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Butler shoots down Northwestern
3-point barrage secures victory in first game of long road stretch EVANSTON, Ill. — Butler’s Bulldogs handle opponents in basketball the way a heavyweight champion does in boxing. The Bulldogs’ defensive stands are like so many jabs...
LeFevour, Chippewas dominate Ball State
Central Michigan quarterback throws for 4 TDs, runs for another to stay undefeated in MAC MUNCIE, Ind. — Dan LeFevour threw four touchdown passes, ran for a fifth score and became the career leading passer in Mid-American Conference history as...
Surpassing Mackey humbles Colts' Clark
Dallas Clark is in position to one-up the man who helped revolutionize the tight end position, appropriately enough in the city where John Mackey became a Hall of Famer and remains a legend. With one reception Sunday afternoon in Baltimore, the...
Hoosiers' schedule becomes tougher
Young team faces more accomplished foes, starting today It’s time for a reality check. A year ago, Indiana won its first two games and headed to Maui for three games. Consider the trip paradise lost. A 38-point loss to Notre Dame, a 26-point...
Chatard, Brebeuf rule on volleyball court
3A programs produce top players, coaches Two high school volleyball standouts who will be college teammates at Toledo next year have earned Indianapolis Star Player of the Year honors. City Player of the Year Becca Reidy of Bishop Chatard and County...
Brackett knows all about Rice
There was a time Indianapolis Colts middle linebacker Gary Brackett considered Ray Rice a protg. Come Sunday, Brackett will treat him as a threat. Rice is the Baltimore Ravens’ do-everything running back. He is a 5-8, 210-pound blur who has...
Ravens' Suggs won't face Colts
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs will miss Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts because of a knee injury. Suggs has a sprained ligament in his right knee, Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Wednesday....
Minority hiring in football dips
Former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy is expected to take an active role in helping minorities land head coaching jobs in major college football. Dungy’s involvement was one of several steps cited Wednesday when the Black Coaches and...
Jaguars get 2nd straight win
IUPUI had trouble maintaining leads after building them, but the Jaguars knocked off host Eastern Illinois 69-66 Wednesday night. Leroy Nobles led four Jaguars (2-0) in double digits with 24 points and Billy Pettiford added 11 points and seven...
Indiana Deaf pulls away to win
Three players each scored 10 points for host Indiana Deaf in its 42-29 girls basketball victory Wednesday night over Fall Creek Academy. Kate Fetzer, Jenna Smith and Jasmine Jeter scored 10 points apiece for the Deaf Hoosiers (1-2). Indiana Deaf...
Power to stay with Penske
Will Power , who joined Team Penske this year as the substitute driver for Helio Castroneves during Castroneves’ tax evasion trial, landed a full-time ride with the IndyCar Series team. Power will join Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe in a...
Core group has wrestlers thinking big things this year
A strong returning nucleus of wrestlers at Noblesville, coupled with heavy graduation losses at Hamilton Heights, has the Millers thinking big heading into the 2009-10 season. “By the end of the year, we will be (competitive),”...
Pike could be even stronger on the mat
Red Devils coach thinks team has a dozen wrestlers capable of qualifying for the regional Despite losing a state runner-up and a semistate qualifier from a team that finished a close third in the sectional, Pike wrestling coach Spence Spencer...
Trailblazers' new coach takes positive approach
Tim Randle is eager to turn the University boys basketball team back into a winner. The new Trailblazers coach takes over a team that went 2-18 last year and graduated 90 percent of its scoring. “I expect the kids to work hard and get better...
3 Colts to speak at Greenwood FCA luncheon
Indianapolis Colts players Jeff Saturday, Freddy Keiaho and Jerraud Powers will be the guest speakers at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ Tailgate Luncheon with the Pros on Dec. 1 at The Gathering Place, 1495 W. Main St., Greenwood. The...
Greenfield-Central's Horrigan honored by high school group
Greenfield-Central athletic director Kevin Horrigan has picked a fine way to celebrate 25 years as a high school sports administrator. Horrigan is one of eight athletic directors selected to receive the National Federation of State High School...
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Dungy to head NFL panel on player life
NEW YORK — Tony Dungy will lead a new NFL player advisory forum that will meet with players about league policies, programs and issues that affect their lives on and off the field. Those subjects will include player health and safety, personal...
Ice win in shootout
Antti Roppo tied the score with a third-period goal, then scored again in a shootout to help the Indiana Ice to a 3-2 victory over the Cedar Rapids Roughriders on Wednesday night at Pan Am Plaza. The Ice’s Shane Berschbach and Roppo were the...
Butler has 3 on All-Horizon
Butler senior Porshia Allen and junior Jessica Wolfe were named to the All-Horizon League volleyball team, chosen by the league’s coaches. Freshman Gina Vera was named to the All-Newcomer squad. Star reports
Bell to join Indiana Golf Hall
Mike Bell , Indianapolis, will be inducted into the Indiana Golf Hall of Fame on Friday during a ceremony at the Country Club of Indianapolis. Bell won his first Indiana Golf Association tournament in 1973 and kept winning through 2006, when he took...
No. 11 Butler cruises past Northwestern
EVANSTON, Ill. — Shelvin Mack had 15 points, Gordon Hayward added 14 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 11 Butler showed off its depth with a 67-54 victory over Northwestern on Wednesday night. Five players had nine points or better for the...
Harrington leads Knicks past Pacers
Al Harrington scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter against his former team, and the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 110-103 on Wednesday night to snap a six-game losing streak. Larry Hughes had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Wilson...
Improvement plays key role for Westfield, Sheridan
Shamrocks planning to be competitive; turnout gives Blackhawks a boost Terry O’Neill isn’t sure yet what to make of his Westfield wrestling team. “I kind of have mixed emotions,” O’Neill said. "I took this team down...
Goals set, goals made at Zionsville
When Emily Hawthorne took over the Zionsville volleyball program three years ago, she wasn’t the only new face. With a turned-over coaching staff and few upperclassmen, Hawthorne said, “I really felt like we were starting over from...
'Fabulous season' caps Kirkpatrick's career
DePaul recruit is known for hard work, leadership Center Grove’s Chelsea Kirkpatrick is The Indianapolis Star’s All-South volleyball Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. The 6-foot-2 Kirkpatrick, a dominating force on the...
Coach saw Baumet's potential at early stage
When Brownsburg volleyball coach Bob Yeager saw Lauren Baumet play in junior high — with her height, athleticism and talent — Yeager knew it. “We thought for sure that she had the potential to become something special,” Yeager...
Community support moves Edinburgh coach
Edinburgh’s Tina Bottorff is The Indianapolis Star’s All-South volleyball Coach of the Year. Edinburgh won just one match during the 2005-06 season, Bottorff’s first at the school. This season, the Lancers went 29-7 and won the...
Versatility is Valentine's hallmark
Greenfield-Central’s Megan Valentine has been named The Indianapolis Star’s All-East volleyball Player of the Year. Players from Hancock County schools are eligible for the honor. The roster lists Valentine as an outside hitter, but...
Cascade's DeVault a rookie success
Coach learns high school ropes quickly, gets the best from small talent pool Megan DeVault had coached club teams. She had coached at camps. But DeVault never had helmed a high school program before 2009, when she took over at Cascade. Not that her...
