By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent Note: The author is a native of Omaha, Neb. #BigRedJobOpenings. I couldn’t help but tweet that as Nebraska struggled mightily with Northwestern last weekend. Part of that was NU’s difficulties beating a team it honestly should have had in hand by halftime. Part of that was Saturday’s effort stacked on […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent We’re about to find out if Notre Dame is worthy of its top-five national ranking. So far it has taken care of business, beating every team on its schedule to date, and that’s all anyone could ask. Entering the season, we thought the Irish schedule was one of the nation’s […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Each and every week during the Irish football season, IndySportsLegends.com interviews Notre Dame’s upcoming opponent’s radio play-by-play announcer. This week, ISL spoke with Toby Rowland, the Voice of the Sooners. Rowland went to high school in New Castle, Ind., and played basketball for the Trojans. Following is what Rowland had to say […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Ok, Danny Hope. Smoke is billowing from the hood of that pretty looking used car you sold us. At the beginning of the season, you told us this team could compete and had the chance to do special things. Right now, it looks like the team might not even reach a […]
Continue ReadingCall it the Morgantown Mauling if you will. Massacre works as well. But Saturday’s 55-14 beatdown of No. 13 West Virginia by No. 4 Kansas State did much more than simply expose the Mountainerr’s horrific defense and restack the Heisman Trophy race deck at Geno Smith’s expense. It announced to the world, if you weren’t […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Finally, Tamika Catchings has her title. Catchings scored 25 points, and the Indiana Fever beat the Minnesota Lynx 87-78 on Sunday night to win the WNBA championship. Catchings had done everything else in her career — she’s been a gold medalist, NCAA champion, WNBA MVP, five-time defensive player of the year […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor The Fever are almost there. Indiana is one win away from an unlikely WNBA championship. Even with No. 2 scorer Katie Douglas out with a severely sprained left ankle and backup guard Jeanette Pohlen out for the series with a torn ACL in her left knee, the Fever have a […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent NOTRE DAME, Ind. ” It wasn’t easy, but the Irish will gladly take their hard-fought 17-14 win over feisty BYU in Notre Dame Stadium. The victory improves No. 5 Notre Dame’s record to 7-0 on the season and sets up a huge showdown next Saturday with 10th-ranked Oklahoma in Norman. […]
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From the Indiana Fever INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis Colts host the Cleveland Browns on Sunday afternoon, but by Sunday night you can be assured that Colts stars Antoine Bethea, Robert Mathis, Pat McAfee, Jerraud Powers and Reggie Wayne will once again be cheering the Indiana Fever toward a hopeful WNBA championship. Together, the Colts quintet […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent The fifth-ranked Irish have faced some good defenses this season, but none may be better than the one it will face at 3:40 p.m. Saturday in Notre Dame Stadium. BYU, 4-3 overall, comes to town with an impressive defensive unit. The Cougars currently rank fifth nationally in total defense, allowing […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana is one win away. The Fever defeated Minnesota 76-59 on Friday night in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals and can clinch their first title Sunday at home. Shavonte Zellous scored 30 points, Tamika Catchings had 17 points and Erlana Larkins added 10 points and 15 rebounds. Indiana […]
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