs eternal
By: Will Chukerman The marathon that is the MLB season begins today where, for the only time during the season every team is in first place, starting with a clean slate. Fans will fill the park in hopes that this is their team’s year. It’s a sign that winter is over, and that summer is...
Padgett: Kentucky’s size scared Kansas
By: William Padgett III Kansas was scared. Every single time a KU player would get into the paint, Anthony Davis was in close vicinity and that player would never—not once—go up into Davis and try to draw a foul. They would attempt to scoop it over, under or around him and nearly every time they...
Spears’ Spiel: NCAA basketball title game will be one to remember
By: Matt Spears When the ball goes up tonight at 9:23 p.m., forget about everything else. Forget about the homework. Forget about work or class in the morning. Forget about what you want to forget about. Just enjoy watching Kentucky’s under-aged pool of NBA talent battle Kansas’ how-in-the-hell-did-we-make-it-here group of survivors for the NCAA basketball...
The 6th Man: It’s a Big Deal
By: Will Chukerman After years of turmoil and embarrassment, the Los Angeles Dodgers were finally sold on Tuesday to the tune of 2 billion dollars—the most ever paid for a North American sports franchise. The group who won the bidding is headlined by former L.A. Laker superstar Magic Johnson and former Atlanta Braves and Washington...
Two matchups to watch besides Zeller-Davis during IU-UK II
By: Will Padgett III This Friday is something a lot of people will be looking forward to. It would have been anyway, seeing as how EVERYONE looks forward to Fridays in general, but due to the up-coming rematch between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Kentucky Wildcats—this one is bound to electric. Both fan bases are...
A Truly Sweet Rematch
By: Will Chukerman For the University of Kentucky, it’s national title or bust this year with perhaps their biggest hiccup standing in their way. Round one between Indiana and Kentucky was arguably the most exciting game this season, and many hope that Friday’s matchup produces the same excitement. Everybody remembers Christian Watford nailing a three...
Confidence keys Hoosiers’ March run
By: Robby Howard BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University wasn’t supposed to make the Sweet 16 this year. If anything, IU would be lucky to get a bid to the Big Dance, but the NIT seemed to be the popular pick among national analysts. Either way, a deep run in March was nowhere on the radar...
How to fix tournament snubs and selection committee flubs
By: Joe Popely When Indiana beat Purdue Sunday, Hoosier Nation let out a collective sigh of relief. Their team solidified its position as a likely top-five seed in the Big Dance, pending its performance in the Big Ten Tournament. While IU fans pondered over how many pairs of candy-striped pants to pack, bubble teams are...
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