Purdue Boilermakers Rumors & News
Buckeyes/Illini survive
Purdue Insider | Indianapolis Star — INDIANAPOLIS -- The top half of the Big Ten men's basketball tournament semifinals is set with No. 1 seed Ohio State winning on Evan Turner's bomb at the buzzer, and No. 5 seed Illinois hanging on for a 58-54 victory against No. 4 Wisconsin, which made 6 of 33 first-half shots. In typical Michigan fashion, the Wolverines took a 68-66 lead with 2.2 seconds remaining, then set up a defense that didn't contest the inbounds pass and allowed Turner to catch the ball in full stride moving in the direction of the basket. He hit a 37-footer, giving the Buckeyes a 69-68 victory. Tonight, No. 2 seed P...
2 hours agoPurdue vs. Northwestern live chat
Purdue Insider | Indianapolis Star — Join assistant sports editor Chris Wright to chat live during today's Big Ten Tournament matchup. Tip time is approx. 6:30 p.m. ET and game can be seen on the Big Ten Network. Purdue vs. Northwestern live chat
2 hours agoFootball recruiting: 2011 targets
Purdue Insider | Indianapolis Star — Does Westlake High School in Austin, Texas sound familar? It should because that's where the Boilermakers found Drew Brees many years ago. Purdue's coaching staff is looking at another quarterback from Westlake. His name is Preston Dewey. According to an espn.com article, Dewey "may have been the smoothest of the quarterbacks Saturday" at the Steve Clarkson Dreammaker Tour stop at SMU's Ford Field. The story says that Dewey "worked through the drills with calmness and confidence." Gerry Hamilton writes that the 6-2, 175-pound Dewey is patiently awaiting his first offer. "His game is all ab...
8 hours agoPurdue's quarterfinal foe set
Purdue Insider | Indianapolis Star — INDIANAPOLIS -- For the first time in the Big Ten men's basketball tournament's 13-year history, Purdue and Northwestern will play. At 6:31 Friday night, the No. 2 seed Boilermakers will play the No. 7 seed Wildcats, who rallied from a halftime deficit Thursday night to pull away from No. 10 seed Indiana, 73-58. While it has 20 victories, Northwestern is not playing as well right now as it was in January, when it beat the Boilermakers 72-64 in Evanston. But what the Wildcats had Thursday night was more than enough to beat an Indiana team that was simply awful during the final 20 minutes. No...
8 hours agoPurdue still playing for No. 1 seed?
Indianapolis Star — Purdue's battle to remain in the conversation for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament begins against one of the four teams to beat the Boilers this year.
15 hours agoPurdue junior sprinter hitting stride ahead of nationals
Indianapolis Star — Everyone knew Shane Crawford had the ability to be fast. No one knew if he had the capacity to be whole.
March 10, 2010How far will the Boilers go in the Big Ten Tourney
Purdue Insider | Indianapolis Star — With Robbie Hummel sidelined, Purdue's quest for a top seed in the NCAA Tournament has become more difficult. How the Boilermakers fare this week at the Big Ten Tournament at Conseco Fieldhouse will go a long way toward determining their seeding. How far do you think Purdue will go in the Big Ten event? And what do you think their ultimate NCAA seed will be?
March 9, 2010Purdue football: Quick hits
Purdue Insider | Indianapolis Star — Notes from a recent conversation with Purdue football coach Danny Hope. 1. The chances of QB Justin Siller returning to the program are: "Damn good," Hope said. Siller was dismissed from school in April, 2009, for a violation of university academic policy. He was given a three-semester sentence. "I'm holding a spot for him," Hope said. "He's in the driver's seat for that. He can do whatever he wants to do. He has options. I think his heart is with Purdue and we certainly hope he comes back. We're waiting to make sure he's squared away academically." Hope didn't rule out using Siller at qu...
March 9, 2010All-Big Ten teams have Purdue flavor
Indianapolis Star — WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- After winning a Big Ten record 22nd regular-season conference title, the individual awards arrived for Purdue.
March 9, 2010Boilers clean up
Indianapolis Star — WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- After winning a Big Ten record 22nd regular-season conference title, the individual awards arrived for Purdue.
March 9, 2010
- Illinois holds on to beat Badgers Chicago Tribune The Illini held off a last-minute comeback to beat Wisconsin 58-54, a win that likely clinched an NCAA tournament bid.
- Michigan played well on offense and defense against Ohio State Grand Rapids Press The Michigan basketball team played its best game of the season against Ohio State in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament but still lost to the Buckeyes, 69-68.......
- Rich Rodriguez on WDFN: I want players focused on 'winning process,' not specific number of wins Grand Rapids Press Michigan's head coach says he thinks "better times are coming" because the Wolverines are growing up and are more familiar with what they have to do every day to make themselves successful. Listen to the entire interview:
- Ohio State guard Evan Turner breaks down his game-winning shot Grand Rapids Press Ohio State junior guard-forward Evan Turner made a 37-foot shot in the final second of play Friday to beat Michigan. He describes what happened. width="537" height="422">......
- Michigan basketball guard Manny Harris: 'It just hurt' Grand Rapids Press Michigan junior guard Manny Harris scored 20 of his 26 points in the final 10 minutes of the game and then watched his season end with Evan Turner's last-second, game-winning shot. width="537" height="422">......
- Postseason seems like a no-go for Michigan basketball team Grand Rapids Press INDIANAPOLIS - Earlier this week, Michigan coach John Beilein said his team has no plans to play in the College Basketball Invitational, a third-tier tournament behind the NCAA and NIT. Michigan athletic director David Brandon said Friday that despite the......
- Rice hires Greenspan as athletics director Indianapolis Star HOUSTON -- Rick Greenspan is the new athletics director at Rice. Greenspan, the former AD at Indiana, was introduced Friday. He replaces Chris Del Conte, who resigned in October to become the AD at TCU.
- Pacers' Rush delivers another late push Indianapolis Star In a short span against Philadelphia earlier this week, Brandon Rush made three nice moves to the basket. Each time, however, he missed a layup, part of a 1-for-7 shooting performance in the quarter.
- Forward-thinking Hoosiers would rather forget this season Indianapolis Star There are no fast-forward buttons in Indiana basketball coach Tom Crean's Bloomington office, although I'm pretty sure IU athletic director Fred Glass has looked far and wide for one. There is no way to suddenly make it 2012, no way to put a running clock on IU's massive and painful rebuilding program.
- Bad habits return Indianapolis Star One of the reasons Indiana snapped its 11-game losing streak by beating Northwestern five days ago was that the Hoosiers attacked the basket and controlled the tempo.
- IU knocked out in 1st round of Big Ten tournament Indianapolis Star Northwestern rallies to beat Hoosiers; Purdue will face Wildcats in grudge match
- Ex-Colt Jackson signs with Eagles Indianapolis Star Marlin Jackson's comeback from a second season-ending knee injury will continue in Philadelphia. The Indianapolis Colts' 2005 first-round draft pick, who missed 21 regular-season games the past two years with knee injuries, signed a two-year contract with the Eagles on Wednesday reportedly worth $6 million.