By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent Well, then. No more Legends and Leaders in college football. I’m among a lot of college football fans relieved to see the naming changes to the Big Ten conference. Now, we move to the simple, yet effective titles of East and West. Being a fan of the newest guy in town […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent If the Pacers win on Monday, their first-round series is essentially a wrap. If they lose, they’ll fall into a tie and face heaps of pressure in Game 5 on Wednesday in Indianapolis. Here’s what to look for in a pivotal Game 4 in Atlanta: Going West: Surprisingly, outside of […]
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By PAUL SIEGFRIED ISL Correspondent The Indianapolis Colts finished out the 2013 NFL Draft Saturday by picking up five more players to add to their seven-player draft class. Those five selected Saturday join with Florida State defensive end/linebacker Bjoern Werner, chosen with the 24th pick of the first round Thursday, and Illinois guard Hugh Thornton, […]
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By PAUL SIEGFRIED ISL Correspondent A total of seven college players from the state of Indiana were chosen in the 2013 NFL Draft, which concluded Saturday with the final four rounds of the seven-round draft. Notre Dame had six of those players drafted, led by tight end Tyler Eifert, chosen 21st overall by the Cincinnati […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent For the sake of speculation, you could identify so many possible reasons for the sudden and stunning turnaround for the Hawks in their first-round series with the Pacers. Was it Johan Petro’s inclusion in a (bigger) starting lineup? Was it being back home in front of a near-capacity crowd waving […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Atlanta Hawks routed the Indiana Pacers 90-69 on Saturday night at Philips Arena in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first round series. The Pacers still lead the series 2-1. WHY IT HAPPENED: The Pacers badly struggled on offense and couldn’t make […]
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By PAUL SIEGFRIED ISL Correspondent Day two of the 2013 NFL Draft wrapped up on Friday with the completion of the second and third rounds. The Indianapolis Colts added an offensive lineman in the third round, while Purdue defensive tackle Kawann Short heard his name called early in the second round by the Carolina Panthers. […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Pacers are 48 minutes from a 3-0 lead – something no NBA team has ever blown -but they’ll have to fend off a desperate team in front of a charged crowd today in Philips Arena. Even tougher, Indiana’s starting guards George Hill (sore right elbow) and Lance Stephenson (bruised […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Unlike Thursday night, Manti Te’o didn’t have to wait too long before hearing his name called during the second round of the NFL Draft tonight. Te’o, thought to be a first-round pick by the pundits, took in the draft from his home state of Hawaii and had to endure […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent At Philips Arena, known to host some rowdy playoff crowds, a feeling of inevitability will likely hang in the stadium like a dense cloud of smoke from pregame fireworks when the NBA playoffs return there for a sixth consecutive season. Unless they win the next four contests, the Atlanta Hawks’ […]
Continue ReadingBy PAUL SIEGFRIED ISL Correspondent In need of a pass rusher with the departure of Dwight Freeney, the Indianapolis Colts selected Florida State’s Bjoern Werner with the 24th pick of the first round of Thursday’s 2013 NFL Draft. Last year they were such a great team and they made it to the playoffs and they […]
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