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  Perfect game: ISU shoots NCAA record 12-for-12 from 3-point range in win over SIU

  Indiana State set an NCAA record for 3-point percentage and consecutive 3-pointers made Saturday afternoon in Hulman Center, connecting on all 12 attempts during a 78-68 win over Southern Illinois.

Hughes News & Views

Hughes News & Views

• DAVID HUGHES: Super Bowl odds getting stranger and stranger

  Today’s annual “Super Bowl odds column” feels special to me because I’ve been a diehard NFL fan since 1967 and next Sunday will be the first time the big game takes place in our great state of Indiana.

  January 29, 2012  

• HUGHES NEWS AND VIEWS: Coach’s book a chance to remember North Vermillion state champs

  Almost 10 years ago, February 2002 to be exact, the New England Patriots upset the high-powered St. Louis Rams to win Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans, the Winter Olympics entertained spectators in Salt Lake City and Terre Haute South High School’s girls basketball team started its tournament run toward a Class 4A state title.

  January 20, 2012  

• HUGHES NEWS AND VIEWS: Plenty of sports-related gifts for columnist's wish list

  Last week, I was all set to beg Santa Claus to give the Indianapolis Colts a certificate good for one NFL regular-season victory.
  Then the 2011 Colts decided to play like the 2009 Colts and clobber the Tennessee Titans on Sunday for their first win of the season. So that present won’t be necessary.

  December 23, 2011  

• HUGHES NEWS AND VIEWS: WTHI defends decision not to show Colts

  When your favorite NFL team is threatening to finish 0-16, you have to figure a few fans will jump off the bandwagon.

  December 2, 2011  

• HUGHES NEWS AND VIEWS: Former South coach Rady makes it look easy

  Jack Butcher, Howard Sharpe and Bill Stearman.

  November 17, 2011  

• HUGHES NEWS AND VIEWS: Wheldon's genuine personality a devastating loss to racing

  Lori Wood, the Tribune-Star’s Indianapolis 500 correspondent since 2000, planned to visit a friend in California and take in the IndyCar Las Vegas 300 as a ticket-buying fan last weekend.

  October 21, 2011  

• HUGHES NEWS AND VIEWS: Past greats proud of ISU’s recent improvements

  Indiana State football alum Chris “Big C” Hicks will turn 58 Saturday and he knows exactly what he wants for his birthday.

  October 14, 2011  

• HUGHES NEWS AND VIEWS: Rose-Hulman hungry for first football victory of season

  The Engineers have not endured a losing season since 2004. But they’ve opened this season at 0-2, causing Sokol to admit they’re desperate for a win.
  “We’re all very hungry for a victory,” he said after practice Thursday. “We all want to taste victory really, really bad.”

  September 23, 2011  

• Valley semipro football team reaches championship of IFL

  The West Central Wildcats’ semipro football team from Terre Haute has been written about before in this column space over the last two years.

  September 17, 2011  

• HUGHES NEWS & VIEWS: Colts cheerleaders glad to get back on field

  When I heard the NFL lockout finally ended this week, I looked for someone affiliated with the Indianapolis Colts to get a reaction.

  July 30, 2011  

• Amateur boxing card set for outdoors at Show-Me's

  We all know what Show-Me’s sports bar is famous for around Terre Haute, right?
  Chicken wings, of course.

  July 15, 2011  

• HUGHES NEWS & VIEWS: Porter’s persistence keeps his boxing career going

  When I walked in Sweatbox Gym through the alley door Wednesday, I wondered if a time machine had taken me back to the 1950s, the glory days of boxing.

  July 9, 2011 4 Photos  

• HUGHES, NEWS AND VIEWS: Seaton aces chance for more Div. 1 volleyball

  Plagued by one injury after another after another, Kristen Seaton was ready to turn off the lights on her volleyball career.
  In her mind, the party was over.
   

  July 1, 2011  

• HUGHES NEWS & VIEWS: Semi-pro football team to kick off season today

  If you’re worried about the NFL season being canceled and you can’t wait months for the college and high school seasons to begin, you can get your football fix tonight at Memorial Stadium.

  June 11, 2011  

• HUGHES NEWS & VIEWS: Somebody must know these answers

  Can you forgive me for being one day late?

  June 1, 2011  

• Hughes News and Views: Weatherford eager to help with hometown benefit game

  If you ask NFL punter Steve Weatherford if he thinks the owners’ lockout of players will end soon enough to begin the season on time Sept. 8, you probably won’t like his answer.
  “No.”

