By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Is it possible to win executive of the year when you’re not an executive anymore? Of course not. But make no mistake — Paul George’s ascendance to All-Star status in just his third year in the league makes former Pacers president Larry Bird look just as good as he did […]
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Month: January 2013
By SAM KLEMET ISL Correspondent It’s nearly impossible to beat arguably the best team in the country when you don’t play a complete game. Purdue learned that the hard way Thursday in Ann Arbor, falling 68-53 to second-ranked Michigan. Purdue (10-9, 3-3) came out playing fearlessly, led by senior captain D.J Byrd. The Crawfordsville native scored […]
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From Butler Athletics INDIANAPOLIS, IND. — Butler scoring leader Rotnei Clarke, who suffered a neck injury in Butler’s 79-73 victory at Dayton on Jan. 12, has been cleared to resume game action. He will be available for Butler’s home contest against Temple on Saturday. “Rotnei has remained symptom free, and he’s gone through full-contact […]
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From the Indiana Pacers INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Pacers forward/guard Paul George was named Thursday night as a reserve for the Eastern Conference All-Stars. In his third season in the NBA, George will participate in the NBA All-Star Game, Feb. 17, in Houston. George, who was voted to the team by Eastern Conference coaches, will be […]
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LaSalle’s Ramon Galloway scored the go-ahead layup with 2.7 seconds left, then Roosevelt Jones, the hero Saturday against Gonzaga, missed from halfcourt at the buzzer as the Explorers beat the No. 9 Bulldogs 54-53. Andrew Smith had 16 points and eight rebounds, Kellen Dunham scored 15 points and Jones had 14 points and five assists. This is nothing to worry […]
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By SAM KLEMET ISL Correspondent With all due respect to Penn State, Nebraska, and West Virginia, wins against those programs for a young Purdue team were solid, but more in the category of taking care of business. Thursday, the evolving Boilermakers can make a statement with a win at second- ranked Michigan. Purdue is playing […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Cody Zeller typically finds points at will. At 7-feet, he can get his shot off against nearly any post defender in the country. For an entire game, Zeller rarely looked for offense. And yet No. 7 Indiana breezed past Penn State 72-49 in spite of Zeller’s career-low […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Fresh off one of the worst home defeats under Coach Mike Brey, Notre Dame finds itself in late January searching for answers. The 24th-ranked Fighting Irish were pummeled Monday night by unranked Georgetown, 63-47, prompting Brey to say the game was like “men vs. boys,” when he stepped to the […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Purdue coach Matt Painter recently said center A.J. Hammons would be better off accepting the fact that he’s an old-school, traditional big man, and that the fact that few of those exist anymore makes him a valuable commodity. In the same way that Hammons has emerged by accepting who he is, […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Butler Bulldogs are putting together one of the most impressive resumes in the country, and perhaps it’s time we stopped acting surprised. What’s scary about Saturday night’s victory over Gonzaga is that it had all the marks of a program’s maturation. Butler came into the season expecting to challenge […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Without Rotnei Clarke, Butler will play shorthanded at guard when it visits La Salle Wednesday night. The Explorers have plenty of them, and how the two teams match up their personnel is perhaps a pivotal issue in their first-ever battle at Tom Gola Arena. La Salle (12-5, 2-2 Atlantic 10) […]
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