There were no smiles or joyous celebration when Ball State University's players walked into a packed media room after their 42-20 victory at Indiana University on Saturday night. Instead of finding happiness in one of the football program's biggest wins, the players desperately wanted a medical update on receiver Dante Love, who lay in a bed at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.
BLOOMINGTON - The Ball State University women's volleyball team lost 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-16) to host Indiana University in front of an energetic University Gymnasium crowd. With the 3-0 loss to the University of Cincinnati earlier in the day, the Cardinals (3-10) move to 0-2 in the TIS Bookstores Indiana University Invitational heading into Saturday's finale against George Mason University at Assembly Hall.
As I sat in the stands at Memorial Stadium with the final seconds ticking off the clock of Ball State University's first victory against a BCS opponent in program history, I couldn't help but remain seated, worrying about No. 86 sitting in a hospital bed somewhere.
BLOOMINGTON - The Ball State University women's volleyball team closed out its weekend in the TIS Bookstore Indiana University Invitational today with a 3-0 win (25-23, 25-23, 25-10) against George Mason University at Indiana's Assembly Hall. The Cardinals (4-10) finished 1-2 on the weekend after being defeated on Friday by the University of Cincinnati and host Indiana University both by 3-0 scores.
Think back six years. Many of us were in high school, some in middle school. Those of us who were old enough to drive were coping with growing anxiety because gas was approaching $1.75 per gallon. And we lived in a nation that was bracing itself for a war more than 6,000 miles away.
Ball State University receiver Dante Love underwent a five-hour surgery that ended early Sunday morning to repair a cervical spine fracture and spinal cord injury, team physician Dr. Jay Matchett said. Matchett said Love is currently moving all four extremities. A team of neurosurgeons examined Love late Saturday night and early Sunday morning, according to a press release from associate athletics director Joe Hernandez.
Dozens of Muncie residents remain in shelters or living with friends or family after a fire started at a downtown apartment building Saturday evening. Fire crews continued to investigate the cause of the blaze, which began about 7 p.m. at the 30-unit Thomas Apartments on Mulberry Street.
Nate Davis no longer does a double take, but he still doesn't understand it when he sees Ball State University students wearing Indiana University apparel around campus. The Cardinals' junior quarterback said few things bug him more than seeing his fellow students wearing other teams' clothing.
The Ball State University soccer team ended non-conference play with a 4-4 record after splitting its games Friday and Sunday. The Cardinals defeated the University of Loyola Chicago 3-1 Friday to extend their winning streak to three games. Jacki Eft led Ball State with two goals in the game.
Ball State University's first victory against a BCS opponent in 43 games - a 42-20 victory at Indiana University - was overshadowed by a harrowing hit on star receiver Dante Love. Immediately after the win, coach Brady Hoke rushed into a packed media room, addressed the throng for 30 seconds and jetted away to check the status of his senior receiver.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Ball State University women's volleyball team opened play in the Indiana University TIS Bookstore Invitational with a 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-14) loss at Indiana's University Gymnasium today. The Cardinals (3-9) were able to force 20 ties and eight lead changes total in the first two sets before the Bearcats (7-3) were eventually able to pull away.
The Amelia T. Wood Health Center had to turn students away after a backhoe broke a water pipe near the center, Health Center Director Kent Bullis said Friday afternoon.
Eating local, organic food is one of the ways people can practice sustainable living, Dave Ring, owner of Ring Family Farm and the Downtown Farm Stand, said. Organic produce is raised without chemicals, pesticides or herbicides and is raised in conjunction with nature, he said.
Nationally known bands Evangelicals, Wye Oak and Nurses will play for free along with Bloomington-based band Prayer Breakfast at Village Green Records at 6:30 p.m. Travis Harvey, who runs VGR, said the store has hosted nationally known bands before, but never for acts this well known.
Even though she had never heard of ChaCha before, Ball State University faculty member Peggy Hunter said she will now check it out. No, it's not an online spin-off of the Latin American dance craze. Launched in January by co-founders Brad Bostic and Scott Jones, ChaCha is an Indianapolis-based online information service that allows users to text any question to ChaCha (242242) and receive an answer in a matter of minutes.
Both Indiana University and Purdue University will visit Muncie to play the Ball State University baseball team in 2009. The Cardinals announced their upcoming schedule Thursday. The schedule includes 24 games at Ball Diamond, including 15 of the team's 27 Mid-American Conference games.
FridayYart, Muncie's annual yard-sale styled art sale is happening this year from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Yart 2008 will be an all-day event at University Green (adjacent to Shafer Tower).Muncie Civic Theatre presents "God's Favorite" (a Neil Simon comedy) at 7:30 p.
Friday Night Filmworks: Tonight Friday Night Filmworks will present "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian." The 2008 sequel of the first film adaptation of the popular fantasy book series created by C.S. Lewis, "Prince Caspian" follows the four Pevensie children on their return to the magical world of Narnia to join forces with Prince Caspian.
Vandalism was discovered Wednesday morning at the Republican headquarters in Muncie. The markings on the sign are widely known as a Barack Obama trademark. Workers at the Republican headquarters in downtown Muncie found pro-Obama emblems and anti-McCain writing on their building.
While it won't play the bulk of its schedule until January, the Ball State University men's tennis team will play in its first tournament this weekend in Milwaukee. The Cardinals will participate in the Milwaukee Tennis Classic this weekend along with Marquette, Northwestern and Wisconsin universities.
