By BEN FAHRBACH ISL Photographer/Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS — Stan Jackson did it all in Chatard’s Sectional 22 championship victory over rival Roncalli on Friday night. The senior kick returner, punt returner, gunner, cornerback and running back had a long touchdown run, forced a fumble and intercepted a pass in Chatard’s 28-8 victory in a game played […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor/The Sports Xchange INDIANAPOLIS — Once Paul George stopped trying so hard, points came in bunches. The Indiana Pacers forward, who has emerged as one of the league’s top scorers, scored just five points in the first half against the Toronto Raptors. Then, he got into a rhythm. He scored 17 […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor INDIANAPOLIS – Pacers coach Frank Vogel contemplated changes to his personnel usage to try and fix the dead spots Indiana has been having in second quarters. The team has been outscored by an average of eight points in the second quarter this season. “We’ll keep an eye on it,” […]
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By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent Dragash looks at some of the week’s better IHSAA postseason matchups, with help from ISL Editor Cliff Brunt. When Pike traveled to Warren Central on Sept. 27, the home team had things well in hand early, leading 28-0 late in the second quarter. But Pike struck twice before halftime to […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor Opponent: Illinois Fighting Illini (3-5) When: 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium Despite explosive scoring during the final three quarters of games, Indiana has had trouble putting points on the scoreboard early. Only 49 of their 336 points have occurred in the first quarter. The Hoosiers are averaging just […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor INDIANAPOLIS – Blue II is in bulldog heaven. The Atlantic 10 is in the past. Brad Stevens is in Beantown. Roosevelt Jones is in street clothes. Rotnei Clarke is in Australia, Andrew Smith is in Lithuania and even radio announcer Brandon Gaudin is in Atlanta. Change might be the […]
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By J.W. CALINGER ISL Correspondent I don’t know what it’s like to play professional football, which means I don’t know what it’s like to play on the offensive line for the Miami Dolphins. I don’t know all the details of the situation between Dolphins linemen Jonathan Martin and Richie Incognito. I do know what it’s […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor The Bulldogs are no stranger to coaching turnover, nor to young faces on the bench. But through Barry Collier’s 11 seasons as coach, through the switches to Thad Matta and Todd Lickliter and Brad Stevens, Butler was nearly always the better team against that night’s Horizon League opponent. Collier’s […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor/The Sports Xchange INDIANAPOLIS — Lance Stephenson never had a second thought. The Pacers guard missed 11 of his first 12 shots, but deferring to others was never an option. Good thing for Indiana. Stephenson scored 12 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter to help the Pacers pull away […]
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From Purdue Athletics WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue men’s basketball head coach Matt Painter has announced that seniors Terone Johnson, Travis Carroll, Sterling Carter and Errick Peck will serve as the team captains for the 2013-14 season. “Terone and Travis have given four years to this program and have been outstanding leaders and student-athletes since […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor Before Butler’s 2013-14 season kicks off Saturday, let’s evaluate the Bulldogs’ new-look roster, player by player. Note that stats listed beneath player names are from the 2012-13 season. ALEX BARLOW, G Stats: 2.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.9 apg Barlow can’t score, but at his absolute best, he can help […]
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