Five veteran radio sportscasters muse on careers, swap stories
IBJ talked with the longtime broadcasters about their experiences behind a central Indiana mic.
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LOPRESTI: Let’s relive Indiana’s wild, woolly sports weekend
There were the state football championships, two marquee Pacers games, the Old Oaken Bucket showdown and a Colts home matchup that looked winnable.
LOPRESTI: Holtmann adjusting to basketball life at a football school
At Chris Holtmann's new coaching home, there are no live bulldogs, no student body dressed in blue. Not even any windows in the roof at the Schottenstein Center.
LOPRESTI: A look inside central Indiana’s high school football dominance
With the IHSAA football tournament beginning Oct. 20, let’s jump in the car and drive past every large-school state champion since 2001. Don’t worry, we won’t be gone long.
LOPRESTI: Amid season-opening hoopla, IU plays OSU tough—for a while
Does leading Ohio State at halftime qualify as a moral victory? Probably not for for IU coach Tom Allen, who envisions a higher bar in Bloomington.
LOPRESTI: Boilermakers basketball takes on world in Taipei
For the rest of August, Purdue is America’s Team, trading black and gold for red, white and blue.
LOPRESTI: Former Indians have storied history of big moments in All-Star Games
Johnny Callison, Dave Concepcion, Randy Johnson are among former Indians who have made big impacts in All-Star games past.
LOPRESTI: End of George’s career as Pacer is ‘gut punch’
The Pacers’ new world has begun. How do you like reconstruction so far?
LOPRESTI: Baseball trailblazer has abundance of memories to cherish
Ken Schreiber coached LaPorte High School to Indiana's first state baseball championship 50 years ago. He led the school to another six championships during his storied career.
LOPRESTI: Not your father’s training room
Want to see innovations? Turn your ankle as a college athlete. Or, for that matter, get with the program of trying to prevent turning your ankle.
LOPRESTI: Interested in IU coaching vacancy? Fill out our questionnaire
We require more information to complete your application, just to make sure you’re our kind of guy—maybe even have a chance to be another Bob Knight and one day win national championships.
LOPRESTI: Memories still flowing 5 years after Super Bowl XLVI
The echo of that week still carries, in different ways. A near-east-side legacy center and neighborhood revitalization. Georgia Street, a civic gathering spot that helped give the world the zip line. A track record of delivering, under high-stakes pressure, the city can claim when wooing other events.
LOPRESTI: Butler plants a seed in South Alabama
Former Butler star Matthew Graves is now deep in Dixie serving as head coach of South Alabama.
LOPRESTI: International players bring a world of talent to Victory Field
This summer coalition of Indians reminds us of a truth: Doesn’t matter what language you speak, baseball can be hard.
LOPRESTI: Cubs fans are gleeful, but can’t shake anxiety
At this giddy moment, a bunch of Cubs fans are out there in Indy. And since the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was still farmland the last time the Cubs won the World Series in 1908, they all usually pretty much share the same dread of history.
LOPRESTI: Speedway, rookie serve up ‘perfect’ 100th race
Alexander Rossi’s team took the chance it took because it was the only shot at victory—something between a Hail Mary pass and a suicide squeeze bunt. And it worked. Strategy, not horsepower, won this Indy 500.
100th running of 500 pressures IMS to deliver sublime experience
Hulman and Co. CEO Mark Miles says he and his staff feel “a great sense of responsibility” associated with this year’s race.
LOPRESTI: Inside the special teams play that made no sense
It was the boner heard round the NFL world. Pagano’s Folly. And the question Monday morning is the same one as Sunday night. What was that?
Lopresti: Colts must be hoping there’s no place like home
The Colts had better not even think of losing to the New York Jets in Monday night’s home opener.
LOPRESTI: How does Wayne’s treason fit among annals of turncoats?
Reggie Wayne is a New England Patriot. What next, Urban Meyer as a spokesman for Pure Michigan?