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MEN'S BASKETBALL: Cardinals get road win over Huskies

Four players score in double figures to lead Ball State

Ball State avoided comparisons to NAIA member Roosevelt Saturday with a 75-65 win over Northern Illinois in Dekalb. Full story

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MEN'S BASKETBALL: Time to respond after crushing loss

Taylor focusing on ending defensive lapses

At first glance, Saturday's 51-48 loss to Eastern Michigan looked like a defensive battle, one coach Billy Taylor could at least build on. Full story

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MEN'S BASKETBALL: Ball State heads north to play struggling Northern Illinois

Davis is five assists away from fourth all-time in Ball State history

Ball State is currently in a stretch where it faces four out of five Mid-American Conference games on the road.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Ball State suffers double-digit loss to Toledo

Rockets score at will as Robinson hits 20 points on 9-of-10 shooting

Coach Kelly Packard opted to go with a bigger lineup against Toledo, but the strategy failed considerably as Ball State dropped its second consecutive Mid-American Conference road game of the season, 63-48, Thursday night.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL: Cardinals rout Chippewas on road

Team uses 16-3 run to start game to grab win

Ball State was led by several new faces Wednesday night in an impressive 73-52 road victory over Mid-American Conference West Division opponent Central Michigan.

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PHOTO GALLERY: Women's Basketball v. Northern Illinois

The Cardinals fell to Northern Illinois 49-46 on senior night.

PHOTO GALLERY: Men's Basketball vs. Toledo

The Ball State University men's basketball team faced the University of Toledo Sunday afternoon and came out with a victory, 71-43. The Cardinals will face Western Michigan University Wednesday at 7p.m. at Worthen Arena. Click on the link to see a photo gallery of the game.

PHOTO GALLERY: Ball State women's basketball falls on the road to Missouri

Despite a one-point halftime lead, the Ball State University women's basketball team lost to Missouri University 66-55 on Saturday in Columbia, Mo. View the best images from this non-conference game with the newest DN|Online photo gallery.

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North Quad rededicated Wednesday

The North Quadrangle held a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony Feb. 8 to celebrate the building's renovations.

Indiana police: Man tried to steal woman's dentures

NEW CASTLE, Ind. — An eastern Indiana man faces a battery charge for allegedly trying to pull a woman's dentures out of her mouth.

Students interact with Finnish counterparts

Communicating across an ocean and nearly 5000 miles of distance, about 15 people participated in a videoconference Wednesday morning with a handful of Finnish students at the University of Helsinki.

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'The Last of the Red Hot Lovers' arrives in time for Valentine's Day

Ball State alumnus directs dramatic comedy production for Muncie Civic Theatre performances

Muncie Civic Theatre's presentation of "The Last of the Red Hot Lovers" will give audiences a glimpse at relationships in 1969 — in the midst of the sexual revolution.  

Sigma Nu hosts annual Miss Greek contest

14 students to compete in philanthropic event

On Saturday, Sigma Nu is hosting their annual spring philanthropy Miss Greek. Miss Greek is a beauty pageant for the social sororities at Ball State affiliated with Panhellenic Council and National Pan-Hellenic Council. This year, there will be 14 women competing from eight sororities.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL: Ball State wants consistency on offense against BGSU

Team averaging nine points per game under season average in four game losing streak

Confidence often goes hand-in-hand with continuity on the court and coach Billy Taylor has switched up his starting lineup twice over the past four games looking for it. 1 comment

BASEBALL: Cardinals make use of warm weather

Ball State practices outside three times in first preseason week

The same weather that drew rave reviews from the out-of-town visitors to Indianapolis for the Super Bowl last week has also been a boon for Ball State baseball.

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STAY PERFECT: Social media has an actual purpose

Frankly, I don't enjoy social media as a past time. I have neither Facebook nor Twitter.

EUROPEAN EXPERIENCES: Beligium waffles do exist, but don't forget about the chocolate

This past weekend, I traveled outside of the UK for the first time. Needless to say, I was very excited to have my first European adventure.

Super Bowl

Amid Super Bowl kudos, Indy cleans up, looks ahead

INDIANAPOLIS — Bleary-eyed and jubilant, Super Bowl organizers swung into cleanup mode Monday and hoped the rave reviews from fans and journalists over how it pulled off its first Super Bowl will draw the NFL's showcase event back to town.

Super Bowl draws record 111.3M viewers on NBC

NEW YORK — For the third consecutive year, the Super Bowl set a record as the most-watched television show in U.S. history.