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Honda Motor Company and Hendrick Motorsports plan to team up to race full-time in the Sprint Cup Series starting at Daytona Int'l Speedway in July, a source close to HMS confirmed in a story exclusive to yours truly.A deal has been reached with Chevrolet for Hendrick to get out of its contract with the manufacturer that has helped the team win seven Sprint Cup championships since 1995. That deal

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the standings.after round 8 of 36 (Subway 500, Phoenix)1. 75 points - geoffrey miller (1 race win 4-Top 5's, 4-Top 10s)2. 45 points - trevor sager (1 race win, 1-Top 5, 4-Top 10s)3. 20 points - drew owen (1 - Top 5, 3 - Top 10s)Picks for the Aaron's 499 from Talladega.geoffrey miller (75 points) -tony stewart.trevor sager (45 points) - jimmie johnson.drew owen (20 points) - david gililland.

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the standings.after round 7 of 36 (Samsung 500, Texas)1. 75 points - geoffrey miller (1 race win 4-Top 5's, 4-Top 10s)2. 45 points - trevor sager (1 race win, 1-Top 5, 4-Top 10s)3. 20 points - drew owen (1 - Top 5, 3 - Top 10s)geoffrey miller (55 points + 20 points) - jeff gordon. Gordon finally pulls in a victory this season and at Phoenix.trevor sager (40 points + 5 points) - matt kenseth. A

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the standings.after round 7 of 36 (Samsung 500, Texas)1. 55 points - geoffrey miller (4-Top 5's, 5-Top 10s)2. 40 points - trevor sager (1 race win, 1-Top 5, 3-Top 10s)*3. 20 points - drew owen (1 - Top 5, 2 - Top 10s)Picks for the Subway Fresh Fit 500 from Phoenix.geoffrey miller (55 points) - jeff gordon.trevor sager (40 points) - matt kenseth.drew owen (20 points) - dale earnhardt jr.

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the standings.after round 7 of 36 (Samsung 500, Texas)1. 55 points - geoffrey miller (4-Top 5's, 4-Top 10s)2. 40 points - trevor sager (1 race win, 1-Top 5, 3-Top 10s)3. 20 points - drew owen (1 - Top 5, 2 - Top 10s)geoffrey miller (45 points + 10 points) - greg biffle. A solid day for this Roush driver.trevor sager (35 points + 5 points) - tony stewart. Again, Trevor gets Stewart's lack of self

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the standings.after round 6 of 36 (Goody's Cool Orange 500, Martinsville)1. 45 points - geoffrey miller (4-Top 5's, 4-Top 10s)2. 35 points - trevor sager (1 race win, 1-Top 5, 3-Top 10s)*3. 20 points - drew owen (1 - Top 5, 2 - Top 10s)Picks for the Samsung 500 live from Texas.geoffrey miller (45 points) - greg biffle.trevor sager (35 points) - tony stewart.drew owen (20 points) - dale earnhardt

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the iu baseball team got wasted by Evansville 8-1.ow.

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IndyCar team owner John Barnes pitched an interesting idea last weekend at the Honda St. Pete Grand Prix -- what if the series ran a support race for the Nextel Cup guys? Said Barnes:"We would make it where we would race on Saturday to replace a Busch or ARCA race, and they would race on Sunday.Continue reading this over at the FanHouse

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So yesterday, I harped on NASCAR's -- err, I mean ISC's -- plan to drop the current Washington track idea. And today, I've got more food for thought on the future of NASCAR.The Roanoke Times said today that NASCAR has finally admitted that the sport's growth spurt has leveled. They use the term "stagnant", and I use the term "duh".Continue reading this at the FanHouse....

