Samples: Who will get through the MLB playoffs?

By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent After a pulsating end to the major league regular season (for a lot of us, myself included), the playoffs begin Friday. The past month saw a sprint to the finish in the AL East, won ultimately by the Yankees, the resurgence of Detroit coupled with a late stumble by Chicago…and […]

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The voice of the U: Canes must attack Notre Dame secondary

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, IndySportsLegends.com spoke with Joe Zagacki, the Voice of the Hurricanes. Following is what Zagacki had to say about Miami, who is 4-1 overall, 3-0 in the ACC following a 44-37 […]

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Slideshow: Ben Fahrbach’s shots of Purdue vs. Marshall

Each Purdue home football game, we feature the work of ISL photographer Ben Fahrbach. Here are his best 22 shots from Saturday’s Purdue vs. Marshall game.   Here are links to Fahrbach’s other Purdue slideshows: Purdue-Eastern Kentucky Purdue-Eastern Michigan Also: Jim Johnson’s Purdue-Marshall game story Follow Ben Fahrbach on Twitter: www.twitter.com/BBFahrbach

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Fever defeat Dream 75-64 to advance to WNBA East Finals

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Tamika Catchings was 20 minutes away from more disappointment. Her teammates made sure she didn’t have to worry. Katie Douglas scored 24 points, Erlana Larkins had 16 points and 20 rebounds and Briann January scored 16 points to help Catchings’ Indiana Fever beat the Atlanta Dream 75-64 on Tuesday night […]

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Charlestown’s Jason Hawkins is Colts Coach of the Week

From the Indianapolis Colts: Charlestown’s Jason Hawkins has been named the Colts/NFL Coach of the Week, a program presented by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Hawkins was selected after his Class 3A No. 3 ranked Pirates beat previously unbeaten and No. 5 Corydon Central 47-0.  Charlestown is 7-0 for just the second time in […]

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Indiana Pacers finally talking championship again

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – A trying stretch of six years without a playoff series victory ended last season. Now, the Indiana Pacers want more, and they believe major changes to the bench will help them advance even further in the postseason. At the team’s annual media day, Indiana spoke boldly and often about […]

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Samples: College football thoughts after Week 5

By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent Lessons from Week 5 of college football: 1. There really isn’t much separation at the top of the Big 10, is there? And there really isn’t much separation from the top half to the middle, to be flatly honest. From the middle to the bottom, though…hoo boy… 2. Why is […]

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