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Cardinals take 2-0 NLCS series lead

By Alyson Brodsy and Ben Walker · Friday, Oct. 15,2004 1:27 a.m.

ST. LOUIS - Rain or shine, the St. Louis Cardinals' big bats always seem to come through in the end. Albert Pujols led off the eighth inning with a tiebreaking home run, Scott Rolen followed with his second homer of the game and the Cardinals stormed back to beat Houston 6-4 on a miserable Thursday night for a 2-0 lead in the NL championship series.

Offense showing improvement

By Dan Click · Thursday, Oct. 14,2004 2:28 a.m.

After two weeks of sputtering against Michigan State and Michigan, the IU offense woke up against Northwestern, tallying more than 400 yards of offense for the second time this season. Both 400-yard offensive games were squandered by IU as the Hoosiers fell to Northwestern 31-24 in double overtime and to the University of Kentucky, 51-32.

Freshman etches name in program's record books

By John Fischer · Thursday, Oct. 14,2004 2:28 a.m.

She's young, she's fun and she has done what no one else in the history of IU women's soccer has accomplished. On Sept. 30, in a mid-week, non-conference game against Oakland University, Lindsay McCarthy tallied three goals for the Hoosiers to become the first true freshman to score a hat trick.

Defender happy to return to lineup

By Steve Slivka · Thursday, Oct. 14,2004 2:19 a.m.

He started all 25 matches of the IU men's soccer team last season and earned Big Ten Conference All-Freshman team honors. When IU made its west coast swing to New Mexico for two matches against UC-Santa Barbara and New Mexico in mid-September -- both double-overtime losses for the Hoosiers -- he injured the medial collateral ligament in his right knee while going for a 50/50 ball against New Mexico.

U.S. romps Panama in World Cup qualifier

By Alyson Brodsy and Barry Wilner · Thursday, Oct. 14,2004 1:43 a.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Established star Landon Donovan and rising sensation Eddie Johnson carried the United States into the regional qualifying finals for the 2006 World Cup in emphatic fashion Wednesday night. Donovan scored the first two goals, then Johnson, a second-half substitute, got three in a row in a 6-0 rout of Panama. It was the first U.S. hat trick in World Cup qualifying since 1968 and only the third ever.

Orton nearly gets sacked by his classwork, Penn State

By Alyson Brodsy and Rusty Miller · Thursday, Oct. 14,2004 1:42 a.m.

Professors were as much the cause of Kyle Orton's first off game as pass rushers and defensive backs. The Purdue quarterback went through the first four games without throwing an interception. Then came a difficult week of tests and papers in class -- and a tough Penn State defense -- and the result was a rather ordinary day for Orton in Purdue's 20-13 win Saturday. "The thing about college is, when you have a test, you have four tests," Orton said. "It was a tough week last week, mainly because of academics. ... It's funny, all the professors seem to save the tests for the same week." Orton had to write an English paper and take tests in history and also Race and Gender, all while preparing for a road game at raucous Beaver Stadium. "It was very demanding," coach Joe Tiller said. "He had a very challenging week, but didn't let on. He really subscribes to the theory, 'never show weakness.'"

Yankees win again; Cards outhit Astros

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Oct. 14,2004 1:41 a.m.

Yankees 3, Red Sox 1 NEW YORK -- Pedro Martinez has a new "Daddy." His name is Jon Lieber. While the raucous crowd at Yankee Stadium taunted Martinez with booming chants of "Who's Your Daddy?" Lieber shut down the highest-scoring offense in the major leagues.

Men's volleyball falls to Dayton in Classic

By Chris Engel · Wednesday, Oct. 13,2004 12:59 a.m.

The fifth annual Hoosier Fall Classic preseason tournament gave volleyball teams from the Midwest the chance to shake out the rust accumulated during the offseason. Twenty-four teams from the Midwest came to Bloomington Saturday looking for their first tournament victory of the year.

Astros won't use Clemens or Oswalt until Game 3

By Alyson Brodsy and Ben Walker · Wednesday, Oct. 13,2004 12:57 a.m.

