Renovations are continuing at Ball Diamond and the Softball Field at the First Merchants Ballpark Complex with the addition of the grandstand at the baseball field and new dugouts at the softball diamond.
Whitford said the rules were well-thought out and will help move the game in a good direction. He praised shortening the shot clock to 30 seconds, and said they will help college basketball become more consistent with the NBA and the International game.
Sophomore Jarett Rindfleisch was honored for his performance in the 2015 season, as he was named to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-Mideast Region First Team.
The Ball State men's basketball summer day camp, offered to boys in grades second through eighth, is meant to help young players improve on their skills and technique.
Ball State currently has six games that will be televised on one of the ESPN family of networks, Big Ten Network or the CBS Sports Network.
Alana Aguirre has committed to play at Ball State for the 2015-16 season. A 5-foot-10 guard, Alana transferred from Abilene Christian University.
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — A fourth-floor balcony of a California apartment building collapsed Tuesday, killing five Irish students and leaving eight other people with serious injuries during a 21st birthday party, officials said. All five of the dead in the college town of Berkeley were in the U.S.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg (BOO'-tah-juhj) has come out as gay in a newspaper editorial. The first-term Democratic mayor says in the personal essay published Tuesday in the South Bend Tribune (http://bit.ly/1dHOJza ) that he was well into adulthood before he was prepared to acknowledge that he's gay.
NEW YORK (AP) — The woman who resigned as head of a local NAACP branch after her parents said she was white said Tuesday that she started identifying as black around the age of 5, when she drew self-portraits with a brown crayon, and "takes exception" to the contention that she tried to deceive people. Rachel Dolezal said Tuesday on NBC's "Today" Show that some of the discussion about her has been "viciously inhumane."
OAK ISLAND, N.C. (AP) — Two young people were vacationing in the beach town of Oak Island, swimming in shallow, waist-deep water, when they were severely injured in shark attacks, town officials said Monday. The attacks — in which a 12-year-old girl lost part of her arm and suffered a leg injury and a 16-year-old boy lost his left arm less than 2 miles away — happened less than 90 minutes apart Sunday, officials said. The call about the girl came in about 4:40 p.m., and the call about the boy at 5:51 p.m., town officials said. Their names haven't been released, but officials said both were on vacation from other parts of North Carolina. Martha Harlan of New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington — about 25 miles away, where both victims were airlifted — said both were in good condition Monday morning after surgery. Officials said they couldn't confirm whether the same shark attacked them or give details on the size of the animal or animals. At the time they were airlifted, the victims' injuries were life-threatening, officials said.
ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — Opponents of a proposed $450 million central Indiana reservoir are vowing to continue their efforts to stop the creation of a commission that would handle planning for that project. The Anderson City Council on Thursday adopted an ordinance in favor of the Mounds Lake Commission, but the communities of Chesterfield, Daleville and Yorktown also must sign onto the commission concept. That multi-governmental agency would oversee planning of the proposed Mounds Lake Reservoir, a 2,100-acrelake stretching 7 miles through Madison and Delaware counties that would be created by damming the White River in Anderson.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drawing on real neuroscience and the latest psychological research, "Inside Out" goes where no animated film has gone before: Deep inside the workings of a young girl's mind. The much anticipated Pixar release, the studio's first in two years, bills itself as "a major emotion picture." Opening Friday, it centers on 11-year-old Riley, a happy, hockey-loving kid.
The Indiana State Budget Committee has approved $40 million for renovations of Schmidt and Wilson Residence Halls in the Johnson Complex. State Rep.
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DZHEZKAZGAN, Kazakhstan (AP) — A three-person crew from the International Space Station has landed safely in Kazakhstan after a longer than expected orbital stint. NASA's Terry Virts, Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency and Russia's Anton Shkaplerov returned to Earth after 199 days on the station, nearly a month more than planned. Their Soyuz capsule landed on schedule Thursday about 145 kilometers (90 miles) southeast of Dzhezkazgan. The mission's extension was caused by the failed launch of a Russian cargo ship in April. The Soyuz rocket that failed in April is used to launch spacecraft carrying crews, so Russian space officials delayed the crew's return and further launches pending an investigation. A Soyuz rocket successfully launched a satellite last week, and a new crew is set to head to the station in July.
BAUCHI, Nigeria (AP) — Three women wearing explosive vests blew up near Maiduguri in an apparent failed suicide bombing attack against Nigeria's beleaguered northeastern city, police said Thursday. Dozens of people died in suicide bombings in Maiduguri last week, all blamed on the extremist Boko Haram group, which regularly attacks the city as part of its six year battle to impose Islamic law in the north. Despite the attacks, officials announced this week that Maiduguri International Airport will soon reopen.
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A Muncie man is accused of posting threatening comments toward police officers in the city on Facebook, including the police chief.
Ball State graduate Charnice Milton was changing buses after covering a meeting when she was shot and killed on May 27. She was not the intended target, however, used as a human shield. Her family and those who knew her at Ball State described her as "inspiring" and a "champion."
Muncie community leaders gathered to officially break ground at the future side of Cornerstone Park, located downtown.
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Economic development organizations in eight central Indiana counties say they support the proposed $450 million Mounds Lake Reservoir project. The Star Press (http://tspne.ws/1B37bwZ ) reports that the CEOs of organizations in Blackford, Fayette, Grant, Henry, Jay, Randolph, Rush and Wayne counties released a statement Monday saying the project can "play a substantial role" in ensuring a prosperous future for East Central Indiana.
