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Meet the Indiana, Purdue, high school divers on Team USA for 2024 Paris Olympics
Seven divers with Indiana ties are competing for the United States in the 2024 Paris Olympics − three from Indiana University, two from Purdue University, one from an Indiana high school and one local high school grad who also competed for Purdue. Two other Purdue divers are competing for other nations. Indiana divers competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics ...
Indiana football: Curt Cignetti knows what he’s doing here
“I know you’ve been waiting for me to say something crazy.”. “We’re just going into an old stadium to kick somebody’s ass.”. “Holy crap, all you guys want to talk to Indiana?”. Curt Cignetti knows what he’s doing here. And it’s not for you. Sure,...
Indiana Football Gets Several Key Players Back From Injury Before Fall Camp
After missing spring practices as they recovered from injuries, Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti said Lanell Carr Jr., James Carpenter, Jailin Walker, Venson Sneed and Nick Kidwell participated in the summer conditioning program.
IU has sent a diver to every Olympics since 1964. Drew Johansen continues the tradition
BLOOMINGTON – It wasn’t by accident when Drew Johansen’s coaching career brought him to the Midwest. First, from 1999-2001, he served as head diving coach at Illinois State. Three years later, he did a three-year term as a volunteer assistant at Ohio State. There had been head-coaching stops before then (Florida Atlantic in...
Indiana RB Justice Ellison's first call before transfer to IU? Former IU basketball guard Xavier Johnson
Indiana football's connections span far wider than just the program itself, but sometimes you don't need to look any farther than just down the street for help. Just ask fifth-year senior running back Justice Ellison, who transferred to the Hoosiers this offseason after a previous relationship helped convince him that Bloomington was where he belonged.
Indiana basketball set to face Marian University — coached by Pat Knight — in Exhibition game
Indiana basketball has an exhibition game set for the upcoming 2024-25 season against a team with huge ties to the program. As it was announced via Twitter, Marian University will return to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on November 1st in an exhibition matchup. The Marian Knights are coached by by first year head coach and son of legendary Indiana basketball head coach Bobby Knight, Pat Knight.
Indiana women’s basketball: Sydney Fenn scouting report
With the departure of program legend Mackenzie Holmes, freshman Sydney Fenn enters the fold as part of a new-look Indiana frontcourt that features three new players. Fenn, a 6-foot-3 forward from Buffalo, New York, committed to Indiana last June, joining in-state forward Faith Wiseman in the Hoosiers’ 2024 recruiting class. Fenn played her high school ball for the AZ Compass Prep (AZ) National Team.
The Bedford Recreation Foundation seeks volunteers for the Claude Akins Memorial Golf Classic
BEDFORD- The Bedford Recreation Foundation (BRF) is looking for volunteers for the upcoming Claude Akins Memorial Golf Classic on 8/31 and 9/1 this year. You can volunteer for one day or both, with the preferred shifts being 7 am-1 pm and 1 pm-7 pm. However, partial shifts are also an option.
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti said he channeled Jim Tressel when saying Ohio State 'sucks'
When he was introduced at an Indiana men's basketball game last December, new football coach Curt Cignetti did not hold back. "I don't plan on taking a back seat to anybody," Cignetti told the Hoosier faithful. "Purdue sucks, but so does Michigan and Ohio State. Go IU." When Cignetti was asked to...
Raising the bar: Bloomington's Wil Fleming helps lifter make Olympic dream come true
Wil Fleming and Mary Theisen-Lappen had a long-distance relationship that wasn't working quite as well as she hoped. She had an Olympic dream and that meant making a huge, somewhat risky investment. Theisen-Lappen, who grew up playing soccer and basketball in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and turned into a strong competitor in the throws in...
Miller Kopp grateful for every time he gets to represent Indiana basketball: ‘I wear that badge with honor’
Miller Kopp wasn’t your traditional Hoosier. He didn’t grow up in Indiana. He didn’t watch Indiana basketball growing up or even commit to Indiana out of high school — but his love for the university and basketball program is extremely high. The 2023 graduate played two...
INDIANA HANDS AUSTINTOWN THEIR FIRST LOSS OF THE SUMMER
WHITESTOWN IN- Indiana came out swinging on Tuesday, scoring four runs in the second inning to defeat Austintown 7-1 in regional tournament action. Cadence Jansen got Indiana on the board in the first inning with a groundout that brought in a run. Austintown quickly tied it up in the top of the second thanks to a passed ball.
2024 Countdown to IUFB Kickoff: 36 Days (Clay Conner)
Written By Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle) Big Ten Media Days is wrapped and fall camp starts in Bloomington in less than a week. Football is so close you can feel it. With 36 days to go until the IUFB opener against FIU, we look at walk-on redshirt freshman Clay Conner. COUNTDOWN...
Indiana Basketball Returner Focus: Sophomore Guard Gabe Cupps
The Indiana basketball program is going to look a whole lot different with many new faces coming in this season however, they will bring back a very strong returning core from a season ago. While there are many new faces to the program, the Hoosiers will return six players with...
Connections tie Monroe County Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2024 together
Other than a Friday night or two, Eric Moore has hardly set foot in Monroe County in the past 40 years. But as the long-time Center Grove football coach gave his induction speech at the Monroe County Sports Hall of Fame ceremony on July 19, he found himself fitting like a glove with the other nine inductees — and most everyone else in attendance at the Monroe Convention Center as well. ...
Late July update: 2025 Indiana basketball recruiting board
With July nearing its conclusion, it’s time to update Inside the Hall’s 2025 Indiana basketball recruiting board. In the latest version of our 2025 Indiana basketball recruiting board, we’ve updated several of the top names Indiana is pursuing for its 2025 recruiting class. Within each player capsule,...
2024-25 Indiana non-conference opponent preview: Eastern Illinois
Indiana’s 2024-25 non-conference schedule was finalized on July 9 and Inside the Hall will have a team-by-team look at each opponent. Today: Eastern Illinois. After opening the regular season against SIU Edwardsville, Indiana will play another Ohio Valley Conference opponent just four days later for its second game of the 2024-25 season.
WATCH: 247Sports exclusive one-on-one with Indiana LB Aiden Fisher
Indiana junior linebacker Aiden Fisher sat down with Peegs.com's Jared Kelly at Big Ten Media Days for an exclusive one-on-one interview. The 6-foot-1, 232-pounder detailed his decision to transfer from James Madison to IU, why following head coach Curt Cignetti and defensive coordinator Bryant Haines to Bloomington was the right fit, and how he plans to approach leading IU's defense.
In Touch with Indiana Sports Ep.1 — Discussing Indiana football expectations, Big Ten Football media days preview, Assembly Ball, and more
Welcome to the very first episode of In Touch with Indiana Sports hosted by John Alden and powered by HoosierIllustrated.com. In this first episode, we cover a wide range of topics including an-depth preview of Indiana football expectations. In Touch with Indiana Sports host John Alden discusses Indiana football and...
Isaiah Specks Elevated To Director Of Player Development/Scouting
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women's basketball head coach has elevated Isaiah Specks to Director of Player Development/Scouting with the program. He served one season as a graduate manager with the program in 2023-24, where the Hoosiers won 26 games and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. In his new role, the Houston, Texas native will help assist with on court individual skill development and additional scouting film responsibilities.
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