By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor There’s no other way to put this: 2020 has been ridiculous. Good news has been hard to find, and it’s been difficult for many to have anything to look forward to over the last several months. While some have chosen to not watch the NBA in Orlando for “reasons”, those […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Victor Oladipo has decided to sit out the Orlando-bubbled NBA restart. It’s upsetting and a little confusing for Pacer fans, especially since Oladipo is currently healthy and has had even more time to recover from his injury. I wish he decided to play, but I understand why he’s […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor Heartbroken. That’s the only word that comes to mind when I think about high school seniors during this difficult time. The IHSAA officially announced the cancellation of all spring sports on Thursday afternoon. It’s probably the right decision, and a decision most people expected to eventually come, but it doesn’t […]
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By TYLER SMITHISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Big Ten Tourney is underway at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. We’ll have a running log of notes through the tournament’s first few days. This story will continue to be updated live. Minnesota vs. Northwestern- -At halftime of this game, the PA announcer informed fans of the news= […]
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By TYLER SMITHISL Editor BLOOMINGTON — Another day, another drought. The Indiana Hoosiers were in a great position to knock off another ranked team on Saturday, but a six-minute scoring drought buried them once again. The Wisconsin Badgers put together a late run and knocked off the Hoosiers on senior day at Assembly Hall by […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Don’t look now, but the Indiana Pacers are right back in the mix for home court advantage in the Eastern Conference. They’ve won four of their last five games, while the Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers have slumped. Indiana is just 1 1/2 games behind each with 23 […]
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As a reminder, Purdue FNF (Fan NonFiction) is a column that I’ll be writing intermittently throughout the year, covering both football and basketball, to provide you with some commentary from a Purdue fan. While I am a Purdue fan, I do try to remain unbiased and at times will throw accolades or criticism as I […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — After Sunday’s debacle in Toronto, the Pacers desperately needed a win over the Hornets at home- and they delivered a big one. Nothing went right on Sunday. Everything went right on Tuesday. Dominating from start to finish, the Pacers defeated Charlotte 119-80. That’s an 85-point turnaround from Sunday […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON — It finally happened. After 20 long years, Bob Knight finally returned to Assembly Hall in Bloomington. It seemed like everybody in the stadium had emotion… except for the current IU players. More on that in a minute. “It was great to see players from multiple decades together, […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Wednesday evening marked an emotional night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Kobe Bryant tributes were even more incredible to experience in person. And then, it was Victor Oladipo time. One year and one week after Oladipo’s devastating injury, he returned to action in his city against the Chicago […]
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By TYLER SMITHISL Editor BLOOMINGTON, IND.– The eye-test may say the Indiana Hoosiers are a bubble team. But their resume is starting to say otherwise. They don’t have any bad losses (and won’t all season based on their remaining schedule), and on Thursday night, they added another huge win. Number 11 Michigan State was in […]
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