LOPRESTI: Marian football: from pipe dream to powerhouse in eight years
What some thought was a quixotic quest looks in hindsight like pure genius.
Mike Lopresti
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LOPRESTI: Finish line near for Mount Rushmore-level sports legends
Paul George seems to have all but one of the qualities common among this group of celebrities.
LOPRESTI: Indiana Sports Corp. eyes bid for football championship
Local leaders have been biding their time, waiting to go after national title game.
LOPRESTI: If the legendary, 90-year-old Oaken Bucket could talk …
The lackluster football programs that vie for it have lowered the bucket’s profile.
LOPRESTI: Bye allows time to reflect on Colts’ whiplash season
The roller coaster took another sharp turn with news of Andrew Luck’s injuries.
LOPRESTI: College basketball in Indiana: a statistical point of view
Good, bad and ugly, here are numbers to remember about your favorite Hoosier teams.
LOPRESTI: The very human story behind Earlham football’s winless record
Coach Nick Johnson’s sorrow has little to do with what happens on the gridiron.
LOPRESTI: Learn who’s stalking the sidelines with this NBA-coach trivia
Basketball bosses followed interesting paths to their high-profile profession.
LOPRESTI: Inside the special teams play that made no sense
It was the boner heard round the NFL world. Pagano’s Folly. And the question Monday morning is the same one as Sunday night. What was that?
LOPRESTI: Home-schooled kids take to the gridiron … sans goal posts
Team without a school overcomes challenges, finds success on the field.
LOPRESTI: Try this Colts-Patriots trivia to prepare for the big game
The ugly answers reveal public opinion won’t matter when the Colts play hated rival.
LOPRESTI: Cubs fans hope their dreams aren’t fantasy
What has happened since Cubs last won World Series? Almost everything
The Interview Issue: Quinn Buckner
Quinn Buckner has great memories of his college, NBA and Olympic basketball teams, but doesn’t treasure the championship rings and medals they produced.
Lopresti: Colts must be hoping there’s no place like home
The Colts had better not even think of losing to the New York Jets in Monday night’s home opener.
LOPRESTI: Queen of Indy sports putting final touches on legacy
If you haven’t been following Tamika Catchings, it’s time to start.
LOPRESTI: Trying to be optimistic about Indiana college football
Failure on the gridiron is all too familiar here, so don’t overlook these recent highlights.
LOPRESTI: How does Wayne’s treason fit among annals of turncoats?
Reggie Wayne is a New England Patriot. What next, Urban Meyer as a spokesman for Pure Michigan?
LOPRESTI: IU’s Schwarber even better as a Cub at Wrigley Field
Slugger who elevated IU’s program is having storybook start in the majors.
LOPRESTI: Time to inflate the footballs and let the games begin
Here are key match-ups at all levels for a sport that will be with us until almost Valentine’s Day.
LOPRESTI: Who says gymnasts and basketball players don’t mix?
Championships here will reunite Bird with some of Barcelona’s smallest, toughest athletes.