From the WNBA For the fifth time in her career, Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings has been named the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year presented by Boost Mobile, the league announced today. Catchings previously won the award in 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2010. Catchings received 19 out of 41 votes, 11 more than Atlanta […]
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By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent OK folks, I’m heating up on Friday Night Lights Prognostications; 4-1 last week with my only miss being Chatard’s loss to Cincinnati Elder. That puts me now at 10-5 on the season. You won’t find Carmel vs. Warren Central among these picks; you’ll have to catch my preview for that […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Tamika Catchings has done so many impressive things the past four months that it’s hard to point to one above the others. I’ll try. Perhaps it’s that last year’s WNBA MVP actually posted better numbers this year. Maybe it’s that she did it playing a different position than last year, moving from […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor It’s time for Caleb TerBush to bring it. Purdue’s quarterback has been the subject of intense scrutiny and more and more, it appears that coach Danny Hope’s cart is being tied to the TerBush horse. There are people who doubt that Hope can win this year, even with the perfect […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly is towing the company line this week, saying Everett Golson remains the Irish’s starting quarterback going forward. Who Notre Dame’s starting quarterback will be going forward was a topic of discussion immediately following the 13-6 win over Michigan Saturday, and it continues to be a […]
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From Purdue Athletics WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Former Boilermaker All-American Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton will join the Purdue women’s basketball coaching staff, head coach Sharon Versyp announced Wednesday. The Naperville, Ill., native has been playing professional basketball since graduating from Purdue, most recently with the WNBA’s Washington Mystics. Lindsay will be a great addition to our staff […]
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From the Indiana Pacers INDIANAPOLIS – For the first time in franchise history, all 82 Indiana Pacers regular-season games will be televised this season as FOX Sports Indiana will carry 77 of those games along with two preseason games. The remaining five games will be televised by either TNT or ESPN. The FOX Sports Indiana […]
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From Purdue Athletics WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men’s basketball program, in conjunction with the Big Ten Conference, announced start times and television information for its 2012-13 season on Wednesday. The West Lafayette Regional of the 2K Sports Classic benefitting Wounded Warrior Project, which pits the Boilermakers against Bucknell and Hofstra, will be broadcast […]
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By J.W. CALINGER ISL Correspondent Note: The writer is a Pittsburgh Steelers fan who offers perspective on categories ranging from his Steelers and Nebraska Cornhuskers to professional wrestling. In this piece, he examines why NFL teams need veteran leaders at key spots, and why the Steelers’ lack thereof is a problem. He also looks at how not having […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Purdue coach Danny Hope isn’t worried about possibly losing the Notre Dame series, even though the Irish announced they will drop Big Ten member Michigan from the schedule after 2014. When the Notre Dame gained an affiliation with the Atlantic Coast Conference recently, speculation immediately began about the future status of all its […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Notre Dame’s a third of the way through its regular-season schedule and if the remaining two-thirds is anything like what we have seen; Irish eyes will definitely be smiling. The Irish are in the midst of their bye week and are enjoying a 13-6 victory over 18th-ranked Michigan this past […]
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