Mark Montieth: Can Purdue win it all?
It seems appropriate the Boilermakers would be playing in the final game on the same day as a total solar eclipse, given the rarity of both events.
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Mark Montieth: Milan championship is a story almost too good to be true
The Milan story is basketball’s version of “The Andy Griffith Show” and seems to rerun nearly as often. It reflects wholesome small-town values that never existed as perfectly as our nostalgia-tinted lenses would have us believe but still reminds us of a simpler, more innocent time.
Mark Montieth: Pollard’s recovery worth singing about
When they pulled the breathing tube out of his mouth the day following his Feb. 16 surgery at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Scot Pollard burst into song.
Mark Montieth: Love it, or look the other way
Shots that once were nicknamed home runs because of their rarity and distance are now sprayed like singles.
Mark Montieth: Lance Jones a perfect match for Purdue
Jones has started every game for Purdue, part of a five-man unit that has remained unchanged through Purdue’s 24 games heading into Thursday evening’s encounter with Minnesota.
Mark Montieth: Sports halls of fame in Indiana built on hopes, money, luck
Making a hall of fame work as a business and/or charitable enterprise is an entirely different matter.
Mark Montieth: Out of his comfort zone
Structural engineering, however? That’s been a slam dunk—thanks in part to lessons learned from his challenging basketball experience.
Mark Montieth: ‘A special guy’
McGinnis, who died of heart failure on Dec. 14, was so prominent and prized that one tribute isn’t enough.
Mark Montieth: Pacers poised for success
The resurgent Pacers are younger than all but six teams in the NBA and have the lowest payroll.
Mark Montieth: Remembering the basketball prowess and sunny kindness of George McGinnis
It’s a cliché to say someone who just passed away, as basketball legend George McGinnis did early Thursday, was a good person. But he went beyond that. He was nice to a fault. So nice, in fact, that people took advantage of him.
Mark Montieth: What’s fate got to do with it? Maybe everything for these Indiana sports legends
Fickle fate can lead people almost anywhere.
Mark Montieth: Returning to his roots
Why would a 12-season NBA veteran coach a high school team? Teague earned nearly $100 million, so it’s not about the money.
Mark Montieth: A word to describe the late Bob Knight? Complex.
He’ll ultimately be remembered for his coaching acumen, of course. His teams featured what for his era was the ultimate brand of basketball. Controlled pace, crisp ball movement, careful shot selection and stout defense.
Mark Montieth: ‘A solid nucleus’
The Pacers haven’t suited up for a postseason game since 2020 when they lost in the first round to Miami in the COVID bubble in Orlando.
Mark Montieth: These Hoosier sports myths need to be put out to pasture
Sports myths are usually harmless enough, and they usually are more dramatic than the truth. But the truth should always win out in the end.
Mark Montieth: Faltering footsteps: Allen among well-meaning but eccentric coaches who fail to find long-term success
The calls for Allen’s coaching scalp are growing louder as he heads toward a third consecutive losing season.
Mark Montieth: Recruiting refs
According to a report in May from the National Federation of State High School Associations, based in Indianapolis, nearly 80% of high school referees and umpires quit within three years.
Mark Montieth: 1987 was some kind of Hoosier sports convergence
It was indeed a glorious time. Simpler, too.
Mark Montieth: Spirited storytellers
Two prominent and local ex-athletes are among the expanding roster of participants in the ever-growing industry of spirits, but they’re doing more than lending a name to a label or cutting a commercial.
Mark Montieth: Trade demands in Indianapolis have way of working themselves out
History has shown, at least around these parts, that these conflicts tend to work out for all parties in the long run.