By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Founder Stuart Scott had me confused, in a good way. As a brother growing up in inner-city Omaha, I was often told by those outside of the neighborhood that there were elements of my culture I had to be careful not to bring out too much if I was going to […]
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By JAMES HOWELL, Jr. ISL Purdue Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue Boilermakers are 2-0 in Big Ten play for the first time since the 2011-12 season following a 64-51 victory over the Michigan Wolverines at Mackey Arena on Saturday afternoon. After struggling through the first half, and Spike Albrecht of Michigan draining three […]
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From Butler Athletics: INDIANAPOLIS, IND. — Butler University athletic director Barry Collier announced Friday that Chris Holtmann has been named the school’s 23rd men’s basketball head coach. Holtmann had been serving as interim head coach since October, when former coach Brandon Miller requested and was granted a medical leave of absence. Miller, who served for […]
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By JAMES HOWELL, Jr. ISL Purdue Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. _ As the new year approached, Purdue created a new beginning. The Boilermakers bounced back from three straight losses to close the non-conference season and knocked off Minnesota 72-68 Wednesday at Mackey Arena. During the first 31 minutes, it appeared the Gophers would just be […]
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By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — A lot has changed since last season for both the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers. Both rosters look quite different from the rosters that took center stage in last year’s Eastern Conference Finals match-up. Nevertheless, the intensity of the games between these two clubs is still high. […]
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By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Pacers have made a habit of coming back from large deficits this season. Unfortunately, they have still fallen short in many of those games. That was the case once again tonight, and this one probably stung the most. After going on a 21-2 run in the 4th […]
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By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Pacers received an early Christmas present on Tuesday night: The return of point guard George Hill. Though he came off the bench and was limited to 21 minutes of action, Hill still led the Pacers with 15 points on way to an impressive 96-84 victory over the […]
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By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON — The Hoosiers were coming off a big win on Saturday. They have another big game this coming Saturday. Thus, the proverbial “trap game” was in play tonight against New Orleans. Instead of a letdown effort, the Hoosiers put together a balanced attack, defeating the Privateers 79-59 at Assembly […]
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By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — It was a game the Hoosiers needed to have. After losing in the Crossroads Classic the last few seasons, a third straight loss would have been an embarrassment to the program. Their NCAA tournament resume was also in desperate need of a boost. The Hoosiers responded with a […]
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By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor For a team that prides itself on being a storied program nationally, the Hoosiers haven’t handled business in their own state very well the last few seasons. They have dropped two straight Crossroads Classic games against Butler, and Notre Dame the last two years. Saturday’s game against the Butler Bulldogs […]
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By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Here’s the good news: The Pacers won three quarters on Saturday night. Here’s the bad news: It still wasn’t enough. The Portland Trail Blazers had a monster 2nd quarter, outscoring the Pacers 36-15 which led them to a 95-85 win at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Pacers have now […]
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