LOPRESTI: Indiana Wesleyan creating football team from scratch
School in Marion lures coach and 60 players to prepare for inaugural kick-off in 2018.
Mike Lopresti
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LOPRESTI: A look inside central Indiana’s high school football dominance
With the IHSAA football tournament beginning Oct. 20, let’s jump in the car and drive past every large-school state champion since 2001. Don’t worry, we won’t be gone long.
LOPRESTI: Meet the members of the exclusive Indiana winner’s club
The late Joe Tiller and others have this in common: lots of victories.
LOPRESTI: The Colts score, but Leonard puts points on the board
Scoreboard operator still at it after more than 30 years, but don’t confuse him with the timekeeper.
LOPRESTI: State teams show strength at Big Ten’s early-season party
Indiana and Purdue join their conference brethren in posting impressive results … so far.
LOPRESTI: A baseball—and Anderson—legend reflects on 90 years
It’s been 70 years since Carl Erskine first stepped up to the plate for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
LOPRESTI: Uncertainty is the watchword as Colts begin new season
The reliable Horseshoes of old have morphed into a model of mediocrity.
LOPRESTI: Playoff-bound Indians become pride of Indy pro sports
Dramatic turnaround puts team at top of league, but success sends players to Pittsburgh.
LOPRESTI: Amid season-opening hoopla, IU plays OSU tough—for a while
Does leading Ohio State at halftime qualify as a moral victory? Probably not for for IU coach Tom Allen, who envisions a higher bar in Bloomington.
LOPRESTI: Try this dirty dozen of college gridiron match-ups
From South Bend to Bloomington and points between, these are the games you won’t want to miss.
LOPRESTI: As season approaches, tidbits from the NFL media guide
If you start 1-0, history says your chances of making the playoffs are 52.3 percent.
LOPRESTI: Boilermakers basketball takes on world in Taipei
For the rest of August, Purdue is America’s Team, trading black and gold for red, white and blue.
LOPRESTI: Vendors, ushers, security guards are familiar stadium faces
Consider Bill Hoke. Even a stroke couldn’t keep him from his post at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
LOPRESTI: Fifty years later, another IU coach has designs on Pasadena
A Rose Bowl berth is on Tom Allen’s radar, but there are more achievable goals to accomplish first.
LOPRESTI: Delight your friends with these fun facts about new Colts players
Meet a hero, a swim champ, a nationally ranked lacrosse player and others with interesting pasts.
LOPRESTI: Andrew Smith’s kid sister chasing her volleyball dreams
Kim Smith finds her way from the indoor sport to the beaches of California.
LOPRESTI: Former Indians have storied history of big moments in All-Star Games
Johnny Callison, Dave Concepcion, Randy Johnson are among former Indians who have made big impacts in All-Star games past.
LOPRESTI: A baseball championship we won’t get our mitts on
Omaha ups its game to keep College World Series from those who would steal it.
LOPRESTI: Draft picks that weren’t—and what the Pacers need now
Faced with life after Paul George, team could use another draft like 1987.
LOPRESTI: No one could have predicted these crazy sports headlines
Another spin on the coaching carousel and some weird numbers from the games we play.