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By ANDY PROFFET ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS — It won’t go down as a masterpiece of basketball efficiency. But it will go down as the largest comeback in the Tom Crean era at Indiana. The Hoosiers trailed by 16 points twice in the second half Saturday against Notre Dame in the Crossroads Classic. It would have been easy, […]
By BROCK SANDERS ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – Sometimes, a moral victory just isn’t enough to satisfy a hungry team searching for its third win in two years. Although Purdue had its best game of the season and arguably of the past two seasons, it wasn’t enough to beat eleventh-ranked Notre Dame. The overmatched Boilers took […]
By PAUL SIEGFRIED ISL Correspondent Several players from Indiana colleges may hear their names called over the three days of the National Football League draft that begins with Thursday’s first round in New York. The draft continues with the second and third rounds on Friday and the final four rounds of the seven-round draft on […]
By BROCK SANDERS ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – “In 49 states it’s just basketball, but this is Indiana.” Unfortunately, this college basketball season, that wasn’t a good thing. There are ten Division I basketball teams in the state. This will be the first year that not one of them makes the NCAA Tournament since 2005. Before […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Hoosiers dropped a 79-72 decision to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday afternoon in the first game of the Crossroads Classic. WHY IT HAPPENED: Jerian Grant had 23 points and nine assists and Garrick Sherman beat Indiana […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor One Big Ten game is already in the books this Thanksgiving weekend, a weekend that signals the end of the regular season in the conference. With Iowa’s 21-point win at Nebraska yesterday, you have to wonder if Husker coach Bo Pelini’s days in Lincoln are officially numbered. After the […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor There are two weeks remaining in the regular season, but both Big Ten division races can be wrapped up on Saturday. That’s the scenario that both Ohio State and Michigan State hope unfolds as the Buckeyes and Spartans are just one win away from punching their tickets to Indianapolis, […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Oh, to be Michigan State this week. The Spartans have the luxury of sitting back and enjoying one of their bye weeks while watching Nebraska and Michigan duke it out to see who stays within striking distance of the men from East Lansing. Thanks to its 5-0 Big Ten […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Now that we’ve ushered in the month of November, we can really start talking about the Big Ten race. Can Michigan State remain undefeated in Big Ten play? It will get a huge test from Michigan in East Lansing in what could determine the Legends Division representative in next […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Another relatively light schedule in the Big Ten this week greets us. Four teams will enjoy bye weeks – Indiana, Purdue, Michigan and Wisconsin – while the four conference games on the slate aren’t really overly exciting. Both the Legends Division leaders, Nebraska and Michigan State, are in action, […]
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