Dragash debuts Weekly Prep Roundball Roundup

By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent Indiana has crowned its state champions in football, so it is now time to turn our attention to the high school basketball season.  Each week I will review the big area games from the previous week, and I’ll let you know about important games that are coming up this week.  […]

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Paul George leads Pacers past Blazers 99-92

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – The ball rested on the edge of Paul George’s fingertips, nearly released at the height of his shooting motion, when at the last second he saw George Hill cut to the basket. Two points for Hill. Easy. And yet another sign of George’s recent resurgence. George had 22 […]

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Purdue hires Kent State’s Darrell Hazell as football coach

From Purdue Sports Information WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue athletics director Morgan J. Burke today announced the hiring of Darrell Hazell as head football coach. The 48-year-old Hazell becomes the 35th football coach in school history. Terms of the agreement were not announced. Darrell is a great fit to build on our existing foundation, Burke […]

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Fahrbach’s slideshow: Nebraska vs. Wisconsin

ISL’s Ben Fahrbach was in the middle of the action again, taking photos for Indy Sports Legends at the Big Ten Championship Game. Wisconsin defeated Nebraska 70-31. Much has happened since then. Nebraska has learned it will play Georgia in the Capitol One Bowl. Wisconsin has since lost coach Bret Bielema to Arkansas. Regardless, there […]

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Pacers Notebook: Inside the struggles of Paul George

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent After a scoreless dud in Oakland, the obvious question is What’s wrong with Paul George? Before we dig into the data – and the numbers do tell the tale – we should take a step back. George is just scratching the surface of his talent. He’s getting more touches – […]

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Fahrbach’s Butler vs. Ball State slideshow

ISL photographer Ben Fahrbach took photos at Saturday’s Butler vs. Ball State game. Butler won 67-53. Fahrbach was ISL’s photographer for Purdue football and he took shots at high school football games and the Big Ten championship game. He will photograph Butler games throughout this season. Here are his best from Saturday:     Also: […]

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Purdue guard KK Houser named Big Ten player of the week

From Purdue Sports Information WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue redshirt junior KK Houser was named the Big Ten Player of the Week on Tuesday after helping lead the Boilermakers to wins over Georgia Tech and Central Michigan last week. Houser averaged 19.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 3.0 steals while shooting 55.6 percent (10-18) […]

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Royal meeting: Notre Dame, Alabama to face off in title game

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor It was a foregone conclusion after the SEC Championship Game on Saturday, but it became official Sunday night as No. 1 Notre Dame will meet No. 2 Alabama for the BCS National Championship Game Jan. 7, 2013, at Miami’s Sun Life Stadium. Brian Kelly’s 12-0 Irish will be a decided underdog […]

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Brunt: Nebraska’s loss to Wisconsin worst for Big Red since 1970

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Nebraska fans, you now officially know what Florida’s fans felt like after the National Championship Game following the 1995 season. As a native Nebraskan now living in Indianapolis, I got to see history Saturday night when the Cornhuskers played Wisconsin. I got to see the worst performance in the […]

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