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MCCSC coaches lose pay for 2010-11 academic year

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IU men's basketball coach Tom Crean is one of many who responded with shock and fury about the recent teacher contract changes at the Monroe County Community School Corporation. The agreement will cut stipends for extracurricular activities, which includes sports, music and all other after-school activities. The stipends will be cut for one academic year.


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Former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden dies

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John Wooden, college basketball's gentlemanly Wizard of Westwood who built one of the greatest dynasties in all of sports at UCLA and became one of the most revered coaches ever, died Friday night. He was 99.


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Reward success, not reputation

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The best way to keep up the momentum backing the baseball program would be a new stadium. I like the 59-year-old Sembower Field; don’t get me wrong. But I think we can do better than the 2,250 seating capacity, which fills up more often than one might think.


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The IU women’s basketball team recently signed 5-foot-8 point guard Alisha Goodwin from Jefferson College. Goodwin previously played at Jefferson College, where she averaged 12.9 points a game. Jefferson College made it to the NJCAA Championships in the 2009-10 season but lost to the Gulf Coast Community College Commodores 83-61.


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The IU women’s basketball team recently signed 5-foot-8 point guard Alisha Goodwin from Jefferson College. Goodwin previously played at Jefferson College, where she averaged 12.9 points a game. Jefferson College made it to the NJCAA Championships in the 2009-10 season but lost to the Gulf Coast Community College Commodores 83-61.



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Franchitti wins Indianapolis 500

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After Helio Castroneves took most of the chatter and publicity during the past two weeks, Dario Franchitti quickly showed his dominance in the first few laps of the Indianapolis 500.


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Indy 500 results up for review

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The IndyCar Series is reviewing the finish of the Indianapolis 500 after Marco Andretti says he slowed because of a caution flag that came out on Lap 199.


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Former Hoosier linebacker Jammie Kirlew has signed a contract with the Denver Broncos after being picked in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Kirlew is the first of three Hoosiers drafted to sign a contract. His four-year deal is worth $1.84 million and contained a $50,000 signing bonus.



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Back home again

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But the hectic two-week schedule at the famed racing venue has provided plenty of storylines to follow when the green flag waves for the 94th running of the Indianapolis 500 at 1 p.m. Sunday.


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Indy 500's 'Mr. Irrelevant'

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Nineteen-year-old Saavedra, driving for William Rast racing — a team Justin Timberlake sponsors — posted the slowest speed and was in 33rd place with only about an hour left of quals. But after a crash resulted in back pain, Saavedra was taken to get an MRI, and it looked as if his hope of qualifying was over.



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Education No. 1 goal for team

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Eighty-three members of the football team earned a 3.0 grade point average during the 2009-2010 academic year. Forty-two athletes earned the distinction in the fall and 41 athletes in the spring. 




Indy 500

Castroneves wins back-to-back poles

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Helio Castroneves won the pole position Saturday for the 2010 Indianapolis 500, with an average speed of 227.970 miles per hour. He even put up one lap at 228 miles per hour, the fastest lap since 2006. His 2010 qualifying speeds were faster than last year’s qualifying speed by 3.1 miles per hour.


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New hire a 'tremendous' addition

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Nathan Altenhofen wears the “defensive-minded coach” badge proudly. And given the emphasis IU women’s basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack has placed on defense, the team’s new assistant coach feels that’s where he can help jump-start the program