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Penske goes for 4th in a row

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INDIANAPOLIS -- The sight was enough to make Indy 500 regulars gape in wonderment. There, climbing the fence alongside 2002 race winner Helio Castroneves, was team owner Roger Penske. The distinguished billionaire entrepreneur was calm amid the chaotic postrace scene, every gleaming white hair in place, his Marlboro Team Penske shirt still crisply starched despite a long, hot afternoon in the pits.


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Hoosiers race into NCAA Regionals

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Select members of the IU men's track team will catch a flight south today to compete at this weekend's NCAA Regional meet. This is the second year of the new NCAA qualifying format, which takes the top five individuals in each event from each of the five Regional meets, along with a number of at-large selections.


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IU cycling takes top honors at Nationals

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In a state known for its love of basketball, a new sport is becoming more and more popular and IU students are having no trouble finding success. Nine cyclists from the IU Cycling Club competed in the 2004 TREK Bikes Collegiate Road National Championships in Madison, Wis. The team traveled to Madison Friday for three days of intense racing.


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Titan Series ends with Purdue win

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Despite a come-from-behind victory Friday to open its weekend series with arch-rival Purdue, IU lost both games in Saturday's doubleheader. Sunday' s season finale was canceled due to bad weather, preventing the Hoosiers from tying the weekend series, cementing the Boilers' Titan Series victory. Purdue picked up the baseball point to increase its lead in the annual head-to-head challenge between the two rival schools. The final score of this year's Titan Series ended with Purdue winning 11-9. The losses also gave arch-rival Purdue the opportunity to compete in the Big Ten tournament as the No. 6 seed. Senior pitcher Nick Vitielliss threw his second complete game of the season, as he allowed three unearned runs in the second inning off an error by freshman third baseman Josh Richardson.

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Miller time once again

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INDIANAPOLIS -- Reggie Miller did what Reggie Miller does. After missing his first six shots, Miller drilled a 3-pointer with 31.7 seconds left to break the game's final tie and lead Indiana past Detroit 78-74 Saturday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. "You knew it was coming," Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal said. "He's going to make one big-time shot, and he thrives on the biggest shot."


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The State of the Game address

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Just over 10 years ago, Michael Jordan, perhaps the most prolific athlete ever to walk the earth, retired from the game of basketball. His not-so-unexpected return to the Chicago Bulls in 1995, while enjoyable at first, was the beginning of the end. Everybody, including his "ego-ness" himself, knew it. Mike managed to string us all along for another eight years, finally retiring for good after last season, from the Washington Wizards.


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Men's, women's tennis headed to NCAAs

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Though both the men's and women's teams are out of contention for a team national championship, IU tennis players still have a chance to be national champions through the singles and doubles competitions this week.


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Overton qualifies for Championships

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The IU men's golf team failed to qualify for the NCAA Championships after finishing in a tie for 20th place in the NCAA Central Regionals in West Lafayette this weekend. However, junior Jeff Overton shot well, earning himself an individual berth in the Championships to be played June 1-4 in Hot Springs, Va.


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'Titan'ic Rivalry

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After being eliminated from the six-team Big Ten tournament, IU's baseball team will travel to West Lafayette looking to spoil Purdue's postseason hopes. The four-game series begins Friday, followed by a doubleheader Saturday and before the season finale Sunday. With just four more conference games left for the Big Ten, the Boilermakers presently sit in sixth place in the conference standings with Northwestern looming three games behind in seventh place. If IU sweeps Purdue, or even wins just three of the four games, they will open the door for Northwestern to tie Purdue in conference play and climb to sixth place by virtue of the overall record tie-breaker. In addition to attempting to spoil the Boilermakers' season, this weekend's series is important for the seniors, who would like nothing more than to end their careers on a good note.


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Canadian team calls on Hoosier

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IU sophomore center Sarah McKay earned a spot on the Canadian Senior Women's National Team after a productive showing at the team's open tryout held May 18 in Richmond, British Columbia. McKay, a native of Victoria, British Columbia, will compete in a series of four exhibition games against the Japanese National Team from June 4-8 before returning to the squad next summer for the 2005 FIBA Americas World Championships Qualifying Tournament. "I am very excited to get a chance to play for the Canadian National Team," McKay said. "It has been a dream of mine to do this for a long time, and I am honored to get this opportunity and look forward to the tryout."



