Author: Cliff

Purdue baseball to host regional in Gary

From Purdue Sports Information WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (www.purduesports.com) – Purdue baseball has been selected as one of the 16 programs nationally to host an opening-weekend Regional in the upcoming NCAA Tournament. U.S. Steel Yard ballpark in Gary, Ind., will serve as the host venue for the four-team Regional, set for June 1-4. U.S. Steel Yard […]

Indy 500: Dario wins again

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Most of the talk heading into Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 was about the new. New engines, new designs, new drivers. In the end, it was all familiar. Dario Franchitti won the Indianapolis 500 for the third time. He dedicated the win to Dan Wheldon, last year’s Indy 500 winner who died last season […]

Gladys Knight at Indy

Gladys Knight leaving the Indianapolis 500 in an Escalade. She still draws quite a crowd after all these years. Next photo: http://www.indysportslegends.com/pete-rose-attends-indianapolis-500/  

Will Power wrecks

Will Power, who entered Indianapolis having won three consecutive races this season, crashed out of the Indy 500 on Sunday. Next photo: http://www.indysportslegends.com/ashley-judd-at-indy/  

Indianapolis 500 primer

Finish line (yard of bricks), Indianapolis Motor Speedway. By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Things to look for at the Indianapolis 500. Penske Racing vs. Andretti Autosport These two dominant teams have the top six slots in the race. For Penske, polesitter Ryan Briscoe has a chance to finally emerge as a star. Penske’s other two drivers […]

Purdue golfer Gonzalez-Escallon named 2nd-team All-American

From Purdue Sports Information FRANKLIN, TENN. – The National Golf Coaches Association announced the postseason awards for Division I Women’s Golf at a banquet on Friday evening in Franklin, Tenn., and junior Laura Gonzalez-Escallon was tabbed second team All-American for the second-consecutive year. The Big Ten Golfer of the Year also was named to the […]

Purdue women's golf finishes 9th nationally; Gonzalez-Escallon ties for 3rd

Info courtesy of Purdue Sports Information FRANKLIN, Tenn. – The 29th-ranked Purdue women’s golf team earned its seventh-straight top-10 finish at the NCAA Championships in its 13th-consecutive appearance under head coach Devon Brouse. The Boilermakers shot a 299 on the final day, for a four-round total of 1182 which put them in ninth place. No. […]