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Hoosiers earn top preseason ranking

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Aug. 24,2005 12:50 a.m.

Fresh off winning its seventh national title, Soccer America ranked the IU men's soccer team as its preseason No. 1 -- the team's third such ranking so far. The publication also named junior forward Jacob Peterson to its preseason All-America list. The Hoosiers will have one of the toughest schedules in the nation again in 2005, facing six opponents ranked in Soccer America's preseason top 25 including No. 4 Maryland, No. 8 Southern Methodist University, No. 18 Wake Forest University, No. 19 Notre Dame and No. 22 Cal State-Northridge in addition to Big Ten foe No. 17 Northwestern.

Start thinking football

By Brian Baker · Monday, Aug. 8,2005 6:27 a.m.

"You can either run with us or get run over," sounds the beat driven lyric of "Knock, Knock," the latest musical release of multi-talented junior wide receiver and return man Lance Bennett.

IU players try to make NFL cuts

By Jordan Majewski · Monday, Aug. 8,2005 6:17 a.m.

Just because Aaron Halterman, Chris Jahnke, and Herana-Daze Jones didn't hear their names called during the NFL Draft doesn't mean their dreams of playing in the NFL died that day.

Gretzky to coach Coyotes

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Aug. 8,2005 4:25 a.m.

PHOENIX -- Wayne Gretzky, the NHL's all-time leading scorer, will be the new coach of the Phoenix Coyotes, The Arizona Republic reported on its Web site Sunday.

Cardinals blast past Braves

By Alyson Brodsy and R.B. Fallstrom · Monday, Aug. 8,2005 4:20 a.m.

ST. LOUIS -- David Eckstein hit a grand slam off Chris Reitsma with one out in the ninth inning, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.

NCAA looks to end offensive American Indian nicknames

By Michael Marot · Monday, Aug. 8,2005 4:19 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA's decision to ban "hostile" and "abusive" American Indian nicknames from its postseason events has stirred a new debate, and a threat of legal action from at least one school.

Around the game

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Aug. 8,2005 4:13 a.m.

While most members of the IU basketball team are staying stateside until the school year stars, freshman center Ben Allen is trying to lead the Australia Young Men's Team to a FIBA Under-21 Championship.

Online poker players question game fixing

By Nick O'Neill · Monday, Aug. 8,2005 4:10 a.m.

While players can get their poker fix by arranging games with their friends, more and more people are looking to Internet to get winning hand anytime of the day.

Headed for the Hall

By Barry Wilner · Monday, Aug. 8,2005 4:07 a.m.

CANTON, Ohio -- The eyes that stared down defenses betrayed Dan Marino on Sunday. They were wet with tears as he took his place among the legends of football.

Is he next?

By Jordan Majewski · Saturday, Aug. 6,2005 7:30 p.m.

Although IU football has been mired in defeat for more than a decade, that hasn't stopped Hoosiers from making it to the next level. Antwaan Randle El did it, Trent Green did it, and now former IU wide receiver Courtney Roby is poised to do the same.

Fewer pages all the rage

By David A. Nosko · Thursday, Aug. 4,2005 12:02 p.m.

College media guides across the country are tipping the national scales around a meager one pound beginning this fall because the NCAA has legislated a maximum 208 page rule to further narrow the recruiting gap between large and small schools. Although a small step toward recruitment parity, a national page-limit rule saves each college a few pennies compared to the perceived disadvantage of competing for recruits based on the glitz and glitter of each school's media guide.

Hoosiers invade Chicago for Big Ten Media Day Blitz

By Ryan Cost · Wednesday, Aug. 3,2005 10:15 p.m.

CHICAGO -- IU football coach Terry Hoeppner has a lot of sayings. He has one on a sign in his office. 'Recruit 'em every day,' the sign reads. No, not high school prospects or potential players, but fans. And since Hoeppner took his self-proclaimed dream job Dec. 17, 2004, he has done just that, attending more than 50 official IU functions and increasing season ticket sales at a record pace.

Valentin leads Big Ten Foreign Tour in Europe

By Jordan Majewski · Wednesday, Aug. 3,2005 9:11 p.m.

Sixteen, 12, 11, 14, and 22. Those are the impressive point totals IU senior shooting guard Cyndi Valentin recorded in the five-game women's basketball Big Ten Foreign Tour, which concluded July 25 in the Netherlands.

Hoosier swimmers make big waves in Montreal

By Brian Baker · Wednesday, Aug. 3,2005 9:10 p.m.

Spectators, sports fans, and curious Quebecois converged on Montreal during the week of July 17-24 for the largest and most prestigious international swimming and diving competition of the current non-Olympic year -- the 2005 FINA Swimming and Diving World Championships.

Hoosiers torpedo to top at Speedo Series

By Nick O'Neill · Monday, Aug. 1,2005 11:17 a.m.

This year's Speedo Champions Series Central Zone Section 3 meet, held in the Counsilman Billingsley Aquatic Center, saw IU swimmers finish atop both the men and women's divisions. Sophomore John Kevin Koehler captured the men's point title with 110, while Junior Clarissa Wentworth swam away with the women's title, carrying a total score of 90.

Hoosiers host Midwest Circuit of ITAs

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Aug. 1,2005 11:16 a.m.

Four members of the Indiana women's tennis team were in action this weekend at one of the regional events held by the ITA, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.

Track stars race in Europe

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Monday, Aug. 1,2005 11:15 a.m.

In America, track and field is largely ignored in a non-Olympic year, hiding behind the NFL, NBA, MLB and PGA. American track and field often focuses more on "the human side" than on the actual competition and the athletes. This is even more pronounced in distance running, and frustrates many serious runners and avid fans.

Players stay sharp in summer league

By Ari Shifron · Thursday, July 28,2005 1:36 p.m.

Awards, securing starting spots and pitching regularly. Despite these three accomplishments, IU baseball players feel they can still improve their game. Seniors Jay Brant, Clint Crosier and Ryan Parker, who all had a role in IU's season last year, are now staying in shape by playing in summer baseball leagues.

Soccer team staying busy in offseason

By Ari Shifron · Monday, July 25,2005 5:18 p.m.

In preparation for a possible three-peat, many of IU's top players have joined The United Soccer's Premier Development League giving four of the league's 53 teams a bit of a Hoosier flavor.

Bloomington cyclists react to historic victory

By Katie Schoenbaechler and Katie Shoenbaechler · Sunday, July 24,2005 10:22 p.m.

Although he was thousands of miles away from Bloomington, the excitement of Lance Armstrong winning a seventh consecutive Tour de France was still very close to home Sunday. For cycling enthusiasts the Tour was a chance to cheer on one of their favorite cyclists and a USA hero.

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