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Butler rally at Indy Monument Circle draws thousands of fans

INDIANAPOLIS — It’s not unusual to see downtown Indianapolis awash in blue, hosting a sea of sports fans. But when fans flocked to Monument Circle for a pep rally Wednesday afternoon, they weren’t decked in blue for the Colts, but for the Final Four-bound Butler Bulldogs.


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Out of Left Field

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Louisville outfielder Kyle Grieshaber probably didn’t think much of the small seating area behind him in left field prior to Tuesday’s game against the IU baseball team. But afterwards, the freshman surely knew about “Tracy’s Terrace,” thanks to about 15 people stationed along the Sembower Field fence, just yards from where he stood.


Little 500

Meet Little 5's fifth men

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Months of night riding, running stairs at Ballantine Hall and rolling on trainers ends with a spot in the Little 500. But not for sophomore Adam Fish, at least not last year.



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NCAA cites IUPUI for major infractions

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The NCAA said Tuesday that IUPUI allowed erroneous eligibility certification for 97 student-athletes from the 2003-04 through 2006-07 years, demonstrating a lack of institutional control and a failure to monitor by the university.



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IU on road for in-state matchup

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The IU softball team (6-19) travels to Indiana State (11-12) today, looking to end its current 10-game slump. The Hoosiers last played and defeated the Sycamores 5-4 on March 26, 2009.


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Making sense of the madness

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Hopefully those of us making predictions for this weekend’s Final Four matchups will fare a little better than we have up to this point. According to ESPN, roughly 200 out of 4.8 million brackets in the network’s bracket challenge correctly selected all four teams playing this weekend. Keeping our fingers crossed, let’s take a look at the games slated for Saturday.


Baseball

IU faces rematch with No. 8 Louisville

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Coming off an undefeated home stand and with Big Ten conference play right around the corner, the Hoosiers (12-10) will get another shot to take down one of the best teams in college baseball as they face No. 8 Louisville (20-3) at 3:05 p.m. today at Sembower Field.


Cutters, Kappa Kappa Gamma take Little 500 poles

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The Cutters had a far-from-perfect qualifying day Saturday. But far from perfect was more than enough for the team that has won the last three Little 500s.


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Around sports

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Women's golf finishes 5th, women's tennis grabs a Big Ten win, water polo rolls through the weekend, track and field begins the outdoor season and men's tennis wins 1 out of 2 on the road.





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Butler celebrates 1st Final Four

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The school that never celebrates midnight madness to kick off the basketball season finally held a late-night campus party. Sunday morning’s March Madness bash was even better.


Baseball

Dickerson powers IU to perfect weekend

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Not a game goes by where sophomore outfielder Alex Dickerson doesn’t silence those questioning his impressive freshman campaign and puts to rest the talk of a possible “sophomore slump” in 2010.



NCAA Butler Kansas St Basketball

Butler did it, beats KSU 63-56 to make Final Four

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The boys from Butler did it — defeating Kansas State 63-56 in the West Regional final Saturday to make their trip back home something much bigger than that.The fifth-seeded Bulldogs, the team that plays in the fieldhouse where "Hoosiers" was filmed, are writing their own underdog story, even if they can't really be called underdogs anymore.


NCAA Butler Syracuse Basketball

Butler rallies to beat top-seeded Syracuse 63-59

Now, after reaching the regional finals for the first time in school history, Butler is one win from going home to Indianapolis for the Final Four. The Bulldogs next play second-seeded Kansas State, which beat Xavier 101-96 in double overtime.