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The Cup boys have the weekend off for Easter this week, so here at the NASCAR FanHouse, we won't be ranking the drivers according to their performance and likelihood of winning on track this week. Instead, this week is based on which driver would be the best hunter of Easter Eggs. So here it is, folks, this week's Easter Egg Hunt Top Picks.1. Kyle Busch. Simply put, Kyle is the youngest guy out

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A columnist dedicated a piece to slamming NASCAR here, and I fired back.---------------------------------------------------------Mr. Shaffer, As a fellow staff member of the Indiana Daily Student, I have put up with your writing for a while. A very high majority of the time you have no basis or sound reasoning to write the way you write. Essentially, you are nothing but sensational in your

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the standings.after round 6 of 36 (Goody's Cool Orange 500, Martinsville)1. 45 points - geoffrey miller (4-Top 5's, 4-Top 10s)2. 35 points - trevor sager (1 race win, 1-Top 5, 3-Top 10s)*3. 20 points - drew owen (1 - Top 5, 2 - Top 10s)geoffrey miller (35 points + 10 points) - jeff gordon. I'm mighty pissed about finishing second. A 20 point lead would be really nice.trevor sager (35 points + 0

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picks for Goody's Cool Orange 500 live from Martinsville.trevor sager (35 points) - tony stewart.geoffrey miller (35 points) - jeff gordon.drew owen (10 points) - dale earnhardt jr.the standings.after round 5 of 36 (Food City 500, Bristol)1. 35 points - trevor sager (1 race win, 1-Top 10)2. 35 points - geoffrey miller (3 - Top 5s, 3-Top 10s)*3. 15 points - drew owen (1 - Top 5, 2 - Top 10s)*=

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Today's adventures saw a visit over to Bill Armstrong Field for Miss-N-Out, a spring series event leading up to the Little 500. I liked these ones.

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so i shot my first baseball game today at sembower field on the iu campus. and i loved it. it was such a relief to get away from the baseline and have free reign, and i just love the color in these photos. iu won 2-1 on bottom of the 9th single to bring in the winning run.enjoy these. i'm proud.

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well, in case many of you (and when I say "many" and "you" i mainly dedicate that to my fellow pick em competitors and the kicker) don't know, I'm now on for blogging for AOL in the NASCAR Fanhouse.so where does that leave rough clarity? I don't even know. AOL is quite a bit of work as I've found, and I can't just copy posts and put them here, but I can link to AOL here, with story snippets. over

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first, he wrecks one of the world's classiest cars. Then he jokes about it.Go home, Eddie.

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the standings.after round 5 of 36 (Food City 500, Bristol)1. 35 points - trevor sager (1 race win, 1-Top 10)2. 35 points - geoffrey miller (3 - Top 5s, 3-Top 10s)*3. 15 points - drew owen (1 - Top 5, 2 - Top 10s)*= trevor still leads the standings due to race-wins tiebreaker.well, the COT was a success in its first race.trevor sager (35 points + 0 points) - matt kenseth. In a race that was not

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The shrub, Kyle Busch, held off a late charge by Jeff Burton and teammate Jeff Gordon to win the first ever Car of Tomorrow race at Bristol. On an unusually warm day in Thunder Valley, Busch managed to stay out front at the checkers because Jeff Burton raced him clean. The race could have easily been a different story, as Burton had several opportunities to push the 5 out of the way.Tony Stewart

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just getting the picks in before today's race at bristol. yeah, it's been one of those weeks. anyways, today starts a new era for nascar as the car of tomorrow rolls out for its first race in competition. today's forecast is also a new era for bristol as last year at this time, snow was a threat. today? a heat wave could push temperatures into record digits in the 80s. boy, that race track will

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Straight from the rim-riding day at Atlanta.The Story.Winner: Jimmie JohnsonHow it was done: Johnson got around Tony Stewart with 3 laps to go on a slide move through turn 2 and set sail from there.Top 5: Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, Jeff Burton, Juan Pablo MontoyaYellow Flags: 6 cautions for 27 laps, just one incidentPoints Situation: 1. Mark Martin, 2. Jeff Gordon (-8), 3. Jeff Burton (-11)News/

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the standings.after round 4 of 36 (Kobalt Tools 500, Atlanta)1. 35 points - trevor sager (1 pick 'em win, 1-Top 10)2. 25 points - geoffrey miller (2 - Top 5s)2. 10 points - drew owen (1 - Top 5, 1 - Top 10)this week, trevor pads his point lead and drew continues the slide. I didn't get to watch the race, so analysis is few and far.trevor sager (25 points + 10 points) - carl edwards. Carl ended up

