7. Peja Stojakovic, F, 2006 People often forget this blip on the Indiana radar. Stojakovic played just 40 games with the Pacers, but what a 40 games it was. He averaged 19.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game and shot 40 percent from 3-point range. People were unhappy with him because he was injured and […]
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8. Sarunas Jasikevicius, G, 2005-07 (Maryland) Jasikevicius was a player Larry Bird had high hopes for. The Lithuanian was a Euroleague star who came to the states hoping to add to a championship contender. That also was the year Ron Artest decided he didn’t want to play for the Pacers anymore, so that threw a […]
By J.W. Calinger Every once in a while, I think, WWE Chairman Vince Mr. McMahon likes to play a good practical joke on the WWE Universe. McMahon never admits the nature or purpose of these jokes, but I think they exist nonetheless, and they probably are for the purpose of laughing at people who think […]
Here is the link to the AP’s article on the Pacers taking Plumlee Indy Star story on Plumlee Here is the AP’s article on Hummel Indy Star story on Hummel AP’s story on Plumlee’s arrival in Indianapolis on Friday Related: Morway talks exclusively to Indy Sports Legends about stepping down Robbie Hummel talks to ISL before […]
This is a new hit from New Orleans-based rappers 5-Star and T-Bone titled “Pay Drew Brees.” T-Bone sent me a tweet with the link. I wrote a blog about why the Saints should pay Brees: http://bit.ly/L1Ieqp. The song has gotten nearly 21,000 views on YouTube. T-Bone’s Twitter account is https://twitter.com/#!/tbonebeats. Thanks, T-Bone, for the link! Related: Purdue […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor It’s draft night, and the Pacers still need a superstar. They are not going to get one at the 26th pick, so a lot could happen tonight for a team that has morphed into win-now mode. That includes trading Danny Granger. Team president Larry Bird is leaving the team, but before […]
From the Indianapolis Colts: INDIANAPOLIS COLTS TO HOLD TRAINING CAMP AT ANDERSON UNIVERSITY The Indianapolis Colts will hold its 2012 training camp at Anderson University in Anderson, Ind., with the full squad reporting on Saturday, July 28. The Colts will return to Anderson for the third consecutive year after the team originally spent their summers […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Donnie’s back! Larry Bird, president of basketball operations for the Indiana Pacers the past nine years, has stepped down. Former team president Donnie Walsh returns as president of basketball operations, and Kevin Pritchard will replace David Morway as general manager, the Pacers announced Wednesday on the eve of the NBA Draft. Walsh left […]
These quotes are the highlights of a 30-minute phone conversation between ISL editor Cliff Brunt and David Morway, who stepped down as general manager of the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday. Q: How are you feeling right now? A: “I’m happy. This is something I spent several months talking to my wife and my kids and […]
Info from Indiana Pacers. MORWAY RESIGNS AS GENERAL MANAGER INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Pacers announced Tuesday that David Morway has resigned as General Manager of the franchise. Morway was originally hired in January, 1999, as Vice President of Basketball Administration and was promoted to General Manager in April, 2008. When Morway was hired as General […]
This is the third and final part of Karl Webb’s Title IX tribute about former Nebraska star Maurtice Ivy, a women’s basketball superstar before there was a WNBA. Webb produced this series in 2011. Webb currently is a producer at ESPN and a former reporter for KPTM Fox 42 in Omaha. Ivy bio info from Nebraska sports […]
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