  May 27, 2011  

• Hughes, News and Views: Woodward continues to excel with speed for West Vigo softball

  As I’ve stated in this space before, I don’t like change.
  Somehow I’ve learned to use the Internet, Facebook and a cell phone over the last 15 years, but most changes I try to avoid because I tend to think the old-school way of doing things is better.

  April 30, 2011 2 Photos  

• HUGHES NEWS & VIEWS: West Vigo grad makes transition to boxing ring

  Chris “Ryan” Jewett never shied away from contact. So it should come as no surprise that he transitioned from three years of varsity football and wrestling at West Vigo High School to amateur boxing as an adult.

  April 23, 2011  

• HUGHES, NEWS & VIEWS: Memorable day uncharacteristic for team-oriented Rose outfielder

  For various reasons, mainly space limitations, the Tribune-Star rarely publishes full boxscores for Rose-Hulman’s road baseball games.

  April 16, 2011 1 Photo  

• HUGHES NEWS AND VIEWS: Chokeholds hurt, especially when applied by McVicker

  After learning that martial-arts expert Jack McVicker took a team to Irvine, Calif., on the weekend of March 24-27 to compete in the Pan Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships, I arranged for interviews Wednesday at his Terre Haute academy on South Seventh Street.

  April 8, 2011 3 Photos  

• HUGHES, NEWS & VIEWS: Mike Saylor leaves with class, dignity

  Mike Saylor knew his Terre Haute South coaching career would be concluding soon. But he didn’t want it to be ended by Terre Haute North in the semifinals of the Class 4A Northview boys high school basketball sectional.

  March 5, 2011 1 Photo  

• ISU's Johnson, a former Indiana All-Star in basketball, one of top throwers in NCAA

  As a senior at Lawrence North High School three years ago, 6-foot-2 Felisha Johnson averaged 15.9 points per game and earned selection to the Indiana All-Stars girls basketball team.

  February 25, 2011 1 Photo  

• HUGHES, NEWS & VIEWS: Aycock inducted into Indiana Soccer Hall of Fame

  The Indiana Soccer Hall of Fame honors the “outstanding achievements and contributions of individuals whose significant accomplishments and effect upon the sport in Indiana merit the highest recognition.”

  February 18, 2011 1 Photo  

• Hughes, News and Views: Columnist brings back unique Super Bowl odds

  As I write my first “Unique Super Bowl Odds” column in a while, I want to take this opportunity to make a major NFL-related announcement.
  I have forgiven Michael Vick.

  February 4, 2011  

• Hughes, News and Views: McVicker still winning martial arts titles

  Now that we don't have to worry about the Indianapolis Colts for a while, this seems like a good time to provide publicity to a few deserving Wabash Valley athletes and events that occasionally slip through the cracks:

  January 19, 2011  

• HUGHES NEWS AND VIEWS: It's not personal for Weatherford, who will try to help Jets top Colts

  New York Jets coach Rex Ryan does plenty of talking to the media, so his players don’t need to say much about their AFC playoff rematch with the Indianapolis Colts this Saturday night in Lucas Oil Stadium.
  That includes Jets punter Steve Weatherford, the former multi-sport standout from Terre Haute North

  January 7, 2011  

• HUGHES NEWS AND VIEWS: Christmas gift list returns after hiatus

  Santa, stop watching Mrs. Claus play Wii hula hoop long enough to consider granting these holiday wishes:

  December 10, 2010  

• Hughes, News & Views: Terre Haute basketball icons to be honored this weekend

  Mike Joyner has been gone almost 33 years, but he is not forgotten. Joyner was Terre Haute South High School’s all-time leading scorer at the time of his death, and wil have his No. 42 jersey retired.

  Jim Jones is one of the state's all-time leaders in victories. The court at Terre Haute North will be named in his honor.

  December 3, 2010  

• 15 years later, dad details life lessons from son’s death

  Those of us who were at Riverton Parke High School’s baseball diamond April 8, 1995, will carry the memories of that sad Saturday to our graves.

  November 7, 2010  

• Hughes News and Views: Day after Thanksgiving not just for shopping

  As someone involved with the upcoming Show-Me’s Alumni Turkey Bowl told me this week, the inaugural football game pitting former players from Terre Haute South and Terre Haute North against each other could resemble a high school reunion.

  October 29, 2010  

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