BENNER: Another Hoosier legend now belongs to the ages
Morris Pollard, coach at Speedway High School from 1956 to 1983, died April 17. He simply was one of the best basketball coaches—and finest men—I ever knew.
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BENNER: Catching up with Pacers, racers and Boilermakers
Will Conseco Fieldhouse be half empty of Pacer fans for the playoffs?
BENNER: Hink, you would be darn proud of these Bulldogs
I’ll be darned if Butler didn’t reach the championship game again.
BENNER: Butler players succeed at more than winning games
The best part of this Butler University run to another Final Four isn’t that the Bulldogs put themselves in position for a second straight year to win a national championship. It’s that they already have won one. Well, kinda, sorta.
BENNER: March drama extends beyond basketball court
The same fans who had (rightfully) lauded coach Matt Painter for guiding the Boilermakers to a surprisingly strong season suddenly were ripping Painter in the aftermath of the tournament loss to VCU.
BENNER: March Madness 2011 comes with some sadness
Recent weeks saw the passing of a handful of the Hoosier sport’s key figures, among them former Shortridge High School and Butler University basketball coach George Theofanis.
BENNER: Who might be this year’s Butler? Maybe Butler
A year ago this week, the Butler men’s basketball team was preparing to play the University of Texas-El Paso in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. Who knew what was about to unfold?
BENNER: Enabled by us, the rich squabble over billions
How can Indianapolis, and cities throughout America, continue to feed the beast that is sports?
BENNER: Bill Lynch leaves sidelines, comes full circle
There's a high road out there, and former IU football Coach Bill Lynch is traveling it.
BENNER: Time flies when you’re writing about sports
Ten years ago this week, the good folks at Indianapolis Business Journal began providing me the opportunity to write in this publication.
BENNER: Super Bowls Radio Row is a non-stop PR machine
The National Football League has created this monster and couldn’t be happier about it.
BENNER: Athletes, like politicians, should dial down the rhetoric
Trash talk seems so silly. Pointless. Childish.
BENNER: It’s time for Colts to make game plan for future
Maybe the reason the Colts insist on keeping the roof closed at Lucas Oil Stadium is to keep anyone from noticing that the sky is falling.
BENNER: Plenty of reasons to love (and loathe) college football
I love it because it I allow it to suck me in like a farm kind seeing the big-city lights for the first time. I loathe it because it is becoming too much like the NFL.
BENNER: Grandpa prepares for ‘once upon a time’ in sports
I’ve already begun to compose my thoughts for my just-born grandson.
BENNER: IU’s new coach doesn’t have to work miracles
An open letter to Kevin Wilson, Indiana University’s football coach.
BENNER: Football shows Marian U. the power of sports
A Catholic university based in Indiana where football serves as a major rallying point for students, alumni and donors? The University of Notre Dame would be a correct answer. But it’s no longer the only one.
BENNER: Louisville scores a point in Indy catch-up game
Forty years ago, Indianapolis and Louisville were both known as one-event towns. But Indy moved on while Louisville stayed put.
BENNER: Happy hoops season could cure football misery
College basketball season is upon us. Thank goodness. Here in Indiana, it can serve to take our minds off college football.
BENNER: Indiana State football reigns … and other thoughts
Tony Dungy’s class act, the possibilities of NFL expansion, and more.