By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent It has been a long time in coming, but Notre Dame may finally be on the way to becoming a football conference member. Wednesday’s announcement of Notre Dame joining the ACC in all things sports except for football honestly stunned me on several fronts when I heard the news, but […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Briann January shook her head in disbelief when she heard the numbers. Tamika Catchings simply smiled. The Indiana Fever shot 33 percent from the field against the Seattle Storm and somehow won by 24 points. Wow, January said as she tried to grasp the significance of what she’d heard. Katie […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent When Brian Kelly stepped to the podium at the Guglielmino Athletics Complex to begin his weekly press conference, he didn’t waste any time giving a state of the program two games into the 2012 season. We’re happy to be 2-0, the Irish boss said. There certainly are some great performances […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor It’s becoming safer for Purdue football fans to dream big. The program is in a better place today because of its solid performance against Notre Dame. The Boilermakers lost a 20-17 nailbiter, and if you were watching the final minutes, you lost your football fan card if you turned the channel. Notre Dame isn’t old-school Notre Dame, […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Even a couple days removed from the win over Purdue, it’s still hard for me to completely rationalize why Irish coach Brian Kelly turned to Tommy Rees late in the game. I know, I know the move resulted in Rees leading Notre Dame down the field and in position to […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent New addition Sam Young’s deal with the Pacers is for one year and only partially guaranteed, Young’s agent told IndySportsLegends Monday. Young and agent Joel Bell had maintained a steady dialogue with Indiana after free agency opened July 1. The Pacers announced Young’s signing Sept. 6. He thought it was […]
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ISL’s Ben Fahrbach took photos at the Chatard-Cathedral game on Friday. These are 10 shots of the first half before the rain came and forced the second half of the game played at Lawrence Central to be pushed to Saturday. Class 3A No. 1 Chatard led 7-0 at halftime and went on to beat 4A No. […]
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From the Indianapolis Colts Culver Academy coach Andy Dorrel has been named the Colts/NFL Coach of the Week after his Eagles defeated Lafayette Central Catholic, ending their 48-game win streak dating back to 2008. The Culver Academy Eagles improved to 3-1 on the season with a thrilling 14-12 win over Class A No. 1 ranked […]
Continue ReadingBy CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent What we learned in Week 2 of the college football season: 1. Ho-hum for Alabama. At least for the early, nonconference portion of the schedule. Things change this weekend. 2. Think Arkansas wasn’t looking past Louisiana-Monroe to the Tide? Questions now are (1) how John L. Smith guides the Bacon […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Katie Douglas joined an elite WNBA scoring club, then just kept on scoring. The Indiana Fever forward became just the 10th WNBA player to score 5,000 career points when she made a layup early in the third quarter Sunday night against the Phoenix Mercury. Her season-high 30 points, 18 in the second half, led Indiana to […]
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By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent Purdue commitment Danny Etling struggled against 5A number one Carmel’s defense. Etling finished the game just 6 of 16 for 109 yards and one interception as the Greyhounds defeated his Terre Haute South Braves 38-0 on Saturday. In a game postponed from Friday due to severe weather, Carmel gained 466 yards […]
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