By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I got to be Mean Gene Okerlund for a day. I interviewed WWE Superstar Damien Sandow by telephone on Thursday afternoon to promote the Survivor Series, which will be held Sunday in Indianapolis. Sandow is one half of the team “Rhodes Scholars” with Cody Rhodes. The intellectually superior one will be a part […]
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By RYAN NAYLOR ISL Correspondent MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State took a big step toward its first bowl appearance since 2008 with a 52-27 win over preseason MAC favorite Ohio University on Wednesday night. The Cardinals were one of two bowl eligible teams to miss out on postseason play last year, but this year, riding a five-game win […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Over the next few weeks, Notre Dame and its massive fan base will likely don the colors of Baylor, Texas, Stanford and Oregon State. OK, maybe they won’t go that far, but you know they’ll be the biggest fans of those four teams you’ll find across the country. As […]
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From Butler Sports Information: INDIANAPOLIS — Head coach Brad Stevens received signed commitments from a trio of promising prospects, 6-10 Nolan Berry of De Smet Jesuit H.S. (Mo.), 6-7 Andrew Chrabascz of Cushing Academy (Mass.) and 6-2 Rene Castro of Worcester Academy (Mass.), on Wednesday, Nov. 14. One of the things that we’ve really tried […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Notre Dame is used to signing the nation’s finest football recruiting classes. As for men’s basketball, well that’s a different story. Today though, Irish coach Mike Brey announced the signing of four high school players that give Notre Dame one of the best basketball recruiting classes the nation has […]
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From Purdue Sports Information WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Head coach Matt Painter and the Purdue men’s basketball staff wrapped up one of the nation’s top recruiting classes on Wednesday, as a highly-regarded trio signed National Letters of Intent to begin competing for the Boilermakers in the 2013-14 season. Bryson Scott, Basil Smotherman and Kendall Stephens […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Breathe, Danny Hope. The perfect storm is over. The Boilermakers finally won their first Big Ten game of the season with a 27-24 win over Iowa on Saturday. Then, all the talk about Indiana possibly going to the Big Ten title game was washed away with Wisconsin’s 62-14 win in Bloomington on […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – The Pacers’ locker room was not the most uplifting place to be late Tuesday evening. Roy Hibbert sat slouched with his head down in the corner, as reporters scurried to find more productive players to speak with. Hibbert had played just 8 minutes in the second half of […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – In need of an 11-point comeback, the Indiana Pacers clamped down like few teams in NBA history. The Toronto Raptors, less than 24 hours removed from a triple-overtime defeat, made one basket and scored five points in the fourth quarter. The Pacers still couldn’t win. DeMar DeRozan had […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Note: This is the first of several WWE-related stories I will write leading up to Sunday’s Survivor Series in Indianapolis. INDIANAPOLIS — It was March 20, 2007, and I was set to interview WWE owner Vince McMahon for The Associated Press about his upcoming WrestleMania match, a “Hair vs. Hair” match in […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor No. 20 Notre Dame got a career night from senior center Garrick Sherman and cruised to an 84-57 victory tonight in Purcell Pavilion. Sherman scored as many points as he had minutes. He finished with 22 points, hitting 8-of-10 shots from the floor, knocked down 6-of-7 free throws and […]
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