By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent It’s probably a good thing for the Big Ten that the preseason college basketball coaches poll came out this week since the conference has been agonizing through what to date has been a forgettable football season. The Big Ten leads all conferences with five men’s basketball teams ranked in the […]
Continue ReadingBy 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, IndySportsLegends.com spoke with Greg Wrubell, the Voice of the Cougars. Following is what Wrubell had to say about BYU, who has a 4-3 record this season following a 42-24 home […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Sometimes, the sun shines on you unexpectedly. I attended Fever practice Thursday to collect info for both The Associated Press and my website and tracked down Indiana coach Lin Dunn. Nobody else was talking to her at the time, in part because Tamika Catchings had strolled onto the court. I asked Dunn about Minnesota coach Cheryl […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Things happened so fast Saturday evening in Notre Dame Stadium. First, some of us in the press box, including myself were beginning to think the Irish were on the verge of suffering their first loss of the season. Then we thought they were going to pull […]
Continue ReadingBy CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent There is currently a lot of debate among high school football fans about the current format for the IHSAA football sectionals; stay with the “all-in” format? Go with a system that has a requirement for making the post season? Seed the teams? Matchups featuring contending teams in the first round […]
Continue ReadingBy CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent My head has officially shrunk back down to size. After going 5-0 in week eight, your Friday Night Lights Prognostications correspondent finished a modest 3-2 in week nine to finish the season 20-10. However, I think before these picks began if you asked me would I take 67% on the […]
Continue ReadingFrom the Indianapolis Colts: Whiteland’s Darrin Fisher has been named the Colts/NFL Coach of the Week, a program presented by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Fisher was selected after his Warriors defeated previously unbeaten and Class 4A No. 3 ranked Greenwood 56-35. The 2012 season marks the 13th year the Indianapolis Colts will be […]
Continue ReadingTamika Catchings has been named to the 2012 All-WNBA first team for the seventh time. She is seeking her first WNBA championship. The Finals series against the Minnesota Lynx continues Wednesday night with Indiana leading 1-0. The Fever will host Game 3 of the best-of-five series Friday night. Connecticut Sun center Tina Charles, 2012 WNBA Most […]
Continue ReadingBy the ISL staff Indy Sports Legends writers have covered plenty of high school football games for this website or other publications this season. Here is our list of must-see athletes during the IHSAA playoffs, which start with the sectional round on Friday. These are the most exciting or game-changing players we saw in person this season. Tell […]
Continue ReadingFrom the Indiana Fever INDIANAPOLIS – In celebration of its historic run into the 2012 WNBA Finals, the Indiana Fever will conduct a viewing party and Finals rally with fans this week in Indianapolis. The Fever currently leads the best-of-five-game WNBA Finals series 1-0, with a 76-70 road victory over defending champion Minnesota last Sunday. […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Erlana Larkins is the missing piece. For years, folks thought Tamika Catchings needed another scorer to get her and the Indiana Fever to the highest level. The Fever got her that with Katie Douglas before the 2008 season, and Catchings certainly improved. She was required to do less, and […]
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