MEN'S GOLF: Merkel selected to play in NCAA Regional
May 9, 2012Following the Mid-American Conference Championships last weekend, Tyler Merkel won't have much of a break from golf.
Following the Mid-American Conference Championships last weekend, Tyler Merkel won't have much of a break from golf.
RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina voters approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday defining marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman, becoming the latest state to effectively slam the door shut on same-sex marriages.
INDIANAPOLIS - U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar was ousted Tuesday by a tea party-backed challenger in Indiana's Republican primary, abruptly ending the nearly four-decade career of a popular politician who built a reputation as a diplomat but whose critics argued had ceded too much ideological ground to represent a conservative state.
INDIANAPOLIS - U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar was ousted Tuesday by a tea party-backed challenger in Indiana's Republican primary, abruptly ending the nearly four-decade career of a popular politician who built a reputation as a diplomat but whose critics argued had ceded too much ideological ground to represent a conservative state.
Ball State received three First Team All-MAC selections in sophomore left fielder Jennifer Gilbert, senior shortstop Alison Mercado and senior catcher Amanda Montalto.
INDIANAPOLIS - U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar was ousted Tuesday by a tea party-backed challenger in Indiana's Republican primary, abruptly ending the nearly four-decade career of a popular politician who built a reputation as a diplomat but whose critics argued had ceded too much ideological ground to represent a conservative state.
Having dropped six straight and seven of its last eight games, and allowed its opponents to score five or more runs in four of its last six defeats, Ball State (11-32) will look to snap its current misfortunes when it travels to in-state rival Valparaiso for the final mid-week non-conference game of the season.
Back at Ball State University, I am used to one week for spring break.
WASHINGTON - The White House pressed Republicans Monday to back Democratic legislation preventing interest rates on federal student loans from doubling in July as the two parties remained deadlocked over how to pay for the move.
As of the 2012-13 season, Tommy Rouse won't be Ball State's only libero on the roster.
INDIANAPOLIS - The nation's largest shopping mall operator is now also the world's largest real estate company.
Golf's greatest enemy struck the final round of the Mid-American Conference Championships on Sunday, leading to an fourth-place finish for the Ball State men's golf team.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced Monday the signing of 11 rookie free agents after this past weekend's rookie mini-camp.
Two home runs from junior first baseman Billy Wellman weren't enough for Ball State (11-32, 6-15) to salvage a win in the home finale in the 9-7 loss Sunday against Western Michigan (20-24, 10-10).
WASHINGTON - The White House pressed Republicans Monday to back Democratic legislation preventing interest rates on federal student loans from doubling in July as the two parties remained deadlocked over how to pay for the move.
INDIANAPOLIS - Early voting has wrapped up ahead of Indiana's primary, with the Republican Senate race between Richard Lugar and Richard Mourdock not grabbing voter interest like the Democratic presidential primary did four years ago.
WASHINGTON - The Associated Press has learned the CIA thwarted a plot by al-Qaida's affiliate in Yemen to destroy a U.S.-bound airliner using a bomb with a new design around the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden.
Rain prevented Ball State from having a chance to continue to move up the Mid-American Conference Championships leader board Sunday.
