By J.W. CALINGER ISL Correspondent After a month of losses, and a lot of anxiety about a fifth loss against Cleveland this Sunday, the calls for the head of Steelers coach Mike Tomlin have started to get a lot louder. The hashtag #firetomlin is trending on Twitter, and there’s a “Fire Mike Tomlin” page on […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) (ISL/The Sports Xchange) INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers will welcome a familiar face to Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Monday night, as former head coach Frank Vogel and the Orlando Magic will be in town. Vogel coached the Pacers for the previous six seasons. He holds the most wins in franchise history […]
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By KEITH CARRELL (@BoilerColts) ISL Purdue Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Caleb Swanigan scored 23 points and corralled 20 rebounds to help Purdue pull away from McNeese State with a 109-65 victory in the regular season opener Friday night. Swanigan is the first player to reach the 20-20 threshold in a game for the Boilermakers […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — This isn’t the start to the season the Pacers had in mind. Ten games in, and they sit 4-6 after losing to Boston 105-99 on Saturday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. It was their first home loss of the season, and it capped an uninspiring week. The […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — That’s more like it. It took six games into the season, but the Indiana Pacers finally showed what they are capable of. They dominated the Chicago Bulls from start to finish on Saturday night, winning by a final score of 111-94 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. They improved […]
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue defeated the University of Southern Indiana 85-63 Tuesday evening in its only exhibition game prior to the season beginning in earnest November 11 against McNeese State.
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers kicked off the new season with a bang on Wednesday night, defeating the Dallas Mavericks in a thrilling overtime game, 130-121 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. After compiling a 1-7 overtime record last season, it was a fitting beginning to the new-look Pacers. Myles […]
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By KEITH CARRELL ISL Correspondent Darrell Hazell’s tenure as Purdue Football’s head coach has come to an end, announced Sunday afternoon by Athletic Director Mike Bobinski. The decision brings an end of Hazell being the head mason with his “One Brick Higher” mantra that he adopted from Purdue lore. The decision also brings added […]
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The Pacers had high expectations when they talked on Media Day.
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I’m back covering the Olympics, and it’s still hard to believe. It’s been a long, winding road. Covering the 2008 Games in Beijing was spectacular and life changing. I was out of a job in 2012, only to come back and be invited to cover the Games in 2016.
Continue ReadingBy TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor The Pacers season came to an end on Sunday night with a Game 7 loss to the No. 2-seed Toronto Raptors. The question now is, what’s next? On one hand, it looks like a successful season considering the Pacers had a lot of roster changes, and they took a […]
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