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Randle El looks to the future

Antwaan Randle El hasn't lined up under center except for a few times this spring. He's played strictly receiver for the first three weeks of spring practice and finally took some snaps last week. Is he rusty? Nowhere near it. In Saturday's Red-White Spring Game, two defenders for the white team jump offsides, busting through the line almost before Randle El takes the snap. He spins left, circles right and leaves the two men in white grasping air, the distance between them and him growing. "'Twaan," as many call him, nears the line of scrimmage, still running to his right, and fires a pass back toward the middle of field.

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Hoosiers face 4 Big Ten teams at Hawkeye Invite

The women's golf team gets back on the road again this weekend, competing at the 26th Annual Hawkeye Invitational in Iowa City, Iowa, Saturday and Sunday. The team will look to rebound from a fifth-place finish in the Indiana Invitational last weekend.

Teams continue spring season

The men's and women's soccer teams both have unbeaten records this spring, and both teams look to continue their success Saturday.

Team braces for big 4-game series

Another weekend means another pair of talented opponents for the softball team. Two weeks into Big Ten play, the Hoosiers (12-25, 2-6 Big Ten) are behind in their quest to reach the Big Ten tournament. This weekend, IU looks to get back on track against two teams in the upper-echelon of the conference.

Conference showdowns for IU

The final two conference road games of the season are in store for the women's tennis team this weekend as they travel east to challenge two Big Ten foes.

Famous course awaits Hoosiers

Golf is a game of tradition. This weekend, the men's golf team will see plenty of it when the Hoosiers compete in the 16-team Kepler Invitational Saturday and Sunday at Ohio State's Scarlet Course.

Struggling teams to clash in Illinois

Baseball coach Bob Morgan said his team won't get Easter baskets when it travels to Evanston, Ill., this weekend for a four-game series with Northwestern. Instead, he said he hopes the Hoosiers find presents elsewhere -- such as winning their first Big Ten series this season against the last-place Wildcats. The four-game series opens at 3 p.m. Friday at Rocky Miller Park.

Mixed bag highlights Row 7

Row 7 is mixed with experience and newcomers, but each team has confidence in its capability. One team boasts three experienced riders, while the two other squads didn't field a team in last year's women's Little 500. Despite low qualification times, the teams are ready to show their stuff in the race.

Exchange uncertainties plague riders' hopes

Lack of experience, poor exchanges and uncertainty as to who will ride come race day played into where the teams in Row 7 will line up for the men's Little 500. But the teams said they refuse to believe starting from the middle of the pack will hurt their chances to speed toward the front of the field. Some even think the less-than-stellar starting position will help.

Seniors say goodbye in last home match

For four members of the men's tennis team, this weekend will serve as more than just two more scrappy, endurance-testing conference matches.

Red-White game concludes spring practice

Coach Cam Cameron said it isn't often a college football coach gets 15 "excellent" practices out of his team during the spring. He also said his Hoosiers have a shot at making it 15-for-15 Saturday at the Red-White Spring Game. IU began spring practice March 21 and will conclude its spring training Saturday with the spring game, its final NCAA-allotted practice. Cameron said he has been pleased with what he's seen so far.

Row 9 brings 11 rookies to the track

Eleven rookies. Eleven untested riders. There isn't a lot of Little 500 history for Delta Sigma Pi, Ashton and the Army ROTC. But the women of Row 9 said they are looking forward to making their mark in the 2001 race.

Row 9 teams less than 1 second apart

Less than one second separates these three teams in Row 9. But the teams will need to make a surge if they want to reach the front of the pack. The defending champion Cutters found themselves in 25th for the race and look to charge to the front with a new crop of riders.

Teams make up for lack of experience with optimism

The teams in Row 8 have seen their share of ups and downs during the Little 500 race. Each team lacks experience, but each team has high hopes.

Men and women of Row 8 looking to move ahead

Junior Kevin Vanes seems to be the leader of the bunch in Row 8. After finishing third at the individual time trials, he will have to work from the inside to get Acacia to the front pack.

Hoosiers challenge nation's finest

As of April 9, the women's indoor track team is ranked sixth in the nation according to the Team Power Rankings. This weekend the Hoosiers will show their force at the Sea Ray Relays in Knoxville, Tenn.

Tough competition awaits team

Coming off of a decisive victory Saturday, the men's track team will head south in hopes of continuing its success. This weekend, the Hoosiers will be a part of the Sea Ray Relays in Tennessee for the first time since the 1994-1995 season. Then, the men's team had two top-five finishers, including a win in the pole vault. That success could be repeated,

Sigma Pi features untested riders

Like row 11, the teams in row 10 will enter the 2001 Little 500 with little experience. Cold and windy track conditions on qualifications day might have cost each team a chance to move into row 9, but each team said it feels confident it could grab a top-20 finish.

Hoosier offense explodes in 19-8 victory against Grizzlies

The Franklin Grizzlies can always blame Tuesday's 19-8 loss on the rain.