By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Danica Patrick is still looking for her first win at Indianapolis. Patrick completed 38 laps at the first ever NASCAR Nationwide Indiana 250 before crashing into Reed Sorensen. Here is part of her reaction: Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/cliffbrunt_isl Follow us on Facebook: ISL Facebook Other stories: Behind the scenes at […]
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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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Danny Hope probably could make as much money selling cars as he does coaching football. The fiery leader can find something positive in the most dismal performance. He’s had to be that way: Purdue has struggled on the field during his three-year tenure, and the injury bug has been awfully busy […]
Continue ReadingISL Editor Cliff Brunt interviewed World Wrestling Entertainent superstar Hunico on Thursday in advance of SmackDown on July 31 in Indianapolis. Billed as being from Juarez, Mexico, Hunico wears a muscle shirt and a bandana, rolls to the ring on a lowrider bike and often switches back and forth between English and Spanish. He grew up a fan of the […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I can’t believe it’s been four years. Back in 2008, I was getting ready for the challenge of my life. I had been asked to be a part of the Beijing Olympics coverage team for The Associated Press. I had never traveled outside of the U.S. or covered an event […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor First-round pick Miles Plumlee debuted in the Knox Indy Pro-Am on Tuesday and had his moments as his red team dropped an 86-83 decision to the Royal Blue squad. Plumlee had a particularly nice reverse windmill dunk that left the crowd a bit stunned. He finished with 14 points and six […]
Continue ReadingBy CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent Well, I didn’t expect that. Last week I wrote I anticipated there wouldn’t be a football program at Penn State for 2013 and possibly 2014 once the Department of Education finished its investigation into possible Clery Act violations stemming from the Sandusky child sex abuse horrors. I was not ready […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Tamika Catchings says only one result will make her final trip to the Olympics successful. Not winning the gold medal as a USA team – everybody will look at it as a failure, the Indiana Fever star said before heading across the pond. Now 33 years old, the reigning WNBA MVP says she’s […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor It’s been said by many experts and some players that the Houston Rockets overpaid for Jeremy Lin. You won’t find that nonsense here. I’ve experienced Linsanity. Three years, $25 million? Pocket change. I covered the Pacers-Knicks game on St. Patrick’s Day, and what I witnessed was special. The doors to Bankers […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Note: The author covered the Indiana Pacers for The Associated Press for seven years. Frank Vogel is just Daddy to his daughters, Alexa and Arianna. After leading the Indiana Pacers to the second round of the NBA playoffs and finishing third in the NBA Coach-of-the-Year balloting, Vogel was caught being an average Joe […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — I was among media members who spoke with Purdue forward D.J. Byrd on Monday after a practice.
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