ST. LOUIS -- In Roger Clemens and Roy Oswalt, the Houston Astros have one of the best pitching tandems in all of baseball. Only one problem going into the NL championship series: With no time to rest, those guys have been aced out of starting the first two games against the St. Louis Cardinals.

IU gears up for championship run

By David Resnik · Wednesday, Oct. 13,2004 12:56 a.m.

Saturday night the IU ice hockey club held its annual Red versus White intersquad scrimmage at Frank Southern Ice Arena. The event historically has been used as final preparation for the upcoming season, and this year's locker room sentiment is that of a hungry Hoosier team organizing itself for a run at a national title.

Americans, Australians excel at World Championships

By Chris Sanchack and Kris Sanchack · Wednesday, Oct. 13,2004 12:53 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- For the first time in the event's history, the FINA World Swimming Championships were held on American soil, boasting a lineup of the world's top swimmers, many fresh off Olympic performances. After five days of grueling competition at Conseco Fieldhouse, the Americans and Australians showed they were still on top of the swimming world.

IU has record-setting day in repeat win at Xavier

By Charlie Cunningham and Charlie Gillingham · Wednesday, Oct. 13,2004 12:51 a.m.

The IU men's golf team's first tournament victory of the season came in record-setting fashion. The Hoosiers shot 834 at the Oasis Club in Loveland, Ohio, setting a new school record for 36 holes and successfully defending last year's first-place finish at the Xavier Invitational. Senior Jeff Overton, who claimed four first-place finishes last fall, repeated as the medalist at Xavier for his first win of the fall campaign.

Yankees outscore Red Sox 10-7

By Alyson Brodsy and Ronald Blum · Wednesday, Oct. 13,2004 12:49 a.m.

NEW YORK - Mariano Rivera showed up just in time to save the New York Yankees. Shortly after jetting back from a funeral for relatives in Panama, baseball's greatest closer stopped the surging Boston Red Sox, who had cut an eight-run deficit to one. Rivera got Kevin Millar to pop out to strand the tying run at third base in the eighth inning, then finished out a thrilling 10-7 win for the Yankees in Tuesday night's opener of the AL championship series.

Sports-packed weekend

By Ryan Phillips · Tuesday, Oct. 12,2004 12:51 a.m.

This was a huge weekend for sports, so as I sat at my desk trying to pick which story to cover I was left with only one real solution: write about them all. So here are my takes on the events of the past weekend.

The battle begins: Schilling set to silence Yankees' bats

By Alyson Brodsy and Ronald Blum · Tuesday, Oct. 12,2004 12:50 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Curt Schilling signed with Boston for this very reason -- to silence the hated Yankees and pitch the Red Sox to that elusive World Series title.

Coach Davis receives first 2005 verbal commitment from Arizona prep star

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Tuesday, Oct. 12,2004 12:49 a.m.

A little over a month after IU coach Mike Davis finished wrapping up this year's freshman class, he began on next year's.

Around The Game

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 11,2004 1:22 a.m.

Volleyball drops 2 weekend matches The IU women's volleyball team extended its streak this weekend against the nationally ranked squads, Ohio State and Penn State. The streak, however, is not one the Hoosiers are proud of, as IU has lost nine consecutive matches.

Cardinals eliminate Los Angeles in 4 games

By Alyson Brodsy and John Nadel · Monday, Oct. 11,2004 1:20 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals sure looked like the best team in baseball. St. Louis advanced to the NL championship series for the third time in five years, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 Sunday night to win their first-round playoff 3-1.

Braves outlast Astros for comeback win

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 11,2004 1:20 a.m.

HOUSTON -- John Smoltz, Adam LaRoche and J.D. Drew saved the Atlanta Braves from another quick playoff exit. The Braves pounced on Houston's bullpen as soon as Roger Clemens was gone, rallying from a three-run deficit for a 6-5 victory Sunday that tied the best-of-five National League series at two games apiece.

Patriots own consecutive wins record

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 11,2004 1:19 a.m.

FOXBORO, Mass. - The New England Patriots set an NFL record for consecutive wins, counting playoffs, with plenty of help from the winless Miami Dolphins.

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