From Purdue Sports Information GARY, Ind. (www.purduesports.com) – No. 14 Purdue baseball opens NCAA Tournament play against a familiar foe, taking on Valparaiso Friday evening at 8 p.m. on day one of the Gary Regional at U.S. Steel Yard. The Boilermakers (44-12) and Crusaders (35-23) will meet for the 82nd time in a series that […]
Continue ReadingIndiana’s Tamika Catchings By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Early thoughts on the WNBA season: Minnesota, Connecticut and Indiana all are unbeaten. Minnesota, coming off a championship, is off to a 5-0 start. The Lynx finally had a close call, a 79-77 win over Washington on Wednesday night, but they’ve handled everyone else. Perhaps the most […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent With 2012 winding down, it’s worth a look back at the year that was. This is the point on the calendar when media types step back and attempt to weave a bunch of tiny threads into a larger quilt. In terms of the Indiana Pacers, no need to overthink it. […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor As someone who isn’t as young as he used to be, I can’t help but enjoy watching Tim Duncan take folks back to Basketball 101 during the playoffs. He’s putting in work for the Spurs, and he might just get another NBA title out of it. There’s just one problem. […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Come hell or high water, the Dolphins of Jacksonville were swimming with the No. 5 team in the nation on its home floor. With 11 ½ minutes gone by, Indiana’s lead was just 21-17 over the scrappy team from the Atlantic Sun Conference. Then Victor Oladipo made […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent With conference play less than two weeks away, the Atlantic 10 hierarchy is almost set. Butler, Virginia Commonwealth and Temple more or less clinched spots at the top with strong records and victories over national powers. All three have jumped ahead of Saint Joseph’s for status as conference frontrunner. With […]
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Continue ReadingFrom Purdue Sports Information WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (www.purduesports.com) – Purdue baseball has been selected as one of the 16 programs nationally to host an opening-weekend Regional in the upcoming NCAA Tournament. U.S. Steel Yard ballpark in Gary, Ind., will serve as the host venue for the four-team Regional, set for June 1-4. U.S. Steel Yard […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Most of the talk heading into Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 was about the new. New engines, new designs, new drivers. In the end, it was all familiar. Dario Franchitti won the Indianapolis 500 for the third time. He dedicated the win to Dan Wheldon, last year’s Indy 500 winner who died last season […]
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