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By BRIAN A. HOWEY FRENCH LICK - The entry of challenger Republican Kyle Hupfer and Democrat Brett Voorhies into Indiana House races begins the ratcheting up process for what will be the battle supreme during the 2010 election cycle. Out of the 100 Indiana House seats, Howey Politics Indiana sees just 25 that could be competitive. That number will likely drop to around 10 or 12 as Election Day 2010 nears. The stakes are known to most Howey Politics Indiana readers, but are worth resta

Now that college football is back let us take a look at the Big Ten’s week one schedule. Indiana has already played their season opener, last night against Eastern Kentucky. So what will the rest of the conference be up to tomorrow? Obviously Penn State is going to be taking the field against Akron in what should be a victory we can predict for thee . Looking at the slate of games on tap for tomorrow it would seem that the Big Ten should have a pretty good day to start everything off. MichBy Paul Schmidt The success and failure of the Illinois Fighting Illini football season isn’t a difficult prospect.  With the previews in, the necessity of the offense to take care of the ball and the defense to force turnovers and play soundly is pretty well known, but in the end the Illini will have to try really hard to miss a bowl game again this season. The only question left, then, is what type of bowl game can they can make. First and foremost, there’s the games that, barring a seri

“When my time on earth is gone, and my activities here are passed, I want they bury me upside down, and my critics can kiss my ass!” - Bob Knight , 1994 By BRIAN A. HOWEY INDIANAPOLIS - We now ponder the great Hoosiers. Our three presidents: Lincoln and the Harrisons. Our Chief Justice John Roberts. Our pioneers and chiefs: Johnny Appleseed, Little Turtle and Leopold Pokagon. Our leaders like Gov. Oliver P. Morton, Sen. Birch Bayh, Sen. Dick Lugar, Rep. Charlie Halleck and Eugene De

I am ready for football. The final weekend without real college football is now behind us! Can we please fast forward to Thursday? Until then I thought it would be fun to look at the most played series in college football. These 36 pairings will be playing their 100 or more game in 2009. They are listed in order of the number of games played followed by how close the series is all time. Predictions based on the preseason Sagarin Rankings are listed as well. 119th meeting Minnesota vsWe're inside 5 days until kickoff and all is still very positive. Coach Hope keeps singing the praises of a ton of players. So far, we've heard Hope praise all of the running backs in contention for playing time at one time or another...the entire defensive backfield has been a shining spot as well...and finally, Hope likes a lot out of what he's seeing from the mostly-unknown defensive line during practice. A few weeks ago, I predicted Kevin Pamphile might be a special player before he leave

By Paul M. Banks If there’s one thing the Midwest can produce it’s coaches. When the new Sporting News Magazine hits newsstands this week, it’ll include a 14 page feature containing the 50 greatest coaches of all time, and the Midwestern region of the United States will be heavily represented. Penn State’s Joe Paterno checked in at No. 13, the highest-ranked current college football coach on the list. Ohio State’s Woody Hayes was No. 27, Michigan’s Bo S  Michigan Men’s Swimming: A History After going on a rampage last month and writing ridiculously long posts about swimming related topics, Brian has asked me to try and raise some awareness for the Swim Team through weekly posts. And so I begin on this journey, hoping to foster interest in the sport and create a rabid fan base that packs 110,000 into Canham Natatorium . Unbeknownst to many, the Michigan Men’s swimming and diving Now that the entire 2009-2010 Michigan basketball schedule has been released. Here are five thoughts on the schedule and the year ahead. I’m ready to go, October 16th can’t get here soon enough. 1. “Michigan Madness” John Beilein just get’s it. He’s not a flashy guy, but he knows how to run a program. This was the perfect year to implement some sort of Midnight Madness program, your blogger even begged for it , and Beilein got it done . The turnout for Michigan’s

CLEVELAND — Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski made headlines this week with reports that he would again coach the United States Olympic team.His bigger challenge, however, will be getting his Duke program back to an elite level.There is little evidence that Duke’s fall from the top echelon of college basketball will end. The Blue Devils have just two scholarship guards for next season, which isn’t exactly an ideal recipe to win in the A.C.C.The Blue Devils have failed to get past the Round of 16 for thIowa forward Aaron Fuller, center, battles to maintain control of the ball against Michigan forward Zack Gibson, left, and guard Zack Novak during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Big Ten men's tournament Thursday, March 12, 2009 in Indianapolis. The Big Ten announced its single-play games for the 2009-10 men’s basketball schedule. Iowa plays at Wisconsin and hosts Penn State. It’s debatable whether any place is a good destination for the Iowa men16 pissed off heavyweights in one house. What could go wrong?! View full size photo uploaded July 10, 2009 The official cast of The Ultimate Fighter Season 10: The Heavyweights was revealed at the UFC Fan Expo today in Las Vegas. There appears to be a good mix of some veterans and some relative unknown newcomers. The inclusion of former world light heavyweight champions Quinton Jackson and Rashad Evans gives this season an added bit of intrigue. Bec

As an Indiana University graduate and fan, I frequently visit Peegs.com , rivals.com’s IU affiliate. The site goes hand-in-hand with Inside Indiana, a magazine devoted to Hoosier sports. While Rivals’ sites serve a purpose for providing all sorts of recruiting information and daily content on your favorite university, I’ve learned over the years the writers for these sites are nothing more than cheerleaders. It took me three years of reading articles on how good IU’s football team was goingThis is the first in a three-part series analyzing soccer’s impact on American sports. SoB’s Erikk takes a look today at soccer’s history in the U.S. In very few international arenas is the United States of America second to any other country. However, when it comes to men’s soccer, or, as the superpowers of the sport prefer, football, America is far from having any sort of clout. So when the stars-and-stripes squad upset the balance by slaying fútbol Goliath Spain on June 24, 2009, anyone wiThe sport of basketball was invented in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA by Dr. James Naismith in 1891. Shortly thereafter, Dr. Naismith teamed up with the International YMCA Training School in sending Christian missionaries to China. Basketball spread in China as some of Naismith’s original players even ended up showcasing the sport. It bec

Location: Louisville, Ky.Nickname: Cardinals. Would Louisville fans be offended if the Countdown forgoes the typically-used U. of L. title in favor of just U.L.? Last year’s ranking: No. 50. What was said:There is a distinct lack of depth on this Cardinals roster, leading the Countdown to believe that Louisville will struggle as the season moves into November and December. It is therefore a good thing that Louisville plays only one road game through the start of November. The Cardinals actually Rafa, Venus prepare for Wimbledon defenses In the category of quick turnaround, the third GrandSlam event of the year will get underway Monday, as Wimbledon 2009 will kick off just 15 days after the upset-filled FrenchOpen concluded in Paris. Federer outdoes Roddick to meet Djokovic Roger Federer, the world number two, defeated American Andy Roddick 6-3 4-6 6-4 on Wednesday to set up a semi-final meeting with Serbian Novak Djokovic at the Sony Ericsson Open. Ex-outfielder