Author: Cliff

Brunt: Danny Hope, Purdue can’t afford to lose at Minnesota

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Ok, Danny Hope. Smoke is billowing from the hood of that pretty looking used car you sold us. At the beginning of the season, you told us this team could compete and had the chance to do special things. Right now, it looks like the team might not even reach a […]

Samples: Kansas State is national title contender

Call it the Morgantown Mauling if you will. Massacre works as well. But Saturday’s 55-14 beatdown of No. 13 West Virginia by No. 4 Kansas State did much more than simply expose the Mountainerr’s horrific defense and restack the Heisman Trophy race deck at Geno Smith’s expense. It announced to the world, if you weren’t […]

Catchings, Fever win WNBA title

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Finally, Tamika Catchings has her title. Catchings scored 25 points, and the Indiana Fever beat the Minnesota Lynx 87-78 on Sunday night to win the WNBA championship. Catchings had done everything else in her career — she’s been a gold medalist, NCAA champion, WNBA MVP, five-time defensive player of the year […]

Fever can clinch WNBA title with Game 4 win over Lynx

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor The Fever are almost there. Indiana is one win away from an unlikely WNBA championship. Even with No. 2 scorer Katie Douglas out with a severely sprained left ankle and backup guard Jeanette Pohlen out for the series with a torn ACL in her left knee, the Fever have a […]

Colts giving away 2,500 tickets to support Fever in WNBA Finals

From the Indiana Fever INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis Colts host the Cleveland Browns on Sunday afternoon, but by Sunday night you can be assured that Colts stars Antoine Bethea, Robert Mathis, Pat McAfee, Jerraud Powers and Reggie Wayne will once again be cheering the Indiana Fever toward a hopeful WNBA championship. Together, the Colts quintet […]

Fever roll past Lynx 76-59 to take 2-1 lead in WNBA Finals

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana is one win away. The Fever defeated Minnesota 76-59 on Friday night in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals and can clinch their first title Sunday at home. Shavonte Zellous scored 30 points, Tamika Catchings had 17 points and Erlana Larkins added 10 points and 15 rebounds. Indiana […]

Fever coach Dunn criticizes Lynx coach Reeve’s Game 2 antics

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Sometimes, the sun shines on you unexpectedly. I attended Fever practice Thursday to collect info for both The Associated Press and my website and tracked down Indiana coach Lin Dunn. Nobody else was talking to her at the time, in part because Tamika Catchings had strolled onto the court. I asked Dunn about Minnesota coach Cheryl […]

Dragash previews Indianapolis-area IHSAA sectionals

By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent There is currently a lot of debate among high school football fans about the current format for the IHSAA football sectionals; stay with the “all-in” format?  Go with a system that has a requirement for making the post season?  Seed the teams?  Matchups featuring contending teams in the first round […]

Dragash: IHSAA Sectional Prognostications

By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent My head has officially shrunk back down to size. After going 5-0 in week eight, your Friday Night Lights Prognostications correspondent finished a modest 3-2 in week nine to finish the season 20-10.  However, I think before these picks began if you asked me would I take 67% on the […]

Whiteland’s Darrin Fisher named Colts coach of the Week

From the Indianapolis Colts: Whiteland’s Darrin Fisher has been named the Colts/NFL Coach of the Week, a program presented by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Fisher was selected after his Warriors defeated previously unbeaten and Class 4A No. 3 ranked Greenwood 56-35. The 2012 season marks the 13th year the Indianapolis Colts will be […]

Tamika Catchings named first-team all WNBA

Tamika Catchings has been named to the 2012 All-WNBA first team for the seventh time. She is seeking her first WNBA championship. The Finals series against the Minnesota Lynx continues Wednesday night with Indiana leading 1-0. The Fever will host Game 3 of the best-of-five series Friday night. Connecticut Sun center Tina Charles, 2012 WNBA Most […]