By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Derrick Rose just sent a message to the Eastern Conference. The superstar scored 13 points in 20 minutes to help the Chicago Bulls defeat the Indiana Pacers 82-76 on Saturday night in the preseason opener for both teams. Rose, who missed all of last season after tearing his left ACL […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Quick thoughts on the Hoosiers’ impressive 44-24 win over Penn State at Memorial Stadium: How it happened: The Hoosiers had never beaten Penn State in 16 previous meetings. On one dreary, rainy afternoon, they took out years of frustration on the heavily favored Nittany Lions. Indiana blocked a […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — On a rainy day at Memorial Stadium, neither offense has clicked consistently. Penn State has botched two field goal attempts and passed up a chance for a short one on its first drive. Mitch Ewald connected from 24 and 27 yards out on Indiana’s final series of […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Thankfully, the Big Ten’s so-called Fall Break is over. After half of the conference’s 12 teams enjoyed a bye week last Saturday, 10 of the teams return to the gridiron for action this week. This Saturday will really mark the opening of Big Ten play, since all 10 active […]
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By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent CARMEL, Ind. — Ben Davis 37, Center Grove 20 Carmel 21, Warren Central 15 We now officially have a race in the MIC conference. Both of those results had to happen for a race to exist, and both did. As it currently stands, Center Grove is now 5-1 in the […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor The odds seemed stacked against Carmel and quarterback John Lampe. The Greyhounds, trailing by two points in the final two minutes, faced a fourth-and-20 from their 10-yard line against a stingy Warren Central defense. Lampe, unfazed, made it seem really simple. “On fourth-and-20, it’s time to throw it to your […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Saturday’s game between the Chicago Bulls and Indiana Pacers isn’t a typical preseason matchup. Derrick Rose, who has missed the last year and a half with a torn left ACL, is set to play. Danny Granger, the Pacers’ leading scorer for most of the past decade, is back […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor Opponent: Penn State Nittany Lions (3-1) When: noon Saturday at Memorial Stadium Heading into a bye week, Indiana coach Kevin Wilson pivoted back to fundamentals and spent time self-scouting. This team, in his eyes and others’, should be better than 2-2. On Saturday, his team’s performance will reveal whether […]
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By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent There are three games left in the high school football regular season, and the Center Grove Trojans are still sitting atop the MIC conference with a perfect record. Center Grove is 6-0 overall and 5-0 in a league that has seen everyone else beat up on each other while the […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Center Grove resoundingly remained at the top of The Associated Press’ Class 6A Indiana football poll with a 42-10 win over Lawrence North last Friday. The Trojans got 16 of 18 first-place votes. Pike came back from 28-0 down to beat Warren Central 38-28. Pike is now No. 8. Warren, […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Colts defensive coordinator Greg Manusky talks about Robert Mathis at the start of this video, then goes on to discuss the challenges of defending Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson and running back Marshawn Lynch. The Seahawks enter Sunday’s game ranked fifth in the NFL in yards rushing per game. Though the […]
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