IHSAA penalizes Arsenal Tech, Fort Wayne South Side for fight

From the IHSAA Following multiple incidents of unsportsmanlike behavior during last Friday’s football game between Fort Wayne South Side High School and Indianapolis Arsenal Technical High School, IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox has placed both teams on probation and suspended several players and coaches. Both programs are placed on probation for the remainder of the 2013 […]

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Video: Pacers forward Danny Granger looks good on knee

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor ISL was among the media that asked Danny Granger on Monday about how his left knee has been doing since training camp started on Saturday. We also talked with Granger’s teammates, who were impressed. When coach Frank Vogel was asked about Granger, he said, “Danny’s looked great.” He then repeated […]

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Ben Fahrbach’s Purdue vs. Northern Illinois slideshow

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Ben Fahrbach is in his second year of taking photos for Indy Sports Legends. Here is a slideshow of 18 shots from Purdue’s 55-24 loss to Northern Illinois on Saturday. Included are several shots of Danny Etling, the freshman quarterback who replaced Rob Henry. Etling got positive reviews from many […]

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Five things we learned from Fever’s season-ending loss

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Fever piled one missed shot on top of another Sunday, until every clank, rim-out, brick and offline heave eventually added up to the end of their season. It was one loss that no coach or player seemed particularly upset over. The Fever opened their title […]

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Griffiths: Big Ten Picks – Week #5

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor In all my years covering Big Ten football, I can’t remember this many teams having the last Saturday in September off. You can thank the Big Ten Championship Game and the league not wanting to have a respite between the end of the regular season and the title tilt […]

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Ben Davis pounds Lawrence Central 42-12

By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent TOUCHDOWWWWWN, Giants… FIRST DOWWWWWWN, Giants… The Ben Davis PA announcer wore those words out as the Giants pounded once-nationally ranked Lawrence Central 42-10 on Friday night. “I just thought our focus was good,” Ben Davis coach Mike Kirschner said. “I think our kids came in with a purpose. We beat […]

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Roncalli wins battle in trenches, beats Brebeuf 20-14

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Indianapolis Roncalli coach Bruce Scifres knew who could handle the pressure when the Rebels needed to hold Indianapolis Brebeuf at bay late in Friday night’s game — his senior-laden offensive line. Right tackle Cal Scifres, right guard Noah Smith, center Luke Jahnke, left guard Brian Sullivan and left tackle Hank […]

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Stephenson: Pacers can win championship

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor INDIANAPOLIS – The usually shy Lance Stephenson stepped up and perfectly encapsulated the unbridled optimism surrounding the Pacers as they prepare to start the 2013-14 season. “We can be great,” Stephenson said. “We’ve got five good players. We’ve got a bench. We’ve got everything that we need. I think […]

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Media Day: Bird says this could be ‘team I envisioned’

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor INDIANAPOLIS – Media day was the annual grab bag of responsibilities over about 150 minutes as all 17 players on the Pacers’ training camp roster scurried around for photographs, signatures, TV spots, online chats, interviews and press conferences. Here are some of the main themes and subplots that emerged […]

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Video: Pacers media day

INDIANAPOLIS — Below are videos shot by IndySportsLegends.com at Pacers media day on Friday. Hilton Armstrong Ian Mahinmi Donald Sloan Solomon Hill Lance Stephenson Paul George Danny Granger David West Frank Vogel George Hill

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