Losses, yes, but not losers
Wisconsin loses its top two players to graduation and comes back to win the Big Ten regular-season title. Purdue loses at home to Wofford in mid-December and comes back to...
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Now, anything goes
Topics to kick around the water cooler, or the local watering hole, as this week's Big Ten tournament approaches: *Wisconsin may have walked off with the regular-season title, but it...
Emotions accompany promotion for Dakich
More from the Indiana saga, where emotions are still roiling for all to see ... *His brother Tom was one of the first to greet him after Dan Dakich had...
Hoosiers need time to heal
The Indiana basketball team departed Bloomington late Saturday morning, and its bus pulled up to the curb near Gate U of Ryan Field just before 1 p.m. The door opened...
These injuries heal slowly
He exited smiling, his team victorious, his tie still tightly knotted, his back getting abused as he passed through a cordon of his team's fans. But later, in his first...
Not all freshmen are created equal
From Columbus to West Lafayette to Bloomington, thoughts on the week that was in the Big Ten: *Freshman Eric Gordon is clearly a sensational talent and an integral piece in...
His way: The highway
Bob Knight could do nothing that would surprise us anymore, not after all his seasons in the spotlight. He filled them with so much bombast and brilliance, with so many...
Slugfest a crowd-pleaser
The analogy is oft-used and can be abused. But this Saturday Smackdown staged by Purdue and Wisconsin should have gone 15 rounds, not a mere 40 minutes. Purdue's 60-56 victory...
Neitzel’s work not done
He sat there one morning last month and palpitated as he discussed the sense of urgency roiling inside him. This was it, his final season at Michigan State, and there...
Wisconsin coordinator to run NU defense
Wisconsin defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz is set to take over the same position at Northwestern, according to NU sources. He is expected to be introduced late this week along with...