Month: June 2012

Calinger: Vince McMahon’s WWE shenanigans reveal human nature

By J.W. Calinger Every once in a while, I think, WWE Chairman Vince Mr. McMahon likes to play a good practical joke on the WWE Universe. McMahon never admits the nature or purpose of these jokes, but I think they exist nonetheless, and they probably are for the purpose of laughing at people who think […]

New Orleans rappers T-Bone and 5-Star: Pay Drew Brees!!

This is a new hit from New Orleans-based rappers 5-Star and T-Bone titled “Pay Drew Brees.” T-Bone sent me a tweet with the link. I wrote a blog about why the Saints should pay Brees: http://bit.ly/L1Ieqp. The song has gotten nearly 21,000 views on YouTube. T-Bone’s Twitter account is https://twitter.com/#!/tbonebeats. Thanks, T-Bone, for the link! Related: Purdue […]

Draft night for the Pacers: Is this it for Danny Granger in Indiana?

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor It’s draft night, and the Pacers still need a superstar. They are not going to get one at the 26th pick, so a lot could happen tonight for a team that has morphed into win-now mode. That includes trading Danny Granger. Team president Larry Bird is leaving the team, but before […]

Colts to begin training camp in Anderson on July 28

From the Indianapolis Colts: INDIANAPOLIS COLTS TO HOLD TRAINING CAMP AT ANDERSON UNIVERSITY The Indianapolis Colts will hold its 2012 training camp at Anderson University in Anderson, Ind., with the full squad reporting on Saturday, July 28. The Colts will return to Anderson for the third consecutive year after the team originally spent their summers […]

Walsh back as president of Indiana Pacers; Bird out

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Donnie’s back! Larry Bird, president of basketball operations for the Indiana Pacers the past nine years, has stepped down. Former team president Donnie Walsh returns as president of basketball operations, and Kevin Pritchard will replace David Morway as general manager, the Pacers announced Wednesday on the eve of the NBA Draft. Walsh left […]

David Morway resigns as Indiana Pacers GM

Info from Indiana Pacers. MORWAY RESIGNS AS GENERAL MANAGER INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Pacers announced Tuesday that David Morway has resigned as General Manager of the franchise. Morway was originally hired in January, 1999, as Vice President of Basketball Administration and was promoted to General Manager in April, 2008. When Morway was hired as General […]

Part III: Webb’s Title IX tribute to former Nebraska star Maurtice Ivy

This is the third and final part of Karl Webb’s Title IX tribute about former Nebraska star Maurtice  Ivy, a women’s basketball superstar before there was a WNBA. Webb produced this series in  2011. Webb currently is a producer at ESPN and a former reporter for KPTM Fox 42 in  Omaha. Ivy bio info from Nebraska sports […]

Indiana’s Catchings named Player of the Week again

From the WNBA: NEW YORK, June 25, 2012 – Tamika Catchings of the Indiana Fever and Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks were named the WNBA’s Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week presented by Boost Mobile, respectively, for games played from June 18-24. This marks the first season that Boost Mobile – […]

Clint Bowyer Emerging as a Big Time Force in NASCAR

By Chuck Samples ISL Correspondent He’s as surprised to be in Sonoma’s Victory Lane as anybody. Maybe he shouldn’t be. Clint Bowyer may have gotten an extended push (literally) from Kurt Busch on Sunday, but the truth of the matter is he dominated the race. In the process, he notched his first win of 2012, […]