By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Cody Zeller smiled as he succinctly described his recently improved accuracy at the foul line. “Shooting higher,” Zeller said. And so, metaphorically, are the Indiana Hoosiers. Following a loss to Butler that cost them the No. 1 ranking, Zeller and his teammates are as detail-oriented as ever […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent A few weeks ago in this space, the point was made that the A-10 probably would see a team rise into the national rankings at some point because of the overall strength of the conference. Butler is that team. The Bulldogs debuted Monday at No. 19 in the AP Top […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Three days later, and the state is still buzzing. Alex Barlow’s name and story still resonate. As to how Butler actually beat No. 1 Indiana, there still is some consternation, but the Bulldogs are now ranked for the first time in two years. Rather than rehashing an admittedly thrilling game, […]
Continue ReadingIt may be now or never for the Fever. Indiana has been to the playoffs seven consecutive years, including four trips to the Eastern Conference Finals and a trip to the WNBA Finals in 2009. But key components are older now. Catchings is 32, Katie Douglas just turned 33 and Tammy Sutton-Brown is 34. The […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Brothers James and Penda Kopwe, natives of Tanzania, East Africa, followed the NBA for years but never attended a game. When they finally decided to go, they chose basketball country. They chose Indiana. The two attended Game 3 of the Eastern Conference playoff series between the Indiana Pacers […]
Continue ReadingThis was the Roy Hibbert everyone was expecting to emerge. Indiana’s 7-foot-2 center had 19 points and 18 rebounds to help the Pacers defeat the Miami Heat 94-75 on Thursday night and take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 second-round Eastern Conference playoff series. Hibbert has had great expectations placed on him because Chris Bosh, Miami’s […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I’ve covered a lot of events over the years. Butler’s 88-86 overtime win over Indiana on Saturday was one of the best. The electricity at Bankers Life Fieldhouse was incredible, and the fact that it was at a neutral site made it even more exciting than it would have been […]
Continue Reading-LeBron James is averaging 30 points and 12 rebounds in the series against the Pacers. He leads all playoff scorers with 28.4 points per game. -Danny Granger is shooting 6-for-24 from the field in the series and has committed 10 fouls. Paul George is shooting 5-for-16 from the field and has committed 10 fouls. -Indiana […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor INDIANAPOLIS ” It was obvious from the outset of the Notre Dame-Purdue game which was the veteran team and which one was young, inexperienced and still learning how to play. The Irish started a graduate student, a senior and two other juniors, while the Boilermakers’ starting lineup featured one […]
Continue ReadingBriann January looked like a blur again. The lightning-quick point guard was all over the place in the first quarter of Indiana’s home preseason game against San Antonio on May 9, showing no ill effects from the right ACL injury she suffered early last season. The stats were nice: nine points, three assists to one […]
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