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Colts join NFL effort to crack down on rude fans
Fans arrived at Lucas Oil Stadium on Nov. 2 prepared to cheer for the Indianapolis Colts, boo the New England Patriots and enjoy the experience of attending an NFL game.But what Columbus, Ind., resident Tom Petty heard was a nonstop barrage of...
Continuity brings success for Colts offensive line
The meeting room for the Indianapolis Colts offensive linemen might as well be decorated with orange traffic cones. As center Jeff Saturday put it Wednesday, the O-line has been "a work in progress.''Yet quarterback Peyton Manning should work...
Purdue's outgoing football coach
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Joe Tiller stepped to the podium 12 years ago and described a new era for Purdue football."We're here to win a championship," Tiller said Nov. 22, 1996. "We've won in the past, and we will win again in the future."No...
Pacers Granger loses 1 chore
Indiana Pacers swingman Danny Granger spent the first few years of his career chasing the opposing team's best perimeter scorer.Trying to defend stars such as LeBron James and Kobe Bryant affected Granger's offense. Or vice versa. Sometimes he...
Zeller, Tar Heels suffer bad break
North Carolina said freshman 7-footer Tyler Zeller will likely miss the rest of the season with a broken left wrist he suffered late in Tuesday night's win against Kentucky.Zeller had surgery Wednesday to repair fractures in two places, a...
Bowls still like Irish
Despite some struggles down the stretch, Notre Dame is still drawing interest from the Cotton, Gator and Sun bowls.The Irish (6-4) are 191/2-point favorites against Syracuse (2-8) on Saturday and will be heavy underdogs a week later against No. 6...
Boilers set for New York
Purdue's game against Boston College in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off has been set for 7 p.m. Wednesday at Madison Square Garden in New York.Star, news service reports
Coach finally sees son play
Perhaps no one in the state was happier to see Columbus East's Class 4A regional football game at Jasper moved to Saturday last week than Center Grove coach Eric Moore.His son, Tyson, is a sophomore defensive lineman for East. A Saturday game...
Tech boys ready to mix youth, experience
If nothing else, Tech's boys basketball team will certainly have one of the oddest high school roster configurations in the state.Coach John Hamilton has eight seniors and four freshmen. Nothing in between."I have the weirdest split," Hamilton...
Volleyball's best: Gray and Scott
Cathedral's Christiana Gray and Lawrence North's Jordanne Scott played big in the middle for their respective high school volleyball teams this season. For their efforts, the two seniors were selected as the City and Marion County Players of the...
North Central, Zionsville win easily
Senior Jalissa Chatlos scored 17 points to lead the host Panthers (1-1) over the Scots (1-2). Freshman Nariah Taylor added 16 points for North Central. Emily Jones led Highland 15 points.Anderson Highland10121112--45North...
Colts in good spot to gain wild card
It's Week 12 of the NFL season, and about time to trot out the old line: If the playoffs were to start today . . . the Indianapolis Colts would be in them. They would be a wild-card entry, the AFC's No. 5 seed.The Colts, Baltimore, Miami and New...
Lewis continues run into record book
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- Throughout much of the 1990s, Ball State was respectfully referred to as Tailback U for the number of quality running backs that came through the school.Bernie Parmalee, Corey Croom and Michael Blair were among the...
Butcher hits key 3-pointers
Heading into this college basketball season, Garrett Butcher would not have been Butler's No. 1 option for 3-pointers. Not No. 2 or 3, either.Maybe No. 8."He's No. 1 right now," Butler coach Brad Stevens said, teasing the freshman seated to his...
Bulldogs take care of the ball in victory
All college instructors would be gratified by such a response. Not only is basketball coach Brad Stevens paid the most on the Butler staff, but his students pay rapt attention.He asked the Bulldogs to limit turnovers, and they did. What’s more,...
ESPN2 to air Ball State game
ESPN2 is coming back to Muncie.The network announced today it will televise undefeated Ball State's final regular season game, Tuesday against Western Michigan. Kickoff has been moved to 7 p.m.If Ball State wins, it wins the Mid-American...
Oden makes home debut memorable
PORTLAND -- A sellout crowd of 20,599 fans showed up at the Rose Garden watch Greg Oden make his home debut with the Portland Trail Blazers.By the time Oden, sidelined all of last season by a knee injury, entered the game with 4:28 left in the...
Browns' Quinn has broken finger
BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn broke his right index finger in the first half of Monday night’s win over Buffalo, but will try to play Sunday against the Houston Texans.The team initially thought Quinn only bruised his...
IU spends $500K in Sampson case
Indiana University’s legal bills have reached almost a half-million dollars in the NCAA infractions case related to former men’s basketball coach Kelvin Sampson.Through July, IU has spent $497,646 on outside legal counsel specializing in NCAA...
No. 21 Purdue women beat Portland 70-50
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.- FahKara Malone made four of six 3-pointers in scoring 17 points and No. 21 Purdue beat Portland 70-50 Thursday night.Chantel Poston scored 15 points off the bench for Purdue, which scored 26 points off turnovers. Lindsay...
IU's legal tab nears $500,000
Indiana University's legal bills have reached almost a half-million dollars in the NCAA infractions case related to former men's basketball coach Kelvin Sampson.Through July, IU had spent $497,646 on outside legal counsel specializing in NCAA...
Calls for college football playoff ring louder
College football coaches might disagree on the best way to determine a national champion, but there is a growing consensus among them that the current way isn't working.Every year about this time, the whims of the pollsters and computers that...
Ice come together quickly
The schism that has developed on the Indiana Ice shouldn't be a surprise. The team is a collection of two dozen strangers that met for the first time two months ago.Last week, leading scorer Brandon Richardson had certain expectations, but his...
Study quantifies return on IndyCar Series sponsorship
The annual investment Target makes to Ganassi Racing's IndyCar Series team isn't public knowledge, but its return is.Research conducted by Joyce Julius & Associates, which measures sponsorships across all forms of media, showed that Target's name...
It's down to major Class 5A powers
High school football playoffs enter the semistate round tonight with winners earning spots in next week's state finals at Lucas Oil Stadium.Tonight's Class 5A Ben Davis-Center Grove semistate game is a rematch of a Metropolitan Interscholastic...
This offense looks familiar
Brownstown Central High School football coach Reed May said he was familiar with the Heritage Christian offense . . . he watches it every Sunday on television."When we put (the Heritage Christian game tape) in on Saturday, I said, 'I didn't know...
Teams might benefit from close games
At this point of the high school football season, nobody is concerned about style points. Whether surviving a last-second field goal off the crossbar (like Carmel last week) or rolling by six touchdowns (Center Grove), winning is key.But as we...
Cathedral's Gray chosen Player of Year
In her words, Cathedral senior Christiana Gray describes how she developed her game through the years. Gray, a 6-6 middle hitter who had 416 kills and 191 blocks in helping the Irish to the Class 4A state championship, is The Star’s Super Team...
Lawrence North falls in opener to Arlington
Lindsay Shepherd and Mariesha Harris each scored 14 points to lead Arlington to a 62-53 win over Class 4A No. 7 Lawrence North on Thursday night in high school girls basketball.The visiting Golden Knights (2-1), who lost to the Wildcats in the...
What's next in Colts-Chargers matchup?
“49 . . . and counting” shouted the headline on The Indianapolis Star’s keepsake Peyton Manning poster page the next morning. Fans not only were counting, they were celebrating.Indianapolis was giddy after the 34-31 overtime defeat...
