Indianapolis, prepare for a Nebraska invasion

Nebraska fans await the team after a win over Purdue in 2013. Photo by Ben Fahrbach By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Note: The writer is an Omaha native and former Omaha World-Herald reporter who now lives in Indianapolis and will cover the Big Ten title game for Indy Sports Legends and the Sports XChange/Reuters. INDIANAPOLIS […]

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Indiana crushes North Carolina 83-59

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Every time I watch Indiana play, I come away impressed with something different. This time, it was the Hoosiers’ ability to pull away from a talented team by simply sticking with the game plan. There were no major shifts in approach that took a close game and […]

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Butler sizzles from floor, cruises past Hanover

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS” Roosevelt Jones gathered the opening tip and lobbed to Khyle Marshall for a crowd-pleasing jam. The rest of the night came nearly as easily for Butler. Marshall and Rotnei Clarke scored 19 points apiece to lead the Bulldogs to a 97-73 rout of Division III Hanover on Tuesday. Butler […]

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North Carolina headed to Big Ten?

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor As North Carolina prepares to play IU tonight in Assembly in one of the biggest games of the young college basketball season, you have to wonder if we’ll see the Tar Heels more frequently in Big Ten country in the very near future. There’s plenty of legit talk circulating […]

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IU’s Latimer, Replogle named All-Big Ten second team

From Indiana Sports Information BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana senior defensive tackle Adam Replogle and sophomore wide receiver Cody Latimer earned second team All-Big Ten honors, the conference announced Monday evening. Seven additional Hoosiers received honorable mention recognition. The nine honorees are the most for the IU program since 2001, when 12 Hoosiers collected league laurels. […]

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Purdue’s Short named to All-Big Ten first team

From Purdue Sports Information WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Highlighted by first team All-Big Ten honors for defensive tackle Kawann Short, six Purdue football players have been recognized by the Big Ten coaches and media members as all-conference selections. Short, a first team selection by the coaches last season, was feted as such by both the […]

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Butler’s Rotnei Clarke is A-10 player of the week

From Butler Sports Information INDIANAPOLIS, IND. — Senior Rotnei Clarke, who helped lead Butler to a runner-up finish at the Maui Invitational, has been named Atlantic 10 Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the period Nov. 19-25. He’s the first Butler player to earn the honor in the Bulldogs’ new conference. Clarke hit […]

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Fahrbach’s IHSAA finals photo galleries: Class A, 2A

ISL’s Ben Fahrbach took photos of the Class A and 2A football finals on Friday. Lafayette Central Catholic beat Indianapolis Scecina and Fort Wayne Bishop Luers beat Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter. Here are the best of his shots from Lucas Oil Stadium. Class A:   Here is Cliff Brunt’s Indianapolis Star story on the Class A […]

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Purdue’s Marve, Frankie Williams earn Big Ten honors

From Purdue Sports Information WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue’s Robert Marve and Frankie Williams were recognized with player of the week honors by the Big Ten Conference after their performances in Saturday’s Old Oaken Bucket victory over Indiana. Marve was named the co-Offensive Player of the Week and Williams the Freshman of the Week. The […]

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Purdue’s 2012 football season: What could have been

By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent Back in August, there were high hopes in West Lafayette; people knew perennial powers Ohio State and Penn State were ineligible for postseason play, and the Leaders division of the Big Ten was up for grabs for teams with the talent base that the 2012 Purdue Boilermakers possessed.  Many felt that […]

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