BLOOMINGTON — The Indiana Hoosiers snapped a three-game losing streak to Ball State Saturday with a 30-20 victory over the Cardinals.

Weekly prep, college and pro picks from IFN writer Nick Goralczyk.

IOWA CITY, IA — The Indiana men’s basketball team clinched an outright Big Ten Conference title Tuesday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

COLLEGE PARK, MD – IU got one step closer to bowl eligibility today.

FORT WAYNE – IPFW men’s basketball announced that it will continue its series with Indiana over the next two seasons, including a game at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.

BLOOMINGTON – A recap of IU’s game against FIU with photos by IFN.

NOTRE DAME – Despite a season-high seven saves from goalkeeper Sarah Stone, the Indiana Women’s Soccer team fell to No. 13 Notre Dame on Friday night, 2-0.

Weekly picks of local prep football games, college and NFL matchups from IFN sports writer Nick Goralczyk.

FORT WAYNE – After a year away, the Shindigz National Soccer Festival will return to the Hefner Fields on August 21 and 22 for the 16th season of the event. “We’re pleased to welcome the Shindigz National Soccer Festival back to IPFW,” said Chancellor Vicky Carwein. “This is a wonderful opportunity for the whole community …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana football single-game tickets, with the exception of the Hoosiers’ Oct. 3 home game vs. Ohio State, are now on sale to the general public. Tickets for IU’s home tilt against the defending national champions go on sale Monday, Aug. 3, at 8 a.m. ET, though season-ticket holders and Varsity Club members may …read more.

Rosemont, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference led the nation in men’s basketball attendance for the 39th consecutive season according to figures released by the NCAA. The Big Ten recorded an average attendance of 12,781 patrons per game, including regular season home games and all seven sessions of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament. In …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana freshman guard James Blackmon Jr. has picked up his second Freshman of the Week award from the Big Ten Conference. Blackmon Jr. scored a game-high 18 points in the Hoosiers 69-66 upset win over nationally ranked Ohio State Saturday afternoon. 16 of the freshman’s points came in the second half, including nine …read more.

[weaver_youtube e3l2p3nThUE rel=0] BLOOMINGTON – When Nic Moore’s name was announced during starting lineups Thursday night at Assembly Hall, it was a moment that many had been waiting to come for quite a while. Moore, a 2011 graduate of Warsaw, was back on the court in his home state and that just felt right. Though …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana, a football team known for its explosive offense, answered the bell on defense when Penn State rolled into town for a Big Ten contest. 13 points allowed, five sacks, a blocked field goal, two interceptions and a touchdown scored. Those stats highlighted the spectacular defensive performance by the Hoosiers Saturday afternoon but …read more.

Ink? We don’t need no stinking ink! Okay, so technically all of my picks articles have been “ink free” but this one is extra ink free since it’s the first picking action to be on our new site. It’s also not called the Ink Free News edition because, well, none of what I’m doing here …read more.

After just one quarter, it was clear that Indiana coach Kevin Wilson has more confidence than ever in the Indiana running game. And by halftime, Hoosiers quarterback Nate Sudfeld had made so many handoffs it was strange to see him drop back to pass. Indiana rode Tevin Coleman, who rushed for a career-high 247 yards, …read more.

Tournament time is by far the most anticipated time of the year for me. I wait all fall and winter for the state tournament to get started and as of last night, that time is finally here! This week I have divided my usual one article into two separate, yet equally as exciting, articles. Why? …read more.

I was originally going to use my intro to rant and rave about how embarrassing the Notre Dame men’s basketball team has been this year and then finish it off by calling for Mike Brey to be fired using not-so-hard facts and a lot of personal grudges. Then I remembered that it is Valentine’s Day. …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana University is a basketball school, there is no arguing that. But on Saturday night in Memorial Stadium, Hoosier eyes were focused on scoring a “bucket” that is slightly different from the ones exchanged in Assembly Hall. Indiana reclaimed the Old Oaken Bucket from its bitter rival, Purdue, in record-setting fashion with a …read more.

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! It is finally time to serve the stuffing, pumpkin pie (extra Cool Whip, please), cranberry sauce (for reasons that I still have not figured out) and turducken! Thanksgiving is truly a special time of year. Bickering family members, dry turkey, mediocre football and crazed moms hurdling one another to grab the last …read more.

As far as Kosciusko County is concerned, football season is over. No more Wildcats, Warriors, Vikings, Trojans and after last Friday, no more Tigers. Yes all of our favorite local prep gridiron stars have been eliminated. In fact, just one Northern Lakes Conference team remains in the fall postseason, the Concord Minutemen, perhaps better known …read more.

Happy Halloween! I am back with another amazing set of picks for your reading delight. A lot of trick ‘r’ treating was canceled tonight so I pushed off the article a little more for two reasons. The first reason is because I was at the office all day and quite frankly I believe the place …read more.

Well, does it? Can a weekend of sports possibly have more stuffed into it? Three local prep teams are playing for conference titles, two League Championship Series will come to a close in the MLB Playoffs. Boys and girls cross country and soccer teams will be competing for regional titles. USC and Notre Dame renew …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – Do you remember the last time Indiana defeated Penn State in football? The answer is no, because going into this weekend’s Big Ten opener, the Hoosiers had never seen the win column against the Nittany Lions. For the first time in program history, the Hoosiers defeated Penn State University on a football field. …read more.

Another week at 8-2? I am getting pretty good at this, hopefully you are all starting to realize that. Bears fans, I tried demanding an apology from some of you after correctly picking the Lions to beat the Bears despite your spiteful remarks. So far, I have not received any apologies. This is a big …read more.

 Ahoy, mateys! Today is the day we have pined for all year, International Talk Like A Pirate Day! Yes, it is an official holiday and, yes, you should participate in the festivities. While I would like to write my entire article in pirate lingo, I do not want to annoy you readers. When I annoy …read more.

BROOKLYN – There was a sense of Hoosier Hospitality at the NBA Draft Thursday night. The Orlando Magic surprised many by taking Indiana Hoosier sparkplug Victor Oladipo with the second pick in the draft while Oladipo’s tall timber teammate, Cody Zeller, was taken fourth overall by the Charlotte Bobcats. Meanwhile, Duke forward Mason Plumlee waited …read more.