By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Pacers outclassed the Atlanta Hawks 106-83 on Wednesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first round series. The Pacers take a 3-2 series lead. WHY IT HAPPENED: The Pacers rode a 50-43 halftime lead to […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Pacers will try to reestablish control on Wednesday night when they take on the Atlanta Hawks in Game 5 of this Eastern Conference first-round series. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Here are the trends to monitor in what shapes up as a terrific 48-minute […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Well, it was nearly a replay. Write up a list of all the things the Pacers saw happen Saturday night and put a check mark next to them, and you’ll see Indiana improved on very little in Game 4 and was thus denied the road win it needed to control […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Atlanta Hawks knocked off the Indiana Pacers 102-91 on Monday night at Philips Arena in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first round series. The series is now 2-2. WHY IT HAPPENED: The Pacers again were pitiful in the first half, trailing […]
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By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent Well, then. No more Legends and Leaders in college football. I’m among a lot of college football fans relieved to see the naming changes to the Big Ten conference. Now, we move to the simple, yet effective titles of East and West. Being a fan of the newest guy in town […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent If the Pacers win on Monday, their first-round series is essentially a wrap. If they lose, they’ll fall into a tie and face heaps of pressure in Game 5 on Wednesday in Indianapolis. Here’s what to look for in a pivotal Game 4 in Atlanta: Going West: Surprisingly, outside of […]
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By PAUL SIEGFRIED ISL Correspondent The Indianapolis Colts finished out the 2013 NFL Draft Saturday by picking up five more players to add to their seven-player draft class. Those five selected Saturday join with Florida State defensive end/linebacker Bjoern Werner, chosen with the 24th pick of the first round Thursday, and Illinois guard Hugh Thornton, […]
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By PAUL SIEGFRIED ISL Correspondent A total of seven college players from the state of Indiana were chosen in the 2013 NFL Draft, which concluded Saturday with the final four rounds of the seven-round draft. Notre Dame had six of those players drafted, led by tight end Tyler Eifert, chosen 21st overall by the Cincinnati […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent For the sake of speculation, you could identify so many possible reasons for the sudden and stunning turnaround for the Hawks in their first-round series with the Pacers. Was it Johan Petro’s inclusion in a (bigger) starting lineup? Was it being back home in front of a near-capacity crowd waving […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Atlanta Hawks routed the Indiana Pacers 90-69 on Saturday night at Philips Arena in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first round series. The Pacers still lead the series 2-1. WHY IT HAPPENED: The Pacers badly struggled on offense and couldn’t make […]
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By PAUL SIEGFRIED ISL Correspondent Day two of the 2013 NFL Draft wrapped up on Friday with the completion of the second and third rounds. The Indianapolis Colts added an offensive lineman in the third round, while Purdue defensive tackle Kawann Short heard his name called early in the second round by the Carolina Panthers. […]
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