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Gretzky to coach Coyotes

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Aug. 8,2005 4:25 a.m.

PHOENIX -- Wayne Gretzky, the NHL's all-time leading scorer, will be the new coach of the Phoenix Coyotes, The Arizona Republic reported on its Web site Sunday.

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Cardinals blast past Braves

By Alyson Brodsy and R.B. Fallstrom · Monday, Aug. 8,2005 4:20 a.m.

ST. LOUIS -- David Eckstein hit a grand slam off Chris Reitsma with one out in the ninth inning, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.

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Where are they now?

By Alyson Brodsy and Jordan Majewski · Monday, Aug. 8,2005 4:16 a.m.

For this week's column, I decided to do something a little different. I tracked down five sports figures who are remembered not for their heroic feats, but rather for their high-profile meltdowns when the spotlight was shining brightly on them. I thought I should check on their well-being, and to see if they had undergone a sex change, a la Ray Finkle in Ace Ventura.

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Around the game

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Aug. 8,2005 4:13 a.m.

While most members of the IU basketball team are staying stateside until the school year stars, freshman center Ben Allen is trying to lead the Australia Young Men's Team to a FIBA Under-21 Championship.

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Headed for the Hall

By Barry Wilner · Monday, Aug. 8,2005 4:07 a.m.

CANTON, Ohio -- The eyes that stared down defenses betrayed Dan Marino on Sunday. They were wet with tears as he took his place among the legends of football.

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Chicago hosts variety of free festivals

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Aug. 8,2005 4:01 a.m.

CHICAGO -- In this city known for its buildings, locals know the best place to be in the summer is outside. From an air and water show expected to draw 2 million people to Lake Michigan's shores later this month to music festivals and movies in a downtown park, dozens of free outdoor events are Chicagoans' reward after months of being cooped up.

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Video games attract composers

By Ryan Pearson · Monday, Aug. 8,2005 4 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Violinists playing sweetly beneath her, the video game heroine Lara Croft has two guns blazing and the full attention of 10,000 people at the Hollywood Bowl. The animated star of "Tomb Raider" games, which have collectively sold more than 30 million copies, unflinchingly braves explosions on a giant TV screen that hangs, incongruously, above the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra.

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Out of tunes

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian J. McFillen · Monday, Aug. 8,2005 12:53 a.m.

In one of The White Stripes' particularly creepy songs, "You've Got Her In Your Pocket," Jack White sings: "To keep you in my pocket / Where there's no way out now / Put it in a safe and lock it / 'cause it's home sweet home." White's narrator is so consumed with fear at the thought of losing the object of his affection that he's blind to the fact that he's smothering and manipulating her, destroying the very thing he wants most

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Support our troops

By Alyson Brodsy and Lindsay Kerrigan · Monday, Aug. 8,2005 12:48 a.m.

Receiving notice that his brother had been killed in a military training exercise, Charlie R. Smith ran away from home, lied about his age and enlisted in the United States Navy.

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Hoping you've enjoyed the paper as much as we have

Monday, Aug. 8,2005 12:45 a.m.

With today's issue, the Indiana Daily Student's daily summer publication run comes to an end. After 27 issues of breaking news, features, photographs, columns and other coverage, it has truly been a pleasure. But, we never could have done it without the help and support of a great number of contributors.

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Activists hold vigil near Bush's ranch

By Deb Riechmann · Sunday, Aug. 7,2005 10:57 p.m.

CRAWFORD, Texas -- A determined mother of a fallen U.S. soldier who has pledged to hold a roadside peace protest near President Bush's ranch until he talks to her said Sunday that she met with the president shortly after her son died.

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All 7 Russian sailors saved from stranded sub

By Vladmir Isachenkov · Sunday, Aug. 7,2005 10:56 p.m.

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia -- Seven people on a submarine trapped for nearly three days under the Pacific Ocean were rescued Sunday after a British remote-controlled vehicle cut away undersea cables that had snarled their vessel, allowing it to surface.

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Bill could boost state economy

By Brian Baker · Saturday, Aug. 6,2005 7:30 p.m.

The successful passage of an energy bill awaiting President Bush's signature could create substantial gains for Indiana corn farmers.

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Is he next?

By Jordan Majewski · Saturday, Aug. 6,2005 7:30 p.m.

Although IU football has been mired in defeat for more than a decade, that hasn't stopped Hoosiers from making it to the next level. Antwaan Randle El did it, Trent Green did it, and now former IU wide receiver Courtney Roby is poised to do the same.

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5 days of music

By Nate Gowdy · Thursday, Aug. 4,2005 6:39 p.m.

The Intonation Festival, held by Pitchfork Media over the July 16-17 weekend at Chicago's Union Park, served as a warm-up for the following weekend's grand event, Lollapalooza.

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