Author: Cliff

ISL’s must-see players for the IHSAA state football playoffs

By the ISL staff Indy Sports Legends writers have covered plenty of high school football games for this website or other publications this season. Here is our list of must-see athletes during the IHSAA playoffs, which start with the sectional round on Friday. These are the most exciting or game-changing players we saw in person this season. Tell […]

Indiana Fever to host viewing party, WNBA Finals rally

From the Indiana Fever INDIANAPOLIS – In celebration of its historic run into the 2012 WNBA Finals, the Indiana Fever will conduct a viewing party and Finals rally with fans this week in Indianapolis. The Fever currently leads the best-of-five-game WNBA Finals series 1-0, with a 76-70 road victory over defending champion Minnesota last Sunday. […]

Larkins is missing piece who gives Fever a chance to win WNBA Finals

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Erlana Larkins is the missing piece. For years, folks thought Tamika Catchings needed another scorer to get her and the Indiana Fever to the highest level. The Fever got her that with Katie Douglas before the 2008 season, and Catchings certainly improved. She was required to do less, and […]

Fahrbach: Wisconsin-Purdue slideshow

Indy Sports Legends photographer Ben Fahrbach’s latest slideshow captures the Wisconsin-Purdue game, which Wisconsin won 38-14. Fahrbach has taken photos at each Purdue home game this season. You can see more of his work on links below the Purdue-Wisconsin slideshow.   Related: Purdue focus shifts from Rose Bowl to reaching a bowl Purdue shouldn’t get […]

Samples: Lessons from Week 7 of college football

By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent College football lessons from Week 7: 1. Jump on West Virginia by 28 points and hold the Mountaineers to a quarter-mile or less of offense and you can win. 2. LSU can outmuscle a national contender. 3. Bob Stoops has Mack Brown’s number. 4. Iowa State may have lost a […]

Indiana almost gets another one, but falls 52-49 to No. 8 Ohio State

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – When Christian Watford swished an arching 3-pointer to beat Kentucky, Indiana basketball found its eight-point buck to mount on the wall. Tom Crean had won just 28 games in his first three seasons. Then, finally, the attention-getter. Something to show recruits. A message to the world. A […]

Ben Davis knocks off No. 1 Carmel 13-7

By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent CARMEL, Ind. — This time, Carmel’s defense couldn’t save its struggling offense. Fifth-ranked Ben Davis shut out the Greyhounds in the second half of a 13-7 victory on Friday night that ended Carmel’s unbeaten season and its 16-game winning streak. It looked good for Carmel early on Senior Night. After forcing […]

Purdue’s blowout loss to Wisconsin adjusts Boilermakers’ focus

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Does it always have to be Wisconsin? The last time Purdue was a serious Rose Bowl contender was in 2004. Kyle Orton was a Heisman candidate when the Badgers strolled into town for a midseason battle of unbeatens. Purdue led late in their matchup back then before Scott Starks recovered […]

Ben Hansbrough leads Pacers in 96-91 preseason win over Minnesota

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – Pacers fans are accustomed to scrappy second half play from a Hansbrough. In Friday’s 96-91 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, Ben Hansbrough showed Bankers Life Fieldhouse that his brother Tyler isn’t the only one who can make a difference. Ben scored five points and dished five assists in […]

Goff’s Atlantic 10 power rankings: Butler near top of deep league

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent This season’s Atlantic 10 conference is almost as deep as the body of water for which it is named. Swollen for a limited time to 16 teams, nearly half the league can hold legitimate NCAA tournament aspirations. Before Temple departs for the Big East and Charlotte moves to Conference USA, […]

No. 1 Carmel faces No. 5 Ben Davis in regular-season finale

By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent There is a lot at stake in this matchup between MIC powers Ben Davis and Carmel on Friday night. If Ben Davis knocks off Carmel, the Giants claim a share of the MIC conference title with Carmel, and with Center Grove if Center Grove can defeat Warren Central.  If Carmel wins, […]