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Scrimmage begins season

The men's and women's swimming teams have their season openers this weekend with a scrimmage today and a meet with Evansville Saturday. Both events are at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center, with the scrimmage starting at 3 p.m. today and the meet beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday. The men's team holds a 2-0 overall advantage against the Aces while the women defeated Evansville 186-108 in last year's opener. The women's squad is returning 15 letter winners while the men have 12 returning.


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The Odds: Part 1

Alan Boston is one of the men that IU grad Chad Millman profiled for his book "The Odds," a story surrounding sports gambling during the college basketball season 1999-2000. Millman tracked a couple of professional bettors and a bookmaker -- all living in Las Vegas -- as their fortunes rose and fell with each game. Excerpts of Millman's book, which went on sale March 20, appear in today's IDS.


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Dixon, Davis draw spotlight

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ATLANTA -- Juan Dixon wasn't needed nearly as badly by his Maryland team Monday night as he was on Saturday. With Dane Fife harassing Dixon all night, Dixon was held to 18 points, his lowest output in the tournament.


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History lesson: giants to battle

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Since Mike Krzyzewski took over in Durham, N.C., in 1980, Duke has been nearly untouchable. In the last five seasons, Duke has lost 18 games and has never lost more than five games in one season. Only twice since 1984 has Duke finished the season unranked.


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It's Davis: Officials say he earned it

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Mike Davis wondered if he was walking out of Assembly Hall for the last time as IU's men's basketball coach following IU's victory over Minnesota Feb. 28. But he was there again Wednesday when IU President Myles Brand removed the interim label from Davis' title and announced Davis' four-year contract worth at least $400,000 per year. "For the next four years, I plan on taking this basketball program to the next level," Davis said. "I look forward to bringing a lot of great players here and having a lot of great memories." Brand called Wednesday a "very important day in the history of IU basketball."


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The Odds: Part 2

Alumnus Chad Millman tracked a couple of professional bettors and a bookmaker -- all living in Las Vegas -- as their fortunes rose and fell with each game during the 1999-2000 college basketball season. Excerpts of Millman's book "The Odds," which went on sale March 20, appear in today's IDS.


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Michigan State Spartans becoming road weary

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Michigan State has the same overall record of 9-5 as the Hoosiers. But while Coach Mike Davis and IU have toured the country playing 11 of their first 14 games away from Assembly Hall, the No. 25 Spartans have had nine of their 14 games at home in the Breslin Center.



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Trying to pick a team

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The NCAA's slogan for the Final Four is a relevant question here in Bloomington. Because the easy choice was eliminated by Kent State on the tournament's opening day, the decision has become complicated. With just four teams remaining, the choice might appear to be simpler, but it is still very difficult.


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Athletes prove up to competition

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The men's and women's track and field teams headed to the University of Texas to participate in the 75th annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays over the weekend. The meet featured some of the best talent in the country, and the Hoosiers proved they can compete at this level.


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All athletics canceled for tragedy

In accordance with NCAA Division I-A colleges across the country, IU has announced that all athletic events will be postponed until Monday. This decision is a direct result of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. IU had a full slate of athletic events scheduled for the weekend. Thursday, the women's soccer team's game against Louisville was postponed indefinitely, as was the men's soccer teams participation in the Butler Classic in Indianapolis. Butler Athletic Director John Parry said that when the games resume, they could function as a way to bring Americans together. "We all recognize that sports is way in the background as far as relevance," Parry said. "But it can also be part of the healing process."



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Final four bound

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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- After watching sophomore Jared Jeffries spoil Duke's run to a second consecutive national championship with 24 points and 15 rebounds Thursday, Kent State coach Stan Heath figured he would do his best to clamp down on Jeffries, the Big Ten Player of the Year and second team All-American.


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Looking to do damage

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Jill Chapman arrived in Bloomington three years ago as the skinny, lofty predecessor of one of the more-celebrated players for IU women's basketball. Chapman, a 6-foot-5 center, started immediately in place of departed center Quacy Barnes, now playing for the WNBA's Seattle Storm.


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Hoosier Rowing club prepares for upcoming season

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Eighteen years ago, IU students who wanted to bring the sport of rowing to campus formed the IU Rowing Club. This club sport has slowly gained recognition while facing the challenges of funding a team. The members of IU Crew work to turn rowing into a competitive program that honors the dreams of the club's founding members.


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Little 500 teams bring abundance of different strategies

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Every spring for the past 51 years, many students have experienced the thrills and spills of Little 500 racing. Although the crowd only sees the sprints to the finish and bone-crunching crashes, much more exists behind the scenes of the race touted as the "World's Greatest College Weekend." Strategy plays just as important role in the outcome of the race as speed and precision exchanges.


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Women's team splits games with 1 win, 1 loss out west

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The women's basketball team escaped from the weekend's talent-rich Stanford Invitational with a victory and a loss. After falling to No. 9 Stanford 87-72 Friday night in Palo Alto, Calif., the Hoosiers knocked off Western Kentucky 85-70 in the consolation game. Stanford claimed the tournament title over UC Santa Barbara 87-64.


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Team heads toward Atlanta

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With an estimated 6,000 fans filling the east stands of Assembly Hall, IU held its final practice in Bloomington Wednesday afternoon before departing for Atlanta for the Final Four. The Hoosiers finished their practice session in front of the crowd, then addressed the Hoosier faithful, many of whom waived signs reading "GO IU" and "WE LIKE MIKE."


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Hoosiers to take on Grizzlies

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After getting swept in four games series at Michigan last weekend, the baseball team is looking to get back to winning when they take on the Division-III Grizzlies of Franklin College Tuesday at Sembower field.