By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Dustin Keller committed to Toledo, but Joe Tiller wasn’t having it. Purdue offered a scholarship, Keller de-committed and the rest is history. Tiller turned Keller from a wide receiver into a dynamic tight end, a big target who could stretch the field. He finished his career in 2007 with 142 catches, […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Photos by Pastor Corey Brown Among the many blessings Pastor Brown has bestowed upon me over the years, he unexpectedly sent me these photos of the best golfers in the world. They were busy Wednesday afternoon preparing for the BMW Championship in Carmel, Ind. The first round begins Thursday, with the first golfers […]
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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 IndySportsLegends.com spoke with Tim Newton, the Voice of the Boilermakers. Following is what Newton had to say about Purdue, who is 1-0 following a 48-6 season-opening win over FCS foe […]
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From the WNBA Tamika Catchings of the Indiana Fever has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for games played from Aug. 16 (when the league resumed play following its break for the 2012 Olympic Games) through the end of the month. Catchings also has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week. This marks the […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly isn’t big on excuses so it’s no surprise he wants to hear nothing about his team’s long trip home from Ireland Saturday and the short turnaround to get ready for visiting Purdue a week later. The Irish left Dublin immediately following their 50-10 walloping of […]
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From the Indianapolis Colts South Bend Adams High School Head Coach Craig Redman has been named the Colts/NFL Coach of the Week, a program presented by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Redman was selected after his Eagles defeated cross-town rival Clay High School by a score of 22-12. The win left the Eagles 3-0 […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Robert Marve’s career day against Eastern Kentucky wasn’t enough to make him Purdue’s starting quarterback over Caleb TerBush. Coach Danny Hope said Tuesday that TerBush will start Saturday at Notre Dame. That says an awful lot about TerBush. After he was suspended for the opener and Marve passed for 295 […]
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By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent What we learned from Weekend 1 of the college football season (as always, in no particular order): 1. No real surprises at the top. USC and Oregon hammered overmatched foes, and Alabama — ooooweee — made Michigan look like it didn’t belong on the same playing field. 2. Speaking of […]
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By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent Some things running through a sleep-deprived brain (in no particular order): 1. Let’s start with football. It’s good to have the college season underway. It also never ceases to amaze me that football can energize a university and community like no other sport can in this country. Think about it. […]
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Ben Fahrbach took photos for ISL at Saturday’s Purdue-Eastern Kentucky game. Robert Marve passed for 295 yards and three touchdowns in Purdue’s 48-6 win. Fahrbach took plenty of shots of No. 9 for this collection of his best work from Saturday.
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By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Kawann Short recorded one tackle in Purdue’s 48-6 blowout win over Eastern Kentucky, a sack for a loss of four yards. It was a modest statistic for the 6-foot-3, 315-pound senior defensive tackle whose name appears on numerous preseason All-America lists. Make no mistake, the Colonels felt […]
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