Month: December 2012

Gladys Knight at Indy

Gladys Knight leaving the Indianapolis 500 in an Escalade. She still draws quite a crowd after all these years. Next photo: http://www.indysportslegends.com/pete-rose-attends-indianapolis-500/  

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Will Power wrecks

Will Power, who entered Indianapolis having won three consecutive races this season, crashed out of the Indy 500 on Sunday. Next photo: http://www.indysportslegends.com/ashley-judd-at-indy/  

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Indianapolis 500 primer

Finish line (yard of bricks), Indianapolis Motor Speedway. By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Things to look for at the Indianapolis 500. Penske Racing vs. Andretti Autosport These two dominant teams have the top six slots in the race. For Penske, polesitter Ryan Briscoe has a chance to finally emerge as a star. Penske’s other two drivers […]

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Purdue golfer Gonzalez-Escallon named 2nd-team All-American

From Purdue Sports Information FRANKLIN, TENN. – The National Golf Coaches Association announced the postseason awards for Division I Women’s Golf at a banquet on Friday evening in Franklin, Tenn., and junior Laura Gonzalez-Escallon was tabbed second team All-American for the second-consecutive year. The Big Ten Golfer of the Year also was named to the […]

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Wade's 41-point outburst ends Indiana's season

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor There were 18,000-plus fans wearing Gold Swagger T-shirts at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. All of them put together probably couldn’t have guarded Dwyane Wade on Thursday night. Wade looked like he was controlled by some kid playing his Wii all night. The All-Star guard had 41 points and 10 rebounds to […]

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Pregame notes: Game 6, Heat at Pacers

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Pregame notes for Game 6: Danny Granger and David West will start. Both have been hobbled – Granger with a sprained ankle, West with a sprained knee. Indiana coach Frank Vogel said he has talked to his team about not losing its composure. He said he wants to make sure […]

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