By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent – Note: The writer is an Omaha native who often has attended the CWS. So, LSU has been eliminated from the 2013 College World Series. Casual fans from across the country will yawn and go about their business. Locals know LSU’s exit means the tourney won’t be as spicy as […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Reality can be very unkind. The Indiana Fever were hoping to build momentum after their 2012 WNBA title run and instead, they’ve been plagued by injuries. Katie Douglas is day-to-day with a bulging disk in her lower back. Jessica Davenport (left tibia stress fracture), Erin Phillips (torn right […]
By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent It was interesting to hear about the departures of Ohio State president Gordon Gee and Wichita State baseball coach Gene Stephenson. Gee, perhaps displaying a smoothness he often showed as an administrator and fundraiser but possessed less and less as a public speaker, announced his -retirement” effective July 1. As […]
From the NBA and the Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert has been fined $75,000 by the NBA for using what the league called “inappropriate and vulgar language” during postgame interviews following the Pacers’ 91-77 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. “While Roy […]
By CLIFF BRUNT and CHRIS GOFF ISL Staff So often in the playoffs, Paul George has been a cold-blooded destroyer. He did it again, and now the pressure is all on the Miami Heat. George hit a stone-cold 3-pointer in the fourth quarter after Miami had whittled a 17-point lead down to four, sparking the Pacers […]
By JIM JOHNSON ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Fever received their championship rings and raised the banner before their home opener against the Atlanta Dream on Friday night. The Fever celebrated their first WNBA title, something forward Tamika Catchings waited seemingly an eternity for. “It’s about time,” Catchings said. “Finally, right?” Atlanta quickly reminded the […]
By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent What a nearly perfect day at Indy on Sunday. Tony Kanaan wins. Finally. And the racing — unbelievable. Nearly 70 lead changes, and the final order is in doubt up until the Dario Franchitti crash with two laps left. Open wheel has taken a back seat (or a trunk) to […]
By JIM JOHNSON ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – Tony Kanaan has always done things right and has become a fan favorite in IndyCar. The only thing holding him back? He’s simply never been able to get over the hump and -win the big one,” so to speak. That changed Sunday. Coming off a restart with three […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Both the Indiana Pacers and the Miami Heat expect Dwyane Wade to be in the lineup when the teams meet Sunday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Wade forearmed Indiana’s Lance Stephenson in the head with 4:05 remaining in Game 2, and the NBA said it was […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Shortly after LeBron James made the infamous “Decision” to leave Cleveland and join Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami, he made a staggering boast. When asked how many championships the Heat would win, he famously said, “Not two, not three, not four, not five, not six, not […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Founder The similarities are downright eerie. Last year: Lower-seeded Indiana entered Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals up 2-1 against Miami. The Pacers gained homecourt advantage by taking a game on the road. The Heat’s No. 2 scorer, Dwyane Wade, had been playing below his usual standard, adding fuel to […]
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