As is the case every year, college basketball recruiting is a fluid process with prospects coming and going on and off the board routinely. On Thursday, Kyle Filipowski, a recruiting target Indiana seemed to be in a fairly good position with at one point in the late spring, committed to Duke after his recruitment blew up during the live evaluation periods. Also over the last six weeks other intriguing class of 2022 targets such as Tyrell Ward (Xavier), Jalen Washington (North Carolina), Seth Trimble (North Carolina) and Justin Taylor (Syracuse) all came off the board. Of course IU earned a…
Author: Mike Schumann
A summer full of dramatic twists and turns continues for Kyle Schwarber. The former IU All-American has been traded by Washington to the Boston Red Sox according to multiple reports. The Red Sox confirmed the reports on Friday. The deal follows a record setting month of June by Schwarber, that was immediately followed by a serious hamstring strain and a career-first All-Star game selection. Schwarber crushed 16 home runs during the month of June, leading the Majors and earning June National League player of the month honors. Twelve of those homers came in a 10-game span from June 19-29, tying…
It took a world record performance to keep Lilly King from pulling off a stunning upset in the 200-meter breaststroke final in Tokyo on Friday morning. King, who didn’t qualify for the 200-meter final in Rio in 2016, stormed out to the lead at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre and maintained it until right around the point of the final turn. But event favorite Tatjana Schoenmaker of South Africa tracked down King and won the final with a world record time of 2:18.95. It was the first world record swim in an individual event at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The 200-meter…
The preseason recognition continues to roll in for IU football. Florida State transfer wide receiver D.J. Matthews was named to the Paul Hornung Award watch list on Thursday. The Paul Hornung Award is given annually to the most versatile player in major college football. Matthews is expected to be a factor for IU as both a receiver and in the return game. Here is the current list of IU players and coaches on preseason watch lists and other honors. Dodd Trophy – Tom Allen Maxwell Award – Ty Fryfogle, Michael Penix Jr. Bednarik Award – Micah McFadden, Tiawan Mullen Davey…
Indiana’s Michael Ziemba earned a spot on one of college football’s most prestigious preseason lists. The fifth-year player was named to the Wuerffel Trophy watch list, an award that honors college football players who serve others, celebrate their positive impact on society, and inspire greater service in the world. The 6-foot-3 and 260 pound Ziemba moved to Indiana’s hybrid outside linebacker/defensive end “bull” position during the offseason. He has played in 43 games and amassed 54 tackles over the last four seasons. The full release from IU Athletics on Ziemba and the Wuerffel Trophy, including the Florida product’s extensive community…
One of the top players in the state of Indiana in the class of 2023 resides just 40 miles from Bloomington, and he is someone folks based in Indiana and perhaps beyond will be hearing plenty more about over the next year. 6-foot-5 Linton-Stockton shooting guard Joey Hart is rapidly emerging as a prospect with high major interest, and that includes nearby Indiana. Assistant coach Dane Fife has been in contact with Hart since mid-June, and as first reported by Rick Semmler of WTHI News 10, Hart is taking a visit to IU next week. The Daily Hoosier was able…
IU men’s soccer has lost its second all-time great in the last 13 months. Three-time All-American (1979-81) Armando Betancourt died on Wednesday in in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. He was 63 years old. “We lost an IU legend today,” head men’s soccer coach Todd Yeagley said in a release from IU Athletics. “Armando was a wonderful player with attacking gifts very few players possess. “He helped IU soccer become a national power and then went on to represent Honduras in the 1982 World Cup. He is one of the all-time greats to wear the IU jersey and a legendary player…
The IU basketball program has announced the tip-times for their two foreign tour games in the Bahamas next month. The Hoosiers will battle BC Mega, a professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia, in two contests in the Bahamas on Friday, August 13 and Sunday, August 15. The contests will tip-off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and at 1 p.m. on Sunday in the Imperial Ballroom at Atlantis Paradise Island. Neither game will be televised. Indiana will be seriously tested against a high-end European professional team that includes NBA-bound talent. BC Mega plays in the ABA League First Division which…
Ever reliable IU kicker Charles Campbell was honored with preseason recognition on Wednesday. After a highly effective 2020 campaign, Campbell was named to the Lou Groza Award watch list for the 2021 season. Campbell connected on 10-of-11 field goals (90.9 percent) and all 25 extra-point attempts during Indiana’s eight-game 2020 season. He made two field goals of 50 yards or more at the Outback Bowl in January. The Tennessee native earned second team All-Big Ten honors in 2020. Campbell has made 12-of-13 field goals for his IU career and all 26 of his extra-point attempts. Here is a complete summary…
For the second time in Tokyo, IU claimed two medals in one event. Two-time defending 3M NCAA Champion Andrew Capobianco and 2016 Rio silver medalist Mike Hixon steadily improved on each of their six dives to secure a silver medal in the men’s 3M Synchro Springboard event with 444.36 points on Wednesday. The Hoosier duo scored 99 total points through the first two rounds before ripping off four-straight 80-point dives to close out the competition. The highlight of the morning came in the final round when the pair hit 88.92 points on a Forward 4½ Somersaults Tuck (109C) to lock…