“Baseball, Women and Sports Media: How Melissa Ludtke’s court fight opened locker rooms for women sportswriters” Melissa Ludtke visited IU Indianapolis on January 29, 2025.
Read MoreBy Mitchell Rans Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Before the start of his second season as men’s basketball coach at the University of Michigan, Dusty May looked at the schedule and discovered that his team’s first Big Ten opponent was Wisconsin at Madison on December 3. When the Wolverines managed to leave with a …
Read MoreBy Mitchell Rans Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS- Michigan! Maryland! March! The Michigan Wolverines and Maryland Terrapins battled in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament on Saturday afternoon. With 5.3 seconds remaining in the game with Maryland ahead 80-79, Michigan junior guard Tre Donaldson inbounded the ball to his big man Vladislav Goldin, who …
Read MoreBy Mitchell Rans Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The Maryland Terrapins and Michigan Wolverines reached semifinal games of the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament with overwhelming victories on Friday night. The second-seeded Terrapins (25-7) advanced with a 88-65 victory over Illinois, while the third-seeded Wolverines (23-9) beat Purdue 86-68. The Terrapins forced 17 Illinois …
Read MoreBy Mitchell Rans Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – In the month of March when a season’s worth of preparation can help extend a season, the Purdue Boilermakers revealed another important part of their success. The USC Trojans held Purdue’s Braden Smith, the Big Ten Player of the Year, to nine points in their only …
Read MoreBy Cort Street | @cort_street Sports Capital Journalism INDIANAPOLIS – At the sight of Mike Woodson appearing on the video screen at Gainbridge Fieldhouse ahead of the Indiana Hoosiers’ second round matchup against the Oregon Ducks, their cheers surged into a roar. It was a roar of admiration, not for all the Indiana head coach, …
Read More(Editor’s Note: Writing for the HoriZone Roundtable, Chris Schumerth of the Sports Capital Journalism Program describes the Robert Morris victory over Youngstown State in the Horizon League Men’s Basketball championship on Tuesday night.) Andrew Toole and Robert Morris MBB climb the mountain…again
Read MoreBy Kendall Wingler Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The Green Bay women’s basketball team continued its dominance in the Horizon League, securing a second consecutive conference tournament championship and 21st in program history with a commanding 76-63 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne at Corteva Coliseum. “It was a great game,” said Purdue Fort Wayne …
Read MoreThere is something so inspiring about mid-major college basketball teams scrapping on a Monday and Tuesday for that coveted NCAA Tournament bid. You see it in the urgency of competitiveness and in the tears of defeat. It is about basketball, about making good on all the hours and the sweat and the sacrifice, yes, but …
Read MoreBy Kendall Wingler Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Green Bay and Purdue Fort Wayne will meet in the Horizon League Women’s championship game at Corteva Coliseum on Tuesday with the winner earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Green Bay seeks its 15th tournament championship and another step toward cementing its conference dynasty. …
Read MoreBy Mitchell Rans Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – A week after her USC Trojans had celebrated on the home court of the UCLA Bruins, a regular-season sweep of their rival complete, JuJu Watkins left the floor at Gainbridge Fieldhouse alone. The third meeting between the crosstown rivals ended with the No. 4-ranked Bruins limiting …
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