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Braves even series with 7-1 shellacking against Astros

By Alyson Brodsy and Paul Newberry · Friday, Oct. 7,2005 1:11 a.m.

ATLANTA -- The Braves rocked the Rocket, John Smoltz picked up where he left off six years ago, and Atlanta finds itself all even with the Houston Astros in the NL playoffs. Rookie Brian McCann hit a three-run homer in his first postseason at-bat, which were all the runs Smoltz needed to lead the Braves past Roger Clemens and the Astros 7-1 on Thursday night, tying the best-of-five series at one game apiece.

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Padres fall behind St. Louis in series 2-0

By Alyson Brodsy and R.B. Fallstrom · Friday, Oct. 7,2005 1:10 a.m.

ST. LOUIS -- When Mark Mulder took a line drive off his arm in the second inning and doubled over in pain, the St. Louis Cardinals figured it would be a short outing for their 16-game winner. Instead, Mulder shook off the hard shot to his left bicep from Joe Randa -- the same way he tossed aside a pair of poor tuneup starts -- and put his team on the brink of a playoff sweep.

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Indy's Manning, Harrison poised to break record

By Alyson Brodsy and Greg Beacham · Friday, Oct. 7,2005 1:09 a.m.

SAN FRANCISCO - Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison are poised to make history, and the San Francisco 49ers know there's not much they can do to protect one of their franchise's most hallowed records in their own stadium. The 49ers are just hoping Dwight Freeney doesn't set some sort of sacks record of his own while chasing Alex Smith, San Francisco's own star quarterback of the future.

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No. 7 IU pushing for 7th straight win over Wildcats

By Jordan Majewski · Friday, Oct. 7,2005 1:08 a.m.

IU women's field hockey head coach Amy Robertson has her team riding high, evidenced by a seven-game winning streak to match a program high No. 7 national ranking. Even with many accolades and wins, Robertson insists her team isn't losing focus on their season goals, especially with 6-5 (0-3) Northwestern coming into Mellencamp Pavilion Saturday.

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1 and done for Hoosiers this weekend in Columbus, Ohio

By Chris Sauer · Friday, Oct. 7,2005 1:07 a.m.

For the first time all season, the IU women's soccer team will only play one game over the weekend, tonight at Ohio State. The team is used to playing two games a weekend, one Friday and one Sunday. "There is definitely a mental advantage," said senior captain Kristen Zmijewski. "Knowing we only have one game, we can go all out and then we can let our bodies recover."

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Wings take down Blues, 4-3; Ducks outlast Blackhawks

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 7,2005 1:04 a.m.

ST. LOUIS -- Robert Lang had a goal and an assist, and Jason Williams had three assists to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a season-opening home-and-home sweep of the St. Louis Blues with a 4-3 victory Thursday night. Detroit, which beat the Blues 5-1 at home Wednesday night, could not have asked for a better opponent to open the season. Since 2002-03, Detroit is 11-1-1 against St. Louis.

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IU heads to Michigan seeking 1st conference victory of season

By Chris Engel · Friday, Oct. 7,2005 1:03 a.m.

The IU men's soccer team returns to Big Ten action this weekend at Michigan in search of its first conference victory of the season. After beginning the Big Ten campaign 0-1-1 with a loss to Penn State and a tie with Michigan State, the Hoosiers rebounded with a pair of non-conference wins against IU-Purdue University Indianapolis and the University of Louisville.

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Homecoming 2005

By Alyson Brodsy and Matt Mattucci · Friday, Oct. 7,2005 1 a.m.

In its last four games against Illinois, the IU football team managed only one win and averaged 16 points per game. This year, in front of a Homecoming crowd, the Hoosiers hope to overpower the Illini defense with their offense -- one that has averaged nearly 30 points a game.

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IU rowing clinic session expands to 3 weeks

By Bill Meehan · Thursday, Oct. 6,2005 1:13 a.m.

IU's rowing clinic expanded its session to three weeks this year to better prepare walk-ons and novices for the realities of life in America's oldest intercollegiate sport. "Last year we taught them how to row, but we didn't teach them what rowing was about," head coach Steve Peterson said. "There's a big difference, and we needed more time."

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Hoosiers go for All-American title

By Ryan Want · Thursday, Oct. 6,2005 12:53 a.m.

California's state motto, "Eureka" is Greek for "I have found it." Three Hoosiers are attempting to find their games as they travel westward to Pacific Palisades, Calif., to compete in the Riviera/ITA Women's All-American. "All the girls going to the All-American played a lot of matches," said IU head coach Lin Loring, referring to the past weekend's Hoosier Classic. "They played well and should be prepared."

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No clowning around; juggling club serious about 2005 season

By Wes Scott · Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005 12:36 a.m.

When talking about juggling, the first thing that might come to mind is the circus. However, the participants in the IU Juggling Club are anything but clowns. The Juggling Club has been around since the early 1980s and is still trying to rid the association of the circus that goes along with juggling.

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Rugby opens season strong, welcomes Slippery Rock

By Joel Sanders and Joel Sansers · Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005 12:35 a.m.

The IU rugby team suffered only its second loss of the season this weekend at the hands of the Indy Impalas. The loss dropped IU's record to 5-2, but team captain Hans Van Horn believed the Impalas proved to be a valuable experience for his team as it prepares for Slippery Rock University, coming to IU Oct. 8.

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Youthful IU struggles in Chicago

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005 12:33 a.m.

The IU men's golf team concluded the Big Ten/Pac Ten Challenge in Chicago yesterday, finishing 11th in a 14-team field with a three-round total of 886. Host team Northwestern won the tournament by netting an 860 and was followed in the top five by Minnesota; Arizona State University; University of California, Los Angeles; and Washington University.

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Youthful IU struggles in Chicago

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005 12:32 a.m.

The IU men's golf team concluded the Big Ten/Pac Ten Challenge in Chicago yesterday, finishing 11th in a 14-team field with a three-round total of 886. Host team Northwestern won the tournament by netting an 860 and was followed in the top five by Minnesota; Arizona State University; University of California, Los Angeles; and Washington University.

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Loukas nominated as 1 of 20 candidates for Olympic spot

By Steve Harris · Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005 12:31 a.m.

In 2004, diver Sara Hildebrand gave IU its lone representation on the pinnacle athletic stage in the Athens Olympic games. Sophomore Christina Loukas hopes to partake in a local passing of the torch by representing IU in the 2008 games. Her first step toward that honor came last week when the Olympic Medal Program selected her to join 19 other distinguished divers for a chance to represent the United States in Beijing.

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Feeling home on the road: Hayden ready for Louisville

By Steve Slivka · Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005 12:28 a.m.

When junior midfielder John Michael Hayden goes home for dates with his girlfriend, he always brings a soccer ball. That's because in Hayden's life, home is where the heart is, and his heart is tied to the sport of soccer. Even his girlfriend, Hollie Minogue, is a midfielder on the Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team.

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Legendary coach Ditka speaks in Bloomington

By Jordan Majewski · Tuesday, Oct. 4,2005 1:04 a.m.

With a homecoming game around the corner, IU head coach Terry Hoeppner may have been able to take some advice from coaching master Mike Ditka, who was in Bloomington last Thursday to speak on behalf of the National Football Foundation's Central Indiana Chapter.

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IU finishes errorless preseason

By Michael Sanserino · Tuesday, Oct. 4,2005 12:28 a.m.

The IU women's softball team continued its streak of errorless games Sunday, splitting its twin bill with a win over Butler University and a loss to the University of Louisville.

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