LOPRESTI: If only … alternative sports facts we only wish were true
Imagine local defensive juggernauts, annual contenders and packed high school gyms.
Mike Lopresti
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LOPRESTI: Memories still flowing 5 years after Super Bowl XLVI
The echo of that week still carries, in different ways. A near-east-side legacy center and neighborhood revitalization. Georgia Street, a civic gathering spot that helped give the world the zip line. A track record of delivering, under high-stakes pressure, the city can claim when wooing other events.
LOPRESTI: Indiana puzzles, Swanigan dominates at the halfway mark
This college basketball season has seen big successes and colossal collapses.
LOPRESTI: A Colts fan’s guide to looking on the bright side
It’s a stretch, but here’s how to view the team’s forgettable season through rose-colored glasses.
LOPRESTI: Looking back on a sports year both bizarre and routine
Yes, the Chicago Cubs really did win the World Series.
LOPRESTI: Twin upsets—brought to you by the Scott twins
A Fort Wayne family has outsized role in rim-rattling defeats of Butler, Indiana.
LOPRESTI: Celebrating the sports life of Indiana on its 200th birthday
Things started to get interesting at 66, and it’s been a wild ride ever since.
LOPRESTI: Last year’s Indiana All-Stars take their games to bigger stages
Many have easily transferred their success from high school to the college hardwood.
LOPRESTI: Butler plants a seed in South Alabama
Former Butler star Matthew Graves is now deep in Dixie serving as head coach of South Alabama.
LOPRESTI: No more sins: Ten Commandments for a better Colts season
Winning the AFC South will require finishing with a solemn adherence to these rules.
LOPRESTI: Butler basketball still trying to break into Big East elite
The Bulldogs have run with the middle of the pack but haven’t been able to keep up with leaders.
LOPRESTI: Indy Eleven—and fans—ready for big moment
The Indy Eleven's first playoff game ever will be Nov. 5. To mark the occasion, here are 11 things to know about the team.
LOPRESTI: An NBA season preview in 140 characters or less
The Tweetable pros and cons of every team in the league.
LOPRESTI: High school football playoffs started innocently enough
Back in ’73, few imagined basketball’s little brother would become such a spectacle.
High school football playoffs started innocently enough
Did you hear the one about the time the high school football team in Indiana flew to play another high school football team in Indiana? It’s 1973, and football is the little brother in Indiana. There are no Indianapolis Colts. No Lucas Oil Stadium, nor RCA Dome. The high school season is over by early […]
LOPRESTI: Every sport has its Vinatieri, bless that ageless right leg
Let’s meet others who are the oldest in their sport.
LOPRESTI: Recalling the Cubs’ still-magical 1908
Those boys of summer won the World Series in front of a crowd of … 6,000.
The Interview Issue: J.R. Todd
Indianapolis resident J.R. Todd is one of the leading drag racers in the nation and was the first African-American to win a Top Fuel competition. But the road to the top has been winding.
LOPRESTI: Follow along on this six-event weekend sports odyssey
From Butler volleyball to Lucas Oil Stadium, with some college football in between.
LOPRESTI: Do you know your Colts? Try this season-opening quiz and find out
Who knew there was a French horn player and Rhodes Scholar candidate in this group?