The following is the text of a statement from Purdue athletic director Morgan Burke on the state of the Purdue football program. The Boilermakers entered the season with high hopes but have lost their first four conference games under increasingly unpopular coach Danny Hope. “Everyone around our football program has high expectations for the 2012 […]
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From the Indianapolis Colts: Doug Dinan of Fort Wayne Carroll has been named the Colts/NFL Coach of the Week, a program presented by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Dinan was selected after his Chargers defeated Class 5A No. 7 ranked Penn High School 14-13 in the sectional semi-finals. This is Carroll’s first win over […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Not since 2004, coming off a 61-win campaign in which Jermaine O’Neal finished third in MVP voting and Ron Artest was named Defensive Player of the Year, have the Indiana Pacers anticipated a season as much as they do this one. Back then, Donnie Walsh said Indy had a legitimate […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor There was only one way Purdue’s epic flop against Minnesota could have been worse, and guess what? It happened. Indiana won. What a double-whammy for Purdue coach Danny Hope. Purdue, which entered the season with all the returning starters and all the hype, fell behind 44-7 against Minnesota and eventually […]
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From INDYCAR INDIANAPOLIS, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 – The board of directors of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation convened a special meeting Sunday, Oct. 28 and has announced that Randy Bernard will relinquish his position as CEO of INDYCAR effective immediately. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation President and CEO Jeff Belskus was appointed as interim CEO […]
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By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent What we learned from our latest weekend in college football. 1. Alabama is free and clear for the BCS title game. With Oregon likely to win out and Kansas State hitting its stride, one fan base is going to be severely disappointed come early December if current trends continue. 2. […]
Continue ReadingBy CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent Hockey fans have been pretty glum lately. I know. I’m on the list. If anything, contract negotiations between owners and players have taken enough of a step back to the point where several national experts believe the league doesn’t want a deal of any sort. Honestly, it doesn’t matter if […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Notre Dame is for real. If there was any doubt, Brian Kelly’s fifth-ranked Irish silenced the critics with an extremely impressive 30-13 win at No. 8 Oklahoma. Go ahead start the national championship talk because it’s warranted. Barring something out of the ordinary, Notre Dame will be 11-0 when it […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I watched Greenwood play Indian Creek earlier this season and was impressed. I had heard about Roncalli and knew the Rebels were good. I was expecting a battle when Greenwood and Roncalli faced off in a Class 4A sectional game, but that’s not what I saw. Roncalli scored three touchdowns in the […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent If you’re not one of the lucky 82,112 to be in attendance Saturday night in Norman, Okla., you’ll probably be glued to your television watching what will be the biggest game of this college football season so far. Without question, it doesn’t get any bigger than No. 5 Notre Dame […]
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By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent Fortunately for Lawrence Central, winning is more important than how you look doing it. The 5A No. 1 Bears committed 12 penalties and two turnovers, but they still survived a late charge to hold on for a 21-14 win Friday in sectional play at Warren Central. Drake Christen finished the night with 200-all purpose […]
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