A Tale of Two Halves: #3 Carmel Knocks off #2 Pike

By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent This was a game of opposites.  An up-tempo, dribble-penetration offense displayed by Pike, against a motion-based, take-advantage-of-what-the-defense-gives-you style employed by Carmel.  There were two completely different halves of basketball played in this game, one dominated by Pike, and the other by Carmel.  And for Pike, a hope for the opposite of […]

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No. 13 Butler overpowers Richmond with size in A-10 home opener

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Butler lacked the brilliant outside shooting of Rotnei Clarke. So coach Brad Stevens turned to the next best thing. His thirteenth-ranked Bulldogs pounded smaller Richmond into submission inside in a dominant 62-47 victory Wednesday night. Butler held the Spiders to a season-low point total and seized its […]

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NASL awards soccer franchise to Indianapolis

From the NASL INDIANAPOLIS (January 16, 2013) – Bill Peterson, commissioner of the North American Soccer League (NASL), today announced it has approved the entry of Indianapolis to join the men’s professional soccer league for the 2014 season. The new Indiana franchise, owned by Ersal Ozdemir, chief executive officer of Keystone Group LLC., is the […]

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Badgers snap Indiana’s 18-game home win streak

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Two first-half airballs – including one on a wide-open 3 – had the fans on Mike Bruesewitz’s case for the remainder of the evening.  Wisconsin’s long-haired power forward heard vociferous jeers each time he touched it or – even better – dared to venture near Indiana’s student section during a stoppage. […]

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Carmel vs. Pike, City Tournament: Weekly Roundball Roundup

By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent Some great action last week with the Marion County Tournament, and a top-ten matchup to boot.  The City Tournament heats up this week, along with a matchup of last year’s 4A state finalists. Recap from last week: Park Tudor 77, Pike 76, Marion County Championship Trevon Bluett showed that both he […]

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Indiana to face Wisconsin in battle of Big Ten unbeatens

By COLLIN O’CONNOR ISL Correspondent The ending was not in any way a pretty one, but Indiana’s win over Minnesota on Saturday left the Hoosiers with a victory over a top-10 team and a 3-0 start in Big Ten Conference play. Now, IU faces an entirely different kind of test when the Wisconsin Badgers come to Assembly Hall on Tuesday. […]

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Notre Dame’s Cierre Wood declares for NFL Draft

From Notre Dame Athletics NOTRE DAME, Ind. – University of Notre Dame running back Cierre Wood announced today he will forgo his final season of athletic eligibility and submit his name for the 2013 NFL Draft. Wood leaves Notre Dame as the seventh-leading rusher in school history, having gained 2,447 yards on 450 career carries. […]

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Butler coach says Rotnei Clarke may play Wednesday

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Butler coach Brad Stevens refused Monday to rule out the possibility of Rotnei Clarke playing in Wednesday’s game against Richmond. Stevens reiterated that Clarke must be fully cleared by doctors to absorb contact before Butler will allow its top scorer to return to action. Clarke missed the second half of […]

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