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Records fall as IU takes 4th at Big Ten Outdoors

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The Big Ten Outdoor Championships at Purdue, held last weekend, brought IU's men's track and field team a fourth place finish while Wisconsin took home the top spot in the highly competitive meet. But IU garnered a number of outstanding results and provided several athletes with stepping stones to bigger and better things. Freshman All-American David Neville provided IU's top achievements.


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on the SIDELINES

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Hoosiers make short drive The IU men's golf team will compete in the NCAA Central Regionals this weekend at Kampen Golf Course in West Lafayette. The Hoosiers are one of 26 teams competing at the Regionals, and are familiar with the Kampen course. "We've been working real hard this week preparing for the NCAA tournament," IU coach Mike Mayer said. "Obviously it is an outstanding field, and we will have to play a solid tournament to have a chance to advance to the NCAA finals." The Hoosiers, who finished in fifth place at the Big Ten Championships, boast Big Ten Golfer of the Year junior Jeff Overton and second team All-Big Ten junior Heath Peters.


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Hoosiers postseason hopes dashed

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The IU baseball team approached this weekend with ideas of stringing together crucial wins in the team's quest to make the Big Ten tournament. With the Michigan Wolverines taking three out of the four games this weekend, however, the Hoosiers' hopes and chances of a tournament berth were dealt a fatal blow. After a rainout for Friday's game, IU and Michigan played doubleheaders both Saturday and Sunday. Senior pitcher Nick Vitielliss started the weekend on a good note with his first complete game of the season in the full nine-inning game. Seniors Seth Bynum, Kevin Mahar and Ryan Donley all contributed to the scoring in their final home victory, 4-1. "It felt good to get a complete game for my final game, but the rest of the weekend didn't go so well," Vitielliss said.


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Second recruit files for NBA

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Incoming basketball recruit Robert Rothbart has entered his name into next month's NBA Draft but will not hire an agent. Rothbart who attended Natomas High School in Sacramento, Calif. becomes the second Hoosier recruit to announce for this year's draft. The other, Josh Smith of Powder Springs, Ga., declared last month and has been mentioned as a possible lottery pick.


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Around The Game

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Bennett inks junior college All-American Women's basketball head coach Kathi Bennett announced that junior college forward Joei Clyburn signed a letter-of-intent to play basketball for the Hoosiers this upcoming season.


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Nation's best prep stars invade Bloomington

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Though basketball season won't start for another six months, recruiting season is heating up as Bloomington played host this weekend to the Adidas May Classic, Friday through Sunday at the Bloomington Sportsplex, both Bloomington high schools and Assembly Hall.


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IU comes up short against Arizona

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The IU women's tennis team (17-8) traveled to Los Angeles looking for its first NCAA tournament win since 1997. Instead, the second seeded Hoosiers were upset by third seeded Arizona (7-13) 4-2, Friday at Marks Tennis Stadium at Southern California.


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IU primed for Big Ten battle

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The IU men's track and field team travel to Purdue this weekend to compete in the Big Ten outdoor championships. The competition begins at noon Friday and concludes after Sunday's 4x400-meter relay, scheduled for 3:45 p.m. After last year's third-place finish, IU's best since 1992, the Hoosiers have set their sights high this year. "This time of year it's all about business," coach Randy Heisler said. "We have a chance to be very competitive. You never know what will happen in championship meets." A number of athletes are prepared to score big points. Reigning triple and long jump champ, junior Aarik Wilson, currently leads the Big Ten rankings in both events. Freshman Kiwan Lawson is ranked third in the long jump, the same spot he claimed at the Indoor Championships in February.


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Around The Game

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Men's golf team headed to NCAAs For the first time since the 1996-97 season and the first time in coach Mike Mayer's six-year tenure, IU has been selected to the NCAA Men's Golf Championships. The Hoosiers will participate in the Central Regionals in West Lafayette next weekend, May 20-22. "We are excited and a little relieved," Mayer said. "We really felt like we deserved this after the good, productive season we had. We beat a lot of good teams. We feel like we can compete, and we're ready to get started."