By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Nate Bjorkgren era is officially set to begin on Wednesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. And if there’s one thing we’ve learned about “new Nate” so far, it’s this: Be ready for anything. The Nate McMillan days are over. The same set plays? History. The same defensive […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Armaan Franklin must love Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Hoosiers sophomore has connected on 12-of-16 from 3-point range in three career games in this building. He scored 20 points on Saturday, helping the Hoosiers defeat the Butler Bulldogs 68-60 in the Crossroads Classic. “I still don’t know why this […]
By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — It’s not your typical start to a new basketball season, but the NBA is back. After Friday night’s final preseason tuneup, the Indiana Pacers are ready for the real thing next week. So what should we expect from the 2020-2021 Pacers? It’s easy to say “more of the […]
By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor CRAWFORDSVILLE — Long before he made the Indiana Hoosiers relevant on the football field, Tom Allen was working his way up through the ranks, and bringing the same passion you’re seeing now at each and every stop along the way. It all started in 1992 at a high school in […]
By ADAM RIPBERGERISL Contributor INDIANAPOLIS — In what was another game that came down to the final minute, the Indianapolis Colts were able to escape the Houston Texans late surge and hold on for a 26-20 victory. The win brought the Colts to an 8-4 record and keeps them holding on to the 7th and […]
By CALEB LYNNISL Contributor INDIANAPOLIS — In their highly-anticipated match-up with the Green Bay Packers, the Indianapolis Colts survived a wild game in Overtime, defeating Green Bay 34-31. As the schedule has become tougher, the Colts have responded- with back-to-back wins over two top teams in the NFL, and improving to 7-3. Celebrations began as […]
By ADAM RIPBERGERISL Contributor The Indianapolis Colts took full advantage of their only prime-time game of the season. They had an opportunity to showcase their talent in front of the football world and quiet some critics after a tough loss at home the previous Sunday. The Colts did just that on Thursday night, dominating the […]
By CALEB LYNNISL Contributor The Indianapolis Colts are in Nashville on Thursday night for a big divisional battle against the Tennessee Titans, who are in first place in the AFC South. Earlier this week, the Colts struggled to get anything going in the second half, going scoreless in those final two quarters against the Ravens. […]
By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor This entire year has been filled with tough news, confusing events, and a whole list of things that have been difficult to make sense of. Though it’s on a much smaller scale compared to world events, you can add Victor Oladipo to the list of confusion. Just a few short […]
By ADAM RIPBERGERISL Contributor With a tougher schedule up next, the Indianapolis Colts needed a great game against the Lions on Sunday, and they delivered. After starting a little slow, and all of #ColtsTwitter pushing the panic button, the Colts found their groove and eventually rolled their way to a 41-21 win over the Lions […]
By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Nate Bjorkgren wasn’t on my top 3 wish-list in the Pacers Head Coaching search. But even before Nate McMillan was fired, I said I wanted the “next” Nick Nurse to coach the Pacers. Who could be more like Nick Nurse than his right-hand man? That’s not the only […]
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