By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor The Indiana Fever look like they’re right on track for another title. Huh? It sure didn’t look that way when the team was on a seven-game losing streak, making that ring ceremony seem like old news. Suddenly, the Fever look like themselves, except they aren’t themselves at all. Katie Douglas, […]
Continue ReadingFrom Purdue Athletics WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Sophomore Taylor Manuel will transfer from Purdue, head coach Sharon Versyp announced Friday. -It saddens me that Taylor has decided to leave the Purdue family,” Versyp said. -We appreciate her contributions to last year’s Big Ten Tournament championship team and wish her the best in her future, both […]
Continue ReadingFrom the Indiana Fever: INDIANAPOLIS – As part of online balloting by fans, Indiana Fever star Tamika Catchings has been voted as a starter for the 2013 Boost Mobile WNBA All-Star Game. For Catchings, it is the eighth time she has been selected as a starter in the WNBA All-Star Game. She has been voted […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Pacers don’t have much left to spend in free agency to round out their roster. They have $2.15 million of their mid-level exception remaining and the option to sign guys for the veteran’s minimum. Based on the team’s internal budget, they are only about $2.7 million away from hitting […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNTISL Editor Amid all this excitement about the Indiana Pacers, I consider this a good time to offer some perspective. Nearly four years ago, while I was covering the Pacers for The Associated Press, I interviewed team president Larry Bird about how he was dealing with losing, something rarely attached to his name. […]
Continue ReadingISL editor Cliff Brunt spoke with injured Indiana Fever guard Katie Douglas Tuesday night at the Fever Bowling Tournament. Douglas has missed most of the season with a bulging disc in her back, and the defending WNBA champions have missed her. By most measures, the former Purdue star is one of the best players in […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The word ‘gregarious’ was invented to describe Roy Hibbert, whose social media initiatives are never-ending. A wild card next season is the Pacers’ ability to field a lineup of four above-average 3-point shooters surrounding Hibbert. Use Chris Copeland at power forward, Danny Granger at the 3 and C.J. Watson as […]
Continue ReadingBy CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent It’s hard to believe it has been a year since my good friend Sean Thornton and I took in the All-Star Game at Kauffman Stadium, a time that is among the best baseball experiences of my life. Well, the All-Star Game is back…neither of us are going…and if it wasn’t […]
Continue ReadingBy PAUL SIEGFRIED ISL Correspondent The second year of the Chuck Pagano era starts next week for the Indianapolis Colts as they head to training camp in Anderson. Despite Pagano missing much of his first season as head coach battling cancer, the first year was a success under interim coach Bruce Arians. Rookie quarterback Andrew […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I attended the Pacers’ press conference announcing the signings of David West and C.J. Watson. While the media surrounded West, I went the other direction and got six minutes one-on-one with coach Frank Vogel. Here are the best quotes from that interview. There will be two bonus pieces of info […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Chris Copeland isn’t cutting his hair. Don’t even ask. Since Copeland announced his agreement to sign a two-year, $6 million offer sheet, which New York cannot legally match, a major point of discussion has been what his new role will be in Indiana. Sure, he’ll come off the bench. But […]
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