By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor After Purdue beat Penn State earlier this season, a reporter asked A.J. Hammons and Ronnie Johnson if they think about the future. After all, the freshmen dominated in a 60-42 win, and it looked like the Boilermakers and their young talent might be turning the corner. Hammons answered first. “I […]
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By SAM KLEMET ISL Correspondent A 37-point loss at home to your arch rival is alarming. Following it up by getting shellacked by a team that entered the weekend with a 3-6 conference record can only be described as embarrassing. Purdue (11-11, 4-5) fell 75-60 at Northwestern (13-10, 4-6). It’s the Boilers second loss in […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — It was a surreal moment at Mackey Arena. Purdue trailed rival Indiana 57-39 in the second half on Wednesday night, yet you’d never know it based on the electricity in the building. As A.J. Hammons strode to the bench for a break, he waved his arms […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A lot of sports writers get criticized for not going back over their predictions and bold statements because by not doing so, they never seem wrong. Well, I make mistakes, and I have no shame in going over them. I didn’t officially make a prediction for this […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent These are not your younger brother’s Indiana Hoosiers, not with Cody Zeller roaming the middle and defensive stalwarts like Victor Oladipo and Yogi Ferrell clogging driving lanes, and they reestablished supremacy again Wednesday night. Purdue’s Baby Boiler era looks for all the world like a fading memory, a four-year blip […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor What’s your favorite Purdue-Indiana game? Perhaps it’s the Hoosiers’ 41-point blowout over the visitors in 1992 or IU’s 1987 double-digit home win over No. 4 Purdue. If you’re a Boilermaker backer, thoughts of the Austin brothers slaying Bob Knights’ IU teams in the 1990s come to mind and so […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor This morning, IndySportsLegends.com interviewed long-time Purdue radio play-by-play announcer Larry Clisby to get his thoughts on the Boilermakers as they prepare for third-ranked Indiana tonight in Mackey Arena. Following is what Clisby, the “Voice of the Boilermakers,” had to say about Purdue, who is 11-9 this season. IndySportsLegends.com: Do […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I have been eagerly anticipating tonight’s matchup of Indianapolis point guards all season: Purdue’s Ronnie Johnson vs. Indiana’s Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell. Both Ferrell and Johnson were on the AP’s all-state first team last year and have been pushed into the starting lineups for their college teams as freshmen. Both are having success, […]
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From Purdue Sports Information WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue’s Taylor Manuel earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors for the second time after tying her career high with 16 points in 17 minutes in Purdue’s 77-73 win over Northwestern on Jan. 24. She followed up her performance against the Wildcats with 12 points, three […]
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Indiana basketball coach Tom Crean talked about the Purdue-Indiana game during the Big Ten Coaches Teleconference and the Inside Indiana Basketball Radio Show. Here are some of the quotes: On overlooking opponents: “They have not looked ahead. There’s been games that we’ve won that we didn’t play as well in. There’s been some games that […]
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ISL’s Doug Griffiths joins the Rail Line and gives insight on the Purdue-Indiana game. Doug Griffiths on the Rail Line __ ISL’s Chris Goff talked IU basketball recently on Ty’s 20 with Tyler Smith. Chris Goff on Ty’s 20 Follow Doug Griffiths on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ISLgriffiths Follow Chris Goff on Twitter: www.twitter.com/chrisgoff_isl. Follow Indy Sports Legends […]
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