MIKE LOPRESTI: Ten sports legends made in Indianapolis
They’re not from the city, but the time they spent here made them household names.
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MIKE LOPRESTI: One Indy 500 victory understates influence of Mario Andretti
Fifty years after his signature win, Speedway legend dismisses idea of a family curse.
MIKE LOPRESTI: College baseball—it’s not just for Southern states
Indiana, Indiana State and Ball State are putting up impressive numbers as tournament time nears.
MIKE LOPRESTI: A strange tale of Pacers and pro hockey
At least one basketball lifer employed by the Blue and Gold has been caught up in this year’s dramatic Stanley Cup playoffs.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Previewing the Colts, with a little help from The Beatles
What else for the team owned by the guy who just bought John Lennon’s piano?
MIKE LOPRESTI: A primer on the art of stadium naming
What will we call the fieldhouse after the Bankers Life moniker disappears this summer?
MIKE LOPRESTI: Say hello to the Indianapolis eclectic Indians
A pitcher named Rookie, an economics whiz and a minister/coach are among the interesting group you’ll find at Victory Field this year.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Follow Kyle Guy from desolation to redemption
Former Lawrence Central star used a historic loss as motivation in Virginia’s championship run.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Snapshots from a distressing hoops season
The easiest problem to fix? Bring the high school tournament back to Hinkle Fieldhouse.
LOPRESTI: The high school ref is disappearing. Here’s why.
The toxic nature of a culture where people get murdered over road rage, social media giving the most poisonous among us the loudest megaphones … what kind of a landscape is that for an official? Not a good one.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Led by a Trojan, IU swims back to top of sport
Ray Looze made Indiana a powerhouse again. Even Marge Counsilman would approve.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Belmont and its Indy star await tournament fate
Perry Meridian’s unheralded Dylan Windler powers Nashville school to brink of Big Dance.
MIKE LOPRESTI: 18 Hoosier hoops standouts you might not have heard of
Former Indiana high school players are making a difference at schools large and small.
MIKE LOPRESTI: This year’s basketball onslaught is prelude to 2020
Next year’s hoops smorgasbord will be unlike anything the city has ever seen.
MIKE LOPRESTI: This sectional might as well be the state finals
Lawrence North field loaded with four state championship contenders.
MIKE LOPRESTI: A hoops classic that never gets old—even after 60 years
Ray Pavy recalls the night he and his late friend, Jimmy Rayl, combined for 100 points.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Hoosier Hoops Tour has plenty of bad karma—and a few bright spots
The Pacers, IU, Notre Dame and Butler all struggle as Purdue and IUPUI win.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Cooperstown shuts out Indiana once again
Baseball’s Hall of Fame hasn’t been good to Hoosier boys of summer.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Hoosier-packed rivals prepare to do battle
Seven native sons will start when Ball State and Miami take to the hardwood.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Coaching legend Holmes on cusp of record for most wins
A 50-year hardwood career at Bloomington South High School closes in on milestone.