The U.S. women's basketball team will face Hungary in the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup quarterfinals after Hungary beat Japan 84-63 on Tuesday, moving to 3-1 in the tournament in Berlin. Hungary shooting guard Réka Lelik led the way with 23 points and eight rebounds in a win in which Japan made an uncharacteristic seven 3-pointers and shot 32% from the field. The win sent the Hungarian national team to its first World Cup quarterfinal since 1986.
The IU Indianapolis Jaguars (3-3) outlasted the Akron Zips (1-5) in five sets Saturday at the Jungle, closing out the Hampton Inn Invitational at home.
After tying the match by winning the second set, the IU Indianapolis Jaguars (2-3) opened the third set on an 8-0 run. They led by seven or eight points through the middle of the set before the margin shrank to five at 22-17. Marshall then scored eight straight points to take the set 25-22 and a 2-1 lead in the match.
The IU Indianapolis volleyball team swept Ohio University 26-24, 25-21, 25-22 on Thursday, handing the Bobcats their first loss of the season in the Jaguars' home opener and the opening match of the Hampton Inn Invitational.
The FIFA World Cup, a competition that comes once every four years, is one of football’s biggest stages, with the previous tournament pulling over five billion viewers throughout various platforms. This year’s World Cup will run from June 11 to July 19 across three countries: The United States, Mexico and Canada. The tournament highlights the top 48 nations in international football, different from previous years where the tournament included 32 participants. These countries are chosen before in an intercontinental qualifying tournament, and compete for the trophy and a $50 million prize money.
As a senior international student at Indiana University Indianapolis, Sofia Castillo has taken pride in representing her hometown of Guadalajara, Mexico, and everything that has come with being the only international player from Mexico on the women’s tennis team.
The Champions League quarterfinals determined the four teams that would move on to the semifinals, all looking to earn a spot in the final that will be played in Budapest on May 30. The four semifinalists are Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid and Arsenal. The games will be as follows: Bayern Munich vs. PSG and Atletico Madrid vs. Arsenal.
The Indiana Fever, who made it to the WNBA Semifinals last year, head into the 2026-2027 season with significant movement in both the draft and free agency period.
The Paralympics took place from March 6 to March 15 and was the concluding Olympics event in Milan and Cortina Italy, where disabled athletes competed for medals in winter sports including skiing — both cross country and downhill — along with hockey and snowboarding.
On March 8, in the second round of the Horizon League Tournament, the No. 7 ranked IU Indianapolis women’s basketball team lost to the No. 5 ranked Purdue Fort Wayne 49-85 in a game where missed shots, fouls and shot-clock violations attributed to the loss.
On Feb. 22, the IU Indianapolis women’s basketball team played their last home game of the season in a tight match against the Detroit Mercy winning 74-72. The night also served as senior night, honoring guard Sydney Bolden, who would go on to score 15 points, and graduate student Camron Blank, who also plays guard.
The 2026 winter Olympics are underway, hosted by Italy in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. Every Olympics, viewers tune in to watch the world’s best athletes take to the ice and slopes, competing for gold, silver and bronze medals for their home countries.
During the fall, college campuses across the country revolve around one thing: football. Tailgates fill parking lots, stadiums roar with school pride and students gather to support their teams. At Indiana University Indianapolis, however, that defining element of traditional campus life is missing. Without a football team, is IU Indianapolis a “real” campus?
Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California, saw a rematch from over a decade ago between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, with the Seahawks getting their revenge in a dominant 29-13 win.
The 2026 NFL Super Bowl in Santa Clara, California between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots, announced on Sept. 28 that the artist playing their halftime show would be Puerto Rican rapper Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, otherwise known as Bad Bunny.
Going into Monday’s championship between Indiana University and Miami, the anticipation in our state was immeasurable. On the cusp of a perfect season, IU entered in prime position to win its first college football championship in its history, a remarkable feat considering the downtrodden state the program has been in throughout its history. The Hoosiers began the season as the program with the worst record in college football history. No hyperbole needed: IU entered the season with an all-time record of 715 program losses.
On Jan. 4, the Indianapolis Colts fell 38-30 to the Houston Texans, closing out their season with a seventh consecutive loss. The Colts haven't reached the playoffs since 2020, when they were eliminated in the wild card round. Despite a 7-1 start that gave them the league's best record in the 2025 season and first place in the AFC South, the team couldn't maintain that success, finding themselves out of playoff contention.
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