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Indian Wells Tennis

Nadal wins Pacific Life, claims first title since French Open championship

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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – By Rafael Nadal’s standards, it was a long dry spell. Nadal captured his first title since the French Open, beating Novak Djokovic 6-2, 7-5 Sunday in the Pacific Life Open. “It was a very great week for me, a very, very important week,” he said. “I have (gone) eight months without any title, but I came back with a big one.”



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IU nabs record day at UNLV Spring Invitational

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“Rebounding” is usually a term associated with basketball. But as far as the IU women’s golf team is concerned, it can be used to describe the team’s performance at the UNLV Spring Invitational. After several disappointing tournaments, the Hoosiers bounced back in a big way to finish fourth and set a school record with a score of 864.


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Junior D.J. White addresses the media following the season-ending defeat. The IU Hoosiers played the UCLA Bruins Saturday, March 17, during the second round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in Sacramento, falling 54-49.

Feeling blue

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The IU players didn’t have to say a word after their game Saturday night. Their faces said it all. Senior guard Rod Wilmont slumped in a chair, tears welling up in his eyes. Junior forward Lance Stemler paced along the back of the locker room, his eyes swollen and red from crying. And not a single word was spoken among the players.

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Hoosiers find consistency in Florida

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IU coach Stacey Phillips’ softball team found just what it was looking for all season when it went on a nine-game winning streak during the course of 15 games. The team had been struggling with consistency but dispelled all its troubles during a successful spring break. The Hoosiers won the Bronze Bracket in Clearwater, Fla., defeating Fordham 7-2 and competed hard in Tampa, Fla., where they won seven of nine contests.


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IU swims to 11th-place national finish

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As the IU women’s swimming and diving team traveled to Minneapolis for the NCAA championships, its sights were set on a top-10 finish. Although an 11th-place finish was just short of the goal, it was still plenty of cause for excitement.


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Hoosiers go .500 during break

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You win some, you lose some. The IU baseball team took that old adage to heart for its annual spring trip, losing its first four games before rebounding and running off four straight victories to wrap up its Florida visit. The Hoosiers wrapped up their eight-game road trip Saturday with a doubleheader sweep at Florida A&M in Tallahassee, Fla.



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End of the road

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On a night that united two of college basketball’s historically dominant programs, the IU men’s basketball team made history of its own, but of a dubious kind . In a first half in which they had more fouls than converted field goals, the Hoosiers scored just 13 points, the fewest in any NCAA tournament game in the post-shot clock era.


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UPDATE 10:33 p.m.: Hoeppner skipping spring practice for health reasons

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INDIANAPOLIS – IU coach Terry Hoeppner, who has had brain surgery twice in the last 15 months, will skip spring practice for health reasons. Athletic director Rick Greenspan said in a statement Sunday night Hoeppner had indicated a desire to regain his strength and energy after a rigorous recruiting campaign. Assistant head coach Bill Lynch will be in a charge of the team when it begins practice on Tuesday.


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UPDATE: A gutsy goodbye

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The IU players didn’t have to say a word following their game Saturday night; their faces said it all. Senior Rod Wilmont sat slumped down in a chair, tears welling up in his eyes. Junior Lance Stemler paced along the back of the locker room, his eyes swollen and red from crying. And not a single word was spoken among the players. The message, though, was clear – the Hoosiers’ season was over.


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UPDATE: Hoosiers make most of second chance

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Last time around, IU and Gonzaga battled it out in a high-scoring game in which the Bulldogs dominated the paint. Six Gonzaga players scored in double-figures en route to a 90-80 victory against the Hoosiers in the second round of the 2006 NCAA tournament. Fortunately for IU, this time around was nothing like the last.









With the Big Ten tournament here, IU coach Kelvin Sampson knows that winning 
is mostly between the players’ ears. Now his players have to go out and execute.

Mental game

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IU coach Kelvin Sampson is likely to forgo filling out an NCAA tournament bracket this season. After all, with his Hoosiers set to receive a bid to the tourney, picking his own regional could get a bit awkward.