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Ready to fly
Indiana State swingman Khristian Smith was a fixture at Sycamore basketball events during the 2011-12 season.
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Sycamore gridders get to work
Indiana State football coach Trent Miles is not usually one who has trouble finding motivation for his teams. With the 2012 season beginning today with ISU’s first official practices, Miles has turned to history as motivation.
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Baltimore still gives to Colts
First there was the Tampa Two. Now, when it comes to the future of the Indianapolis Colts defense, there’s the Baltimore Three.
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IU football seeks improvement
Indiana University athletic director Fred Glass said it best on Thursday.
“I’m glad we’ve got our obligatory transition year under our belts,” Glass said at IU’s football media day.
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METRO ROUNDUP: Engineers picked sixth in HCAC preseason grid poll
Rose-Hulman has been selected to finish sixth in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference this season in a preseason poll of league football coaches.
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ISU and WTWO reach three-year broadcasting agreement
The Indiana State athletic department and Nelligan Sports Marketing announced Thursday the renewal with WTWO and WAWV TV for the local television broadcast rights of Sycamore football and men’s and women’s basketball, as well as expanding to baseball in 2013.
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‘The Baddest Little Show on Earth’ comes to Terre Haute Aug. 8
Danny 'Lil Nasty Boy' Campbell among wrestlers with Extreme Midget Wrestling Federation to perform in Club TK's.
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High school football practice began Monday in Indiana
High school football practice began Monday in Indiana, with Terre Haute North and Terre Haute South getting in a pair of morning workouts and West Vigo practicing in the afternoon and evening.
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Mathis, Freeney must anchor unrecognizable defense
Robert Mathis enjoys the idea of being called an outside linebacker who can still rush the quarterback. Dwight Freeney, on the other hand, would rather be referred to as a pass rushing defensiveend who will drop back in pass coverage on occasion.
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Zionsville wins 1st golf invitational
Monday was the first day for high school girls golf matches to be played and 10 teams got the season started in the Plainfield Invitational at Deer Creek Golf Club.
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METRO ROUNDUP: Wendlandt candidate for top award
Former Indiana State women’s soccer player Morgan Wendlandt has been nominated for the 2012 NCAA Woman of the Year award.
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METRO ROUNDUP: Brock hurls complete game as Post 346 advances to finals
The Wayne Newton Post 346 junior American Legion baseball team advanced to the state finals on Sunday, beating host Kokomo Post 6 7-3 in the regional championship game.
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Sullivan rolls past Washington in Legion sectional tournament
Turnabout seemed only fair, the American Legion baseball players from Sullivan Post 139 must have figured Saturday.
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METRO ROUNDUP: North LL gets no-hitter to open 11-12 state tourney
Blade Pittman, Kendal Riley and Chance Cooper combined on a no-hitter to lead Terre Haute North to a 2-0 victory over Dyer in the first day of pool play in the Little League 11-12s state tournament on Saturday.
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METRO GOLF ROUNDUP: Myers wins CCTH title
Phillip Myers won the Country Club of Terre Haute club championship for the third time on Saturday, besting Derek Depuydt in a playoff.
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METRO ROUNDUP: Junior tennis tournament under way
The following are results of the first day of the Old National Bank Classic Jr. Tennis Championships. Play will continue at 9:30 a.m this morning.
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Four years to try Luck
With the start of training camp one week away — players are due to report July 28 at Anderson University — the Indianapolis Colts signed rookie quarterback Andrew Luck to a four-year contract Thursday afternoon.
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Sullivan opens Legion sectional with victory
Sullivan Post 139 got three gift runs in the bottom of the third inning Thursday evening and was able to coast most of the way after that in American Legion baseball sectional play at Jennings Field, finally holding off Washington’s Freedom Post 120 by a 6-4 score.
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Starting role suits Cunningham as Rex win
Nick Cunningham took the mound Thursday in his relatively new role as starting pitcher looking to give the Terre Haute Rex some breathing room atop the Prospect League West Division standings.
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Red-hot Hunter-Reay goes for fourth straight at Edmonton
Ryan Hunter-Reay goes for his fourth straight victory Sunday in IZOD IndyCar Series action in Canada.
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METRO ROUNDUP: Mountain Dew Tour visits Country Club of Terre Haute
More than 90 junior golfers were on the Country Club of Terre Haute course Thursday for Mountain Dew Tour action.
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HUGHES NEWS & VIEWS: Yelovich still striking the ball long on LDA Tour
In June 2011, I wrote a feature story about former Indiana State basketball center Mick Yelovich making a name for himself as a golfer on the Long Drivers Association (LDA) Tour.
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Riley settles for 2nd at Cal Ripken tourney
The Riley 12-and-under baseball all-stars entered Monday evening’s Central Indiana Cal Ripken championship game with a 3-0 record in the tournament being played at their home complex.
But that was before they faced Connersville.
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ISU women's basketball hires final assistant
Indiana State women’s basketball coach Teri Moren announced the addition of Joey Wells to her coaching staff Monday. Wells comes to Indiana State as an associate coach after spending the past five seasons on the staff at Lamar University.
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METRO ROUNDUP: Juniors on course at Mountain Dew event
Wabash Valley players had top finishes in a Mountain Dew Tour golf event played at the Bloomington Country Club.
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Season-best time set in Martinsville harness race
A state season-best time in Illinois fair harness racing was recorded Wednesday at the Martinsville Agricultural Fair.
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Post 346 tops Sullivan 5-1
Wayne Newton Post 346 continued a busy week in American Legion baseball with a 5-1 victory over Sullivan Post 139 on Wednesday, defeating a future sectional opponent.
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METRO ROUNDUP: ISU basketball players honored by NABC
The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced the its NABC Honors Court this week, recognizing collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the 2011-12 season.
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It’s an ever-growing Little League
Despite the ever-present challenges facing youth baseball organizations, Little League District 4 Administrator Mike Howard feels his organization has a solid footing when he steps down from his position later this summer.
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Rex cool off against Springfield
It was a game Terre Haute probably didn’t deserve to win, and, despite an outstanding bullpen effort and focused hitting in the last few innings, the Rex did lose Monday for the first time since July 4 at Quincy.
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