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well, just as i had guessed it, the IU Hoosiers lost a close one against UCLA. final score 54-49. they had a valiant effort to tie the game late and made UCLA's heart skip more than one beat. just 13 points in the first half was the single lowest in the NCAA tournament in the shot clock era. That surely didn't help. I'm tired, and will have a season recap coming later in the week. Now, back to

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trevor sager (25 points) - carl edwards.trevor is hoping that carl snaps a drought in the win column this week, mainly so his transporter driver can shave. and because trevor thinks the backflip is cute.geoffrey miller (20 points) - jeff gordon. i've gotta go with my man for the third week. it seems like this weekend the 24 car could be in victory lane because he's starting 5th and the car was

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Good morning from sunny Sacramento, hours ahead of what could potentially be IU's last game of the year. The Hoosiers will do battle with the Bruins of the University of California - Los Angeles. Expect it to be one of the better games of the day for a few key reasons. IU will have to rely on hot outside shooting. UCLA has great defense. Indiana doesn't fall out of games. UCLA won the Pac-10 for

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I come to tonight in a state that I haven't been in awhile. Elated over an Indiana Hoosier basketball victory. In the first game that the Hoosiers have won that I have been a photographer at since they beat Michigan at home on January 27th. That includes losses at Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Minnesota, but not forgetting at the Big Ten Tournament last Friday against Illinois. Needless to say,

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Good morning, afternoon, or evening, whichever it is for you, because, well, I have no clue. This whole Cali time swing has me all screwed up, but I'm not complaining. Sacramento (where I am) is a lot more than I expected. It's very, very modern, but yet, has an old town feel. And everything is green.Like really green. It's a welcome change from the bland state Indiana is in during this time of

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A quick look at the top ten drivers in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series1) Jeff Gordon (+1) Gordo makes his first #1 appearance in the history of rank 'em this week. 3 Top-10s to start the year is stellar, and also its the first time he's done it since 1997.2) Mark Martin (-1) Sure, he's started strong, but he's insisting that he won't run a full schedule. And I'm starting to believe him. Shouldn't

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Ridin' the "razor blade" of handling at Vegas, here's a rundown of Sunday's happenings.The Story.Winner: Jimmie JohnsonHow it was done: Johnson passed Jeff Gordon and Jeff Burton on lap 240 and held in for his 24th career victory.Top 5: Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamiln, Matt Kenseth, Mark MartinYellow Flags: 9 cautions for 40 laps, just 1 caution shy of track recordPoints Situation: 1. Mark Martin, 2.

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the standings.after round 3 of 36 (UAW Daimler Chrysler 400, Las Vegas)1. 25 points - trevor sager (1 pick 'em win)2. 20 points - geoffrey miller (2 - Top 5s)2. 10 points - drew owen (1 - Top 5, 1 - Top 10)Well, your rough clarity host took his first overall victory in the NASCAR pick 'em contest with Jeff Gordon's 2nd place finish Sunday at Las Vegas. I took the 24 car for the second straight

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just a quick race update with 237 to go. 1) Robby Gordon is a moron.what was he thinking? three-wide into turn one early in the race? mor-on.2) We've had 3 cautions in the first 20 laps. 3.yep, the tire issue isn't gonna matter today. we have a caution before the tires ever get hot. and now, we just our fourth caution. aric almirola spun it on the frontstretch.this race could be over by 10pm est.

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After a week off for a visit south of the border by the Busch Series, the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series roars back to life this weekend in what can best be described as a crapshoot -- and no pun intended. Sure, the race is at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but luck will definitely play into determining who makes the trip to Victory Lane. The track has been completely reconfigured with more banking, the pit

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As they headed to the locker room for the break, the Hoosiers lead the Illini by 3, 24-21. Leading scorers are Shaun Pruitt with 8 for Illinois and DJ White and Armon Bassett of the Hoosiers with 7 apiece.The crowd? Mostly orange. However, the IU contingent is definitely heard. The Hoosiers could play much, much better still. And AJ Ratliff may have injured his hand. It seems OK for now, but

