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U.S. victory increases support for team

By Alyson Brodsy and Eddie Pells · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

At some point between the time the beer stops flowing and the coffee starts percolating, soccer fan John Wiesendanger will take a seat on his barstool with a stars-and-stripes sticker affixed to his chest. "Sleep is for wimps," he said. Indeed, Wiesendanger is one of those rare Americans who will do almost anything to watch the World Cup. The Philadelphian counts himself among the true soccer nuts, a member of the overwhelming minority of Americans who love watching the sport, and loved it even before the United States posted its biggest World Cup victory in 52 years last week, a 3-2 upset over Portugal.

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Super Bowl not so super

By -Val Tsoutsouris · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

How did the Super Bowl get its name? Apparently, calling it the Spectacle of Gluttony sounded unwieldy and calling it the NFL Championship Game would not allow for all the hype. The Teflon Bowl would make sense. After all, no matter how many boring, lopsided Super Bowls are played, this game remains a national attraction and something of an unofficial national holiday. The holiday does not celebrate football; it celebrates a gross, classically American sense of excess. If it were any cheesier, they would have 'N Sync, Britney Spears and Aerosmith lip-sync the halftime show. Uh, oops. Speaking of halftime, while the game is on Fox, NBC plans on breaking from its regular programming during the game's intermission to broadcast a special edition of Fear Factor featuring Playboy playmates.

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Inexperience rules in the back of the pack

By Colin Nowling · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Inexperienced competitors can be a big influence on the outcome of a sporting event, and the Little 500 is no exception. The back of the men's field is where much of the inexperience for this year's Little 500 is placed. 23 of the 34 riders in the final three rows are rookie competitors.

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Tennis trio leaves void

By Greg Jenkins · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

When the graduates are announced Saturday, men's tennis seniors Paul Jacobson, Milan Rakvica, and Ian Arons will all give their final farewell to Indiana University and a coach that has taught them life skills.

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Roadrunners sit in first, greek teams follow

By Ryan Gunterman · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

The front row for the 14th women's Little 500 has 14 riders who are capable of competing. But only 12 are eligible to get on the bike on race day. When the Roadrunners and Delta Zeta took the top two spots in qualifications March 24, they had five riders on the team's rosters. Come race day, one person from each team must be cut to meet the required maximum of four. With three veteran riders, Phi Mu isn't faced with that problem and will be starting from the third spot on the outside of Row 1.

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Talk of Lakers dynasty overrated

By Brian Longly · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Well, the NBA Finals are over and done with, and one more season is down the drain in the sports world, leaving only baseball for our summer enjoyment.

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Hoosiers snap big ten drought

By Dan Cortez · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Jarrad Odle started his speech like most seniors do on Senior Day at Assembly Hall Saturday, after the Hoosiers clinched a share of the Big Ten regular season title by beating Northwestern 79-67. He had the microphone and thanked his family, teammates, coaches and fans. But Odle kept going, thanking what seemed like everybody he knows, including his academic advisors and his hair stylist. In an emotional speech after Odle's, Dane Fife, the Hoosiers' only other senior, let the home crowd know that all the Big Ten fans who have told him his brother Dugan was better than Fife were wrong.

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Hoosiers travel to North Carolina for tournament

By Gavin Lesnick · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

The IU women's golf team spent spring break in Florida, competing every day in the hospitable southern weather. They returned to Bloomington only to find frigid temperatures, a steady flow of rain and not much practice time. The opportunity to play at the Lady Seahawk Invitational in Wallace, N.C. today and tomorrow has the team excited to take the course.

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Syracuse slips past Butler in overtime

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Preston Shumpert scored six of his 36 points in overtime to lead Syracuse past Butler 66-65 Monday night in the second round of the NIT. Syracuse (22-11) held Butler without a field goal in the extra period and advanced to play Richmond on Wednesday night. Richmond beat Minnesota 67-66. Syracuse and Butler were tied at 58 after regulation.

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Team still on fire after Florida trip

By Alyson Brodsy and Aaron Retherford · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

The Hoosiers have a busy weekend in hopes of continuing their winning ways. The University of Detroit Mercy comes to town for a doubleheader starting 1 p.m. Saturday at Sembower Field. The three-game series ends Sunday with a game at noon. IU is on a tear at this point of the season, winning nine straight games dating back to its win against DePauw March 7.

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Hoosiers back in action

By Jason Recker · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

The consensus is in. And the men's basketball team is sick and tired of practicing. The Hoosiers know their own offense and their own defense, and it's making practice a bit hum-drum. IU, ranked No. 20 in the USA Today/ESPN poll, will finally get the chance to see shirts of a different color at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Assembly Hall when it meets Athletes in Action.

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A living legacy for 28 years

By Matt Pera · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Jerry Yeagley's career numbers define his success. The IU men's soccer head coach has been at the helm of the soccer program for 28 years, and has never posted a losing season.

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Michigan State defense dominates Hoosiers

By Dan Cortez · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Through the first half Sunday at the Breslin Center, it looked as if the Hoosiers had found a way to get past Tom Izzo and Michigan State's trademark defense. Similar to how IU cut through the Spartans at Assembly Hall Jan. 8, the Hoosiers built a large first-half lead behind good shooting. But by the time the second half came, Michigan State figured out the IU offense, and with Marcus Taylor leading the way, the Spartans slipped past the No. 23 Hoosiers 57-54. In the first meeting between the two teams this season, IU hit 14 of 26 three pointers. Junior point guard Tom Coverdale hit 6 of 8 from three-point range in the first half alone, and the Hoosiers coasted to an 83-65 victory.

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Fiji utilizes exchanges, excitement to qualify for pole position

By Guy Cipriano · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Phi Gamma Delta survived cold temperatures and the exchange problems that plagued many teams to earn the pole position for the 51st Men's Little 500. Fiji earned the pole by recording a time of 2:30.00 Saturday at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Delta Chi and Sigma Phi Epsilon qualified second and third with times three seconds behind that of Fiji.

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Hoosiers head into four-game weekend

By Colin Nowling · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Heading into the Indiana Invitational this weekend, the IU softball team looks to hone its skills before getting too far into the spring season schedule and into Big Ten play. The Hoosiers gained vital game experience over spring break as they played 12 games in 11 days and moved their record to 6-10-1. IU's three games scheduled for this past Wednesday and Thursday were postponed because of inclement weather.

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A tough lesson learned

By Dan Cortez · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

ATLANTA -- Junior Jeff Newton's right shoulder and bicep is emblazoned with artwork that is surrounded by the phrase "Refuse Limitations." Newton lived up to the tattoo Saturday night, scoring a career-high 19 points to lead the Hoosiers past Oklahoma in the national semifinals.

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From Indiana to Iowa

By Jason Recker · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Even Dane Fife would have booed Luke Recker. And he didn't feel sorry for his former teammate. Fife didn't have to boo. He played defense, and just about every one of the 17,456 fans in Assembly Hall Tuesday night took care of the jeering for him -- loudly, critically and without mercy. Recker's misses were cheered -- during warm-ups. Every time the he touched the ball, fans booed. Every time he looked into the stands, he saw signs with the phrases "Traitor," "Luke Who?" and "Luke Sucks." Every time he looked toward the scoreboard, his Iowa Hawkeyes fell further and further behind the Hoosiers until IU finished a 79-51 winner. It was Recker's first game in Assembly Hall since helping IU beat Iowa Feb. 27, 1999. It was about as bad a homecoming as Recker could have ever dreamed.

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