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By Madie Chandler | @madie_chandler Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer arrived at Purdue University in September, 2022 to find themselves inside a crater-sized roster hole with shovels and instructions to start digging. The departure of All-American guard Jaden Ivey to the National Basketball Association left a sizeable gap in …

By Andrew Thomison | @Andrew_Thomison Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — “Who has it any better than us?” Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said once more, after his Wolverines won their third consecutive Big Ten football championship, defeating Iowa 26-0. In a perfect season marked by a pair of suspensions of the coach, including the conference-imposed …

By Mitch Friesenborg Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – After a long, difficult walk in the belly of Lucas Oil Stadium, Iowa sophomore quarterback Deacon Hill told his teammates he loved them. The Hawkeyes had just gotten shellacked by Michigan 26-0 in the Big Ten Football Championship Game. For these Hawkeyes, it was a natural …

By Laura Vázquez David | @lauravazquezpr Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The Northwestern Wildcats reached a quarterfinal of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament for the fifth time in seven seasons by defeating Minnesota, 65-60, in the second round at Gainbridge Fieldhouse Thursday night. Northwestern senior guard Veronica Burton, the three-time Big Ten Defensive …

By Joe Tykane Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana reached the 20-victory mark for a seventh consecutive season, a program record, with a 66-54 victory over Rutgers in the second round of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament Thursday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Graduate student Ali Patberg scored 19 points, including five 3-point shots to …

By Laura Vázquez David | @lauravazquezpr Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Michigan State senior Nia Clouden scored 23 points, including 10 of 11 foul shots, to lead the Spartans to a 73-69 victory over Purdue in the second round of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament on Thursday. Eighth-seeded Michigan State (15-14) advanced to …

By David Song | @DeltaSigma96 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The Michigan Wolverines just keep climbing higher. Bolstered by a dominant defensive effort, No. 2-ranked Michigan disposed of the No. 13-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes 42-3 in Saturday’s Big Ten Football Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Wolverines (12-1) won their first conference championship since …

By David Hayden | @SluggySports Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Standing on the stage for the trophy presentation, surrounded by his teammates, Aidan Hutchinson held up his Grange-Griffin Most Valuable Player Award after leading the Michigan Wolverines to a dominant victory over Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Football Game at Lucas Oil Stadium. …

By David Song | @DeltaSigma96 Sports Capital Journalism Program “Female sports can be revenue generators.” On June 15, 2010, an article with that headline appeared on Coach & AD’s website. Its author, Clay Kallam, points out that many university administrators are overly fixated on men’s basketball and football in their search for revenue-generating programs with …

By Devin Voss | @DevinVoss23 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — In a moment with 4:45 left in the first half of the Sweet 16 matchup between No. 1 seed Michigan and No. 4 Florida State, Wolverine big man Franz Wagner found freshman center Hunter Dickinson on a beautifully dialed up pick-and-roll that left Dickinson …