Mark Montieth: Two freshmen thrive for No. 1-ranked Purdue
It’s rare for freshmen to have such an impact in the history of college basketball, in fact, with the notable exception of Michigan’s Fab Five team of the 1991-1992 season.
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MIKE LOPRESTI: For Carmel High School, sports dynasty hits milestone
Last week, the Carmel boys golf team rolled to another championship by 17 strokes. It was the seventh state title of the school year for the giant school from the suburban beehive, whose population is now past 90,000.
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MIKE LOPRESTI: Something to be thankful for: the all-but-anonymous Colts O-line
Andrew Luck’s unsung heroes play big role in recent win streak.
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Derek Schultz: Colts’ head coaching search has included just about everyone
The expansive search, a list that has included 14 names over the course of the past month, has given a whole new meaning to the word expansive.
Mark Montieth: Coaches of the past were a different breed
Some people will tell you today’s players are softer, less respectful of authority, hold themselves less accountable and are as likely to quit as fight through adversity.
Derek Schultz: Grabbing the wheel
For a team that canned its head coach in the middle of the season and benched three different quarterbacks four different times, many have been asking what fate awaits General Manager Chris Ballard.
Mark Montieth: Remembering the games of past decades
The games of past decades weren’t as good as many people would like to remember, but nostalgia is a powerful force that filters out negative memories.
Derek Schultz: Pacers’ surprising second-round rookie has already earned plate for himself at the NBA table
And despite starting every game his first two seasons at Florida, the only major statistical category Nembhard came close to leading on the team was assists—helping others get buckets.
Mark Montieth: Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame to be expanded
Construction has begun on an expansion that will add 6,600 square feet to the facility, with 2,600 of that devoted to museum space.
Derek Schultz: ’Tis the season for gloom and sad tidings
In the time of year that is supposed to bring joy and glad tidings, this season brings Colts fans neither. It’s like this franchise is stuck in the chimney, with a fire roaring under its snow boots.
Mark Montieth: Road sweet road
Still, NBA road trips are far more grueling than in other professional sports. Teams play four, five, even six or seven games in a row, hopscotching from city to city.
Mike Lopresti: Old Oaken Bucket gives teams something to play for
Someone had found the thing on a farm in the southern part of the state and decided it’d make a fine prize for the winner of the Indiana-Purdue football game.
Mark Montieth: Stories begging to be told
There are plenty of Indiana-related stories hiding in plain sight that have not been given a thorough examination.
Lopresti: Navigating the unexpected is an endless ordeal for Colts fans
When Matt Ryan was acquired with such fanfare and hope in March—only 11 days before April Fool’s Day, by the way—who possibly could have seen last Sunday coming? Week 8, and he’s on the bench—probably for good.
Mike Lopresti: Remembering the final mythical state champions
The Panthers began that season with a 41-game winning streak. They would end it with the streak at 51 and the undisputed mythical state champions.
Mike Lopresti: Rajeev Ram’s rise in tennis is ‘something surreal’
The latest ATP rankings have Ram No. 1 on planet Earth among doubles players, this after a recent career surge when he teamed with Great Britain’s Joe Salisbury to win the U.S. Open twice and Australian Open once.
Mike Lopresti: Celebrating Big Ten stadiums as Ohio Stadium turns 100
The league is the epicenter of football geezers.
Mike Lopresti: Pondering the numerical feats of the boys of summer
As the regular season careens toward the finish line—in Victory Field and elsewhere—we highlight some eccentric numerical feats of summer.
Mike Lopresti: College football is back
Three nights, three big scoops of college football that would give an idea of the autumn ahead.
Mike Lopresti: Can Colts start on winning note?
It should be noted that one week in September can’t define a team (although 14 of the past 18 Super Bowl champions started 1-0, including the 2006 Colts).
Mark Montieth: IU broadcaster Don Fischer marks 50th season
Don Fischer is the nation’s only working play-by-play announcer who has called at least 49 consecutive seasons of both football and basketball.
Mike Lopresti: Joey Chestnut to attempt popcorn record at Victory Field
The man who once put down 182 chicken wings in 30 minutes, 55 glazed doughnuts in eight and 121 Twinkies in six has developed an appetite for a new conquest. Popcorn.