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Euro powers clash

By Kevin A Switaj and Kevin Switaj · Wednesday, July 28,2004 9:20 p.m.

CHICAGO -- There are more than 100 professional soccer clubs in England, from small sides like Leyton Orient and Boston United to behemoths like Chelsea and the defending Premier League champion Arsenal. However, no club can match the power, the mystique or the popularity of Manchester United.

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2004 class gives team new depth

By Dan Click · Wednesday, July 28,2004 9:19 p.m.

Coming off a year in which the Hoosiers finished the season 12-12, with six of those losses recorded by a narrow 4-3 margin, the IU coaching staff needed to add depth with the 2004 recruiting class. IU coach Ken Hydinger achieved that by adding highly touted recruits Michael McCarthy and Dara McLoughlin to a team that will return for the 2004 season completely intact.

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Armstrong wins 6th straight tour

By Alyson Brodsy and Mort Rosenblum · Sunday, July 25,2004 9:51 p.m.

PARIS -- All people saw, on first pass, was a yellow flash tucked within the blur of blue that led the pack down the Champs-Elysees. But that was all it took. Paris yelled its heart out. Lance Armstrong, the 32-year-old Texan who fought past cancer to get back on his bike, was the first six-time victor in the 101-year history of Tour de France, surely the world's most grueling athletic event.

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Swim team's legacy continues

By Bill Meehan · Sunday, July 25,2004 9:04 p.m.

R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. was an IU swimmer in the 1960s and received his bachelor's and master's degrees in history from IU. He is now editor in chief of The American Spectator, which he founded in a Bloomington farmhouse during his school days in 1967, originally called The Alternative. Named one of Time Magazine's 50 future leaders of America in 1979, Tyrrell also writes a weekly syndicated newspaper column and has authored seven books.

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New coach reloads team with several top recruits

By Dan Cohen and Daniel Cohen · Sunday, July 25,2004 8:59 p.m.

For the first time in school history, IU soccer's recruiting class was headed by someone other than Jerry Yeagley. In his first year taking over for former coach Yeagley, Mike Freitag inherited the reigning national champions and completed his first ever recruiting class, which garnered the No. 14 ranking in the nation, according to College Soccer News.

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Professor of the pigskin

By Alex Hickey · Thursday, July 22,2004 9:19 p.m.

Students and colleagues of African-American Studies professor John McCluskey might know of his Harvard education. But he's less likely to reveal to them a piece of information that might win a few bar bets and prove his role as a football pioneer. McCluskey, who played for Harvard from 1962-65, was the first black student to start at quarterback in the history of the Ivy League.

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Around The Game

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, July 21,2004 10:06 p.m.

Strickland selected to men's basketball tour IU junior guard Marshall Strickland has been selected to represent the Big Ten in the conference's Foreign Tour. This year the team expects to play five games in France and Italy between August 10-20.

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NCAA panel endorses tighter recruiting rules

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, July 21,2004 10:02 p.m.

Under new rules designed to take the "celebrity" out of the recruiting race, colleges will no longer be able to fly recruits on private jets, house them in resort hotels or feed them extravagant meals.

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HPER holds national youth hoops tourney

By Justin Lev · Wednesday, July 21,2004 9:58 p.m.

Elementary, junior high and high school basketball players from around the country and Canada have descended on campus this week to participate in the American Youth Basketball Tour. "It's a great opportunity for young teams to improve their game, and it gives the individual players an incredible chance to get the playing time necessary for their own development," said Dave Kreps, one of the founders of the 10-year-old AYBT.

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Coach tapped to lead golf team

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, July 21,2004 9:51 p.m.

For 23 years the IU women's golf team has known only one coach. But following the conclusion of the 2003-04 season, legendary coach Sam Carmichael announced his retirement, leaving a void at the helm of the Hoosier program. On Tuesday the athletics department appointed Clint Wallman as the team's new coach.

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Student sports talk show makes noise on WIUS

By Ricardo Hernandez · Sunday, July 18,2004 9:27 p.m.

The Bloomington radio airwaves are being treated to "The Total Package" this summer. Supported by the IU student radio station, WIUS-AM 1570, "The Total Package" is a sports talk show hosted by graduate students Pete Rowley and former IDS columnist Kevin Switaj. At 8 p.m. every Tuesday, Switaj and Rowley sit down for an hour with various guests to discuss sports issues concerning IU and other institutions.

