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Coach Versyp makes debut at Hoosier Hysteria

Midnight Madness is no more. Or at least the way IU fans have come to know it in the past. The men's and women's basketball teams will still hold their annual first practice of the year Friday night, but under a new name and at a new time. "I'm not sure how I feel about it," said junior center Sarah McKay. "It's always been tradition."

Weekly Rant

All sit and no play makes Marco a hungry boy

For more than a year, senior forward Marco Killingsworth has been trying to break down the door to Assembly Hall. He flirted with the court last season but kept a coach's eye view from the bench as he served his year of ineligibility after transferring -- enough to drive a man mad.

Boxing approved as club sport

After a 15-year absence from participating in any IU-sponsored boxing activities, IU-Bloomington Chancellor Ken Gros Louis can finally climb back into the ring again. The Club Sports Federation voted to grant club status to the Gros Louis-sponsored boxing organization Tuesday night in the HPER building. Founding seniors Charles Benson and Jamie Kleinschmidt, accompanied by club coach John Bradshaw, gave a 15-minute presentation to the CSF. During the presentation they distributed the club's provisional constitution and disclosed how they would provide safety to club members.

Angels drop the ball in Chi-town

CHICAGO -- The ninth inning was over. And then it wasn't. And then Joe Crede gave the White Sox what is sure to go down as one of the most disputed victories in playoff history. Given a second chance when plate umpire Doug Eddings called strike three -- but not the third out -- Chicago beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 Wednesday night to even the best-of-seven American League Championship Series at a game apiece.

Club Hockey: Team hopes to skate into championship game for fourth time, net a win

Coming off a 22-win season and earning a No. 1 seed in the southeast region of the 2005 American Collegiate Hockey Association Division II National Championships held in Rochester, Mich., the IU hockey team is set for another run at a national championship. That run begins 9 p.m. Friday at the Frank Southern Center, where IU takes on Grand Valley State.

Field Hockey: Coach mines prime talent from 'Golden State'

IU coach Amy Robertson has found field hockey gold in California. With five players hailing from San Diego and nearby Escondido, Calif., Robertson has successfully tapped into a fertile hotbed of budding field hockey talent. In the process, she has transformed an upstart IU field hockey program into not only Big Ten title contenders, but a team to be reckoned with on a national scale.

Football Notebook: Hoosiers snag 12th recruit of year

With plenty of football still left to play in 2005, IU coach Terry Hoeppner and the rest of his staff continue to stock up players for next season. The latest high school senior to commit to the Hoosiers is Deonte Mack, a 6-foot-3, 275-pound defensive tackle. The Elkhart, Ind., native is a two-star recruit and is ranked as the top defensive tackle in Indiana in this year's graduating class, according to www.peegs.com. Mack joins Indianapolis native Greg Middleton and Matt Mayberry of Darien, Ill., as the lone defensive recruits for the Hoosiers next season.

Travel-weary Angels outlast White Sox

CHICAGO -- The Los Angeles Angels will have plenty of time to rest. Right now, they're too busy winning. Paul Byrd pitched effectively in a pinch, Garret Anderson homered and the travel-weary Angels edged the Chicago White Sox 3-2 Tuesday night in the opener of the AL championship series.

Student turns pastime into club

Senior Mike Hernandez has been playing racquetball since he was 8 years old. So when he came to IU and saw there was no racquetball club, he decided to start one.

Coach adjusts to relocation, lacrosse at IU

Christina Boward knew the cost of having her husband travel back and forth from Virginia to Bloomington each week would be high. But she said the opportunity it provided wasn't one her family could pass up.

Carlson holes 1st known ace to pace IU charge

Senior Katie Carlson became the first known golfer in IU women's golf history to record a hole-in-one yesterday at the Shootout at the Legends to pace the Hoosiers to a tie for eleventh place. Carlson recorded a 77-81-81 (239) for the Hoosiers. A 4-iron was the club of choice for the Livonia, Mich., native on the 164 yard, par-3 seventh hole.

Hoosiers climb to top finish of fall season

The IU men's golf team wrapped up its fall season yesterday by tying for fifth at the Xavier Invitational in Loveland, Ohio. Austin Peay State University defeated Xavier in a two-team playoff to take home the title, while Louisville finished one stroke back in third place. Wisconsin finished fourth while Nebraska joined IU in the fifth spot of the 19-team field.

Winning streak extended to 9

It took a last-minute goal by junior forward Lydia Schrott, but the No. 7 IU women's field hockey team was able to pull out a 3-2 win against No. 13 Louisville Tuesday afternoon. The victory extended the Hoosiers' record-high winning streak to nine games and improved IU's home record to a perfect 7-0.

No. 7 Hoosiers to welcome No. 13 Louisville today

The No. 7 IU field hockey team welcomes No. 13 University of Louisville in a rare weekday afternoon battle between two of the nation's top field hockey programs today. The 11-1 Hoosiers have won eight games in a row, most recently defeating Northwestern Saturday. The 10-4 Cardinals are recovering from a tough loss to No. 1 Wake Forest.

Fan nabs 2 historic home runs

HOUSTON -- Shaun Dean made two big catches from his spot in the stands during the record-setting, 18-inning Game 4 between the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros.

Martz takes indefinite leave from Rams

ST. LOUIS -- Mike Martz is out indefinitely as coach of the St. Louis Rams with a bacterial infection of the heart. A specialist Monday told Martz that his condition, which kept him out of two practices last week, had worsened. The 54-year-old has been ill for more than a month and was tested for endocarditis, a bacterial infection of the lining of the heart or a heart valve.

IU comes Alive

In college football, it's not an uncommon sight to see the crowd rush the field. But after IU's 36-13 Homecoming win over Illinois Saturday, it was the team that rushed the crowd. And it was head coach Terry Hoeppner leading the charge. In front in 35,829 fans, the Hoosiers triumphed over the Illini for their fourth win of the season, pushing them two wins away from bowl eligibility. Though attendance dropped from the previous home game, Hoeppner stressed quality over quantity.

Hoosiers continue to struggle against Big Ten

The IU volleyball team's struggles in Big Ten play continued this weekend as it lost a pair of matches, one against No. 9 Minnesota and the other against unranked Iowa (30-20, 20-30, 20-30, 27-30), dropping it to 1-5 in conference play and 8-10 overall. The weekend started when the Hoosiers faced off against Minnesota, the second-best defensive team in the country. Minnesota came into the match ranked second in the nation in opposing hitting percentage, holding opponents to a .098 hitting percentage, and preventing opposing teams from hitting more than .200 in the season.

IU extends win streak against Wildcats

Each time the IU field hockey team wins, a record seems to be broken. Saturday proved to be no exception when the Hoosiers defeated Northwestern 3-1. The victory extended the Hoosiers' record-winning streak to eight games and marked the first time IU has won three consecutive Big Ten games. Saturday's defeat of Northwestern was the first time a Hoosier team defeated the Wildcats and also improved IU's home record to 6-0 this season.