Mark Montieth: This May in Indy is more special than ever
No other month has captured a greater share of the city’s best memories.
No other month has captured a greater share of the city’s best memories.
Pickleball is now played as an intramural or club sport in schools, from junior highs to universities.
It seems appropriate the Boilermakers would be playing in the final game on the same day as a total solar eclipse, given the rarity of both events.
The Milan story is basketball’s version of “The Andy Griffith Show” and seems to rerun nearly as often. It reflects wholesome small-town values that never existed as perfectly as our nostalgia-tinted lenses would have us believe but still reminds us of a simpler, more innocent time.
When they pulled the breathing tube out of his mouth the day following his Feb. 16 surgery at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Scot Pollard burst into song.
Shots that once were nicknamed home runs because of their rarity and distance are now sprayed like singles.
Jones has started every game for Purdue, part of a five-man unit that has remained unchanged through Purdue’s 24 games heading into Thursday evening’s encounter with Minnesota.
Making a hall of fame work as a business and/or charitable enterprise is an entirely different matter.
Structural engineering, however? That’s been a slam dunk—thanks in part to lessons learned from his challenging basketball experience.
McGinnis, who died of heart failure on Dec. 14, was so prominent and prized that one tribute isn’t enough.
The resurgent Pacers are younger than all but six teams in the NBA and have the lowest payroll.
It’s a cliché to say someone who just passed away, as basketball legend George McGinnis did early Thursday, was a good person. But he went beyond that. He was nice to a fault. So nice, in fact, that people took advantage of him.
Fickle fate can lead people almost anywhere.
Why would a 12-season NBA veteran coach a high school team? Teague earned nearly $100 million, so it’s not about the money.
He’ll ultimately be remembered for his coaching acumen, of course. His teams featured what for his era was the ultimate brand of basketball. Controlled pace, crisp ball movement, careful shot selection and stout defense.
The Pacers haven’t suited up for a postseason game since 2020 when they lost in the first round to Miami in the COVID bubble in Orlando.
Sports myths are usually harmless enough, and they usually are more dramatic than the truth. But the truth should always win out in the end.
The calls for Allen’s coaching scalp are growing louder as he heads toward a third consecutive losing season.
According to a report in May from the National Federation of State High School Associations, based in Indianapolis, nearly 80% of high school referees and umpires quit within three years.
It was indeed a glorious time. Simpler, too.