Mike Lopresti: Years ending in ‘1’ seem to spawn historic events
So here we are in 2021, and it is impossible to imagine the tradition of IU basketball without Knight, a World Series in the daytime, or the Final Four in a simple basketball arena.
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Mike Lopresti: Referees are hard to find in age of COVID-19
The body of officials in Indiana is aging and dwindling, with not enough young replacements. The problem has been growing for years, but COVID made it worse.
MIKE LOPRESTI: A better 2021?
For some, the bar is surprisingly high, but most of us are ready to move on.
Mike Lopresti: NBA and NFL have served up a plethora of Christmas memories
The longest game in NFL history delayed many a Christmas dinner back in 1971.
Mike Lopresti: Indiana’s magical season, by the numbers
Indiana football has rarely, if ever, been the subject of nationwide conversation among college fans.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Indiana’s winningest high school coaches eye season tipoff—and COVID
In their combined 98 seasons of coaching, Holmes and Keefer thought they had seen it all.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Here are a few ideas to ponder for a one-city-fits-all NCAA tourney
The idea of Indy hosting all of March Madness is thrilling. Let’s make it the ultimate showcase of our state’s favorite sport.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Something strange is afoot in the fall of 2020
Let the record show that as of Veterans Day, 2020, Indiana and Purdue were a combined 5-0 in the Big Ten, while Penn State, Michigan, Michigan State, Iowa and Nebraska were 3-11.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Presidents and their games
George Washington had wicket, Ford excelled on the gridiron and Reagan was a swimmer. White House occupants have a history of playing and watching—or trying to influence—the sports Americans love.
MIKE LOPRESTI: As Big Ten finally kicks off season, get ready for more drama, surprises
The Big Ten plan will play eight games in eight weeks to determine its final standings. Good luck on that one.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Strange twists, turns in sports fit with the surreality of 2020
This could be the year of an all-Chicago World Series between the Cubs and White Sox. The only other time that happened was 1906.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Twenty quirks about Colts season before the first snap
Oddities abound, including the Colts playing a game on the first day of the Masters.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Like sports, the virus thrives on its unpredictability
By now, however, we’d all probably like to have something in the world of sports that we can count on.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Peering through the gate: This is opening day 2020
It’s July, and the diehards are camped outside ballparks listening to what’s going on inside.
MIKE LOPRESTI: What’s in a name? It’s not always what you think
The monikers we associate with our favorite teams have interesting origins, among them are children, fires and passing thunderstorms.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Even sports fans in 1918 had it better than we do
The Spanish flu didn’t wipe out as many sporting events as the pandemic of 2020.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Back in Carmel, an Australian Open champ ponders the future
It took years for Rajeev Ram to win a major, but that victory makes an uncertain future for tennis easier to endure.
MIKE LOPRESTI: All-Star games have been full of winning moments
The struggling Indiana-Kentucky series is on pause because of the pandemic, but its new leader has pledged it will return.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Tamika, Harvey and other special dad/kid pairs
From the Mannings to the Unsers to the Griffeys, Hoosiers have been fortunate to witness some famous family acts.
MIKE LOPRESTI: In time of pandemic, Indy native happy to be taking the field in Korea
Mel Rojas Jr. was born here and played for the Indians at Victory Field. Now he’s thriving in the KBO League, the only one on the planet playing baseball.