College Sports

Mar13

Brooke is chasing perfection

on March 13th, 2012 at 8:00 am

Hurler Brooke Howard and the Chargers hope for a solid season

By John Ring

As a senior pitcher at Farm­ington High School, Brooke Howard was perfect. Her team almost was, too.

The Farmers put together a perfect regular season and finished with a 28–1 record. Adams, …

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Jan01

The Bowl Championship Series, Lobbying Edition: College football gets political

on January 1st, 2012 at 8:00 am

By Evan Mackinder — Center for Responsive Politics

The ten university football teams selected to play in this year’s Bowl Cham­pi­onship Series were chosen for their toughness and tenacity. They got the nod because any given Saturday they displayed a willingness

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Dec23

Born to be mild

on December 23rd, 2011 at 8:00 am

Blue 2 a big hit for Butler basketball

(This is the last of a four-part series on Butler basketball)

By John Ring

He was born to be a star and when 70,000 fans are cheering inside an arena, the adulation, natu­rally, is for him.

At …

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Dec20

Butler’s future—like its past—looks Brad Stevens good

on December 20th, 2011 at 8:00 am

(This is the third in a four-part series on Butler basketball)

By John Ring

“That was a great college basketball game,” said Valparaiso Coach Bryce Drew, after the Crusaders defeated Butler 77–71 at historic Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Drew knows a little bit about …

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Dec17

Historic Hinkle Fieldhouse still a crown jewel

on December 17th, 2011 at 6:00 am

(This is the second of a four-part series on Butler basketball)

By John Ring

When you attend a Butler basketball game at 510 W. 49th Street in Indi­anapolis, you’re not just sitting in another bland basketball arena that’s named after a cell …

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