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Previewing Big Ten Olympic sports

By Kevin Bowen · Tuesday, Sept. 21,2010 4:59 p.m.

A preview to some of the Olympic fall sports teams and how the IU teams rank.

Excitement surrounds IU cross country team as season kicks into gear

By Michael Norman · Tuesday, Sept. 21,2010 3:18 p.m.

Excitement. It could be seen in the runners’ faces as they crossed the finish line of the Indiana Open Sept. 11. It can be seen in practice as the runners cheer each other on, and it can be seen in the eyes of coach Ron Helmer.

IU field hockey team's offense helps core goals, win games

By Micah McVicker · Tuesday, Sept. 21,2010 3:14 p.m.

IU coach Amy Robertson preaches taking advantage of goal-scoring opportunities, being efficient offensively and possessing the ball. In an early season 4-2 win against California, the Hoosiers did just that as they scored four times on only nine shots on goal.

Young women's soccer team aim for higher goals

By Kevin Wang · Tuesday, Sept. 21,2010 3:09 p.m.

Preparation for the 2010 season, the IU women’s soccer team started doing work even before training camp kicked off. Last season, IU finished with a 10-7-2 record and did not appear in the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers highlighted the season with a 6-0-0 start, during which they upset No. 6 Florida.

Soccer is growing in America

By Kevin Wang · Tuesday, Sept. 21,2010 3:02 p.m.

In IU women’s soccer coach Mick Lyon’s dictionary, British football matches and American soccer games make no difference when it comes to working and winning.

IU linebacker Tyler Replogle leads defense

By Connor O'Gara · Tuesday, Sept. 21,2010 2:57 p.m.

Soft-spoken, model student and polite. Those three characteristics usually do not describe a Big Ten linebacker. But these traits have helped build IU senior Tyler Replogle into the man he is today.

IU field hockey prepares for Big Ten play

By Micah McVicker · Tuesday, Sept. 21,2010 2:50 p.m.

The IU field hockey team is seeking to build on last season’s 4-2 record in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers will begin working toward that goal in their Big Ten opener Sept. 24 at Penn State.

IU cross country player Sarah Pease goes from walk-on to All-American

By Michael Norman · Tuesday, Sept. 21,2010 2:46 p.m.

Sarah Pease could not tell you what goes on in her mind during a race. Sure, the senior runner thinks about her race plan that she sets with coach Ron Helmer, but what goes on during one of Pease’s races takes more than just a plan. It takes heart and a refusal to lose, two qualities that Helmer said he has never seen so much of in one athlete.

IU volleyball player Ashley Benson check-marks U.S. National Team

By Aaron Siegal-Eisman · Tuesday, Sept. 21,2010 2:41 p.m.

IU senior middle blocker Ashley Benson was selected in March to play for the 2010 U.S. Women’s National A2 Team. The selection marked the second consecutive year Benson has qualified for the squad of 24 players from 18 different collegiate programs.

IU volleyball team plays together, wins together

By Aaron Siegal-Eisman · Tuesday, Sept. 21,2010 2:37 p.m.

The IU volleyball team has shown that togetherness on and off the court in its best start to a season since before the turn of the millennium.

SHAPE program connects HPER, Navy

Tuesday, Sept. 21,2010 2:15 p.m.

Fitness specialists involved in a partnership between the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation and the U.S. Navy have shown promising statistics for their work dealing with health improvements.

Cash scam investigated in ISP Jasper District

By IDS staff · Tuesday, Sept. 21,2010 2:05 p.m.

The Indiana State Police Criminal Investigations Division in the Jasper District is investigating a cash-based scam via wire service.

IU Cinema postpones grand opening to January

By Lindsey Erdody · Tuesday, Sept. 21,2010 12:28 a.m.

IU Cinema has been undergoing construction since October 2009 and was scheduled to open this fall, but the date has been postponed until late January.

Hoosiers try new strength strategy

By Ryan Winn · Tuesday, Sept. 21,2010 12:27 a.m.

Je’Ney Jackson, IU men's basketball strength and conditioning coach, has a vision he’d like to share. But differently than others in his position, he likes to break away from the weight room and onto the yoga mats.

2010 marks deadliest year for U.S. troops in Afghanistan

By Lindsey Erdody · Tuesday, Sept. 21,2010 12:23 a.m.

During the past three years, Indiana has seen three deaths in Afghanistan each year. But with three months still remaining in 2010, 11 Indiana residents have already died.

Chappell earns 2nd career weekly Big Ten award

By Geoffrey Miller · Monday, Sept. 20,2010 11:41 p.m.

The Bloomington native Ben Chappell isn’t exactly a self-congratulating figure — even when he’s asked to talk about winning Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors.

Column: Cook Hall beginning to pay off

By Nathan Hart · Monday, Sept. 20,2010 11:36 p.m.

The new practice facility will help the IU men's basketball team recruit, Nathan Hart says.

Men's soccer team follows Friday losses with Sunday wins

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Monday, Sept. 20,2010 11:31 p.m.

Failure to Finish ‘Em Fridays and Soarin’ to Success Sundays could be two ways to define the Hoosiers' weekend results this season.

Frank wins table tennis tourney

By Ryan Cunningham · Monday, Sept. 20,2010 11:21 p.m.

IU junior Aron Frank narrowly defeated Wen Huang in five sets to win the IU Table Tennis Club’s fall 2010 tournament Saturday.

Why are we Hoosiers?

Monday, Sept. 20,2010 10:40 p.m.

The word Hoosier became incorporated into the general Indiana vocabulary in the 1830s. John Finley, a resident of Richmond, Ind., wrote the poem, “The Hoosier’s Nest.”

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