It was launched in a spare bedroom in Dallas, Texas, in 1995 by two frustrated Hoosier fans.

CNN: dog in office

Alford is a legend in the Hoosier state, where he starred at Indiana University from 1984-87 under coach Bob Knight.

NPR: UCLA Hires Steve Alford As New Basketball Coach

It would "cost thousands of Hoosier jobs and cause additional harm to many Hoosiers to manufacture and grow our products, " Pence said.

NPR: Gov. Quinn Open To Great Lakes-Mississippi Split

Foot soldier Kristy Schultz is a bubbly Hoosier from Valparaiso, Ind. and one of 450 kids emerging from the new Phoenix program this summer.

FORBES: One Pen At A Time

Democrats running for president usually fare poorly in the Hoosier state.

NPR: Debate Didn't Change Minds Of Wavering Ind. Voters

On the presidential ballot, Gore, Bradley and LaRouche are eligible for votes in the Hoosier State primary, as are Bush and McCain for the Republicans.

CNN: After an early spring lull, primary activity heats up in May

Paralleling the Democratic contest four years earlier, when Barack Obama narrowly lost Indiana to Hillary Clinton but won North Carolina, a Hoosier-Tar Heel split between Messrs.

WSJ: Larry Sabato: Six Days on the Road to Tampa

The struggles here, where the 55-year-old's teams (he also coached the Hawks) have posted a 5-10 record, have been perhaps the only lowlight of Woodson's time in the Hoosier State.

WSJ: Sometimes Home Isn't Sweet

"We need a host with personality but not too much personality, "muses Wagner, sitting in the dining room of the swank Beverly Hills Hotel, where the transplanted Hoosier was staying during a recent visit.

FORBES: Hollywood Squares

What is a Hoosier to do?

ECONOMIST: The long-distance Hoosier