Derek Schultz: The big bucks
While Siakam’s deal might have reached the debate floor among fans on social media, the overwhelming majority of Pacers backers appeared to support and praise each of the team’s contract-extension decisions.
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Derek Schultz: Labor of love
There’s another job where one has to deal with pressure (he or she has to create a perfect product every game for 70-plus games), unknowns (Indiana forecasts—ugh!), and challenges (wear and tear, heat, cold, dry, wet, etc.): director of field operations for the Indianapolis Indians.
Derek Schultz: Next steps for Pacers need to develop team’s core
Many Pacers fans are bullish on the team’s immediate future, but significant improvement is still needed. There’s no question the improvement will have to come from within.
Derek Schultz: Learning as they go
On the court, you can see how far they still have to go before becoming a contending team again.
Derek Schultz: Rivals and villains
Indy sports fan hatred is not limited to the Knicks, though, as several other teams and individual players have emerged as villains in the Indianapolis sports landscape over the years, many of whom still inspire revulsion to this day.
Derek Schultz: A quiet evolution?
If you look deeper and more closely examine what Ballard’s done to this point, you’ll see he is quietly evolving and venturing off the usual script.
Derek Schultz: The Clark effect
Outside of Peyton Manning’s MVP trophy hoisting and “Saturday Night Live” hosting peak 20 years ago, it’s hard to find any single Indianapolis sports figure that ever quite possessed the cachet that Clark carries with her to the Circle City.
Derek Schultz: Indy’s Madness moments
Indy’s frequent placement as a host location, including being in both the men’s and women’s Final Four rotation, has given the city the opportunity to witness historic feats and incredible moments.
Derek Schultz: Brady’s breakthrough
Scanning through the stellar resume of his 20-year head coaching career, there is just one thing missing—a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Derek Schultz: My love letter to basketball
My love of hoops ultimately led me to a nearly 20-year involvement in sports media, and while my passions have expanded beyond just the hardwood, basketball was the sport that made me love sports.
Derek Schultz: Nick Gardner has had front-row seats to Butler’s rise
To say this eventual reality for him or his alma mater was a dream for Gardner when he first stepped on the campus in midtown Indianapolis nearly a quarter-century ago would be a lie.
Derek Schultz: Pacers big bet
As the calendar turns to 2024, Pritchard and the Pacers aren’t waiting around any longer.
Derek Schultz: Foundation over finish
Even if “foundation” wasn’t the f-word you were yelling after Gardner Minshew missed Tyler Goodson on the fateful fourth-down play that ended Indy’s hopes.
Derek Schultz: Broadening the Horizon
As one of the top mid-major conferences in the country, [the Horizon League] is affected by every single one of these seismic changes, even if that impact isn’t always direct.
Derek Schultz: In Tyrese, the Pacers trust
Haliburton is the lead conductor of the NBA’s best offense and consistently making critical shots in crunch time.
Derek Schultz: The one-game season
Dating back to 1890, the Monon Bell Classic between the elite west central Indiana institutions, separated by just 27 miles, is the 12th-most-played series in all of college football.
Derek Schultz: Slipping away
Following Saturday’s surprisingly competitive but expected loss in Happy Valley, Allen’s Hoosiers are now 2-21 in Big Ten games over the past three seasons.
Derek Schultz: Anthony Richardson’s early injury problems already have Colts fans concerned about the future
For a fan base still grappling with the PTSD of their last franchise quarterback’s constant health concerns and shocking early retirement, one can understand why the alarms are already flashing bright red.
Derek Schultz: Indy’s ‘prime time’ personalities
And while there are other valid reasons to put the unbeaten Buffs back on TV, we all know the reason the networks are scrambling to get their cameras out to the Rockies: They can’t get enough of Deion Sanders.
Derek Schultz: Hope is on the horizon
The bar of expectations for this Colts team is so low that it’s hard to tell if it’s even off the ground.