From the Indianapolis Motor Speedway: INDIANAPOLIS, Wednesday, May 8, 2013 – Thrill-seeking fans can enjoy an unprecedented perspective of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the Month of May, as a zip line will be available on selected event days, including the day of the 97th Indianapolis 500. This is the first time a zip line – […]
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From Purdue Athletics, the Big Ten and the ACC: WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue men’s basketball team will host Boston College on Wednesday, Dec. 4, as part of the 15th-annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods. ESPN announced the lineup on Wednesday in a joint release with both conferences. The Boilermakers won […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Coaching decisions are sometimes unfairly magnified and scrutinized during the playoffs because single games are so much more impactful. Instead of being one of 82, any given contest is just one of seven. Strategy, however, comes into effect much more tangibly when two teams are evenly matched, as the Indiana […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the New York Knicks blew out the Indiana Pacers 105-79 on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden in Game 2 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference second-round series. The series is tied 1-1. WHY IT HAPPENED: The Pacers held a slim 64-62 lead when […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Indiana Pacers will attempt to take a 2-0 lead over the New York Knicks when the two teams meet in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference second-round series Tuesday at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks have lost three of their last four games, including two straight at home. The […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent D.J. Augustin took a pass in the right corner from Lance Stephenson, buried his fourth straight 3-pointer, and then – in a rare exhibit of sentiment from the Pacers’ low-key point guard – turned to roar at the crowd and swung his right arm across the Indiana sewn onto the […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Pacers handily defeated the New York Knicks 102-95 on Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden in Game 1 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference second-round series. WHY IT HAPPENED: David West scored 20 points for a Pacers team that surprisingly found an […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Keys to the Series In what probably will be a low-scoring series, Knicks players say they want to get up and down the floor. New York accomplishes that largely by forcing live-ball turnovers; only three teams in the NBA were better at pressuring opposing offenses into mistakes. Therefore, Indiana must […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Now this is an NBA playoff series. The Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks finished with the best records in the Eastern Conference this year behind Miami, came out nearly even in point differential, they each clawed through the first round in six games, and each team feels getting this […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent A grimace adorned the face of the Brooklyn-born guard when he trudged to the locker room midway through the fourth quarter, an expression reflecting both the physical ache of a twisted leg and the mental anguish of knowing the Atlanta Hawks were mounting a ferocious comeback. Pain never gets to […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Pacers knocked out the Atlanta Hawks with an 81-73 win on Friday night at Philips Arena in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference first-round series. The Pacers won the series 4-2. WHY IT HAPPENED: The Pacers won in Atlanta for the […]
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