{"id":566,"date":"2021-04-08T00:59:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T00:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=566"},"modified":"2021-04-09T11:15:59","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T11:15:59","slug":"local-sports-headlines-april-8-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=566","title":{"rendered":"Local Sports Headlines: April 8, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today\u2019s Local Sports Headlines are brought to us by . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bbmoving812.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"442\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image.png 442w, https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image-300x151.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Indiana Men\u2019s Basketball Lands Transfer Xavier Johnson From Pittsburgh<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The good news keeps coming for IU Men\u2019s Basketball with Wednesday\u2019s announcement that former University of Pittsburgh Player Xavier Johnson will Transfer to play for the Hoosiers. Johnson averaged 14.2 Points, 3.4 rebounds 5.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game in 18 appearances this season. Johnson originally committed to Nebraska where current IU assistant Kenya Hunter was on staff. Johnson re-opened his recruitment once Hunter left to go the University of Connecticut. &nbsp;Johnson is from Arlington Virginia the same hometown as Hunter. Johnson will have 2 years left here IU since all athletes were given an extra year due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. &nbsp;The 6-3 Johnson averaged 14.2 points in 84 career games including 81 starts for Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Former Indiana Quarterback Nate Sudfeld Signs with San Francisco 49ers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Indiana University Quarterback Nate Sudfeld has signed a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers. Sudfeld was 6<sup>th<\/sup> round pick in in 2016 drafted by the Washington Football Team. He was cut by Washington in 2017 and claimed by the Philadelphia Eagles where he has spent the last 4 seasons. Sudfeld has played in 4 games with no starts 25-37 for 188 yards 1 touchdown and 1 interception. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Indiana Women\u2019s Soccer Set to Play Michigan in Big Ten Regional Weekend Opener<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4<sup>th<\/sup> seed Indiana Women\u2019s Soccer will play 5<sup>th<\/sup> seed Michigan tomorrow at 6 pm in University Park PA as part of the Big Ten Regional Playoff Weekend. Indiana is 6-4-1 its best finish since 2013 and most points in Big Ten History with 19. Michigan is 5-3-3 and lead the all-time series with the Hoosiers 17-6-4. The Hoosiers won the last meeting 2-0 at Michigan to get first win at U-M Stadium since 2006. The Game will be broadcast on Big Ten Network Plus. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s Local Sports Headlines are brought to us by . . . 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