By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Founder One year ago, I got the call. It was a call many in the journalism business have nightmares about. It was the call from Associated Press Sports Editor Terry Taylor telling me the second sports reporter position in Indianapolis was being eliminated. Yeah, that was my job. Worked for the company for seven [...]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I know, this is a bit late for a look back at the Top 10 Indiana athletes of 2012. Forgive me, I was enjoying the ocean, margaritas and 70-degree heat in Key West through the New Year and decided to put this off a bit. There were many worthy athletes [...]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Indy Sports Legends writers covered tons of games in 2012. Here, in my opinion, are the best 10 covered by members of the staff. All of the games were played in the state of Indiana. Some of the work was done for other publications, but nonetheless, the talent on the ISL staff witnessed the [...]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS – Nebraska fans, you now officially know what Florida’s fans felt like after the National Championship Game following the 1995 season. As a native Nebraskan now living in Indianapolis, I got to see history Saturday night when the Cornhuskers played Wisconsin. I got to see the worst performance in the [...]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor For years, Purdue has been known as the Cradle of Quarterbacks. It’s perhaps the title Purdue football fans are most proud of, along with 1967 Rose Bowl champions and 2000 Big Ten champions. But for every Drew Brees, Len Dawson, Mike Phipps, Bob Griese, Gary Danielson, Bob DeMoss, Curtis Painter, [...]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor This is the second of my professional wrestling lists “ my 10 favorite wrestling entrance theme songs. Because everyone’s tastes are different, your list might be much different than mine. That’s OK “ I just want to start conversation and take you down memory lane. Theme songs set the tone for what’s [...]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor As a black man, I was fascinated by the overwhelmingly negative response on Twitter to Indiana’s selection of Miles Plumlee. Many of them, from my Caucasian brethren, focused on the untrue belief that outgoing team president Larry Bird had once again found a slow, unathletic white guy to add to [...]
By CLIFF BRUNT, ISL Editor I have compiled some of my favorite photos from the Month of May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Some are of cars, others of celebrities and others are of the festivities from the victory banquet. Enjoy, and click the blue link on each page to move to the next photo. [...]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Hello, again! Several years ago during my run as an AP Sports Writer, I started a tradition of taking photos of the sports venues I attended. After a while, I got quite a collection. Each time I look at these photos, memories come back. Some are because the photo is [...]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Ok, wrestling fans. Have you ever been in a packed arena when THE wrestler is about to hit THE move and everybody’s on their feet? There are few thrills like it in sports or entertainment. That’s one of the reasons wrestling has remained popular through the generations “ the anticipation of, and the delivery [...]
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