Month: October 2012

Brunt: Time for Paul George to take over as the man for the Pacers

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor If money doesn’t grow on trees, why is there a giant redwood with dollars all over it standing in front of Paul George? That tree sprouted quickly, right about the time the Indiana Pacers released a statement saying Danny Granger would be out indefinitely with continued soreness in his left knee. One man’s […]

Pacers Season Preview, Part II

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent As the Indiana Pacers open a new season this evening on Halloween, it’s worth pausing to consider what a frightening position the franchise once occupied. When Donnie Walsh left in 2008, a steady degradation of the roster left Mike Dunleavy Jr. as the second-best player on the team.  The ghosts […]

Pacers Season Preview, Part I

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent After a season of stunning success, the Pacers spent money like a super PAC on steroids this summer. Huge contracts landed on the doorsteps of Roy Hibbert and George Hill, and no expense was spared in overhauling the bench. It was Indiana’s most lavish offseason in nearly a decade. Clearly, […]

Purdue AD: Football performance “has kept us from reaching our goals.”

The following is the text of a statement from Purdue athletic director Morgan Burke on the state of the Purdue football program. The Boilermakers entered the season with high hopes but have lost their first four conference games under increasingly unpopular coach Danny Hope. “Everyone around our football program has high expectations for the 2012 […]

Fort Wayne Carroll’s Doug Dinan named Colts Coach of the Week

From the Indianapolis Colts: Doug Dinan of Fort Wayne Carroll has been named the Colts/NFL Coach of the Week, a program presented by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Dinan was selected after his Chargers defeated Class 5A No. 7 ranked Penn High School 14-13 in the sectional semi-finals. This is Carroll’s first win over […]

Goff: Five questions about the Pacers heading into the season

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Not since 2004, coming off a 61-win campaign in which Jermaine O’Neal finished third in MVP voting and Ron Artest was named Defensive Player of the Year, have the Indiana Pacers anticipated a season as much as they do this one. Back then, Donnie Walsh said Indy had a legitimate […]

Brunt: Purdue’s flop vs. Minnesota ill timed as IU gains momentum

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor There was only one way Purdue’s epic flop against Minnesota could have been worse, and guess what? It happened. Indiana won. What a double-whammy for Purdue coach Danny Hope. Purdue, which entered the season with all the returning starters and all the hype, fell behind 44-7 against Minnesota and eventually […]

Randy Bernard steps down as CEO of IndyCar

From INDYCAR INDIANAPOLIS, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 – The board of directors of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation convened a special meeting Sunday, Oct. 28 and has announced that Randy Bernard will relinquish his position as CEO of INDYCAR effective immediately. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation President and CEO Jeff Belskus was appointed as interim CEO […]

Samples’ football wrapup: Alabama, Notre Dame up; Auburn, Purdue down

By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent What we learned from our latest weekend in college football. 1. Alabama is free and clear for the BCS title game. With Oregon likely to win out and Kansas State hitting its stride, one fan base is going to be severely disappointed come early December if current trends continue. 2. […]

Samples: Even hardcore hockey fans have had it with NHL negotiations

By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent Hockey fans have been pretty glum lately. I know. I’m on the list. If anything, contract negotiations between owners and players have taken enough of a step back to the point where several national experts believe the league doesn’t want a deal of any sort. Honestly, it doesn’t matter if […]

Golden Golson and Dynamite D have Notre Dame thinking national title

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Notre Dame is for real. If there was any doubt, Brian Kelly’s fifth-ranked Irish silenced the critics with an extremely impressive 30-13 win at No. 8 Oklahoma. Go ahead start the national championship talk because it’s warranted. Barring something out of the ordinary, Notre Dame will be 11-0 when it […]