By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor There’s a lot of talk about what Purdue might do in the Big Ten race. It will be just talk if the Boilermakers don’t improve their running game. The Boilermakers entered the season with high expectations, and the hype increased after Purdue put in a solid effort against Notre Dame […]
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By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent OK, my debut was modest at best, going 3-2 on my high school football picks last week; but I was the big winner because I had no one go against me!!! Come on people, I’m a competitive guy; I can’t be competitive without competition! If you want to take me […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Should Big Ten teams be sweating it out when it comes to their long-standing football series’ against Notre Dame? Probably so. The talking heads at each institution are saying the right things, but only time will tell if the Boilermakers, Spartans and Wolverines continue to be fixtures on the Irish […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent When news of Chrishawn Hopkins’ dismissal broke around dinner time Wednesday evening, Butler players past and present took to Twitter with swift reaction. Former forward Garrett Butcher tweeted, Very unfortunate news but mistakes don’t define a person. #unbelievable. Joel Cornette, a 2004 graduate and one of the better big men […]
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By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent It has been a long time in coming, but Notre Dame may finally be on the way to becoming a football conference member. Wednesday’s announcement of Notre Dame joining the ACC in all things sports except for football honestly stunned me on several fronts when I heard the news, but […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Briann January shook her head in disbelief when she heard the numbers. Tamika Catchings simply smiled. The Indiana Fever shot 33 percent from the field against the Seattle Storm and somehow won by 24 points. Wow, January said as she tried to grasp the significance of what she’d heard. Katie […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent When Brian Kelly stepped to the podium at the Guglielmino Athletics Complex to begin his weekly press conference, he didn’t waste any time giving a state of the program two games into the 2012 season. We’re happy to be 2-0, the Irish boss said. There certainly are some great performances […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor It’s becoming safer for Purdue football fans to dream big. The program is in a better place today because of its solid performance against Notre Dame. The Boilermakers lost a 20-17 nailbiter, and if you were watching the final minutes, you lost your football fan card if you turned the channel. Notre Dame isn’t old-school Notre Dame, […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Even a couple days removed from the win over Purdue, it’s still hard for me to completely rationalize why Irish coach Brian Kelly turned to Tommy Rees late in the game. I know, I know the move resulted in Rees leading Notre Dame down the field and in position to […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent New addition Sam Young’s deal with the Pacers is for one year and only partially guaranteed, Young’s agent told IndySportsLegends Monday. Young and agent Joel Bell had maintained a steady dialogue with Indiana after free agency opened July 1. The Pacers announced Young’s signing Sept. 6. He thought it was […]
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ISL’s Ben Fahrbach took photos at the Chatard-Cathedral game on Friday. These are 10 shots of the first half before the rain came and forced the second half of the game played at Lawrence Central to be pushed to Saturday. Class 3A No. 1 Chatard led 7-0 at halftime and went on to beat 4A No. […]
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