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Sampson ready for fall after uncertain summer

By Matt Dollinger · Sunday, Aug. 6,2006 8:15 p.m.

Don't ask IU basketball coach Kelvin Sampson how the team is going to do this year. Truth of the matter is, he doesn't know. "There's an excitement with me since I am coaching a new team," Sampson said. "People ask me, 'How are we going to be this year?' And I have no idea, no clue." He isn't blowing you off when he says he has no idea; he genuinely doesn't know. Sampson is inheriting a team that although is talented, hasn't been able to work much under Sampson this summer. Due to NCAA rules, Sampson and every other head coach in the nation, is forbidden to practice, scrimmage or even watch tape together with his team. Sampson cannot coach his new players in a practice situation until Aug. 28, when classes begin.

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Bloomington Criterium fields current, former Little 500 riders

By Julie Mahomed · Sunday, Aug. 6,2006 7:58 p.m.

In a sport that has recently been plagued by scandal at the Tour de France, amateur cyclists ride harder than ever with hopes of climbing up the ranks. Current and former Little 500 riders alike go shoulder to shoulder to test their endurance, strength and will to tolerate the summer heat throughout a series of races around the Midwest. Cyclists from all over the Midwest rode into Bloomington Saturday to see for themselves if riders in the home of the Little 500 are as strong as the movie "Breaking Away" portrays. The TrueSport.com Downtown Bloomington Criterium, sponsored by Tortuga/Big Brothers Cycling Team, was held on a three-fourths-mile loop around downtown Bloomington.

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NASCAR fans like no other

By Ari Shifron · Sunday, Aug. 6,2006 7:54 p.m.

Driving around Bloomington you will see flags and banners on cars signaling a devotion to NASCAR. Like fans of other sports, NASCAR fans tend to be very committed and pledge allegiance to their driver. Matt Kovacinski, a recent IU grad, summed up the devotion of NASCAR fans like himself.

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Johnson comes from behind to win Brickyard

By Alyson Brodsy and Jenna Fryer · Sunday, Aug. 6,2006 7:52 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- If Jimmie Johnson wants to finally capture his first Nextel Cup championship, winning at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was a step in the right direction. Johnson pulled off a gritty win at the Brickyard on Sunday, battling back from an early tire problem to take the lead, only to see it evaporate when a late debris caution bunched up the field. It dropped him from first to eighth and forced him to slice his way to the front in the final 14 laps.

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Wilmont to represent IU on Big Ten Foreign Tour

By Matt Dollinger · Sunday, Aug. 6,2006 7:51 p.m.

With the heat in Bloomington hovering around unbearable, one Hoosier has found a way to escape the heat: Australia. The Hoosier traveling to Australian isn't Melbourne native Ben Allen. It happens to be senior shooting guard Rod Wilmont. For the past three days, Wilmont and 10 other Big Ten basketball players have been participating in a three-day training session led by University of Michigan basketball head coach Tommy Amaker.

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Hoosier feels at home on bricks

By David A. Nosko · Thursday, Aug. 3,2006 10:30 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The residents of Columbus, Ind., might write-in a presidential vote in 2008, to none other than 2005 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Champion Tony Stewart.

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Colts already getting hit with injuries

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Marot · Wednesday, Aug. 2,2006 6:47 p.m.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- It was only Day 2 of training camp and already the Indianapolis Colts are dealing with injuries. Three defensive starters and two other projected contributors all watched Monday morning's practice from the sideline. The most prominent name on the new list -- defensive tackle Montae Reagor, who had an MRI on his sore knee Monday night. Coach Tony Dungy said the Colts were still waiting for a diagnosis but expected Reagor to rest for the next few days.

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Coaches, players gain knowledge at IU soccer camp

By Matt Cunningham · Wednesday, Aug. 2,2006 6:47 p.m.

About 1,800 soccer players from across the nation and from as far away as Brazil, Japan and Luxembourg recently finished their IU soccer camp experience after completing their last of three summer sessions. The IU camp, which has been around for more than 30 years, is one of the most prestigious of its kind. Former campers include DaMarcus Beasley and Steve Ralston, both U.S. international players. "I think it is a good thing for the University," said third-year coach Mike Freitag. "It exposes a lot of kids to the University, not just soccer wise, but what sort of campus we have and school."

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IU hosts top swimmers

By Josh Bagriansky · Sunday, July 30,2006 11:52 p.m.

For the fifth consecutive year, IU's Counsilman/Billingsley Aquatic Center played host to the Speedo Champions Series.

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Patrick stays in IRL

By Alyson Brodsy and Andrew Seligman · Wednesday, July 26,2006 7:38 p.m.

