With rookie sensation Caitlin Clark set to make her professional debut in May, the Fever has reached a deal with the owner of two Indianapolis TV stations to air nearly half of the team’s regular-season schedule.
Indianapolis made the playoffs in two of Tobin’s three years, with the 1995 team advancing to the AFC championship game. The team drafted a pair of Hall of Famers in that period.
Observers and fellow journalists have described IndyStar columnist Gregg Doyel’s actions at Gainbridge Fieldhouse as unprofessional and sexist.
After taking Anthony Richardson with the No. 4 pick a year ago, the Colts are out of the NFL’s annual draft quarterback derby for the first time since Andrew Luck’s surprise retirement in August 2019.
Many draft experts are predicting more than 20 offensive players will go in the first round and some have up to 25.
Clark addressed numerous topics, ranging from the bustling draft party held at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, to the future of the league, to how she feels about the prospect of living in Indianapolis.
Jontay Porter of the Toronto Raptors is the second person to be banned from the league by Commissioner Adam Silver for violating league rules.
Indianapolis-based Chip Ganassi Racing’s No. 8 car will be painted in the texture of an unfrosted Pop-Tart along with images of Seinfeld and some of the movie cast members to promote the film.
The team’s draft-watch party at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Monday drew an estimated 6,000 fans, including many who stood in long lines to buy from the first stock of Clark-related Indiana Fever memorabilia.
Clark is expected to have a major impact on the Fever, not only on the court, but in the stands, where the team ranked next to last in attendance in 2023. Her appeal was apparent Monday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, where thousands of fans gathered to watch the draft on the arena’s video scoreboard.
Having taken women’s college basketball to new heights, Caitlin Clark is about to step boldly into her future as the presumed No. 1 draft pick of the WNBA’s Indiana Fever. Here are some questions and answers about Clark’s immediate future in the WNBA.
The Indiana Fever, who are expected to take Clark with their No. 1 pick in the draft, have a draft party scheduled for Monday night.
Caitlin Clark, who is expected to be the No. 1 pick by the Indiana Fever in Monday’s WNBA draft, deftly skewered “Weekend Update” co-host Michael Che in a “Saturday Night Live” appearance, and used the platform to offer a reminder of the many women’s basketball stars who came before her.
The Pacers will enter the postseason with momentum from a dominant regular-season finale. They shot 65% and made 19 of 36 3-pointers against the Hawks on Sunday.
Following what he calls a “very stressful” few weeks, Kuntz received the call with the offer he had been waiting for and officially put pen to paper, shifting his defensive line responsibilities from James Madison to IU on Dec. 13.
Matthew Graves, 49, a former Butler University player (1993-98) and assistant coach (2000-2013) has served as associate head coach for the Sycamores since 2021.
Clark, who is the career leading scorer in Division I men’s and women’s basketball, is expected to go first to the Indiana Fever. It’s the second consecutive year that the Fever have the top pick.
Randy Lewandowski, who has been president and general manager of the Triple A Minor League baseball team since 2016, has been named president and CEO.
Call it the Caitlin Clark effect. The WNBA will show all but four of the Fever’s games on its national broadcast and streaming partners, starting with the season opener at Connecticut on May 14.
Pacers CEO Rick Fuson, journalist Soledad O’Brien and actor Leon Robinson also will receive awards at the June 28 event.
