By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent Note: Dragash, a Purdue graduate, is a physical education teacher at Clay Middle School in Carmel, Ind. Growing up, my mother never said to me Craig, put on your legs and go play outside! She didn’t have to; I had two capable legs that allowed me to play without needing to […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Andrew Luck couldn’t possibly live up to all the hype in his debut for the Colts, right? Wrong. On his very first play of his first preseason game, the rookie quarterback found Donald Brown on a simple middle screen, and Brown did the rest for a 63-yard touchdown reception. The summary […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — This is part of Danny Hope’s Media Day press conference, which lasted more than an hour on Aug. 10. He addresses the fact that Ohio State and Penn State are ineligible for bowl games this year, how to deal with expectations, how to get three quarterbacks enough practice reps, Purdue’s offensive […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Swag. Swagger. Swagging. However you want to say it, there’s plenty of it at Purdue. It’s quite a change. Danny Hope’s team has a new vibe after three previous seasons that began with some degree of potential were derailed by injuries. The Boilermakers have 19 starters back from last year’s 7-6 team […]
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By Purdue Sports Information Purdue Men’s Basketball Takes Down All Star Italy In Tour Opener ROME – Rapheal Davis led the way with 15 points and Donnie Hale put up a double-double as the Purdue men’s basketball team stormed to an 80-38 victory over All Star Italy in the opener of its four-game Italian tour. […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Brian Cardinal was awestruck when he saw the court that bears his name and the surrounding new facilities. Back in 2008, Cardinal and his wife, former Purdue women’s player Danielle Bird, donated $250,000 to the renovation project for a practice court, leading Purdue to name it […]
Click to read more:By J.W. CALINGER ISL Correspondent Note: Calinger is a white man who attended inner-city schools throughout his life, allowing him to offer a unique perspective on this topic. Although we don’t have much of the racial tension that Jesse Owens encountered in Berlin, that Cassius Clay encountered between winning a gold medal and becoming Muhammad […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor The Alumni Game is over, and Lewis Jackson’s last-second shot over Brandon Brantley sealed one more win for Gene Keady on the court named for him in Team Black’s 73-70 victory over Team Gold. An impressive group of Boilermakers played. On Team Black: Brett Buscher, Chris Kramer, Bobby Riddell, Tim Ervin, […]
Click to read more:By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor With the score tied at 70 and each team in the Purdue alumni game leaning more heavily on the young guns as time went on at the non-air conditioned Mackey Arena, Lewis Jackson gave 76-year-old Gene Keady one more great moment at Mackey Arena. In the waning seconds, Brian Cardinal […]
Click to read more:By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Chris Kramer is one of the best defensive players in Big Ten history, the only one to be named to the league’s all-defense team four straight years. He was a member of Purdue’s 2009 Big Ten Tournament and 2010 Big Ten championship teams. The three-time team captain was a two-time […]
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From Purdue Sports Information: Here is the most recent list Purdue released of expected participants in Saturday’s alumni basketball game, with career summaries included. The list includes Carl Landry, Brian Cardinal, David Teague and Chris Kramer. Dave Barrett (1988-91) Member of Purdue’s 1988 Big Ten championship team Three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (1989, 1990, 1991) Winner […]
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