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World Cup popularity brings more players to Woodlawn

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Around 7 p.m. nearly every day of the week, groups of 15 to 40 people congregate at the field on the corner of 10th Street and Woodlawn Avenue to engage in the other kind of football, sometimes playing for as long as three hours.


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Current Los Angeles Clippers and former Hoosier guard Eric Gordon recently made the first roster cut for Team USA. The 2007 Indiana Mr. Basketball played in 62 games and averaged 16.9 points per game. He also shot .449 percent from the floor and .371 from downtown during his second professional season.


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McMurray wins 2010 Brickyard 400

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With McMurray, who races for Chip Ganassi Racing, taking the checkered flag today, Chip Ganassi has become the first owner to win the Daytona 500, the Indianapolis 500, and the Brickyard 400 in the same year. McMurray also won the Daytona 500, and Dario Franchitti brought Ganassi the other Indianapolis win.




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Coverdales hold auction for Alzheimer’s

Tom Coverdale’s mother lost her eight-year battle with Alzheimer’s this May, and Coverdale and his family have decided to do something proactive for the destructive ailment, by starting the Coverdale Family Auction to Fight Alzheimer’s.



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Leary to face up to 3 years behind bars

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Former Indiana guard Todd Leary averaged 5.4 points, 1.9 assists and 1.3 rebounds per contest and booked a career average of .460 shooting from beyond the arc while he donned the cream and crimson from 1989 to 1994. He can now add two more stats to his list of accomplishments: at least 18 months of jail and his 18th felony charge.




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Former Hoosier beats second bout of leukemia

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The only quarterback ever to lead IU to victories against Michigan and Ohio State in the same season has been inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame — but that’s only part of the story. The rest is of a father of four who has twice defeated cancer and the support of a University that feels more like a family than an institution.



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3-star back commits for 2011

The 5-foot-10, 180-pound running back rushed for more than 2,600 yards and scored 32 touchdowns during his junior campaign at Bloomington High School North. Roberts averaged more than 215 yards a game rushing and ranked second in the state in that category last year.


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After spending all but three games of her freshman year injured, sophomore Jasmine Davis will be leaving the IU basketball program.


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Famed Yankee owner dies at 80

A person close to George Steinbrenner tells The Associated Press that the New York Yankees' owner died Tuesday morning.


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Spain takes home their first World Cup

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But it was in the 116th minute, that Spain’s Andres Iniesta slammed home a bouncing ball into the far corner and gave Spain their first ever World Cup Championship with a 1-0 win over the Netherlands. 


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'Hardcore Fans' meet Stuart Gray

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As Stuart Gray watched Indiana Pacers mascot Boomer venture around College Mall and engage passers-by with handshakes, handstands and photos, the former Pacers center couldn’t help but chuckle at the feline who has been Indiana’s official mascot since 1991.



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July free period for recruits begins

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Indianapolis was the place to be for both coaches and recruits as the July free period kicked off with the annual adidas Invitational. The tournament, which took place in gyms located all around Indianapolis and its suburbs, drew in several big-name coaches, such as Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, UNC’s Roy Williams, Kansas’ Bill Self, Butler’s Brad Stevens and IU’s Tom Crean. The coaches watched several of the top-ranked players for the 2011, 2012 and 2013 recruiting classes, as well as several who have offers or interest from the Hoosiers.