Mike Lopresti: Colts coaches were walk-ons, high-jumpers and scholars
The Colts training camp is rolling, but just who are these guys? The coaches, not the players.
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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: Stevens on brink of joining exclusive group of Hoosiers
Celtics coach poised to put his name next to others from Indiana who’ve reached NBA Finals.
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: 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: High school’s over, but memories of last game live on
One day soon, it’ll be over for Romeo Langford at New Albany, and he’ll join the long line of young basketball stars before him in this state—never forgetting the last high school game he ever played.
LOPRESTI: What the McDaniels about-face says about the Colts
Josh McDaniels doesn’t look good in this, but the Colts have their own problems, and one of them might be that their general status is unstable enough to make a man think twice.
LOPRESTI: Colts fans may want to boo and hiss, but Brady-led Patriots deserve respect
Can’t stand the thought of Tom Brady waving with yet another game MVP award in his hand? Perfectly understandable. And yet …
Five veteran radio sportscasters muse on careers, swap stories
IBJ talked with the longtime broadcasters about their experiences behind a central Indiana mic.