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Hoosiers set to host Michigan in home finale

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Sunday afternoon, seniors Laura McGaffigan and Cecile Perton will play their final match in Bloomington. The senior co-captains of the IU women’s tennis team have been staples in the team’s lineup since their freshman year, and their importance on and off the court has continued to grow.


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‘Major’ differences exist among Little 500 riders

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When senior Dylan Wickersham took his first diving class, he didn’t know it would lead him to major in underwater archaeology. He also didn’t know that his major, with a little business twist, would make him stick out from all the other hundreds of Little 500 riders in this year’s race.


Ronni Moore

Hoosiers set to take on Big Ten’s best, worst this weekend

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The IU softball team will host Michigan and Michigan State this weekend at home before embarking on a monthlong road trip. The 2-7 record the Hoosiers have on the road, coupled with a 1-9 mark in the Big Ten, doesn’t bode well for the future of the IU season.



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UPDATE: Kappa Delta wins women's Little 500

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As the cyclists for Kappa Delta drove from place to place during their spring-break training trip, a photo from the finish of last year’s Little 500 hung in their car. The photo shows then-Kappa Delta senior Lauren Ziemba crossing the finish line a mere inches behind Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Jess Sapp. And at the bottom their coach wrote “2007 will be different. Expect to win.”


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Hoosiers earn top seed in weekend meet

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The IU water polo team is undefeated in conference play, and it’s riding a seven-game winning streak. IU’s last game was an emotional overtime victory against rival Michigan. But heading into the Western Division Championships this weekend in Ann Arbor, Mich., none of it matters.



Geoffrey Miller

Sewing Away

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MARTINSVILLE – From atop the bleachers at Bill Armstrong Stadium, thousands of fans that attend the Little 500 bike races can see how well their teams are performing. But for some race spectators, what the riders are doing is far less important than what they are wearing.




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NCAA backs text message ban

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INDIANAPOLIS – Coaches have spent the last several years upgrading their gadgets and learning the new tricks of recruiting. Now it may be time to turn back the clock.



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Sox’s Buehrle throws no-hitter

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CHICAGO – Mark Buehrle pitched the first no-hitter of the season Wednesday night – and he was nearly perfect, too. The Chicago White Sox left-hander faced the minimum 27 batters in a 6-0 victory over the Texas Rangers, picking off the only hitter he walked and throwing his team’s first no-hitter since 1991.



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Big Ten adds 2 games to next season’s schedule

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INDIANAPOLIS – The Big Ten basketball schedule is about to get a little tougher for everyone. Conference officials have approved an 18-game conference schedule starting next season, although details of how it will be implemented have not yet been released.


Ashley Wilkerson

IU looks to gain positive momentum

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The IU softball team has seen its fair share of hard times in the past week, but the Evansville game is just what the Hoosiers need to get back on their feet before jumping back into the Big Ten season.


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3-run home run by LaRoche carries Bucs past St. Louis

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ST. LOUIS – The Cardinals look a lot more like September duds than World Series champions. Tom Gorzelanny and Matt Capps combined on a four-hitter and Adam LaRoche hit a three-run homer in a 6-1 victory against St. Louis on Tuesday that gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a two-game sweep.



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New sport gains popularity

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This isn’t your typical recess game, and these aren’t your typical players. In only its second year of existence, the extreme dodgeball intramural season is under way. Consisting of 54 teams this year, the league’s regular season has recently concluded and the players anxiously await next week’s release of the playoff bracket.