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.
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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.
Derek Schultz: The card king
Even on nonpromotion days, the past and present always intertwine at Indy Card Exchange, where generations of patrons consistently step through Albert’s door to pore over decades of collectible treasures—from MJ, to Mantle, to Mahomes.
Derek Schultz: A fleeting moment
This latest crumbling relationship with an Indianapolis sports star has become another example of how things in the sports world can seem to be heading in one direction, before turning on a dime and rapidly retreating the opposite way.
Derek Schultz: Three women who covered sports in Indy have moved on and up
While they no longer share a ZIP code, these three women share share a unique bond, arriving to Indianapolis as strangers and TV competitors at WISH, WTHR and WXIN/WTTV, but leaving as ardent supporters of one another and close friends.
Derek Schultz: Getting to know rising Indy sportswriter James Boyd
At just 27 years old, Boyd has covered the two biggest pro sports teams in the city and now finds himself as the sole Indianapolis Colts’ writer on the roster of The Athletic.
Derek Schultz: Blueprint for a Pacers breakthrough?
While people in Indianapolis might not often think of the Denver Nuggets, the respective journeys of the two franchises have largely mirrored each other over the years.
Derek Schultz: The momentum of May
The Indianapolis 500 is bucking a trend that’s going in the opposite direction for other culturally significant American sporting events (just look at the cratering relevance of the World Series), as the attention and attendance for the race is clearly on the rise.
Derek Schultz: Indy media nailed it when predicting the two biggest Colts stories of the year
Richardson was the pick, and if you take Jim Irsay for his word, he was their guy the entire way.
Derek Schultz: Regardless of wins and losses, the Pacers’ season was a success
As with any discussion, objectively evaluating the Pacers’ 2022-2023 season requires a healthy dose of context, but you don’t have to stare hard to see a clear, upward trajectory for the franchise.