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4/28/2010 3:19pm

How high can Coover fly?

By Avi Zaleon, IDS men's basketball columnist

An article I wrote on senior pole vaulter Jeff Coover was published in the IDS today. Jeff is one of a handful of talented seniors who will leave IU this year (Mollye Beckwith, Coover, Sarah Pease are a few names which initially come to mind). Although it would be unfair to place lofty expectations on these student athletes at this point in their careers, I can't help but think of the enormous potential they have.

4/28/2010 1:48pm

Carlino commits to UCLA

By Justin Albers

Bloomington South junior Matt Carlino, who decommited from IU in late March, will play basketball for UCLA beginning in the fall. Carlino will enroll early and take his final year of high school classes online this summer.

4/28/2010 1:08pm

IU Softball face Illinois

By Aaron Siegal-Eisman

Hoosiers face one of the toughest teams of the country in Illinois. Double-header stating at 2 and 4 pm ET. #18 Illinois (33-5, 6-2 Big Ten) at Indiana (11-30, 3-8) * 2:00 p.m.

4/26/2010 4:24pm

Former IU golfer Jeff Overton finishes 2nd on PGA Tour

By Kevin Bowen

2005 IU graduate and Evansville, Ind., native Jeff Overton tied his best finish of his PGA Tour career on Sunday when he finished as runner-up at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Overton's four day total of 16-under par 272 (67, 69, 70, 66) put him two shots behind the champion Jason Bohn. Bohn and Overton were locked up in a back nine duel on Sunday before Bohn birdied three of his last four holes to take the lead for good. The 2010 season has been an up and down one for Overton with him making only 6 of 11 cuts but the runner-up finish this weekend moved him up to 41st place in the FedEx Cup Standings

4/26/2010 1:53pm

Little 500, Aussie style

By Ryan Winn

Kevin Loughery, who wrote for the men's soccer beat last semester, is spending this semester abroad in Australia.

4/26/2010 12:21pm

Women's Tennis tops Michigan State 5-2

By Max McCombs

The IU women's tennis team opened their final weekend of the regular season with a 5-2 win over Michigan State. The Hoosiers took the opening doubles point despite a loss by their ranked team of senior captain Lindsey Stuckey and sophomore Evgeniya Vertesheva at No.

4/26/2010 11:37am

Mayberry signs with Bears, Middleton unsigned

By Ryan Winn

Former IU linebacker Matt Mayberry signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Chicago Bears on Sunday. Mayberry joins 11 other undrafted rookies, including Ohio State defensive end Lawrence Wilson and Michigan running back Brandon Minor. Mayberry led the Hoosiers in tackles in 2009 with 108 while recording 3 interceptions and 5.5 sacks. Safety Nick Polk, who had 53 tackles in 2009, signed with the Houston Texans.

4/25/2010 10:20am

Beating the rainstorm - Little 500 recap

By Stephanie Kuzydym

A four-peat. A downpour. A broken curse. Looking back on the past two days, I'm not sure there's a better Little 500 weekend to cover but I know as I sit here, finally dry and safe from any rain, wind or lightning that I would surely do it all again. Now that the craze of this weekend's races has settled there are a few things left to say. 1.

4/24/2010 6:09pm

Cutters break away, break record with 4th-straight championship

By Stephanie Kuzydym

2007. 2008. 2009. 2010. Four straight years the Cutters have crossed the finish line of the men's Little 500 first. Through downpours, thunder and yes, even lightning, the 32 other teams of the 60th running of the men's Little 500 were not able to hold off the Cutters' victory. Prior to the start of the race, officials had said that the race could officially be called after lap 101.

4/24/2010 11:01am

Live chat: Men's Little 500

By Nathan Hart

Frequently asked questions: Weather: 70 degrees, 10 mph SE winds, 50 percent chance of rain Radio: WIUX (99.1 in Bloomington; live stream available at WIUX.org) TV: HDNet 2010 Men's Little 500

4/23/2010 6:38pm

Teter wins Women's Little 500

By Nathan Hart

Teter may never try to win the pole again. Following three years of starting the race from the front at the green flag, the Teter women's team did what it always wanted to do: finish the race in front at the checkered flag. With a power move to separate from the rest of the leaders around lap 80, Teter rode solo in the front for the final 20 laps to win the race by more than 10 seconds. Junior Caitlin Van Kooten, who won every Spring series event, made the race-altering move for the riders and then also rode the final seven laps to win. "Let's attack before they do," Van Kooten said about their team's race strategy. With Teter in commanding lead, a frightening accident on lap 90 slowed the rest of the pack.

4/22/2010 11:16pm

Sabermetrics of the Little 500

By Nathan Hart

I was just given a heads up to check out Eric Andreoli's work on predicting the Little 500. Eric's the Wayne Winston of the Little 500. Here's a link to the full post which is a must read for any Little 500 enthusiast. Basically, Andreoli used statistical analysis of historical spring series results and their relation to race results.

4/22/2010 4:31pm

Little 500 race day coverage

By Nathan Hart

So if you can't make it to the men's or women's race on Friday, we've got you covered. Here's what to look for this weekend from the IDS: Twitter: Follow @ids_little500 and beat reporters @nmhart and @stephkuzy for frequent Little 500 race updates.

4/21/2010 7:41pm

Little 500: 3 dark horse candidates

By Nathan Hart

Here's part three of a quick look at the field's for Friday and Saturday's races. If you haven't yet, read about five riders to watch and four interesting stats.

4/21/2010 6:57pm

Full release on Steve McClain hiring

By Jordan Cohen

Indiana University men's basketball coach Tom Crean has announced that Steve McClain, who boasts more than 28 years of coaching experience on the collegiate level, has joined the Hoosiers staff as an assistant coach, effective immediately. "It means a lot to me to be able to bring in someone with the knowledge, experience and aggressiveness of Steve McClain," said Crean.