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Softball looks to bounce back

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After getting swept in a road series against Northwestern Wednesday, the IU softball team (13-33-1, 4-13 conference) is looking to get back into the win column with a midweek showdown against the Louisville Cardinals (28-17, 9-6 conference).



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DeNato named Pitcher of the Week

Senior Joey DeNato won Big Ten Pitcher of the Week after setting another IU pitching record in his start against Michigan State last Friday.



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Ski Club women learn to race, form bike team

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It isn’t uncommon for groups on campus to half-heartedly discuss forming Little 500 teams. Unlike many of the failed start-up teams, when IU Ski and Snowboard Club began tossing around the idea of forming a team, they followed through.


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Getting back on the bike

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Thomas Larson knows what it’s like to fall off the bike. The 24-year-old Delta Upsilon rider has fallen down in more than just a bike race. His most adverse falls have sent him to various hospital beds around the Midwest.


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The art of the exchange

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In a race that often comes down to fractions of a second, Little 500 competitors are always looking to pick up precious time on the track.


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The science behind drafting

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Thirty-three riders jockey for a position, inches apart from one another as they turn laps around the Little 500 track in Bill Armstrong stadium.


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Phi Mu returns to track after wreck

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In its first-ever Little 500, Phi Mu found itself in the lead pack with about 30 laps to go.Then-junior Jeni Gillenwater trailed only three or four others. She and her team were in perfect position to not only finish in the top five, but to win the race.


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Football adds games against FIU to schedule

IU will play a football home-and-home series with Florida International in 2015 and 2016, per reports from ESPN college football reporter Brent McMurphy.



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Gill “semiconscious,” riders to honor her at race

IU Nursing rider Lauren Gill is semiconscious and no longer requires the assistance of medical apparatus, but is still in critical condition at the IU Health University Hospital in Indianapolis, Little 500 race director Jordan Bailey confirmed.



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Big man April joins Hoosier's 2014 class

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IU secured its fourth commitment for its 2014 basketball recruiting class Friday when center Jeremiah April announced on Twitter his intentions to become a Hoosier.


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Men's tennis drops to tenth in Big Ten

No. 59 IU entered a weekend in Michigan with an opportunity to rise as high as the sixth seed in next week’s Big Ten Tournament. Instead, IU dropped to 10th in the standings after losses at No. 51 Michigan 5-2 and Michigan State 6-1.


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Gamechanger

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IU Coach Tracy Smith leaves programs better than he found them.  With Indiana baseball, he’s found somewhere he wants to stay.


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All-Americans lead track and field

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Freshman All-American Tre’tez Kinnaird had the best performance of his career, setting a new personal record of one minute and 47.99 seconds in the 800 meter run as he and other All-American runners paced the Hoosiers.


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Ranked teams continue to trouble Hoosiers

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After splitting a midweek doubleheader with Ball State, the IU softball team (13-33-1, 4-13) was swept in Evanston, Ill., by No. 25 Northwestern (27-11, 9-6). The loss gives IU an 0-11 record this season against ranked opponents.