Mike Lopresti: Former IU coach reflects on journey to national championship
It is 20 years now since Indiana showed up in the national championship game.
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Mark Montieth: Wackiness dominated ‘freewheeling decades’ of sports promotions
Now that sports leagues, along with the rest of corporate America, have become more self-conscious about image and operate in a more litigious age, promotions have become … what? More professional? Less ridiculous? It’s all a matter of taste.
Lopresti: Misery loves company
Sightly perturbed to see our striped-helmeted neighbors down Interstate 74 in the game? The Colts keep searching for the secret to building a big winner. Look southeast.
Lopresti: With national football crown, Georgia’s not complaining about Indy’s cold weather
Georgia’s 33-18 victory over Alabama in the College Football Playoff National Championship had to mean so much to Bulldogs everywhere, even Butler’s Blue was probably cheering.
Mike Lopresti: First 10 days of January offer a sports buffet
Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl, Wisconsin at Purdue and Ohio State at Indiana are among the choice matchups in the first day of January. Oh, and the College Football Playoff Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Sports: IU football’s skid to the end of a rocky road
The Old Oaken Bucket rivalry will be rekindled this year, and in Indiana’s case, it will be one last chance to find shelter from the Category 5 hurricane this season has become.
Sports: These Jaguars are on the hunt for redemption
Gaze around the state of Indiana landscape in Division I basketball. Find the one and only program voted to win its league this season.
Mike Lopresti: The road to football glory in Indianapolis
The first rankings from the College Football Playoff committee had the contenders lined up, so now we look at the top names and try to figure out why each would be a good fit for the championship Indy in January.
End of an era: Longtime Pacers statistician won’t work games this season
He had filled in the dates for home games on his calendar and had filed his proof of vaccination but was told two weeks ago his services were no longer required.
Mike Lopresti: College hoops are back
Bounce, bounce, bounce. Yeah, college basketball is coming.
Mark Montieth: Culture change can be a prescription for struggling teams
But culture, no matter how vague the concept might be, has an influence. Workplace standards and atmosphere always matter.
Sports: UIndy quarterback starts seventh season
If you think Stancombe has the playbook down backward and forward by now, just think how well he must know campus. “Like the back of my hand,” Stancombe said.
Mark Montieth: Reggie Miller reminds us all that reputations can be ruined—and then can be rehabbed
All these years later, this forgotten chapter in Miller’s fabled career is a reminder of how fragile reputations can be.
Mike Lopresti: October should bring clarity to sports
Clarity. That’s what October is for.
Mark Montieth: A Q&A with Pacers coach Rick Carlisle on returning to Indy
Just because Rick Carlisle hasn’t settled into his office in the Indiana Pacers’ practice facility within St. Vincent Center doesn’t mean he hasn’t settled into his role of head coach.
Mike Lopresti: Holtmann, Patberg share milestones on Sept. 11
There was a lot of news in the sports world that Tuesday morning.
Mike Lopresti: Excitement, some challenges mount ahead of football playoffs in Indy
Wasn’t it just yesterday that Indianapolis was basking in the glow of pulling off the NCAA Tournament, with COVID banging on the door? But the calendar moves on, and now Indy and its 425-person playoff host committee prepares for their next moment of truth on the big stage.
Montieth: Harkness was a long-shot artist in and out of basketball
Harkness, who passed away early Tuesday morning at age 81, had a knack for being part of history. He also had a knack for making it himself when necessary.
Mark Montieth: Floor of Hinkle Fieldhouse has no ceiling for historic significance
Imagine an 89-year-old basketball floor, used continually—other than a break during World War II—by the host school, Butler University, but also sporadically by high schools, NBA and WNBA franchises, and all-star teams from all levels of the game.
Mike Lopresti: Early dates in Indiana football should be revealing
Whoever opens against Seattle September 12—Jacob Eason seems the choice—will be the 11th different quarterback starter in the past 161 games. There are other questions bouncing around the state’s football landscape.