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Versus the Big Ten

IU opens Big Ten against PSU 2-quarterback attack

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The Hoosiers’ Big Ten season opens Saturday when Penn State, coached by Joe Paterno in his 45th season, comes to Memorial Stadium. The Nittany Lions are 3-1 on the year, and their only loss is against the No. 3 Alabama Crimson Tide.




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Column: Rightfully spitting in the face of tradition

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With USA Today’s front page article this week, it is clear the habit doesn’t get MLB Commissioner Bud Selig too excited. He has taken up the battle to ban smokeless tobacco in clubhouses and dugouts for major league teams.


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IU diver to be inducted into IU Athletics Hall of Fame

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Former IU diver Kristen Kane will be among Friday’s inductees into the IU Athletics Hall of Fame. Kane, who was relatively ignored coming out of high school but became a USA Diving champion, has had an illustrious career that included a U.S. Outdoor Diving Championship in the one-meter competition in 1992 , three Big Ten championships (three-meter in 1992 and 1994 , 10-meter in 1992) , two Big Ten Diver of the Year awards (1992 and 1994 ), four years of All-American status , two IU Female Athlete of the Year Awards (1992 and 1994) and a selection to be a member of the U.S. delegation for the Pan-American games (1995).


Matt McKain

IU soccer player used to play high school volleyball

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While IU sophomore defender Matt McKain’s parents enrolled him in nearly every sport available, he chose to focus on soccer, which he began playing at age five. He played for his high school team at Columbus North High School. But amidst the craziness of his senior year  and after persuasion from some of his soccer teammates, McKain decided to take on a new sport: volleyball.




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Leach ready for homecoming

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A road trip to take on the No. 1-ranked team in the nation would come with pressure for any freshman, but for IU’s Morgan Leach, the Oct. 30 trip to Champaign, Ill. to play the Fighting Illini will be an emotional experience.


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Column: Wilson era of IU football off to slow start

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Many, myself included, thought the Hoosiers would get through the non-conference season with, at worst, a 3-1 record. At least, they should have, considering they only played one BCS automatic qualifying team.


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Wilson reveals roster changes

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In his weekly press conference Tuesday, IU Coach Kevin Wilson cleared up a number of questions regarding the team’s roster.




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Hoosiers add 2 more Big Ten honors to list

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Senior midfielder Alec Purdie earned his second Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors after he netted the only goal of IU’s victory against No. 16 Penn State. The senior leads the team with five goals.Junior goalkeeper Luis Soffner also earned his second Big Ten Player of the Week honors. His net has been untouchable in the last three games. He’s made 33 saves on the season and the Northwestern victory recorded his fourth season shutout.



Sniadecki

Linebacker on 1967 Rose Bowl team a 2011 Hall of Fame inductee

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A three-year starter at IU, Sniadecki garnered All-Big Ten, AP All-America and UPI All-America honors.Sniadecki was a junior on the 1967 team that shared a Big Ten title with Minnesota and Purdue and faced off against USC in the Rose Bowl. Fourty-four years after that season began, Sniadecki will be inducted into the Indiana Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday.



Injured football player appears in pro wrestling match

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While the IU football team played North Texas,injured running back Darius Willis helped professional wrestler PJB take down his opponent with a flying shoulder tackle.