By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Going into Atlantic 10 play, Butler has won nine in a row. The last game against New Orleans was far from a masterpiece, but maybe the Bulldogs just wanted to get a rough shooting night out of the way before conference season. Most of the vibes are good ones. Butler’s […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Pacers announced Monday they have signed head coach Frank Vogel to a contract extension. Per team policy, no terms were revealed. Vogel is in his third year as Pacers coach after taking over on Jan. 30, 2011. Going into Tuesday night’s home game with Miami, Vogel […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Pacers announced Sunday they have waived forward Sam Young. Young, the fourth-year player out of Pitt, was signed as a free agent by the Pacers in September. He played in 28 games and averaged 3.6 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. Young has a sprained left […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – Four dunks by Khyle Marshall made the day seem prettier than it was. A sluggish Butler didn’t need to be at its best to beat New Orleans 57-44 on Saturday afternoon. Marshall had 13 points and eight rebounds as the 17th-ranked Bulldogs pulled off their ninth consecutive win, this […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Everett Golson is soaking it all in as he should be. The Notre Dame freshman quarterback is enjoying all the attention he and his Fighting Irish teammates are receiving as they prep for the BCS National Championship Game on Monday night. Golson has led Notre Dame to a 12-0 […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Finally, all of these teams start to go head-to-head when the Atlantic 10 schedule opens Wednesday night. Each school plays a 16-game slate and will face each opponent once and one twice. It will be the middle of the league that determines how exciting the conference tournament is. The early […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent With a 3-1 series lead and Dwight Howard schmoozing with his chiropractor, the game should have been anticlimactic. The Indiana Pacers were going to defeat the Orlando Magic. They inevitably would seize their first playoff series victory since 2005. And they would move on to bigger things, advance to face […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent With 2012 winding down, it’s worth a look back at the year that was. This is the point on the calendar when media types step back and attempt to weave a bunch of tiny threads into a larger quilt. In terms of the Indiana Pacers, no need to overthink it. […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Come hell or high water, the Dolphins of Jacksonville were swimming with the No. 5 team in the nation on its home floor. With 11 ½ minutes gone by, Indiana’s lead was just 21-17 over the scrappy team from the Atlantic Sun Conference. Then Victor Oladipo made […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent With conference play less than two weeks away, the Atlantic 10 hierarchy is almost set. Butler, Virginia Commonwealth and Temple more or less clinched spots at the top with strong records and victories over national powers. All three have jumped ahead of Saint Joseph’s for status as conference frontrunner. With […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – Butler is back in the Top 25 for the first time in two seasons. The Bulldogs plan to stay a while. Andrew Smith and Rotnei Clarke each scored 20 points to lead No. 19 Butler past Evansville 75-67 Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs won their sixth straight overall and […]
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