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Just to recap, our Big Ten winners so far today include Ohio State and Purdue. Right now, 2-seed Wisconsin leads 36-28 over Michigan State, who has started a small comeback. We'll see what happens there. Go Michigan State, i think.As for, of course, the important game today, the Hoosiers are expected to start Armon Bassett, Earl Calloway, Roderick Wilmont, Mike White and DJ White. It seems Kelvin

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I come to you now live from the United Center in Chicago courtside for the 207 Big Ten Tournament. Yeah, i'm excited.Right now, Ohio State and Michigan ar battling it out early in the 2nd half, and I am yet to see how Ohio State can ever be ranked number one in the country. They lead by 8 over a terrible Michigan team. Well, maybe not terrible but they are pretty damn bad.On to more important

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As IU heads into Spring Break on Friday (Thursday at 11am for me!), here's a quick idea of what's going to be showcased on rough clarity in the next few days.1) IU Men's Big Ten Basketball Coverage live from the United Center. The Hoosiers tip off at 9pm in Chicago as the 3rd seed in the 2007 Men's Big Ten Basketball Tournament. Look for me on ESPN+ and possible game updates here at half time.2)

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This week's edition of left field comes at us again with a similar topic -- people getting get caught with drugs in awkward situations. That leads me to believe that there is a strong possibility that getting caught with drugs generally comes at awkward moments, likely due to the offenders trying to hide them.But I digress. This week's left field offender comes at us from Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

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the iu basketball preview makes a return tonight, the last game of the regular season for the indiana hoosiers. the northwestern preview was missing because -- well -- i think about 13.97 people actually cared about the game. if iu would have lost, it would have been a different story. is penn state at home any different? not really, but it is senior night. tonight the hoosiers will effectively

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i thought i'd just do a little self-promotion for a little bit, because well, this is my blog. i shot the World's Toughest Rodeo in january at conseco fieldhouse in indy, and i entered a photo story about the event into a hearst photojournalism contest.check out the entry at the indiana daily student website by clicking multimedia and then world's toughest rodeo. thanks for enjoying.

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Welcome to the newest and snazziest part of rough clarity. No, it's not a baseball feature. It doesn't have anything to do with a weekly writeup from my liberal point of view. And it certainly has nothing to do with my left hand. However, any of these things may become a part of left field at any time.Left field is going to be a weekly shout-out to stupid, funny, crazy or ignorant. It's gonna be

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Comin' at 'cha with some news and notes from a long day in Fontana, Calif. on Sunday.The Story.Winner: Matt KensethHow it was done: Held off Jeff Gordon after a late restart with 4 laps to go for his second victory of the weekendTop 5: Matt Kenseth, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Burton, Mark MartinYellow Flags: 9 for 37 laps with 1 red flag (David Reutimann Turn 3 Crash)Points Situation: 1.

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the standings.after round 2 of 361. 20 points - trevor sager (1 pick 'em win)2. 10 points - drew owen* (1 - Top 5, 1 - Top 10)3. 10 points - geoffrey miller* (1 - Top 5)* = standings were decided by tiebreaker rule.Wow, boys, wow. Our three picks this week at California? They finished 1, 2, 3. Matt Kenseth (Trevor, scoring 20 points) took the win, Jeff Gordon (Geoffrey, scoring 5 points) took 2nd

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I thought I'd just leave a quick wrap from today's Nascar race in Fontana. Matt Kenseth grabbed his first win of the year in the Auto Club 500 with Jeff Gordon running second and Jimmie Johnson third. The race ended under a 4 lap shootout after David Reutimann pounded the wall. Oh, let me restate. SLAMMED the wall in turn 3 after contact from Greg Biffle. His hit brought out the red flag and gave

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drew neitzel dropped 15 in the second half to overcome the hoosiers 10 point half time lead and to lead the michigan state spartans to a 66-58 victory tonight at the jack breslin student center. the hoosiers, who had 0 turnovers in the first half, gave it away 16 times in the second half en route to losing their fifth straight road game. "Give Drew Neitzel credit, those shots were tough," said IU

