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Federer serves Roddick another loss in Aussie Open semis

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MELBOURNE -- Even top-ranked Roger Federer was stunned by his domination of Andy Roddick. After looking vulnerable in some of his earlier matches, Federer was virtually untouchable as he beat sixth-seeded Roddick 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 Thursday at the Australian Open to reach his seventh consecutive Grand Slam final, tying a record set by Jack Crawford in 1934.


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Hoosiers hope to make splash at first tournament

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The good news for water polo coach Barry King and his team is that after finishing last season with a 24-11 record, they start this season ranked No. 20 in the country. The better news for the Hoosiers is that their season finally gets under way this weekend at the Michigan Kick-Off tournament in Ann Arbor, Mich.



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IU travels to Purdue for rivalry meet prior to conference meet

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IU sophomore swimmer Heath Tameris swam in his first IU-Purdue meet last year. Growing up in Ohio, Tameris wasn't aware of the intensity of the in-state rivalry. After swimming in last year's meet, however, Tameris recognizes that there is more on the line than usual when these two teams compete.


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Hoosiers host Saturday doubleheader

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The IU women's tennis team looks to improve on its unblemished spring record Saturday with a doubleheader. But while one win is almost assured in the team's second match against Butler, many uncertainties surround the Hoosiers' first foe, DePaul.



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Can the Hoosiers rebound?

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The IU men's basketball team hopes to rebound Saturday afternoon against the Michigan Wolverines, and in more ways than one. Besides chasing down missed shots and crashing the offensive glass, the Hoosiers will also look to rebound from their recent loss to Illinois. The Hoosiers lost 51-43 to the Fighting Illini on Tuesday night in Champaign, Ill., which ended IU's five-game winning streak. IU coach Kelvin Sampson has stressed all year the importance of his players being able to hang their hats on something. That something, he hoped, would be the Hoosiers' defense and rebounding.


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UPDATE: Bailey, 2 others depart football team

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Three IU football players have left the team, an IU Athletics Department spokesman said Thursday night. Starting linebacker freshman Josh Bailey left the Hoosiers this week and plans to transfer to Western Kentucky.


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Hoosiers hope to get back on track against Ohio State

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First-year IU women's basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack's welcome into the Big Ten has not exactly been easy. So far, in the first seven games of conference play, Legette-Jack has seen two teams -- No. 23 Michigan State and No. 12 Purdue -- that are among the elite in not only the conference, but the nation. And she's had to see them both twice.


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Basketball recruit grazed by bullet

A member of the 2007 IU basketball recruiting class received a minor wound from a bullet in his upper back Saturday outside a hotel in California, according to a report by the Contra Costa Times.


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Shooting struggles, rowdy atmosphere lead to IU road loss

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Assembly Hall got the best of the IU men's basketball team yet again. For the sixth straight time, the No. 23 Hoosiers lost on the Illinois Fighting Illini's home court, suffering a 51-43 defeat Tuesday night that snapped IU's five-game win streak. The loss dropped the Hoosiers to 14-5 overall and 4-2 in the Big Ten. IU coach Kelvin Sampson said after the game that the Hoosiers' problem Tuesday night was nothing that could be found on a stat sheet.


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Bears' Johnson OK'd to travel

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SKOKIE, Ill. -- Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tank Johnson will play in the Super Bowl -- with court approval and a warning from a judge to stay out of trouble.


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Offensive woes down IU

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- With just over five minutes left in the first half Tuesday night, IU guard Rod Wilmont stepped up to the free-throw line ready to shoot the second of the his two foul shots. Wilmont splashed the 15-footer and retreated comfortably down the court, having put his team up 21-14. It was the last time IU would expand a lead.


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IU ready for hostile crowd

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After the Hoosiers finished a thrilling nonconference road win Saturday at Connecticut, IU junior forward D.J. White was asked to sum up the 77-73 victory's effect on his team. "Confidence," White said. "One word -- confidence."


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Parcells retires from Dallas after 4 years

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IRVING, Texas -- Bill Parcells retired from coaching Monday, leaving the Dallas Cowboys after four years without a playoff win and just two weeks after a stinging wild-card loss to Seattle. During a 19-year career that also included coaching the New York Giants, New England Patriots and New York Jets, Parcells made it to three Super Bowls, winning twice with the Giants.


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UPDATE: Indiana joins Top 25 for first time this season

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Kelvin Sampson's first Indiana team is where most of his Oklahoma squads spent quite a bit of time. The Hoosiers moved into The Associated Press' Top 25 for the first time this season Monday, riding a five-game winning streak to No. 23 in the poll. "It does and it doesn't," Sampson said when asked if being ranked really matters. "I might be wrong, but it seemed we were ranked every week for the past five or six years at Oklahoma, and when you are good you take it for granted. With this team it does matter. It gives our kids confidence."


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IU students 'Bear down' at sports bars

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From the northwest suburbs of Chicago, junior Jon Beck has been a lifelong fan of the Chicago Bears. But he's too young to remember his beloved team defeating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX.


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Hoosiers still unbeaten after trip to Kansas

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Going on the road for the first time in its dual-match season, IU had more to worry about than just its pair of opponents. But neither the Drake Bulldogs nor the nationally ranked Kansas Jayhawks were able to hand the Hoosiers their first loss.