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MIKE LOPRESTI: These 10 Hoosiers made a mark on baseball
They’re not all in Cooperstown, but these players influenced the game in unique ways.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Indians’ new manager has them in pennant fight
Brian Esposito gets the most out of players, most of whom would rather be playing in Pittsburgh.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Hosting Colts camp is test for Grand Park
It’s all hands on deck as the massive Hamilton County complex prepares for its big moment.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Baseball holds clues to solving basketball’s one-and-done problem
Those who govern college and pro hoops could learn a thing or two from the boys of summer.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Pacers part of a club no one wants to be in
Did you ever see a general manager sit before a microphone and say, “This really isn’t the guy we wanted?” That’s what makes draft coverage so amusing.
MIKE LOPRESTI: In a World Cup funk? Root for obvious underdog
Tiny Iceland, making its first appearance, tied Argentina to kick things off.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Basketball coach spends off season working bases
Guiding a team on the hardwood and serving as umpire in summer gives Disbro unique perspective.
MIKE LOPRESTI: 500 loyalty impressive, but so are these shows of devotion
From iconic venues to new ones, sell-out crowds are part of the DNA for some teams, events.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Danville’s Tony Maners remembers ballgame that wouldn’t end
First-base umpire suffered through 32 frigid innings in professional baseball’s longest game.
MIKE LOPRESTI: From Harroun to Sato, Indy winners by the numbers
Here are 33 bits of trivia about past winners of the Indianapolis 500—one for each driver who will try to do it Memorial Day weekend.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Singer? Lawn boy? Coaches followed diverse paths
They’ll lead their new basketball teams with lessons learned on the Hoosier hardwood and beyond.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Something odd is happening, and it’s not just the weather
This is the universe where Bankers Life Fieldhouse is alive and on fire and Victor Oladipo jerseys are popping up in the stands like spring dandelions.
LOPRESTI: Ivy League making its mark at Victory Field
Harvard history major, Yale philosophy grad give Indians a seemingly brainy battery.
LOPRESTI: Who knew the Pacers would be this good? No one
Boring? Mediocre? The preseason prognosticators couldn’t have been more off the mark.
LOPRESTI: For some Hoosiers, a March to remember—or forget
From exhiliration for Jackie Young and Tyra Buss to disappointment for Kyle Guy and Isaac Haas.
LOPRESTI: Hoosier fingerprints all over Final Fours—but not this one
From the last unbeaten champs to most prolific shooter, Indiana teams and players fill record books.
LOPRESTI: Hey, Indy. It’s time to play Name That Stadium
Seems the Bankers Life folks have turned in their notice at the fieldhouse. But naming stadiums can be tricky business.
LOPRESTI: The tournament’s top 10 Indiana dream crushers
From Gordon Hayward’s wayward shot to a perfect season spoiled in 1975, we’ve taken some big hits.
LOPRESTI: Sectional week … where the excitement lives
Packed gyms and old rivalries are still staples of the tournament’s first weekend.