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Sinkhole near south end zone
Sinkhole near south end zone
IU football player Dustin Haas stands in a depression at Memorial Stadium caused by Wednesday’s heavy rains. The damage apparently is a result of pressure from rushing water underneath the artificial turf field, breaking cement that supports the field. The sunken part of the field, just past the south end zone, is perhaps 10 feet long [...]
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