From Purdue Sports Information CREAZZO, Italy – Freshman guard Rapheal Davis’ game-high 23 points and a pair of double-doubles from young post players were part of a dominating offensive performance that spurred the Purdue men’s basketball team to a 105-69 win over Vicenza All-Star on Tuesday night. Davis knocked down 11-of-14 (.786) shots from the […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue’s Akeem Shavers says he could run for more than 1,000 yards this year. At most schools, that would just be typical talk. Most usually have a back who can reasonably expect to get close. This, however, is Purdue, the Cradle of Quarterbacks. The Boilermakers have […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — This is part of Danny Hope’s Media Day press conference, which lasted more than an hour on Aug. 10. He addresses the fact that Ohio State and Penn State are ineligible for bowl games this year, how to deal with expectations, how to get three quarterbacks enough practice reps, Purdue’s offensive […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Swag. Swagger. Swagging. However you want to say it, there’s plenty of it at Purdue. It’s quite a change. Danny Hope’s team has a new vibe after three previous seasons that began with some degree of potential were derailed by injuries. The Boilermakers have 19 starters back from last year’s 7-6 team […]
Continue ReadingBy Purdue Sports Information Purdue Men’s Basketball Takes Down All Star Italy In Tour Opener ROME – Rapheal Davis led the way with 15 points and Donnie Hale put up a double-double as the Purdue men’s basketball team stormed to an 80-38 victory over All Star Italy in the opener of its four-game Italian tour. […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Brian Cardinal was awestruck when he saw the court that bears his name and the surrounding new facilities. Back in 2008, Cardinal and his wife, former Purdue women’s player Danielle Bird, donated $250,000 to the renovation project for a practice court, leading Purdue to name it […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor The Alumni Game is over, and Lewis Jackson’s last-second shot over Brandon Brantley sealed one more win for Gene Keady on the court named for him in Team Black’s 73-70 victory over Team Gold. An impressive group of Boilermakers played. On Team Black: Brett Buscher, Chris Kramer, Bobby Riddell, Tim Ervin, […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor With the score tied at 70 and each team in the Purdue alumni game leaning more heavily on the young guns as time went on at the non-air conditioned Mackey Arena, Lewis Jackson gave 76-year-old Gene Keady one more great moment at Mackey Arena. In the waning seconds, Brian Cardinal […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Chris Kramer is one of the best defensive players in Big Ten history, the only one to be named to the league’s all-defense team four straight years. He was a member of Purdue’s 2009 Big Ten Tournament and 2010 Big Ten championship teams. The three-time team captain was a two-time […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Legendary former Purdue basketball coach Gene Keady will return to the sideline at Mackey Arena on Saturday for the Alumni Game. He will coach against his protege, Matt Painter, at 2 p.m. Keady, the winningest coach in Purdue history, led the Boilermakers to six Big Ten championships, including three straight […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Note: The editor grew up in Omaha, Neb. as a Nebraska Cornhuskers fan and now lives in Indianapolis. Taylor Martinez drives you crazy. One moment, Nebraska fans are cringing as they watch that awkward windup of a throwing motion yield another looping, fluttering pass that lands in the waiting hands of a […]
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