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Golfers confident playing top-notch Ohio course

By Alex Hickey · Friday, April 19,2002 1:02 a.m.

Akron, Ohio, is known as the "Rubber Capital of the World." It is also home of the well-respected Firestone Country Club, host of the FirstEnergy Intercollegiate. IU will play in the 54-hole tourney Saturday and Sunday. The Hoosiers will play in Ohio at a course with a championship pedigree for the second-straight week. Last week, it was the Ohio State Scarlet course, where IU finished in sixth place at the site of the 2002 NCAA Championships.

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Among the nation's best: IU in line for top-10 finish in Sears Cup standings

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 19,2002 1:01 a.m.

IU is currently eighth in the Sears Directors' Cup standings, according to the latest release. If IU were to finish the 2001-02 sports season at the current ranking, it would be IU's highest finish since the overall collegiate sports award -- which is given to one NAIA school and one from each of the three NCAA divisions -- was introduced eight years ago.

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Spring finale played tonight

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 19,2002 12:58 a.m.

Fourteen down, one more to go. The IU football team concludes its spring practice schedule with the Cream and Crimson Scrimmage 7 p.m. Friday at Memorial Stadium after the women's Little 500. The scrimmage marks the 15th and final practice in the spring, and this will be the last time new Head coach Gerry DiNardo and his staff get to look at their inherited team until camp in the summer.

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Showdown at Sembower

By Beau Wicker · Friday, April 19,2002 12:57 a.m.

The IU baseball team faces a big challenge when it plays host to Big Ten front-runner Ohio State in a four-game series this weekend. The second-place Hoosiers (27-8, 8-4 Big Ten) will attempt to overtake the Big Ten lead from the Buckeyes (21-9-1, 9-3), who have three first-team 2001 All-Big Ten honorees in first baseman Nick Swisher, designated hitter Doug Deeds and starting pitcher E.J. Laratta.

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Hockey playoffs start with surprises

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 18,2002 2:21 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA -- The Ottawa Senators had most of the chances. The Philadelphia Flyers got the only goal. Ruslan Fedotenko scored 7:47 into overtime, lifting the Flyers to a 1-0 victory over Ottawa on Wednesday in the opener of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.

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Bucks blow game, chance at playoffs

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 18,2002 2:20 a.m.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - The Milwaukee Bucks failed miserably in their last chance to clinch a playoff spot, losing by 34 points to the Detroit Pistons -- 123-89 -- as Ben Wallace all but locked up the rebounding title.

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Decorated athlete excels at new event

By Pat Crowell · Thursday, April 18,2002 2:16 a.m.

In high school, many football players play multiple sports. Sophomore Daniel Martin was one of those athletes. As an all-state football player, Martin out of Concord High School in Elkhart, Ind., also ran track. In high school, Martin was a state champion his junior year and a runner up his sophomore and senior years in the 300-meter hurdles.

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Team manager adds new dimension

By Zack Eldridge · Thursday, April 18,2002 2:14 a.m.

You won't see a record by his name, or even proof of him having played. He works about three and a half hours a day, six days a week and cleans out the grubby water jugs, shags tennis balls and destroys the strings on the rackets, then, restrings them. These are just a few of the duties performed by junior Brian Van Handle, team manager of the IU men's tennis team. He seldom gets noticed, but the team would be at a loss without him.

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Hoosiers edge Wright State with run in eighth inning

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 18,2002 2:10 a.m.

The baseball team headed to Dayton, Oh., for a matchup with the Wright State Raiders in an out of conference battle. In a closely contested battle, IU managed to squeeze out a victory by pushing across the winning run in the eighth inning to win 4-3. The win pushes the Hoosiers' record to 27-8 heading into a big weekend at home.

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Roadrunners ready to repeat

By Gavin Lesnick · Wednesday, April 17,2002 12:48 p.m.

Three seniors and a rookie led the Roadrunners to victory last year. Now, three rookies and a budding star hope to repeat.

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Lance Armstrong: 'Little 500 is the coolest event'

By Tim Street · Wednesday, April 17,2002 12:47 p.m.

Lance Armstrong has battled with other cyclists during races, he has battled with the elements and he has battled with fatigue. He has also battled with cancer. But losing isn't something Armstrong is used to -- he has beaten everything in his way to become the three-time defending Tour de France champion.

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Chance to be part of IU culture

By Colin Nowling · Wednesday, April 17,2002 12:45 p.m.

The experience and jubilation of Little 500 allows for clubs throughout the IU community to come together and show their Hoosier spirit while gaining exposure for their individual groups at the same time.

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Riding until the finish

By Eric Talbot · Wednesday, April 17,2002 12:42 p.m.

Delta Gamma has high hopes for this year's race. But it needs to make sure it doesn't have the same problem that haunted the team in the last two years of the women's Little 500.

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Eating, drinking and riding

By Erin Bergmann · Wednesday, April 17,2002 12:41 p.m.

Athena is an independent cycling team composed of fourth-year rider Mavourneen Ryan and rookies Allison Ware and Anna Schwartz. Ryan has been a part of every Athena team and feels the team gets stronger each year.

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Middle of the pack looking to surge

By Aaron Hunckler · Wednesday, April 17,2002 12:34 p.m.

Row 5 The odds are against the team members in row five with one team, Athena, consisting of only three riders. The other two teams, Hatrix and Pi Beta Phi, contain all rookies. All three teams have their own qualities they hope to use in order to finish strong.

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Newcomers fill rows 3 and 4

By Dan Patrick · Wednesday, April 17,2002 12:29 p.m.

Rows three and four of this year's race all have a grounded mentality, a sort of "give it your best shot" look at things. Most teams within these two rows are also relatively inexperienced. Within the rows, Delta Gamma is bringing the most know how.

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Leaders of the pack

By Gavin Lesnick · Wednesday, April 17,2002 12:28 p.m.

The front row of the 2002 women's Little 500 is no surprise to enthusiasts of the race. Since 1994, only Kappa Kappa Gamma, Kappa Alpha Theta and the Roadrunners, last year's victors, have won the event.

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