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More than a dozen arrested in response to Mumbai attacks

Security forces raided a camp used by militants blamed for the Mumbai attacks and arrested more than a dozen people in Pakistan’s first known response to the assault, militants and an intelligence official said Monday.





Randy Wittman gestures to his players during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game on Saturday against the Los Angeles Clippers in Minneapolis. Wittman, a former IU basketball player, was dismissed as head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves NBA team Monday.

Wittman dismissed from NBA's Timberwolves

MINNEAPOLIS — Former IU basketball standout Randy Wittman was fired as coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday, two days after an embarrassing 23-point loss at home to the last-place Los Angeles Clippers. Kevin McHale, vice president of basketball operations, took over as coach.




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Hoosiers downed in NCAA Tourney

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Mike Freitag had little to say. After Saturday’s 3-2 elimination loss to St. John’s in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament, the Hoosiers headed home, one match short of the College Cup.





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RUNNING THE FLOOR: Not too shabby

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As the IU men’s basketball team exited the first-ever basketball court inside Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday, the assembled thousands swathed in cream and crimson rose to their feet in applause.



A firefighter tries to extinguish a burning Emporiki Bank branch during clashes on Sunday in central Athens. Riots broke out Sunday in the Greek capital as demonstrators protested the fatal police shooting of a teenager in Athens the previous night. Youths hurled firebombs, rocks and other objects at riot police, who responded with tear gas.

Police shooting of teen sparks Greek riots

Rioters rampaged through Athens and the northern city of Thessaloniki on Sunday, hurling Molotov cocktails, burning stores and blocking city streets with flaming barricades after protests against the fatal police shooting of a teenager erupted into chaos.


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McCain: Shift focus to south in Afghanistan War

Sen. John McCain said Sunday that the situation in Afghanistan will get more difficult before it gets easier -  “just like the surge in Iraq was” – as the U.S. prepares to pour thousands more troops into the country, including on the doorsteps of Kabul.


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Coach: ‘Ladies became women’ with win

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Despite senior forward Whitney Thomas and sophomore guard Jori Davis going a combined 3-for-19 from the field and combining for just 15 points, the IU women’s basketball team overcame a four-point halftime deficit to defeat Miami (Fla.) 69-54 in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge. In the second half, the Hoosiers (5-2) outscored the Hurricanes 41-22 and shot 52 percent from the field.


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