Valparaiso University was established in 1859 and has served millions of students over its history. Since the year 1942 the school mascot has been the “Crusader” but the 79 year marriage has come to an end as the university announced plans to drop the moniker due to hate groups adopting the name. ...
IUPUI guard Sydney Roule is playing the best basketball of her career this season in front of empty bleachers due to the ongoing pandemic that has kept fans out of gyms. Syndey Roule, a 5-foot-11 guard out of Amherst, Ohio, is enjoying her best year from behind the arc shooting 44.7% from beyond ...
The Baseball Hall of Fame announced on January 26 that none of its finalists achieved the qualifying percentage points to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The minimum number of votes needed for induction into the hall of fame is 75%. Curt Schilling had the highest percent of votes out of ...
Pacer fans can finally take a breath as Domantas Sabonis and company beat the Detroit Pistons 111-95 on the road to snap their four game losing streak. The Pacers record improves to 13-13 as the team has fought back to .500 on the season. Sabonis finished the game as the Pacers leading scorer with ...
The Hoosiers traveled to Tallahassee for a matchup with the No. 20 Florida State Seminoles in the ACC-Big Ten challenge. It was a rematch from last season, where Indiana won 80-64 in Bloomington. The game was a tough, grinder of a matchup that could be defined in one word. Physical. It was a back ...
For the third time in his college career, Michael Penix Jr’s, starting quarterback for the Indiana Hoosiers, season ends prematurely as another ACL tear halts his magical season. It’s an unfortunate turn for fans and the team but his injury won’t stop what has already been a season to remember. The ...
College basketball tipped off Wednesday, November 25th under a cloud of uncertainty. The rising Covid-19 cases have taken a toll on the country and could jeopardize the upcoming season. Iona coach Rick Pitino has said that he wants the season to be pushed back so a vaccine can be administered to lower ...
Philip Rivers has not looked great. The soon to be 39-year-old quarterback has shown his age this season, committing egregious errors a veteran player should not make. In the loss to the Cleveland Browns, his mistakes cost the Colts the game. Rivers threw two inexcusable interceptions and was sacked ...
After an embarrassing defeat to division rival the Jacksonville Jaguars in week one the Colts have rattled off three straight victories, improving their record to 3-1. A big reason for those victories is the emergence of the defense, which ranks number one in the NFL. In the games since the loss to ...
After an unacceptable performance in Week 1, Indianapolis dominated all aspects of Sunday’s home opener against Minnesota in a 28-11 victory at a fractionally attended Lucas Oil Stadium. Rookie Jonathan Taylor rushed for 101 yards on 26 attempts in his first career start and became the first Colts ...
Opening Day for National Pro Fastpitch (NPF), went as unexpected as could be. Members of the Scrap Yard Dawgs team walked off and vowed to never play for the organization ever again. The General Manager of the team, Connie May tweeted inappropriately which suggested opposition to the Black Lives ...
The Colts secured the two most talented and NFL-ready draft picks in the second round in USC receiver Michael Pittman Jr. and Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor. Indianapolis traded the No. 13 overall pick to the San Francisco 49ers for Pro Bowl defensive end DeForest Buckner. After the Cincinnati ...
One victor after the first night of the 2020 NFL draft was Dallas Cowboys owner, president and general manager Jerry Jones. His awareness to select the best player available while making the phone call from a $250 million yacht was a major flex, even without regard to the team’s vulnerability defensively ...
As a sophomore in high school, Lucas Rhed wanted to focus on basketball and baseball. His former cross country teammates told their coach of Rhed’s running ability. Rhed refused to run when approached, so the coach asked him if he’d like to make a bet. The bet: if the coach could beat Rhed in a ...
Last night’s NFL draft has been the only excitement that sports fans have had in a long time. We saw a good number of quarterbacks selected to their team, but just where did each talent land? Bengals #1 Pick– QB Joe Burrow: LSU The 23-year-old LSU star was selected first overall ...
The IUPUI Lady Jaguars were a dominant team throughout the course of the season. They finished the regular season with a 21-8 record, and only lost three times in Horizon League play. They additionally outscored their conference opponents by 18.7 points per game, and took that dominance to the conference ...
An international outbreak of the coronavirus has caused numerous professional and amateur sports leagues to suspend operations and ban large crowds due to safety concerns. On Saturday, UFC Fight Night was performed without an audience in Brasilia, Brazil. UFC President Dana White was reportedly encouraged ...
The IUPUI Lady Jags were crowned the 2020 Horizon League champions on Tuesday. It came on a 51-37 victory over the Green Bay Phoenix, an effort spearheaded by senior Holly Hoopingarner, who led the Lady Jags with 16 points. The victory gave the Lady Jags their first Horizon League championship. It ...
Israel Adesanya undertakes the first defense of his middleweight title belt against No. 3 contender Yoel Romero this Saturday night. They meet as the main event of UFC 248 under the bright lights of Las Vegas.The Last Stylebender overcame champion Robert Whittaker in his last contest to obtain the middleweight ...
On March 10, one women’s basketball team will remain standing in the 2020 Horizon League Tournament. The tournament will resume play with the semifinal round on March 9. The tournament began on March 3, with Wright State, Northern Kentucky, Cleveland State, and Milwaukee all moving on to the second ...
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