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Indiana's rugged Derek Elston

Derek Elston Even after watching just one practice, I was sold on freshman forward Derek Elston. A sturdily built 6-9, 220 pounds, Elston ran with the guards, effectively put the ball on the floor, ripped down rebounds, and passed very well for his position. He just looked like a basketball player.  Full Story

Hoosier baseball signs nine

Tracy Smith

Head Coach Tracy Smith and the Indiana baseball staff have signed nine players to continue their baseball careers at Indiana University beginning in the 2010-11 season. "Once again, we were able to pull kids from all over the country to come to IU," Smith said. "The exposure from the Big Ten Network is huge for us. We can literally pick up the phone and talk to a prospect anywhere in the United States and there is a good chance they have seen us play on TV."

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IU men's soccer makes NCAAs again

Lee Hagedorn

The Indiana men's soccer team was awarded an at-large berth into the 2009 NCAA Tournament and will face the Louisville Cardinals in the first round on Thursday (Nov. 19) at 7 p.m. on Jerry Yeagley Field at Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington. The winner of this match will play host to No. 12-seed Butler on Sunday.

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Glass announces attendance milestones

Fred Glass

Thanks in large part to a dramatic increase in student attendance, Indiana University football will average more than 40,000 fans per game, including over 10,000 students for the first time in 17 years, IU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Fred Glass announced Tuesday (Nov. 18). IU has averaged 40,478 fans per game through its first five home contests, and ticket sales for the home finale against Purdue already exceed 40,000, thus ensuring the plus 40,000 milestone.

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IU's Chappell, Bugg and Burgess named Academic All-District

Ben Chappell

Indiana junior quarterback Ben Chappell, senior long snapper Brandon Bugg and junior running back Trea Burgess earned spots on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V team, it was announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

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IU's women's cross country team qualified for NCAAs

Wendi Robinson

The NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Track and Field Committee announced last Sunday (Nov. 15) the team and individual qualifiers for the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships. The Indiana women's team received one of 13 at-large bids into the national meet after finishing fourth at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in Bloomington on Saturday (Nov. 14). The bid is the first for the Hoosier women since 2004.

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Women's hoops visits National Civil Right Museum

Felisha Legette-Jack

On Nov. 12, while on a road trip to play Memphis, the Indiana women's basketball team visited the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel, the site of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Previous issue

Chappell photo

In the last issue of 24 SPORTS/1 TEAM, IU freshman cross country runner Andrew Poore and football quarterback Ben Chappell were featured. There also were stories about IU basketball -- a women's team preview and a men's Halloween feature -- and academic honors for soccer's senior defender Ofori Sarkodi and all IU athletes who earned at least a 3.2 grade point average in the 2009 fall and/or spring semesters.

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