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live from the breslin center ... it's your host, geoffrey miller.the hoosiers came out strong and firing. they lead at half time 30-20 in what has proved to be their best road half of basketball since the connecticut game. this team is what we've been seeing at home!it's a good thing the 3 ball is dropping in tonight here in east lansing. the hoosiers are 6-16 from behind the arc and 4 of 7 from

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well, we're here, and nice and on time. the parking is questionable, and we hope that michigan state parking services doesn't tow us. anyways, as i sit next to dick vitale and some other espn fellows, some thoughts on the arena.first off, wow. and second? WOW. the lighting is absolutely gorgeous. (yeah, that's the photographer in me) the arena is very, very fan friendly in terms of sight lines.

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this is kind of a funny situation. i'm sitting in bloomington right now and watching college gameday. in 7 hours, i'm going to be at that arena. it really feels like we need to have left hours ago, but in all reality it's a 4 and half hour drive. and right now we're 9 and a half hours away from game time in east lansing.the hoosiers will be taking on the spartans in this nationally televised

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baseball is just about ready to get started in full swing, and for this 2007 season, it looks like barry bonds could reach and pass henry aaron's all-time record of 755. jeff pearlman, a senior writer for sports illustrated, wrote this great piece talking about a single moment in 1998 that would change the face of baseball forever. two stars met and went on decidedly different paths.one will be

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the 2007 nascar pick 'em contest selections for the auto club 500 on sunday in california are (in order of current standings):drew owen (10 points) -- jimmie johnson"since a chevy hasnt won at fontana in the last 2 races there, i think a chevy is due, and since the only chevy's that have won there in the past couple of years are hendrick cars, im gonna call jimmie to win it"--geoffrey miller (5

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beck 5 of read center -- at least for the "suburbs" side of the floor -- got its first emergency room visit last night with our voyage to bloomington hospital. the lucky fellow? kevin gorkis, aka "the naperville bleeder".gorkis' fantastic evening started after getting a very questionable elbow to the jaw going up for a rebound in a one-on-one game against boston joe. some have said it merited an

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well the hoosiers came back nicely tonight with a win at home tonight. was it a great game? no. was it a win? yes, and that's all that matters. ben allen didn't play as much as i thought, but he did add four points. dj white looked good all around the hoop, with quite a few fadeaway jumpers knocked in. good stat of the night? the iu hoosiers forced 6 offensive fouls from the gophers. good win, 71

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an article in today's indiana daily student talks about how iu junior forward ben allen is looking to get some more playing time as the season comes to a close. and i don't blame him. he's a decent perimeter player that can serve well in a 3 or 4 spot, opposite of dj white. you gotta feel bad for the guy that is trying to be converted to a position he has never played -- and having to do it at

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kelly clarkson is a hero to many. she's that singing goddess that graces the walls and plays on the ipods. she is the american idol.for 12 year old girls.nascar is a homegrown sport. it's trying to evade its past of chicken and beer, rednecks and racing. it hates its roots. instead of main street it wants to be broadway. it's an american confusion.i hope you've drawn the conclusion to this point.

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i got tired of the basic template offered by blogger, and got tired of the title. so i got a new one. let me know what you think.enjoy.

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so it may seem a little awkward being a hoosier and all, but i have to give some props to david teague, the shooting guard from purdue. he shot lights out thursday against the hoosiers and really ignited the boilermakers to the win. and now, he was honored with big ten player of the week honors. david came from pike high school, and while i can't say i know him, my dad knew him pretty well from

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congratulations to drew "pb" owen on taking the first week of nascar pick 'em. drew chose david gilliland, the rookie who sat on the pole and led quite a bit early on in the race. the #38 m&m's machine scored an 8th place finish after having some troubles in the pits and rallying back late. i chose ricky rudd, who got caught up in a late race wreck and came home 26th, and trevor might have had

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some news and notes after settling down from a fantastic race.- 8th best.the finish on sunday with kevin harvick edging mark martin by .020 seconds (less than 4 feet) was the 8th closest finish in nascar history- parked.after flying through pit road trying to avoid a near wreck with about 15 laps to go, dave blaney ended up being the caution. thanks to gps telemetry, fox was able to show blaney

