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FOOTBALL: Rich Skrosky reportedly named head coach at Elon

Ball State football with be without one assistant coach for its bowl game. It was reported Wednesday afternoon that offensive coordinator Rich Skrosky will become the head coach at Elon. Skrosky, who has spent the last three seasons at Ball State under head coach Pete Lembo, will be introduced Thursday at noon as the new head coach, according to The Pendulum.


Pete Lembo says GoDaddy Bowl ideal

Head coach Pete Lembo is currently spending the week recruiting in the southeastern part of the country, but before he returns to campus, he has one stop to make. Mobile, Ala., for the GoDaddy Bowl news conference. On Sunday, it was announced that Ball State will play in the Jan.



	Pete Lembo looks downfield during the game against Akron on Oct. 26. Lembo has been with Ball State for three years. DN FILE PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY

FOOTBALL: Reports say Pete Lembo interviews with Connecticut today

Ball State football head coach Pete Lembo is on the road recruiting, but some are speculating he is interviewing for a coaching vacancy. Pete Roussel of coachingsearch.com reported Lembo was set to interview with Connecticut athletics director Warde Manuel in Atlanta today about the job. The Daily News confirmed Lembo isn’t in Muncie, but could not confirm where exactly he is.



Sophomore guard Nathalie Fontaine jumps up to get a rebound in the first half of the game against Western Kentucky on Dec. 7 at Worthen Arena. DN PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Fontaine’s three-point play sparks Cardinals

Head coach Brady Sallee watched his team’s 22-point lead evaporate. With 4:35 left, the Ball State women’s basketball team was tied with Western Kentucky at 68. Sophomore Nathalie Fontaine worked herself deep into the post, where junior Shelbie Justice found her with a lob pass. The Swedish transfer turned and fired, her opponent making contact with Fontaine as the ball rose through the air.



China gives no ground to Joe Biden in air zone dispute

BEIJING — Giving no ground, Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden traded strong arguments Wednesday over China’s contentious new air defense zone, with little indication of progress toward defusing a situation that is raising anxieties across Asia and beyond.


University reduces hours in response to Affordable Care Act

Ball State employees who currently have health care benefits will not lose those benefits because of the new health care law. In an email sent out this week, Randy Howard, vice president of Business Affairs and treasurer, said one of the guiding principles of Ball State’s compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is to avoid reductions in health care.


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