By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent – Boston is healing. Yes, I know, I can’t say that with any legitimacy whatsoever. But it sure looked like it if you saw the pregame activities of the Bruins-Sabres hockey game last night. Something unprecedented happened, and it didn’t take long to develop. Before the second stanza of the […]
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By PAUL SIEGFRIED ISL Correspondent There will be a total of 254 players chosen over the three-day NFL Draft, which begins next Thursday in New York. Indiana colleges should be well represented, with the possibility of at least a dozen players from the state who could be selected over the seven rounds and another 20 […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Paul George needed only a nanosecond to answer the question. Given last season’s trip to the Eastern Conference semifinals, he was asked, ought not these Pacers be expected to advance past the second round? “We should,” he said, making eye contact. And therein lies a new way of life for […]
Click to read more:By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent A season that began with Danny Granger fighting a sore knee ended with the Pacers making their third consecutive trip to the postseason. In between, there was amazing play on defense, the arrival of Lance Stephenson and an All-Star season for Paul George. October/November (8-8) George Hill set the tone […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Matt Painter did what needed to be done. After suffering a 16-18 season, Painter needed to shake things up in his program and get his house in order. He did just that. Shown the door were Jacob Lawson and Anthony Johnson, who didn’t buy into some of the things […]
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From Purdue Athletics WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue football team met for the final time as a group this semester and head coach Darrell Hazell announced the winners of the spring awards. Started under Joe Tiller in 1997, Hazell and his staff continued the tradition by naming Most Improved, Newcomer, Pit Bull and Hammer […]
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From the Indiana Fever INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Fever selected California guard Layshia Clarendon and a pair of forwards during the 2013 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm. Led by Clarendon as its first-round selection (ninth overall), the Fever also chose Georgia’s Jasmine Hassell (21st overall) and Jennifer George (33rd overall) of Florida. Clarendon, an […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Founder In early March, at the height of Sandi-mania, I decided to have a little fun with Purdue fans. I asked them to come up with alternate nicknames for Sandi “Chooch” Marcius. This, of course, was after his hustle-laden efforts against Northwestern, Wisconsin and Michigan left the faithful begging for more, […]
Click to read more:By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent What’s interesting for the Pacers is that their two potential Round 1 opponents are the two clubs they probably want to see the most in the postseason: Atlanta and Chicago. Those teams are less apt to pull an upset than, say, Boston. Presuming they survive, which won’t be easy given […]
Click to read more:By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Pacers lost an ugly 90-80 game to the New York Knicks on Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. WHY IT HAPPENED: Playing a team without any healthy big men, the Pacers looked clueless and flat throughout the day and fell behind […]
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By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Last season, Akeem Hunt was considered a “speed” back or a “changeup” back, sharing carries with talented rushers such as Akeem Shavers and Ralph Bolden. Hunt made a statement in Saturday’s spring game at Ross Ade stadium that he wants to be the every down back by […]
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