High School Basketball: February 28
INDIANAPOLIS - The schedule for the last Friday night of the boys' basketball regular season was a lighter one as several schools played their final postseason tune-ups mid-week. The IHSAA tournament...
View ArticleLee Kunzman, 'persistent' Indy 500 veteran, dies at 80
INDIANAPOLIS — Lee Kunzman, who made four career Indianapolis 500 starts, died at 80 years old on Thursday, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced Saturday . IMS reported that Kunzman started his...
View ArticleDixon scores 34, Villanova takes down Butler 80-70
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Eric Dixon's 34 points led Villanova over Butler 80-70 on Saturday. Dixon also contributed seven rebounds for the Wildcats (18-12, 11-8 Big East Conference). Jordan Longino...
View ArticleMcLaughlin wins season-opening pole at St. Petersburg
INDIANAPOLIS - Scott McLaughlin rallied from a practice crash on Friday to win pole for the IndyCar Series' season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday afternoon. McLaughlin...
View ArticleReneau scores 22 in IU win over Washington
SEATTLE (AP) — Reserve Malik Reneau scored 22 points on 10-for-13 shooting and Luke Goode scored 18 points and Indiana led for all but 47 seconds in a 78-62 win over Washington on Saturday. Mackenzie...
View ArticleLawrence North wins second girls state hoops title
INDIANAPOLIS - Lawrence North beat Warsaw Community 65-59 to win the girls' class 4A basketball championship at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday night. The title is the Wildcats' second in girls...
View ArticleAlex Palou wins IndyCar season opener at St. Pete
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Scott Dixon ran the entire IndyCar season-opening race without radio communication in a miscue that probably cost him his first career victory on the downtown streets of...
View ArticleNesmith scores career-high 27 as Pacers beat Bulls
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Aaron Nesmith scored a career-high 27 points, Pascal Siakam added 20 and the Indiana Pacers defeated the Chicago Bulls 127-112 on Sunday night. Nesmith, a fifth-year guard who...
View ArticleFree agency next step as Colts look to get ‘good enough to win games'
INDIANAPOLIS – The NFL’s calendar is incessant. No sooner does the Scouting Combine take over Indy and dominate the conversation for more than a week than the next phase of the offseason approaches....
View ArticleFox Sports draws big numbers for IndyCar season debut. Most watched non-Indy...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Fox Sports' debut IndyCar race drew 1.417 million viewers and was the most watched series event aside from the Indianapolis 500 on any network since 2011. The mark for Sunday's...
View ArticleColts’ projections with No. 14 pick in draft? Here’s a post-Combine look
INDIANAPOLIS – Reverberations from the NFL Scouting Combine were felt throughout Mock Draft Nation. They resulted in a tweak here, an adjustment there. Every analyst, from Mel Kiper Jr. to Dane...
View ArticlePacers blow 17-point lead, top Rockets 115-102
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton scored 28 points and matched a season high with 15 assists, and the Indiana Pacers recovered after blowing a 17-point third-quarter lead to beat the Houston...
View ArticleOregon uses late run to beat Indiana 74-64
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Jackson Shelstad scored eight of his 17 points in the final 90 seconds as Oregon closed on a 10-0 run and the Ducks beat Indiana 74-64 on Tuesday night for their sixth win in a...
View ArticleLoyer, Smith lead No. 18 Purdue in blowout vs. Rutgers
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith scored 23 points apiece to lead No. 18 Purdue past Rutgers 100-71 on Tuesday night. Loyer and Smith each made seven 3-pointers as the...
View ArticleColts Blue Zone Podcast episode 396: Free Agency Preview
Free agency is just about a week away. The Colts Blue Zone team looks at some possibilities, including crucial spots at quarterback and defensive back, before diving into a little draft talk. Make...
View ArticleXavier defeats Butler 91-78
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Zach Freemantle's 24 points helped Xavier defeat Butler 91-78 on Wednesday. Freemantle added eight rebounds for the Musketeers (20-10, 12-7 Big East Conference). Ryan Conwell shot...
View ArticleColts release DT Raekwon Davis
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis Colts have begun getting their 2025 roster in order. It started in earnest Thursday with the release of Raekwon Davis. The veteran defensive tackle was one of two...
View ArticleIndiana women top Oregon in Big Ten Tournament
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Yarden Garzon scored 18 points and Shay Ciezki had 17 as ninth-seeded Indiana topped eighth-seeded Oregon 78-62 on Thursday in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament. The...
View ArticleHawks get 124-118 victory over the Pacers
ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young had 22 points and 16 assists, Onyeka Okongwu added 20 points and 13 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Indiana Pacers 124-118 on Thursday night to open a two-game set....
View ArticleSizing up the Colts’ roster as free agency looms
INDIANAPOLIS – Chris Ballard has fallen on his sword so often the past two months that it’s amazing the Indianapolis Colts’ general manager is still standing. The Colts’ roster – his roster – hasn’t...
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