From Purdue Sports Information WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A 10-game home slate, a spot in one of the nation’s premier early-season tournaments and the second edition of the Crossroads Classic headline the 2012-13 Purdue men’s basketball non-conference schedule, released on Friday. Of the known or potential opponents on the Boilermakers’ schedule, six advanced to postseason […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Indiana’s offseason began, not at 12:01 a.m. on July 11, but shortly before 10 p.m. on May 24. That’s when Pacers coach Frank Vogel turned to his bench to close the third quarter in a must-win Game 6. Down 68-66 to the Miami Heat with a mere 183 seconds on […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor What I’m going to share in this article will probably shock you if you haven’t watched the Indiana Fever lately. It might surprise you, even if you are an avid follower. The Fever are on pace to make more 3-pointers than any team in WNBA history. That’s right. The franchise that […]
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Tamika Catchings of the Indiana Fever is the Eastern Conference player of the week for games played Aug. 16 to Aug. 20, the league said in a news release on Monday. For Catchings, the reigning league MVP, her third Player of the Week award presented by Boost Mobile honor this season gives her 17 for […]
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From the Indianapolis Colts Boone Grove Head Football Coach Tony Tinkel has been named the Colts/NFL Coach of the Week, a program presented by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Tinkel was selected after his Wolves defeated Wheeler High School 30-12 on Friday night. This is only the second season for varsity football at Boone […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Warren Central’s defense looks like it plans to start and end its season at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Warriors steamrolled Merrillville and its highly respected quarterback, Jake Raspopovich, 35-7 on Friday night in the PeyBack Classic. For perspective, Raspopovich completed the same number of passes to Warren Central as to […]
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By SAM ROGIAN ISL Correspondent SEYMOUR, Ind.” Class 5A Franklin dug itself a deep hole early at Class 4A Seymour. The Grizzly Cubs needed extra time to climb out of it, but they finally got it done in a 28-21 overtime win over the Owls on Friday night. Franklin allowed host Seymour to go up 21-0 […]
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By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent The preseason No. 1 Carmel Greyhounds football team had a lot of new faces on the field in their first game since winning the 5A state title last season. It took a while, but they eventually looked like a typical Carmel team. The Greyhounds were dominant in the second half of […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Purdue went 3-1 on its trip to Italy. While it’s difficult to assess exactly how much this tells us because it’s unclear how good the Italian teams are, there are a few things that stood out while breaking down the stats. Rapheal Davis was the leading scorer. The freshman guard […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor There are few things in life I enjoy more than covering high school football. I’ve covered many of the biggest events in sports – the Final Four, the Olympics, the Super Bowl – and through it all, I have never taken prep football for granted. Tonight, I will cover two high school games for […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor The Fever and Mystics were tied at 45 in the third quarter when Tamika Catchings got that look in her eye. It’s a look opponents would rather not see, a warning that arguably the nicest person in the world has shifted into takeover mode. Uh oh. Catchings just won another gold […]
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