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IU ends season with 1 win, 1 loss

By Evan Harris · Monday, April 24,2006 1:13 a.m.

The weekend began with a blowout of Michigan State, but ended abruptly Sunday when the No. 58 IU men's tennis team dropped a heartbreaker to No. 39 Michigan, 4-3, on a day in which three Hoosiers -- two starters and one manager -- culminated their careers as IU tennis stars in Bloomington.

Despite rallies, IU drops 3 of 4 to OSU

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Monday, April 24,2006 1:10 a.m.

The IU baseball team lost its third Big Ten series Sunday, dropping three of four games to the Ohio State Buckeyes after rallies came up short in the first and last games of the series. The Hoosiers are now 14-23 on the season and 5-11 in Big Ten play.

IU wins 3 of 4 versus Iowa

By Chris Sauer · Monday, April 24,2006 1:06 a.m.

On the IU softball team's Alumni Day, some former Hoosiers saw some old records fall. And if they were here for the whole weekend, they saw a few Hoosier victories as well.

History repeats itself for 2nd-place Hoosiers

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 24,2006 1:05 a.m.

The past two years, the No. 16 IU water polo team has come up short at the Collegiate Water Polo Association Western Division championship game, losing to Michigan and finishing second.

Final showdown features top riders

By Chris Engel · Monday, April 24,2006 1:04 a.m.

When Kappa Kappa Gamma rider Jess Sapp crossed the finish line to win Friday's Little 500, she did so by topping some of the best riders in the field.

GRAND OPENING

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 24,2006 1:01 a.m.

IU men's basketball coach Kelvin Sampson, grand marshall of the men's Little 500 race, and sophmore forward D.J. White greet fans Saturday.

Delta Zeta riding on in Birky's honor

By Michael Sanserino · Saturday, April 22,2006 12:54 p.m.

Thursday, sitting on a couch in the Delta Zeta sorority, sophomore Amanda Marquet placed her right hand on her left forearm, just two inches above a green wristband with stitched pink letters that read "BIRKY."

Kappa Kappa Gamma wins record 5th Little 500 title

By Michael Sanserino · Saturday, April 22,2006 12:54 p.m.

The sisters of Kappa Kappa Gamma can now take "Little 5" literally. The team won its record-setting fifth championship in familiar fashion Friday. Kappa rider Jess Sapp edged Kappa Delta's Lauren Ziemba by inches to seal the Kappas' fifth championship, a women's Little 500 record. The finish mirrored Kappa's fourth championship in 2004 when Sapp out-sprinted Teter rider Bri Kovac in the final moments of the race. "My team is so strong this year that I knew they could go in and hold off everybody else," Sapp said. "And then at the end I would come in and finish the sprint. It worked out exactly how we planned."

By Alyson Brodsy and K. A. MacDonald · Saturday, April 22,2006 12:40 p.m.

Back for more

By Chris Engel · Friday, April 21,2006 10:38 a.m.

For the last several weeks, teams have trained for the 56th running of the Little 500 with few on-lookers and small crowds. While the teams have some experience riding in front of others this year, nothing can compare to riding in front of the thousands of fans who will pack the stands at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

Women's race has full field for 1st time

By Michael Sanserino · Friday, April 21,2006 10:38 a.m.

Some names might have graduated, but the story is still the same. More and more women's teams have catapulted themselves into the "favorites" category this year, and many riders believe that will only improve the quality of the Little 500 race at 4 p.m. today.

Rainbow riders

By Andrea Alumbaugh · Friday, April 21,2006 10:37 a.m.

With a reputation for being the greatest college weekend, Little 500 has a way of inspiring people. From race rookies to qualifying 27th for the men's Little 500 race, a little inspiration has brought the four IU seniors of Rainbow Cycling a long way. These athletes, however, have more than mere inspiration pumping their pedals. While a stellar race day performance would be nice, these four men say their biggest priorities are friendship and promoting the idea of diversity. With sponsorship from the IU Office of Diversity Education and from the IU GLBT Office of Student Support Services, Rainbow Cycling is hoping to promote a cause bigger then themselves, bigger then Little 500.

Pitch and toss

By Alyson Brodsy and K. A. MacDonald · Friday, April 21,2006 12:23 a.m.

pitch and toss -- Senior Mariangee Bogado pitches against Ohio State at the IU Softball Field March 31. The Hoosiers will face Wisconsin at 3 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday.

Before Big Tens, IU women head to OSU

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 21,2006 12:22 a.m.

Senior Shannon Johnson, after a near mistake-free outing at the Lady Illini Invitational, looks to lead the charge this weekend as the Hoosiers head east to Columbus, Ohio, for the Lady Buckeye Invitational. Johnson received Big Ten Women's Player of the Week honors after her play at the Lady Illini.

With Final Four on the line, IU hosts Western tourney

By Lee Hurwitz · Friday, April 21,2006 12:20 a.m.

As postseason play begins Friday for the No. 16 IU water polo team, the Hoosiers have their sights set on something they have only done once before -- compete in the Final Four for the NCAA water polo championship. Before that happens, however, the Hoosiers are going to have to finish in first or second place this weekend at the Collegiate Water Polo Associate Western Division Championship at the Counsilman-Billingsly Aquatic Center, in Bloomington. This is the first time the Hoosiers will play host to the CWPA Western Championship.

Hoosiers pushing for tournament bid

By Kevin Kane · Friday, April 21,2006 12:19 a.m.

With one tournament before the Big Ten Championship, the IU men's golf team is running low on opportunities to better its odds of securing a bid in the NCAA Regionals.

IU welcomes struggling Buckeyes

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Friday, April 21,2006 12:18 a.m.

When the IU baseball team opens up its series against Ohio State, it will face a team that has played similar baseball over the last couple of weeks, as both teams have won their mid-week match ups heading into this weekend, and both teams have split their last 10 games. IU is 5-5 in its last 10 games but has won four of its last six after a split with Purdue last weekend and two victories in its last two mid-week games.

Women's race filled for 1st time, team sent home

By Michael Sanserino · Thursday, April 20,2006 10:34 p.m.

For the first time in Little 500 history, one women's team did not qualify for April's race. After having faulted in their previous three attempts, Pi Beta Phi and Gamma Phi Beta took the track for a fourth time at the end of qualifications Saturday. Pi Beta Phi edged Gamma Phi Beta for the last spot in the women's field, posting a time of 3 minutes and 11.383 seconds, compared to Gamma's 3 minutes and 12.989 seconds.

FRIENDLY FOES

By Michael Sanserino · Thursday, April 20,2006 12:15 a.m.

As a 3-year-old, Katie Thompson was allowed to ride her bike only so far down her block. Her parents set up a barrier a few houses down so she would not escape their sight. Eight houses away from Katie's, Lauren Ziemba frequently pedaled her training-wheel-supported bike to the barrier her parents established.

Women's hoops hires coach

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Thursday, April 20,2006 12:15 a.m.

IU Athletics Director Rick Greenspan introduced Felisha Legette-Jack as the new IU's women's basketball coach Wednesday, less than two weeks after the position opened up. Legette-Jack signed a five-year deal with the University, with a first-year base salary of $175,000 plus incentives.

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