By BROCK SANDERS ISL Correspondent For Indiana’s baseball team, what appeared to be a chance at the NCAA Super Regional round turned into heartbreak in a matter of seconds. In a double-elimination Regional bracket, Indiana had already knocked off Stanford to send the Cardinal to the losers’ bracket. As Stanford worked its way through the […]
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By JOSH CHAPMAN ISL Correspondent Carmelo Anthony is without a doubt the crown jewel of this free agent crop. One of the most talented scorers in the game today – and possibly in the history of the game – is ready to turn a contender into title favorites. He has the choice of staying in […]
By JOSHUA CHAPMAN ISL Correspondent What…huh…how?!? The Chicago Bulls are down three games to one and need to rattle off three straight victories in order to keep their season alive. The Bulls were many “experts” favorite (including yours truly) to move on and face presumably Indiana (not going well for predictions so far). But what […]
By ROSS WEBER ISL Correspondent You could feel it coming. Something huge was bound to happen. With under 3:30 to go in the third quarter, David West and George Hill scored back-to-back layups, giving the Pacers a 72-65 lead over the Hawks in this must-win Game 2 for Indiana. Then after a steal, Paul George’s […]
By JOSHUA CHAPMAN ISL Correspondent Note: Chapman wrote this before Saturday’s games began. Ah, the playoffs are here once again! It is time to crown a champion from the pool of 16. While the West is a gauntlet of great teams, the East (or as some call it, the “Leastern Conference”), presumably has 2 teams […]
By ROSS WEBER ISL Correspondent We all know how much the Indiana Pacers have struggled recently, but if there is any other team that has struggled about just as much heading into the NBA Playoffs, it’s the Atlanta Hawks. Certainly, Indiana’s struggles have been more public across the country, but the 12-13 record since March […]
By ROSS WEBER ISL Correspondent Who can the Pacers trust? Who would have thought the season would turn out this way? Many different outcomes were possible: a regression to the mean, major injuries to cause the team to struggle, or the worst case scenario _ what’s happened to the Knicks this year. But this, from […]
From the IBCA: Thirteen players, led by Mr. Basketball Trey Lyles of Indianapolis Tech, have been selected for the 2014 IndyStar.com Indiana All-Stars. A 6-foot-10 forward, Lyles collected 117 votes in the Mr. Basketball balloting to capture the top individual honor for the state’s boys basketball players. Trevon Bluiett of Park Tudor received 108 votes […]
By J.W. CALINGER ISL Correspondent With all the focus on character development, story arcs, and dramatic, competitive matches, pro wrestling fans still love the occasional virtual demigod or freak of nature who simply comes down to the ring and runs over or smashes people. It’s what made Andre the Giant such a star and, more […]
From the Indianapolis Colts: The Indianapolis Colts have announced their preseason opponents. Dates and times are yet to be finalized. The Colts will open the preseason with a Week 1 road contest at the New York Jets. The meeting is only the second between the two teams in preseason play as the Jets claimed a […]
By J.W. CALINGER ISL Correspondent With all the attention focused on the wrestlers who made WrestleMania the spectacle that it is, it’s easy for the WWE Universe to forget that at the end of the day, WrestleMania is Vince McMahon’s baby. A nationwide event, viewable only live or on closed-circuit TV, was an unbelievably huge […]
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