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IU gears up for rival

By Guy Cipriano · Friday, Sept. 15,2000 1:47 a.m.

The Bourbon Barrel doesn't exist anymore, but that doesn't mean the IU/Kentucky football game doesn't mean anything. Travel to parts of Southern Indiana or almost anywhere in Kentucky and the annual border war between the Hoosiers and Wildcats is a topic of conversation. "When you go down to Southern Indiana, Louisville, Owensboro, Evansville, that game is the number one thing that they talk about when I come down to the golf outings and speak," coach Cam Cameron said. "They are pointing towards the Kentucky game, but it is important to us all."

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IU athletes compete in 2000 Olympics

By Sheila Lalwani · Friday, Sept. 15,2000 1:46 a.m.

With the first Olympics of the new millennium officially beginning today, some local athletes and a professor ' who is gaining national attention for his stand against a new trend in swimming ' will be paying close attention. Former IU softball player Michelle Venturella, junior diver Sara Reiling, former IU track and field athlete De Dee Nathan and IU assistant wrestling coach Charles Burton are among thousands of athletes reaching for gold at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.

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Going wild

Friday, Sept. 15,2000 1:31 a.m.

Game information Indiana (0-1) at Kentucky (1-1) When: Saturday Time: 5 p.m. Where: Commonwealth Stadium Capacity: 67,530 Series Record: Indiana leads overall series 16-13-1 Last Meeting: Sept. 18, 1999 at Memorial Stadium, Kentucky won 44-35 TV: ESPN 2 Announcers: Mark Jones (play-by-play), Gino Torretta (analyst), Rob Stone (sideline) Radio: IU Radio Network - B97, 96.7 FM, WIUS 1570 AM

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Team focused on Big Ten match-ups

By Aaron Sharockman · Friday, Sept. 15,2000 1:25 a.m.

Whether the women's soccer team wanted it or not, they received an added challenge this week. As if starting the Big Ten schedule wasn't enough and playing one of the top teams in the conference wouldn't suffice, a certain Sunday press conference added another aspect to this week's practices ' focus.

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Fullbacks play vital role for Hoosiers

By Guy Cipriano · Friday, Sept. 15,2000 1:18 a.m.

Fullbacks are often the players on a football team who are suppose to do the dirty work. Whether it's clearing the way for the tailback or throwing a block to protect a quarterback, fullbacks often do things that don't find their way onto the stat sheet.

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Correction

Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 6:28 p.m.

IU basketball secretary Mary Ann Davis said last night she is not filing a grievance against Jeanette Hartgraves, a secretary in the athletic department. In an interview with the IDS Wednesday, former coach Bob Knight said his secretaries were filing a grievance, but it was later clarified that Knight was talking about an event in the past. The IDS regrets this error.


Knight bids farewell

By Amy Orringer · Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 4 a.m.

“The General” had his last stand Wednesday night in front of more than 6,000 people. Coach Knight bid IU goodbye in an emotional speech in Dunn Meadow. Bob Knight fans and protesters from across the region turned out to hear what he had to say. Knight addressed everything from his future plans to the reason for his termination.

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Club cycling looks to continue successful season

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 2:56 a.m.

The tradition of great cycling at IU has long been at the center of campus attention. The student body embraced the annual Little 500 and the nation fell in love with the inspirational Bloomington-based film "Breaking Away." So it should come with no great surprise that the IU Cycling Club has attained great success.

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Midfielder sets pace for Hoosiers

By Ryan Gunterman · Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 2:55 a.m.

One might think when a team loses its leading scorer to graduation, the second leading returning scorer would feel added pressure to pick up the lead. Someone forgot to tell that to junior midfielder Kelly Kram. Kram shrugged off the pressure going into this year and is more focused on having fun and working together as a team to accomplish goals.

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Two late goals boost IU to victory

By Nick Bowton · Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 2:53 a.m.

IU's men's soccer team was as unlucky as possible Wednesday against IU-Purdue University at Indianapolis. The Hoosiers outshot the Jaguars 25-3 but still only managed two goals in a 2-0 victory. Both goals came in the final six minutes of play, with sophomore midfielder Pat Noonan finally giving the Hoosiers a 1-0 lead with 5:38 remaining. Junior midfielder Ryan Mack got IU an insurance goal just 59 seconds later, tapping in a rebound from just one yard away.

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Hoosiers to face potent Wildcats

By Dan Cortez · Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 2:48 a.m.

To put it in nice terms, the IU defense struggled in the Hoosiers' season-opening 41-38 loss to North Carolina State Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Things won't get much easier for the Hoosiers this Saturday night when they travel to Kentucky to take on the Wildcats and their "Air Raid" offense. Last weekend, IU saw Wolfpack freshman quarterback Philip Rivers throw for 401 yards and five touchdowns as he rallied his team back from deficits of 18 and 15 points. This week, Wildcat redshirt-freshman quarterback Jared Lorenzen will have his crack at the Hoosiers.

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Coach reflects on 1987 championship game

By Pete Newmann and Peter Newmann · Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 2:45 a.m.

Indiana was down 73-72 with under 15 seconds to play. Smart passed to Thomas in the post. Thomas kicked it back out to Smart. From the baseline, Smart, to win the game … In the 1987 NCAA title game, senior guard Keith Smart's 15-foot jumper from the left corner with six seconds remaining in the game won the national championship, 74-73 against Syracuse.

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Knight rebuts 'zero-tolerance' claims

By Heather A. Dinich · Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 12 a.m.

Bob Knight sat on his back porch Wednesday morning with his attorney to his left and one of his best friends to his right. His wife Karen was inside their home. These are now the people he surrounds himself with ' family, friends and attorneys. These are the relationships the former coach has sustained. After about three days of "I-said-he-said" debates, a man who is arguably one of the country's greatest basketball coaches, was fired. But the tension began long ago.

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Fife, Moye to stay

By Guy Cipriano · Wednesday, Sept. 13,2000 3:06 a.m.

Junior guard Dane Fife spent Monday night at a Bloomington comedy club. While he was sitting in the audience, the onstage comedian pleaded for Fife to stay at IU. The students in attendance then started cheering for Fife, who announced early in the day he was transferring from IU because of Bob Knight's removal as basketball coach.

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Knight speaks out to ESPN

By Heater A. Dinich and Heather A. Dinich · Wednesday, Sept. 13,2000 3:05 a.m.

Bob Knight said that if he had taken a year to go out and find a place ideal for himself, he could not find a better place than Bloomington. He's uncovered the best hunting and fishing spots in the area. He also said the best crowds in the country are found in Assembly Hall. And certainly, the city is home to a few of his closest friends.

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Davis named interim coach

By Gina Czark · Wednesday, Sept. 13,2000 3:04 a.m.

At 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, the turmoil surrounding the IU basketball team ended when Mike Davis was named interim head coach by athletics director Clarence Doninger. John Treloar was named interim associate head coach.

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'The General' speaks about the much-celebrated 1970s

By Janie McCauley · Wednesday, Sept. 13,2000 2:50 a.m.

When Bob Knight came to interview for the position as head coach at IU, he only needed 15 minutes with athletics director Ed Cady to outline what would be the platform for his next 29 years. He wanted Cady to know how he would stress defense, something the fans weren't used to. He wanted no interference with the way he ran the program. And he wanted Cady to know what kind of kids he was looking to recruit: talented and committed ones. Knight got the job.

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