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Lance Jones: Everything Purdue needed and more

By ZACH VOGTISL Contributor The Purdue Men’s basketball program returned a lot of talent from the 2022-23 team. Those returning included National Player of the Year, Zach Edey, their starting backcourt in Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer, frontcourt depth in Mason Gillis, Trey Kaufman-Renn, and Caleb Furst, as well as veteran defensive presence in Ethan […]

Purdue is back on top, but the challenge remains

Photo by: Steven Erler-USA TODAY Sports By ZACH VOGT (@ZachVogt30)ISL Contributor The 2023-24 rendition of Purdue Men’s Basketball is off to a blistering hot start. A start that is eerily similar to that of the 2021-22 team, which was led by the eventual 5th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, Jaden Ivey. A start […]

The Steichen era begins in Indy

By AUSTIN LAWTONISL Contributor INDIANAPOLIS — After over a month of interviews and speculation, the Indianapolis Colts have found their next Head Coach. Now former Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator, Shane Steichen, will take the reigns from interim head coach, Jeff Saturday. “I’m extremely honored and grateful to be the next head football coach of the […]

Who will be the Head Coach/QB combo in Indy?

By AUSTIN LAWTON ISL Contributor INDIANAPOLIS– The 2023 season for the Indianapolis Colts will be one to forget for the fan base and the franchise. The Colts finished with a 1-7 record to end the season, including being on the wrong end of the largest comeback in NFL history on December 17 against the Vikings. […]

Hoosiers and Boilers advance, on collision course for championship?

By CHRIS GOFFISL Contributor INDIANAPOLIS – Don’t look now, but we may be 80 minutes of Saturday afternoon basketball away from an Indiana-Purdue Big Ten championship game on Selection Sunday. March roared like a lion Friday night, with the No. 11 seed Nittany Lions of Penn State giving third-seeded Purdue all it could handle, but […]

Previewing Indiana vs. Illinois

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Contributor INDIANAPOLIS – The lesson we learned from Indiana’s Big Ten tournament opener? This team has it. They don’t display it as often as their fans would like, but these Hoosiers have an extra gear to win big games. Indiana needed to beat Michigan on Thursday to have a realistic chance […]

After building momentum, Pacers suffer 0-3 road trip

By ALEX GOLDENISL Contributor INDIANAPOLIS — After going 2-2 on the West Coast Road Trip, Indiana came home and took care of business against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Pacers were 6-8 and momentum indicated that this team might be turning things around. Indiana had three winnable road games ahead of them against New York, Detroit […]

Golden: Things I liked and didn’t like from the past week

By ALEX GOLDENISL Contributor In this week’s column, we will look at games from the past eight days. The Indiana Pacers faced Brooklyn (FRI), Toronto (SAT), San Antonio (MON), New York (WED) and Portland (FRI). With a underwhelming 3-7 start, it’s hard to love anything about this team right now, but there are still a […]

Bynum shines as Pacers snap losing streak

By TYLER SMITH ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS — Andrew Bynum’s debut might just have come at the perfect time. The Pacers entered Tuesday’s game on a four-game losing streak and were in need of some kind of spark. Bynum provided just that, muscling his way to eight points and 10 rebounds in 15 minutes of action. Perhaps […]

Cold shooting costs Hoosiers in loss to Nebraska

By TYLER SMITH ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON — Senior Night is always a special night in Bloomington. For the second straight year, however, the road team spoiled the party. The Hoosiers came into tonight’s game against Nebraska desperately needing a win to keep their NCAA tournament hopes alive. The task became tougher when Indiana learned it […]

Pacers fall on last-second shot, 98-96 to Warriors

By TYLER SMITH ISL INDIANAPOLIS — As the battle for the 1-seed in the Eastern Conference “Heats” up, the Pacers are entering a critical stretch of games on their schedule. With eight of their next 11 games on the road, a home win over the Golden State Warriors was needed. Stephen Curry and company had […]