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Hoosiers place 10 in top 4 at Missouri Open

By Linnea Coulter · Monday, Nov. 20,2006 4:50 p.m.

During only its second tournament of the season, the Hoosier wrestling team added a few more wins to their record this weekend at the Missouri Open.

Online Only: British is baller

By Alyson Brodsy and Jessica Simendinger · Monday, Nov. 20,2006 12:09 p.m.

Girls can play a lot of angles. There's the blond angle. There's the twin angle. There's the damsel-in-distress angle. There's the good-girl angle. There's the bad-girl angle.

Hundreds say IUPUI plan not in campus's best interest

By Whitney Mitchell · Monday, Nov. 20,2006 10:37 a.m.

Several hundred IU-Purdue University Indianapolis students are expressing concern that a proposal black student leaders submitted two weeks ago will not serve the best interest of the campus.

No. 7-seed IU fails to advance in NCAA Tournament

By Michael Sanserino · Monday, Nov. 20,2006 12:44 a.m.

It didn't rain Saturday night when Santa Clara University eliminated IU from the NCAA Tournament, but the sod on Jerry Yeagley Field was soggy nonetheless. After Bronco forward Jeff Cosgriff sent his game-winning penalty kick into the net, tears streamed down the faces of several Hoosiers and hit the yellow-tinged grass.

Inaugural Bucket 100 praised as success

By Zachary Osterman · Monday, Nov. 20,2006 12:44 a.m.

The thermometer read 34 degrees Friday morning, but that wasn't enough to stop about 30 riders representing IU and Purdue from gathering at the Memorial Stadium parking lot and setting off on a two-day, 122-mile bike trip from Bloomington to West Lafayette.

Colts dealt 1st loss of season

By Jaime Aron · Monday, Nov. 20,2006 12:24 a.m.

IRVING, Texas -- The Indianapolis Colts are perfect no more. And as flawed as the Dallas Cowboys are, they're starting to look like contenders again. Tony Romo managed an efficient game in his first career start at home, Marion Barber III ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns, and the Cowboys handed Peyton Manning and the Colts their first loss of the season 21-14 Sunday. A week after becoming the first team to start 9-0 in consecutive seasons, Indianapolis fell shy in its bid to match last year's 13-0 run, much less than the perfect season by the 1972 Miami Dolphins.

Sophomore Stockwell breaks own school mark

By Brian Buckey · Monday, Nov. 20,2006 12:23 a.m.

The IU women's swimming and diving team also hosted teams at the IU Open Invitational this weekend. Nine teams in total competed. The Hoosiers had a strong overall performance and were able to show off their depth. The highlight of the weekend was sophomore Sarah Stockwell's performance in the 100-yard breaststroke. Stockwell earned a first-place finish with a time of 1:03.02, eclipsing her previous school record time of 1:03.06.

Junior Roberts wins both diving events for men

By Brian Buckey · Monday, Nov. 20,2006 12:21 a.m.

The IU men's swimming and diving team hosted the 11th annual IU Open Invitational this weekend at Councilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center. IU hosted the unscored meet, welcoming eight teams to compete in the swimming events, diving events or both.

Senior duo to run in NCAA Championships

By Lee Hurwitz · Monday, Nov. 20,2006 12:20 a.m.

Seniors Jessica Gall and Lindsay Hattendorf will try to salvage a disappointing season for the IU women's cross country team at the NCAA Championships today.

Freshman runner hopes to earn All-American accolades at meet

By Jackie Faine and Jacqueline Faine · Monday, Nov. 20,2006 12:19 a.m.

The bottom of the pile is now at the top of the pack. In his first-ever Great Lakes Regional Championships, freshman Jordan Kyle finished unscathed from a race that claimed the rest of his team. A career-best 10K time of 31:02.43 gave Kyle a coveted third-place finish to secure his slot at the NCAA Championships, scheduled for today in Terre Haute. "(IU) coach (Robert) Chapman has done an excellent job of peaking me for the end of the year, and I have never felt stronger than I do now," Kyle said. "Currently the weather is making for a very muddy race at nationals, which for me is a mental advantage. I tend to exceed my ability when the conditions are worse."

