
MIKE LOPRESTI: What’s in a name? It’s not always what you think
The monikers we associate with our favorite teams have interesting origins, among them are children, fires and passing thunderstorms.
The monikers we associate with our favorite teams have interesting origins, among them are children, fires and passing thunderstorms.
It took years for Rajeev Ram to win a major, but that victory makes an uncertain future for tennis easier to endure.
The struggling Indiana-Kentucky series is on pause because of the pandemic, but its new leader has pledged it will return.
From the Mannings to the Unsers to the Griffeys, Hoosiers have been fortunate to witness some famous family acts.
Mel Rojas Jr. was born here and played for the Indians at Victory Field. Now he’s thriving in the KBO League, the only one on the planet playing baseball.
The Speedway and other venues paused for more than one season as World War II monopolized priorities and resources.
Our college and pro teams would like do-overs of some of their most heart-breaking defeats.
Pandemic throws a new challenge at city’s time-tested ability to host giant sports events.
The son of a coach, Rivers and his wife have enough children to field their own flag football team.
You know the usual suspects—the Woodens, Knights and Birds—but what about Fred Zollner, Chuck Taylor and all the others?
Key dates loom large in the March-madness history of six Indiana schools.
The Andrean-New Albany and Marion-Broad Ripple matchups in 1980 provided unforgettable drama—and lasting scars.
Ten years after a gut-wrenching loss to Duke in the NCAA championship game, the campus is full of reminders that victory isn’t always measured on the scoreboard.
The joy from our 1980 Olympic hockey victory over the Soviet Union put all Americans on the same team.
With college football winding down, we turn to the hardwood and some big games coming up for teams around the state.
Former Pacer Rik Smits and his son, Butler center Derrik Smits, talk basketball, family and the future.
Once the Hulman-George clan decided it was time to sell the family keepsake, could you think of anyone better? Anyone at all? Roger Penske has the magic name and the money and the expertise and credibility and the track record—both on and off the track.
Intriguing match-ups, long stretches at home and away, and a team that plays a third of all its games before Dec. 1.
They were fierce competitors on the court, but now they’re coming together to remember a bygone era.
Thirty years after arriving on campus to play basketball, Purdue’s coach hasn’t lost his passion for the game.