By CALEB LYNN ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON — Before the Hoosiers battled Liberty on Saturday night, Head Coach Tom Crean emphasized that he wanted this game to be about crashing the glass. It surely proved that way against the Flames as Indiana willed their way to 55 rebounds compared to just 20 from their opponent. This […]
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Author: Tyler Smith
By TIM MEYER ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON — All it took was one half. With one half, James Blackmon, Jr. was able to shake off the rust from a nearly year-long knee injury to carry the Indiana Hoosiers in their first two games of the regular season. Blackmon led all scorers with 23 points on Wednesday […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — “Bankers Life Fieldhouse has been tough my whole career.” Those were comments from LeBron James on Tuesday night after the Cavaliers beat the Raptors. Less than 24 hours later, and Cleveland decided to rest their star instead of having him play on a back-to-back, much to the […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) (ISL/The Sports Xchange) INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers will welcome a familiar face to Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Monday night, as former head coach Frank Vogel and the Orlando Magic will be in town. Vogel coached the Pacers for the previous six seasons. He holds the most wins in franchise history […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — This isn’t the start to the season the Pacers had in mind. Ten games in, and they sit 4-6 after losing to Boston 105-99 on Saturday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. It was their first home loss of the season, and it capped an uninspiring week. The […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — That’s more like it. It took six games into the season, but the Indiana Pacers finally showed what they are capable of. They dominated the Chicago Bulls from start to finish on Saturday night, winning by a final score of 111-94 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. They improved […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers kicked off the new season with a bang on Wednesday night, defeating the Dallas Mavericks in a thrilling overtime game, 130-121 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. After compiling a 1-7 overtime record last season, it was a fitting beginning to the new-look Pacers. Myles […]
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By KEITH CARRELL ISL Correspondent Darrell Hazell’s tenure as Purdue Football’s head coach has come to an end, announced Sunday afternoon by Athletic Director Mike Bobinski. The decision brings an end of Hazell being the head mason with his “One Brick Higher” mantra that he adopted from Purdue lore. The decision also brings added […]
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The Pacers had high expectations when they talked on Media Day.
Continue ReadingBy TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor The Pacers season came to an end on Sunday night with a Game 7 loss to the No. 2-seed Toronto Raptors. The question now is, what’s next? On one hand, it looks like a successful season considering the Pacers had a lot of roster changes, and they took a […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Pacers have been a hard team to predict this season. After the 4th quarter meltdown (to put it lightly) in Game 5, many fans thought it would be too much to overcome. Instead, the blue and gold dominated the second half on Friday night in Game […]
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