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Reds beat Cardinals 5-4 for series sweep

By Joe Kay · Thursday, Sept. 13,2007 11:53 p.m.

The season has brought one setback after another for the St. Louis Cardinals – manager Tony La Russa’s drunken-driving arrest, reliever Josh Hancock’s death, a series of injuries to everyday players. The defending World Series champions may be running out of resilience.

BREAKING DOWN THE GAME

By Aaron Beard · Thursday, Sept. 13,2007 9:42 p.m.

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IU heads to West Lafayette for meet against Indiana colleges

By Ari Shifron · Wednesday, Sept. 12,2007 11:52 p.m.

A full field of competition will meet the IU men’s and women’s cross country teams at the Indiana Intercollegiates, at 3:30 p.m. Friday in West Lafayette. The Hoosiers will compete against Indiana colleges of all sizes and athletic associations, including the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and the National Junior College Athletic Association.

Hoosiers to compete in the Saint Louis/Nike Classic

By DeAntae Prince · Wednesday, Sept. 12,2007 11:49 p.m.

As winners of seven national championships, the IU men’s soccer team is known by many as the most storied program in college soccer history. Saint Louis, however is the one school that leaves that claim up for debate.

Buffalo’s Everett shows signs of feeling

By Associated Press and Aaron Beard · Wednesday, Sept. 12,2007 11:39 p.m.

Patricia Dugas reached out, touched Kevin Everett’s arm and asked her son if he could feel her hand. Everett – lying in a hospital bed, barely awake and hooked to life support systems – nodded yes.

Belichick speaks with Goodell, apologizes for videotape flap

By Associated Press and Aaron Beard · Wednesday, Sept. 12,2007 11:38 p.m.

This videotape needs no interpretation: New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick walked out of his news conference Wednesday when pressed repeatedly about the sideline spying scandal that landed him on NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s crowded docket.

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A year after the brawl, FIU and Miami say it won’t happen again

By Associated Press and Aaron Beard · Wednesday, Sept. 12,2007 11:37 p.m.

Nearly a year later, Chris Smith still wonders how it happened. The former Florida International player doesn’t know why he threw Miami’s Matt Perrelli to the turf and punched him to help spark one of the worst on-field brawls in college football history. Or why dozens of others starting fighting as well. Or why some swung helmets and crutches as weapons.

IU finishes ahead of 3 top 10-ranked teams in 1st tournament

By IDS staff and Aaron Beard · Wednesday, Sept. 12,2007 11:31 p.m.

The IU men’s golf team began its season in an impressive fashion, placing sixth out of 16 teams at the Inverness Intercollegiate Invitational in Toledo, Ohio. The tournament featured five of the top 12 teams in the country, and the Hoosiers finished ahead of three top-10 programs.

Junior forward garners national accolades

By Linnea Coulter · Wednesday, Sept. 12,2007 7:30 p.m.

Following junior forward Kevin Noschang’s performance over the course of last season, IU coach Mike Freitag said he hoped to see more consistency in the attacker’s play.

Sampson commits first 2009 prospect

By Michael Sanserino · Wednesday, Sept. 12,2007 7:26 p.m.

IU men’s basketball coach Kelvin Sampson nabbed his first recruit for the 2009-2010 season when Indiana-native Derek Elston verbally committed to IU on Sunday, Elston’s AAU coach David Hamilton said.

Bears’ safety Mike Brown ruptures ACL in loss to San Diego

By Aaron Beard and Andrew Seligman · Wednesday, Sept. 12,2007 8:37 a.m.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. – One day after dropping their season opener at San Diego, the Chicago Bears lost defensive leader Mike Brown for their season.

U.S. ties North Korea 2-2 in game bloodied by Wambach injury

By Aaron Beard and Stephen Wade · Wednesday, Sept. 12,2007 8:35 a.m.

CHENGDU, China – Blood streaming from a gash on the top of her head, Abby Wambach came off the field.

Hoosiers looking to minimize penalties when they face Akron

By Lee Hurwitz · Tuesday, Sept. 11,2007 11:08 p.m.

Scoring 92 points in two games might look nice on paper, but IU coach Bill Lynch knows better than that.

Bills’ Everett likely to be paralyzed after ‘catastrophic’ neck injury

By Abisalom Omolo and John Wawrow · Tuesday, Sept. 11,2007 1:45 a.m.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – The Buffalo Bills’ Kevin Everett sustained a “catastrophic” and life-threatening spinal-cord injury, and his chances of regaining a full range of body motion are very small, an orthopedic surgeon said Monday.

Ramirez hits 2 homers to back Lilly as Cubs beat Cardinals 12-3

By Abisalom Omolo and Rick Gano · Tuesday, Sept. 11,2007 1:44 a.m.

CHICAGO – The Cubs made the most of a brief stopover at Wrigley Field.

IU leaves South Bend 2 wins richer

By Linnea Coulter · Monday, Sept. 10,2007 1:06 a.m.

The Hoosiers are on a roll. Fueled by the big wins last weekend, the IU men’s soccer team traveled to the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament in South Bend, Ind. There they took on Northern Illinois and Rhode Island, winning both matches.

Picks, sacks and runbacks

By Lee Hurwitz · Monday, Sept. 10,2007 1:05 a.m.

Something got into the IU defense Saturday night – something Hoosier fans aren’t accustomed to seeing.

No. 30-ranked women's golf ties for 2nd at season opener in Michigan

By Ari Shifron · Monday, Sept. 10,2007 12:56 a.m.

The IU women’s golf team lived up to increased expectations this weekend, earning a second-place tie at the Mary Fossum Invitational in East Lansing, Mich.

Saturday meet first of the season for cross country squads

By Ari Shifron · Monday, Sept. 10,2007 12:54 a.m.

Racing a teammate for a win can be a huge boost. That was the position IU sophomore Jordan Kyle found himself in during the Indiana Invitational last Saturday in Bloomington. With the only competition coming in the form of IU-Purdue University Indianapolis and four unattached runners – competitors not running with a team – the IU men’s cross country team was able to use Saturday’s invitational as a warm-up for season competition.

Volleyball wins Valparaiso Popcorn Classic, goes 3-0 on weekend

By Aaron Beard · Monday, Sept. 10,2007 12:40 a.m.

The volleyball team is now 7-2 after going into the Valparaiso Popcorn Classic this past weekend and coming out with three wins and no losses. The sweep consisted of wins over Marshall, Valparaiso and Western Michigan.

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