CHICAGO -- New team. Same circuit. Danica Patrick is making a move, but she's staying with the Indy Racing League, for now. A switch to NASCAR will have to wait. Though she isn't ready to give up the speed of open-wheel racers for the popularity of stock cars, Patrick wants a change. One of the IRL's most popular drivers in years signed Tuesday with Andretti Green Racing, which has produced two straight series champions and last year's Indy 500 winner. "They're a very good team," Patrick said. "They have won races and championships the last couple of years. As a driver, that's something that sticks out and is something I want to be a part of."

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Introducing the new Hoosiers:

By Alyson Brodsy and Joel Sanders · Wednesday, July 26,2006 7:30 p.m.

In signing 6-foot-4, 230-pound tight end Brad Martin, the Hoosiers may have picked up its most versatile athlete in the 2006 class. Hailing from Marion Pleasant High School in Marion, Ohio, Martin led his team to an 8-3 finish his senior year and earned first team all-league honors as a tight end, defensive back and punter. He earned first team all-district as a tight end and all-state recognition in the Associated Press Division V poll in his senior campaign.

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Introducing the new Hoosiers:

By Alyson Brodsy and Joel Sanders · Wednesday, July 26,2006 7:28 p.m.

The Hoosiers added another weapon to their offensive repertoire with the signing of 6-foot-4, 235-pound tight end Jeff Sanders. Rated as the 25th-best prospect from Illinois by Rivals.com, Sanders, who chose IU over the University of Illinois and Vanderbilt University, led Sacred Heart-Griffin High School to a 14-0 record and its first state title in school history. Sanders is not the only player to join the Hoosiers from Sacred Heart-Griffin as red shirt junior running back Kenni Burns also played there. In the championship win over Rock Island Alleman, Sanders caught 10 passes for 134 yards. In his senior year alone, Sanders caught 59 passes for 671 yards and three touchdowns. During Sanders' high school career, Sacred Heart-Griffin posted a 38-2 record and three straight Central State Eight championships.

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Decisions, decisions

By Ryan Phillips · Tuesday, July 25,2006 12:05 p.m.

IU basketball is like a newly single guy; we just got out of a situation in which we really liked the girl, but it just wasn't meant to be.

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Beautifully played

By Ryan Phillips · Tuesday, July 25,2006 11:58 a.m.

While watching the World Cup last week at a sports bar in town, one of those "Joga Bonita" Nike commercials blared on the oversized flat screen in front of me. As I watched Brazil's Ronaldinho expertly knife his way through a group of helpless defenders I overheard a guy ask his buddies how anyone could consider soccer beautiful. He argued it was too boring and seemed pointless. "They kick a ball around, what's beautiful about that?" As I suppressed the urge to haul off and deck the jackass -- had his collar been popped there would have been no restraining me -- I pondered just how ignorant Americans are when it comes to the real football. On the whole, we simply don't get what it means to the rest of the world and probably never will. I'm here to try and bridge the gap and tell you why I love soccer and how I think it can change the world.

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Legette-Jack focuses on biggest recruit

By Matt Dollinger · Sunday, July 23,2006 8:18 p.m.

Hours before boarding a plane to Memphis on a recruiting trip, IU head women's basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack had her complete attention focused on a local recruit.

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Landis wins Tour de France

By Aaron Beard and Jamey Keaten · Sunday, July 23,2006 8:17 p.m.

PARIS -- The highs and lows of Floyd Landis' nail-biter of a bike race ended without a hitch Sunday as he won the Tour de France and kept cycling's most prestigious title in American hands for the eighth straight year.

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Introducing the new Hoosiers

By Joel Sanders and Joel Sansers · Wednesday, July 19,2006 9:23 p.m.

Ben Chappell With the signing of Bloomington South's Ben Chappell, IU football coach Terry Hoeppner accomplished something that the basketball team has struggled with in recent years: signing in-state talent. Hoeppner signed Chappell after IU's football camp the summer before his senior year, when the 6-foot-3, 215-pound quarterback threw for 2,359 yards and 27 touchdowns. That effort garnered him Associated Press, Indiana High School Football Coaches Association and Bloomington Herald-Times first team all-state honors. Chappell also ran for seven scores as he led the Panthers to the Conference Indiana Championship. His senior year witnessed a couple of standout performances. Chappell tied for the best production in 2005 and set a new school record with a six-touchdown performance against Pike on Sept. 30. Known as one of the "Seven Blocks of Limestone" -- the seven offensive linemen in the 2006 IU class -- Alex Perry is a 6-foot-7, 251-pound lineman from Morris Community High School in Morris, Ill. Perry hails from a football family and brings with him plenty of success.

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