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MLK essay competition deadline fast approaching

In honor of January’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the office of Diversity, Equity and Multicultural Affairs is holding its annual King Day essay competition.

Police: Pakistani militants behind Mumbai attacks

The only gunman captured by police after a string of attacks on Mumbai told authorities he belonged to a Pakistani militant group with links to the disputed region of Kashmir, a senior police officer said Sunday.

World’s oldest woman dies at 115

SHELBYVILLE, Ind. – Edna Parker, who became the world’s oldest person more than a year ago, has died at age 115.

Child’s Play collecting toys for holidays

Child’s Play is a Seattle-based game-industry charity that works with about 60 partner hospitals worldwide, including Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis.

Freshman guard taken to hospital after injury

IU freshman guard Verdell Jones went down with what appeared to be a serious head injury with about seven minutes left in the first half.Running back on defense, Jones ran blindly into a pick set by Cornell center Jeff Foote. After lying motionless at center court, play was stopped.IU coach Tom Crean, the team’s training staff and paramedics aided Jones and helped him onto a stretcher before being wheeled off the court.

LIVE BLOGGING: IU vs Cornell

Follow reporters Matt Dollinger and Tom Kirby and columnist Zachary Osterman as they blog during the men’s basketball game against Cornell. The game starts at 4 p.m. in Assembly Hall. Follow the action on the Basketblog.

Hoosiers push past Michigan to round of 8

The IU men's soccer team advanced to the round of eight after knocking off in-conference foe Michigan Saturday night.

Mumbai attacks end after 60 hours

MUMBAI, India – A 60-hour terror rampage across India's financial capital ended Saturday when commandos killed the last three gunmen holed up in a luxury hotel engulfed in flames. At least 195 people died.

Chocolate Moose might close permanently

Though Chocolate Moose only closed for the season on Monday, it might have been its last day ever.

IU women's basketball begins play in Thanksgiving Classic

Forces assault besieged Jewish center in Mumbai

MUMBAI, India – Security forces assaulted a Jewish center in Mumbai where Muslim militants were believed holed up with possible hostages Friday, with black-clad commandos dropping from a Indian helicopter as sharpshooters opened fire on the five-story building.

Top soccer recruit verbally commits to IU

In the midst of the NCAA soccer tournament, IU coach Mike Freitag laned a verbal from high school junior Harrison Petts, who is ranked as the No. 5 junior prospect by TopDrawerSoccer.com.For more, go to Corner Kick.

Feds warn of terror plotting against NYC subways

WASHINGTON – Federal authorities are warning law enforcement personnel of a possible terror plot against the New York City subway system during the holiday season. An internal memo obtained by The Associated Press says the FBI has received a "plausible but unsubstantiated" report that al-Qaida terrorists in late September might have discussed attacking the subway system.

ANALYSIS: Soccer pushes past Billikens, Michigan waiting in second round

It took the IU men’s soccer team 80 minutes Tuesday night to match their entire goal total from the Big Ten Tournament. It took nothing more to dispatch of the Saint Louis Billikens to get the Hoosiers out of the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in two years.

ANALYSIS: Men's soccer thankful for Alston’s play, defeat Saint Louis In NCAA Tournament

IU men’s soccer coach Mike Freitag is happy not to be dining with his family on Thanksgiving.Every Thanksgiving away from the family means Freitag’s team is still alive in its quest for the NCAA title, the eighth in program history.

NCAA spares IU, comes down hard on former coaches

For months, Indiana University waited in suspense and braced for the worst.On Tuesday, the school let out a collective sigh of relief when the NCAA Committee on Infractions announced it had accepted IU’s self-imposed sanctions and would only penalize the school in the form of a three-year probationary period.AUDIO: Crean reacts to NCAA ruling

Second half run dooms Hoosiers on Maui's second day

LAHAINA, HAWAII — After their second blowout loss in as many days, IU coach Tom Crean said his team is disappointed, but not discouraged.The Hoosiers (2-2) lost 80-54 to Saint Joseph’s (2-2) Tuesday in the second round of the EA Sports Maui Invitational. The two teams played tight game in the first half before the Hawks blew the game open in the second period.

OPINION: Good call, NCAA

OPINION: Greenspan navigates Hoosiers from further problems

Rick Greenspan saved his best performance for last.With just little over a month left in his tenure as IU Director of Athletics, Greenspan led the effort to prevent the men’s basketball program from additional significant penalties by the NCAA Committee on Infractions stemming from rules violations by former men’s coach Kelvin Sampson and his staff.

NCAA levies probation on IU

The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions placed IU on a probationary period starting Tuesday.The reprimand comes down after the NCAA found former men's basketball coach Kelvin Sampson and staff made recruiting violations, to which the University improperly monitored.    PDF: NCAA report on recruiting violations    AUDIO: Crean responds to NCAA reportThe probationary period will last three years, ending November 24, 2011.According to a report released from the committee, per the probation the University must create a "comprehensive educational program on NCAA legislation." This includes seminars and testing to instruct all athletics department personnel and University staff members "with responsibility for the certification of student-athletes for admission, retention, financial aid or competition."