Donald Sloan: ‘It’s now or never’

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor INDIANAPOLIS – Donald Sloan is trying, at least, to make friends on the Indiana Pacers. It’s the challenge of joining a group with established social patterns. Sloan has been there before. In fact, he’s been everywhere. He’s played for three different teams – Atlanta, New Orleans and Cleveland – […]

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Colts QB Andrew Luck is AFC Offensive Player of the Week

From the Indianapolis Colts  The NFL announced Wednesday that Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck has been named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 7. This marks the second time Luck has earned the award in his career. “It’s a true honor and very indicative of a great team win over a good […]

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Pacers Preview: Ranking the East

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett found out that the world really can be black and white. Good coaches like Mike Brown and Brad Stevens signed on. And the top two picks in the draft reside in Cleveland and Orlando. When a new season kicks off next week, the Eastern […]

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Andrew Luck, Colts beat Peyton Manning, Broncos 39-33

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor/The Sports Xchange INDIANAPOLIS — No matter how much he wanted to make it just another game, Andrew Luck couldn’t deny there was something different about his matchup with Peyton Manning. Manning won four MVP awards and a Super Bowl title in 13 years with the Indianapolis Colts before they allowed […]

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Where Hoosiers rank in key FBS stats

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor Let’s check out where the Hoosiers stand in key statistical categories of the Football Bowl Subdivision through seven games of their season, with the biggest jump from 2012 coming on offensive third downs: Points scored 11th (42.4 per game) Last season: 51st (30.8 per game) Points allowed  112th (37.1 per game) Last season: 104th (35.3 […]

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Hoosiers: What’s Hot and What’s Cold

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Each week I’ll run down what’s hot and what’s cold with Indiana football. Here’s my take from Saturday’s 63-47 loss at Michigan: HOT Tre Roberson – Backup quarterback replaces Nate Sudfeld early on in a coach’s hunch and delivers by completing 16 of 23 passes […]

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Hoosiers’ defense faces harsh reality at Michigan

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Ryan Phillis is a positive thinker and believes the Indiana Hoosiers’ defense can turn things around in time to achieve special things this season. Even with the current state of affairs, Phillis insists fellow defenders are as much the optimist as he is. Asked if […]

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First Thoughts: Michigan 63, Indiana 47

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Quick thoughts on the Hoosiers’ 63-47 loss to Michigan at Michigan Stadium: What we learned: Indiana was right there for 57 minutes. One score after another, one Michigan response after another, Tre Roberson going back and forth with Devin Gardner. It was truly a remarkable game. Indiana […]

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Third-quarter Thoughts: Michigan 42, Indiana 40

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor ANN ARBOR, Mich. – At the end of the third quarter, the Hoosiers trail Michigan 42 to 40 . Let’s touch on a few observations from the period. 1. Big turnover sets up score. Fitzgerald Toussaint’s bouncing fumble on the opening drive of the quarter was recovered by Indiana’s Flo Hardin […]

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