By JIM JOHNSON ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS — Every team goes through it at one point or another, especially in basketball. They go through a rut and a little skid from time to time. With the Indiana Pacers, the skid happened to be right out of the gate and has lasted the first two weeks of […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor As we enter the home stretch of the regular season in the Big Ten, a few things could be decided on Saturday. A win at Wisconsin would give Ohio State the outright Leaders Division championship. The Buckeyes are guaranteed no worse than a share of the title after Penn […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I saw IU for the first time Thursday night and came away with my head spinning. What a complete basketball team Tom Crean has put together. I searched and searched for a weakness during the Hoosiers’ 99-45 win over Sam Houston State and came away with little. Of course, the team the Hoosiers […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent It was a solid, if not spectacular, opening week for the Atlantic 10. Twelve of the 16 schools in the conference have won a game, although three teams expected to compete for the league crown – Saint Louis, Virginia Commonwealth and Butler – suffered early disappointments. It’s Friday, which means […]
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By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent Note: This was updated Friday night with final scores. I was soooo close…. Only a gutsy two-point conversion by Fort Wayne Snider to defeat Fishers in overtime kept me from a 5-0 week on IHSAA regional picks; but after my dismal sectional performance, I’ll settle for 4-1. Now that I’ve finally learned my […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I got to be Mean Gene Okerlund for a day. I interviewed WWE Superstar Damien Sandow by telephone on Thursday afternoon to promote the Survivor Series, which will be held Sunday in Indianapolis. Sandow is one half of the team “Rhodes Scholars” with Cody Rhodes. The intellectually superior one will be a part […]
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By RYAN NAYLOR ISL Correspondent MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State took a big step toward its first bowl appearance since 2008 with a 52-27 win over preseason MAC favorite Ohio University on Wednesday night. The Cardinals were one of two bowl eligible teams to miss out on postseason play last year, but this year, riding a five-game win […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Over the next few weeks, Notre Dame and its massive fan base will likely don the colors of Baylor, Texas, Stanford and Oregon State. OK, maybe they won’t go that far, but you know they’ll be the biggest fans of those four teams you’ll find across the country. As […]
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From Butler Sports Information: INDIANAPOLIS — Head coach Brad Stevens received signed commitments from a trio of promising prospects, 6-10 Nolan Berry of De Smet Jesuit H.S. (Mo.), 6-7 Andrew Chrabascz of Cushing Academy (Mass.) and 6-2 Rene Castro of Worcester Academy (Mass.), on Wednesday, Nov. 14. One of the things that we’ve really tried […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Notre Dame is used to signing the nation’s finest football recruiting classes. As for men’s basketball, well that’s a different story. Today though, Irish coach Mike Brey announced the signing of four high school players that give Notre Dame one of the best basketball recruiting classes the nation has […]
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From Purdue Sports Information WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Head coach Matt Painter and the Purdue men’s basketball staff wrapped up one of the nation’s top recruiting classes on Wednesday, as a highly-regarded trio signed National Letters of Intent to begin competing for the Boilermakers in the 2013-14 season. Bryson Scott, Basil Smotherman and Kendall Stephens […]
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