Ball State University

AGAINST THE ODDS

DAN PALOMBIZIO: Ball State's 6'8" forward hit 24 of 38 shots from the field, 25 of 30 free throws and had 33 rebounds in three games as the Cardinals won the MidAmerican tournament and an NCAA bid.

Ball State's Ray McCallum, 5'9", is the Mid-America's top scorer ever

•Tommy John, California Angel pitcher, when asked following a clubhouse burglary whether he was missing anything: "My fastball."

Like South Carolina, Texas A&M, Arizona State, Stanford, Colorado and Ball State had their high hopes for the season jolted in the first weekend of play.