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Former football player rowing to Athens

By Bill Meehan · Sunday, July 18,2004 9:24 p.m.

Former IU offensive tackle Phil Trinter played at IU from 1988-91, but after graduation his competitive spirit never died. The four-time letterman began sailing at the age of eight and took up racing in 1992. In addition to winning the 1993 Star World Championship and the 2003 Star North American Championship, Trinter won world championships in the 50-foot and Maxi boats. He also was involved in two campaigns for the America's Cup, a worldwide yachting competition that boasts the oldest trophy in international sports and competed in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Trials. More recently Trinter has been training over the summer in Athens for the upcoming 2004 summer Olympic Games.

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O'Neal to heat up Miami after trade

By Alyson Brodsy and Steven Wine · Wednesday, July 14,2004 9:52 p.m.

MIAMI - It's official: The Shaquille O'Neal era in Los Angeles is over, and his new team is the Miami Heat. The Lakers and Heat finalized a trade Wednesday sending O'Neal to Miami. Los Angeles gets Caron Butler, Lamar Odom, Brian Grant and a first-round draft pick.

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Around The Game

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, July 14,2004 9:39 p.m.

LoVecchio named to O'Brien watch list IU senior quarterback Matt LoVecchio has been named to the preseason watch list for the 2004 Davey O'Brien National Quarterbacks Award. The award, named for former All-American and Heisman Trophy winner O'Brien, is awarded annually to the nation's top quarterback.

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Hoosiers take shot at Athens

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Wednesday, July 14,2004 9:37 p.m.

A large contingent of former and current IU athletes traveled to Sacramento, Calif., to compete in this week's U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials. Many of the Hoosier elite have used strong performances during the Big Ten's 2004 outdoor season to train for the Trials, but an IU alumna and women's track and field graduate assistant coach is making the most noise from the Hoosier hopefuls. Rose Richmond, who graduated from IU in 2003, qualified for the finals in the long jump competition Monday.

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Former IU stars getting their kicks as professionals

By Dan Cohen and Daniel Cohen · Wednesday, July 14,2004 9:35 p.m.

IU men's soccer continues to dominate within the college ranks, but former IU coach Jerry Yeagley built a program that bred players for success at the professional level as well. During Major League Soccer's brief nine-year existence, 19 former Hoosiers have passed through the league, including six current MLS players. The most recent Hoosier to join the league is the 2004 second-round draft choice Ned Grabavoy, who was selected by the Los Angeles Galaxy after leading IU to its sixth national championship last year.

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Around The Game

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, July 11,2004 9:08 p.m.

Former Hoosier All-American tabbed new Hawks coach Former IU basketball standout Mike Woodson was named the new head coach for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association Thursday.

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From the sidelines to the studio

By Bill Meehan · Sunday, July 11,2004 9:02 p.m.

Lee Corso, IU's football coach from 1973-1982, owned a career highlighted by the school's first bowl victory in 75 years, a 38-37 decision over previously unbeaten Brigham Young in the 1979 Holiday Bowl. After 28 years of coaching football, Corso joined ESPN in 1987, where he serves as a game analyst for the Thursday night telecasts and as a studio analyst for College "GameDay" as well as the halftime and scoreboard shows. He also is director of business development for Dixon Ticonderoga in Florida. The following are excerpts from a recent phone interview with the famous coach.

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Youth served at IU Soccer Day Camp

By Javier Moreno · Wednesday, July 7,2004 9:18 p.m.

The first session of the IU Soccer Day Camp began this week at the Karst Soccer Complex. The camp is directed toward children who are not old enough to attend the residential camp held later in the summer. The day camp is a tradition started several years ago by an IU men's soccer team assistant coach. This year IU assistant coach Todd Yeagley, son of legendary coach Jerry Yeagley, is in charge of teaching the youngsters the basics of soccer.

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Hoosier sprinter primed for U.S. Olympic Trials

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Wednesday, July 7,2004 9:15 p.m.

Visitors to IU track meets this season were treated to a spectacle rare to IU men's track until recently: a national caliber sprinter. Redshirt freshman David Neville, a tall, lanky Merrillville, Ind., native was undefeated at home meets and produced several remarkable performances for IU this season. The next 10 days will be Neville's most difficult challenge as he will attempt to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Team at the Olympic Trials in Sacramento, Calif.

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