LOPRESTI: One-time Butler walk-on finishing the fairy tale
Alex Barlow, the “Guy Who Beat No. 1 Indiana,” is more than a one-shot wonder.
Mike Lopresti
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LOPRESTI: Shake off the winter freeze with these sports tidbits
It’s the sled dog days of winter in Indianapolis, but that doesn’t mean sports have stopped.
LOPRESTI: Remembering Dean Smith—and one of his biggest defeats
IU took down Smith’s top-ranked North Carolina team in the ’84 tournament, but Dan Dakich dwells on the game that came next.
LOPRESTI: NFL teams are retiring to off-season woes worse than ours
Others have more Lombardi trophies, but here are 31 reasons why it’s better to be a Colts fan.
LOPRESTI: Paris McCurdy relives a brilliant play—and the one that got away
The hero of Ball State’s 1990 NCAA tournament run lives in the present, but a couple of plays live on.
LOPRESTI: Super Bowl facts with Hoosier flair
OK, so the Colts aren’t in the big game, but we’re not completely shut out of the action.
LOPRESTI: What a difference a year makes for Pacers, Manning, others
Time constantly rearranges the furniture–sometimes for the good, sometimes not.
LOPRESTI: Coach’s wife along for the ride as new Butler boss’ stock rises
Lori Holtmann had never attended a college basketball game when she met her future husband.
LOPRESTI: Who will gather here to crown an NCAA champ?
It’s not too early to speculate about who we might see on the Road to Indianapolis.
2014 in sports: unpredictable, untidy and unfathomable
Yes, 2014 was that kind of year for Indiana sports. Often unpredictable, frequently untidy, occasionally unfathomable.
LOPRESTI: Time to warm up the season with some baseball talk
Pirates, Indians execs give us a glimpse of what’s to come when the sports action moves outdoors.
LOPRESTI: Customized holiday carols celebrate Indiana’s teams
Yes, it’s time to put sport to song. Christmas carols, to be exact, slightly altered.
LOPRESTI: 3 IUPUI players with degrees in hand have rare perspective
Meet Marcellus Barksdale. And Khufu Najee. And DavRon Williams. College-degree holders, all. Doing postgraduate work, all. And IUPUI Jaguar players, all.
LOPRESTI: Big Ten Championship’s other contestants ready to gut it out
The shrimp cocktail eating contest, which has a returning champion, is a belly full of entertainment.
LOPRESTI: Vinatieri seems ageless, but these numbers don’t lie
The NFL’s oldest player is kicking field goals with an accuracy that needs no improvement.