OMAHA, NE.–After winning its first game in Omaha Friday, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish lost to Oklahoma 6-2 in their second game at the College World Series. Aidan Tyrell was charged with the loss after allowing five runs, two of them earned, over three innings of relief for the Irish. For Notre Dame, Carter Putz […]
For the first time since 1959, motorsports journalist and Hall of Famer Robin Miller did not cover an Indy 500. He died last year at the age of 71. He had been battling cancer. We look back on Miller’s career, how his colleagues and friends remember him, and some advice he always offered to people. […]
INDIANAPOLIS–Quarterback Carson Wentz could be on his way out of Indianapolis. ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reports the Indianapolis Colts will likely trade or release Wentz. He believes the decision will likely be made by March 18. That’s when $15M in base salary becomes guaranteed for Wentz. He’s also eligible for a multi-million dollar bonus if he’s […]
INDIANAPOLIS–The Chicago Bears are hiring Indianapolis Colts Defensive Coordinator Matt Eberflus to be their next Head Coach. ESPN’s Adam Schefter first reported the hiring just before 11 am Thursday. Eberflus had been the Colts’ defensive coordinator since 2018. Eberflus’s defenses have finished in the top 10 in scoring three times, including a 9th place finish […]
INDIANAPOLIS--The Indianapolis Colts have a team coronavirus vaccination rate of 75%, which is below the NFL average of 90%. “Do I think everybody should be vaccinated? Absolutely, I do. I am for the vaccine. (Head Coach) Frank (Reich) is for the vaccine. We have a lot of guys on our team that are for the […]
SPEEDWAY, Ind.–The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Red Cross, and Indycar driver James Hinchcliffe have teamed up for this weekend’s Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix for a blood drive in honor of Hall of Fame motorsports journalist Robin Miller. Miller has been battling bone cancer for the last few years. He’s needed donated pints of […]
INDIANAPOLIS–The Indianapolis Colts have announced that they are signing both General Manager Chris Ballard and Head Coach Frank Reich to contract extensions through the 2026 season. “In Chris Ballard and Frank Reich, we have as great a general manager – head coach combination as there is in the NFL, and I can’t tell you how […]
SPEEDWAY, Ind.–It is no longer The Brickyard 400. Now it is the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard. The race also won’t happen on the oval at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this year. Instead, it will be on the 14-turn road course. NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick has always been a fan of Indycar driver Rick Mears, […]
STATEWIDE–The Indiana High School Athletic Association is dealing with a baseball umpire shortage, which has led to lots of games being either postponed or canceled in 2021. There are several reasons for that. “The average age of our officials is 56 years old. You couple that with the COVID-19 situation and the concerns of those […]
SAN ANTONIO–The Indiana University women’s basketball team saw their historic season come to an end Monday night with a loss to the Arizona Wildcats in the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight. Arizona clamped down on the Hoosiers to beat IU 66-53 from the Alamodome in San Antonio. Indiana went 0-for-9 from 3-point range and scored just […]