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update: the unofficial results from daytona now list jeff gordon as the 10th place finisher. the official results should be released by nascar sometime monday.nothing else describes that finish. harvick and martin down to the line. kyle busch losing it off of turn four. car after car after car piling up. clint bowyer crossing the line in his jack daniel's chevy not only on fire -- but upside down

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well, the hoosiers blew it. again. 58-55 to michigan. should stemler have shot? yeah. does this team have a lot of work to do? definitely.it seems that mental toughness is a problem with these guys. that's all i can muster to say. my disappointment is just overwhelming.but for now, the daytona 500 on fox. gets under way a little after 3 today, and that's where i'll be.hopefully we'll have a

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after another ugly road loss on thursday at purdue, the iu men's basketball team heads to michigan today to take on the wolverines. the hoosiers soundly defeated michigan in bloomington in march, but that has been no indicator as to how this team will play on the road. the odds are against the hoosiers saturday as junior lance stemler and earl calloway will both be out of the lineup. stemler

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so what's gonna be the award for winning 2007 pick em championship? i think dinner at a fast food joint of preference, and some form of trophy? maybe there could be an interesting bet laid down.ideas?

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the contestants.Trevor SagerDrew OwenGeoffrey Miller here's the challenge, pick the winner of each nascar nextel cup series event this season. win the season championship by scoring the most points. if your driver wins? you score 20 points. if no one's driver wins? the closest person's driver earns 10 points. regardless, the second place person's driver earns 5 points and the third place earns 0.

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8:39pm UPDATE: NASCAR has determined jeff gordon's winning car was just under an inch too low at the rear quarter panels due to a "part failure" that was "likely unintentional". despite this lack of intent, nascar will still move the 24 to the back of the field for the start of the 49th running of the daytona 500 on sunday. he will start 42nd. i realize nascar is trying to make a statement, but

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on the eve of the gatorade duels at daytona, michael waltrip learned of the repercussions his team will face after failing inspection before qualifying last sunday. waltrip will docked 100 driver points, his crew chief suspended indefinitely, his team manager ejected from the grounds of daytona, his primary car impounded by nascar, and a loss of 50 owner points before attempting to qualify for

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well, the snow and ice and rain turned into a little more sleep today for everyone at the IU campus. classes didn't start until noon, and i've gotta say it was a nice break. enjoy the visuals.

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the valentine's day game between IU and PURDUE has been postponed to Thursday, thus rendering my services unavailable, and losing my opportunity to visit south street bbq. talk about a tragedy.that brisket has me crying inside. thanks, purdue for your terrible snow removal efforts. who cares if you got a foot and a half of snow. i thought you all were engineers.btfd.

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well according to the local news, the world is ending due to the frozen concoction we call sleet, snow, and freezing rain.not in bloomington. we've had an inch of snow and about a quarter inch of ice since last night, and it seems to be pretty much another day in btown. further north, though, sheridan has gotten 16 inches of snow and its continuing to fall and drift. it just leaves you with one

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nascar has indeed reached a point of crossroads. they have a new car, but they are alienating fans. they are punishing cheaters, but they are still racing. they are driving for diversity, but only drivers with diverse portfolios behind them are driving. the sport is getting richer, but its fathers poorer. thatsracin.com's and the charlotte observer's david poole discussed the issues today on his

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i've been all over the country lately. i got to see how iowa city is nothing short of being a city in iowa. it's a great town to get out of. especially after the hoosiers fell in a disappointing game. last weekend i headed out to virginia to see that "one girl". what a great time, enjoying bojangles 3 times and also plenty of time just simply hanging out and doing nothing with her. i have to do

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i'm gonna post what i want. whenever i want. how i want. gotta love my rugged individualism, right?this site will serve as a place to contain some of my favorite photos that got printed or didn't, some funny shots, rants on whatever i please, celebratory cheer concerning nascar, and just a general place to go when you have the question "hey, i wonder what geoff is doing?".thanks for listening, i

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