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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.

Hoosiers split weekend Michigan matchups

By John Fischer · Monday, Oct. 11,2004 1:18 a.m.

With the IU women's soccer team's conference schedule in full swing, the Hoosiers split a pair of games from the Big Ten's two schools representing the state of Michigan.

Returning champs hope for repeat

By Charlie Cunningham and Charlie Gillingham · Monday, Oct. 11,2004 1:17 a.m.

Still searching for its first championship of the fall season, the IU men's golf team will look to defend last fall's first place finish at the Xavier Invitational when they tee off today in Loveland, Ohio. Last fall the Hoosiers won three of four tournaments, but the two-day tournament hosted by Xavier will be the first time IU will have the role of defending champions -- a role the team is looking forward to.

Hoosiers keep composure, prevail versus physical Michigan

By Brian Janosch · Monday, Oct. 11,2004 1:16 a.m.

IU's 1-0 lead suddenly didn't look so good after sophomore back Jed Zayner received a red card when he tackled Michigan back Dawson Stellberger. The hard tackle broke Stellberger's leg and resulted in a lengthy stop in play so an ambulance could take the fallen player off the field.

IU unable to hold on in double-overtime defeat

By Dan Click · Monday, Oct. 11,2004 1:15 a.m.

EVANSTON, Ill. — For the second straight year, IU and Northwestern needed overtime to decide the outcome. This time the location was Northwestern's Ryan Field.

Cat clawed

By Dan Patrick · Monday, Oct. 11,2004 1:14 a.m.

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Junior defensive lineman Russ Richardson said it all, "Coulda, woulda, shoulda." Those were the words out of Richardson's mouth after he nearly picked off a Northwestern touchdown pass to junior Taylor Jones in the first overtime of Saturday's game.

Colts offense rolls in another win

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Monday, Oct. 11,2004 1:13 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- For the early part of the season, the focus on the Indianapolis Colts has been on quarterback Peyton Manning and the league's No. 4 passing attack. In Sunday's 35-14 win over the Oakland Raiders, running back Edgerrin James reminded everyone that he's still a force on this team, and other teams had better pay attention.

Team aims to snap 7-game losing streak

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Friday, Oct. 8,2004 2:01 a.m.

Coming off its four-match road trip to start the 2004 Big Ten campaign, the IU women's volleyball team returns home this weekend for two tough matches against nationally ranked opponents.

Longhorns invade Bloomington

By Evan Harris · Friday, Oct. 8,2004 1:49 a.m.

Assembling strong team chemistry and maturing as a team through a demanding schedule seems to be the mindset of the IU men's swimming and diving team.

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