IU falls to Illini, Wildcats in weekend trip

By IDS staff · Monday, Nov. 20,2006 12:18 a.m.

The Hoosiers' losing ways continued over the weekend as the team fell to Illinois 3-1 Friday night and Northwestern 3-0 on Saturday night, pushing their losing streak to 17 straight matches with just two more matches left in the season.

Turnovers plague Hoosiers as they lose out on Bucket, bowl game

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Monday, Nov. 20,2006 12:17 a.m.

WEST LAFAYETTE -- For months, everyone on the IU football team spoke of nothing but playing 13 games. Three weeks ago, after winning their fifth game of the season, the Hoosiers were on the cusp of being eligible for a bowl game berth.

Bassett finding his way

By Alyson Brodsy and Ryan Corazza · Monday, Nov. 20,2006 12:16 a.m.

Armon Bassett knows how to control the point of attack. Problem is, the freshman guard doesn't always show it. "In those two games in Indianapolis, Armon didn't know whether he was on foot or horseback," said IU coach Kelvin Sampson, referring to last Monday's game against Lafayette College and last Tuesday's against Butler. "He looked over there and saw Dick Vitale and ESPN, and he didn't know whether he was pitching or catching. He's a freshman. But he's getting better. Look at him (Sunday)."

Senior center helps IU soar over Flyers

By John Wustrow · Monday, Nov. 20,2006 12:15 a.m.

If IU women's basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack ever considers a career in politics, she already has one supporter. Following the Hoosiers 98-71 win over the University of Dayton on Sunday, Flyer coach Jim Jabir had nothing but good things to say about Legette-Jack.

Hoosiers close weekend with win

By Eamonn Brennan · Monday, Nov. 20,2006 12:13 a.m.

For a coach who says he's no longer experimenting with his lineup, IU coach Kelvin Sampson is sure doing a lot of tinkering.

Same as it ever was

By Alyson Brodsy and Andrew Shaffer · Monday, Nov. 20,2006 12:12 a.m.

WEST LAFAYETTE -- The good guy was gunned down Saturday at high noon outside the Tippecanoe County Courthouse. The West Lafayette townspeople rejoiced as the bystanders from Bloomington recoiled back to reality. A man on horseback was quickly dispatched to Quarry Land with one message: Hoosier down, Boiler up. Same as it ever was.

IU's loss ends bid for 8th national title

By Chris Engel · Monday, Nov. 20,2006 12:10 a.m.

The No. 7-seed IU men's soccer team lost in a shootout in the third round of the NCAA Tournament to No. 10-seed Santa Clara University Saturday night at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The two teams went to penalty kicks after 90 minutes of regulation and 20 minutes of overtime without a goal scored.

Plane spotting

By Alyson Brodsy and Grace Low · Sunday, Nov. 19,2006 11:22 p.m.

I love airports. Since I was a small child, airports have meant more to me than simply a means to a destination; they are destinations themselves. Friday, I was able to experience once more the miracle of flight and the bustling energy of airports as I winged my way across the country to sunny Arizona.

Surviving Thanksgiving

By Alyson Brodsy and Michelle Manchir · Sunday, Nov. 19,2006 11:21 p.m.

Congratulations if you're reading this. As we both know, many of our fellow students checked out early for Thanksgiving break. Cheers to us nerds who are left over and damn-well planning to be the sole attendee of art history class tomorrow afternoon.

Borat's boorish

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian Stewart · Sunday, Nov. 19,2006 11:19 p.m.

This week we turn to Borat, whose "Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" is making the rounds in every corner of America. From the very first frames of "Borat," it is apparent that Sacha Baron Cohen, the satirist in question, seeks to shine the mirror on hapless Americans. This has been lauded as a great Swiftian exercise to expose the typical American as a well-meaning fool and a brash knave.