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Edwards scores 19, leads Purdue past Penn State

By KEITH CARRELL ISL Correspondent WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Vince Edwards and Dakota Mathias used heady to help Purdue return to the win column late Wednesday night with 74-57 victory over Penn State. Edwards scored a season high 19 points on 6 of 8 field goals, including 4 of 4 from three point range. “I felt like […]

Calinger: Stories of Lawrence Phillips, Darth Vader painfully similar

By J.W. CALINGER ISL Correspondent Often enough, things are more similar than they appear, and one thought that popped into my head about the time that Episode I of the “Star Wars” saga premiered was how similar the story of Anakin Skywalker was to that of a certain Nebraska running back, Lawrence Phillips, who just […]

Purdue’s Rod Woodson elected to College Football Hall of Fame

From Purdue Athletics WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Former Purdue All-America defensive back Rod Woodson has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. The Football Bowl Subdivision Class of 2016 was announced Friday in Scottsdale, Arizona, and includes 14 players and two coaches. The class was chosen from a national ballot of 76 All-America […]

Hammons returns to starting lineup, leads Purdue past Michigan

By KEITH CARRELL ISL Correspondent WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. _ A.J. Hammons started for the first time this season and helped Purdue overtake Michigan 87-70 Thursday night to advance to 2-1 in Big Ten play. The 7-foot senior center finished with 17 points, five rebounds and four blocks for the Boilermakers. Rapheal Davis said after the second-half implosion […]

Pacers’ Paul George fined for incident with Marcus Morris

From the NBA NEW YORK — Detroit Pistons forward Marcus Morris has been fined $15,000 for shoving Indiana Pacers forward Paul George, and George has been fined $10,000 for contributing to the altercation, it was announced Monday by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. The incident occurred at the conclusion of the Pacers’ 94-82 win […]

Iowa upsets Purdue in Boilermakers’ Big Ten home opener

By KEITH CARRELL ISL Correspondent WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. _ Iowa overcame a 17-point halftime deficit to defeat Purdue 70-63 Saturday night in the Boilermakers’ Big Ten home opener. Rapheal Davis put the loss on his shoulders, stating that “When you see your teammates get frazzled, it comes down to senior leadership,” and that he “didn’t play that […]

Purdue ready to make splash as Big Ten play begins

By KEITH CARRELL ISL Correspondent Purdue will begin Big Ten play at Wisconsin on Tuesday night, interim Badgers head coach Greg Gard’s first at the helm in a Big Ten game after Bo Ryan announced his immediate retirement earlier in December.  The Boilermakers wrapped up non-conference play on Tuesday with a win over Vanderbilt at home to earn a […]

Purdue rolls past Vanderbilt, finishes non-conference slate 12-1

By KEITH CARRELL ISL Correspondent WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. _ Purdue finished out non-conference play with a 12-1 record Tuesday night by defeating Vanderbilt 68-55 one game after losing to Butler in the Crossroads Classic Saturday. Mackey Arena was sold out and loud to cheer on the promising Purdue squad in their final game prior to Big Ten play, but […]

Butler upends Purdue to ruin Boilermakers’ perfect start

By ANDY PROFFET ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue fell short in its bid for its first 12-0 start since 2009-10 and first win ever in the five-year-old Crossroads Classic on Saturday. The No. 9 Boilermakers were ranked higher but it was the 17th-ranked Butler Bulldogs who showed they’re arguably the best college basketball team in Indiana […]

Hoosiers rally to beat Notre Dame 80-73 at Crossroads Classic

By ANDY PROFFET ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS — It won’t go down as a masterpiece of basketball efficiency. But it will go down as the largest comeback in the Tom Crean era at Indiana. The Hoosiers trailed by 16 points twice in the second half Saturday against Notre Dame in the Crossroads Classic. It would have been easy, […]

Pacers avoid trap, beat Nets 104-97

By ANDY PROFFET ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS — This one had all the makings of the classic trap game, the Indiana Pacers looking to go 8-0 at home against Eastern Conference opponents this season with the Brooklyn Nets bringing a 1-11 road record into Friday night’s matchup. It looked for awhile like the Pacers might fall into that […]