Mike Lopresti: Baseball’s back
Good times have been happening all over the place, even if hardly anyone has been allowed in to watch.
Good times have been happening all over the place, even if hardly anyone has been allowed in to watch.
Bachman had good freshman and sophomore seasons, then dropped his pitching release slot a tad; toned up his 6-1, 235-pound frame; developed a killer slider, and turned into a flame thrower.
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He’s not just an IU guy; he’s a state of Indiana guy, an Indianapolis native and a Broad Ripple High School graduate who never lost contact with his homeland.
Players will lose their NCAA eligibility but are promised a minimum salary of at least $100,000 per year, full health care insurance coverage, and aree guaranteed up to $100,000 for college tuition should they end their pursuit of a pro basketball career.
The sudden explosion in demand for these and other big-name schools is another ripple effect of the coronavirus pandemic that could reshape college admissions for many years to come.
The body of officials in Indiana is aging and dwindling, with not enough young replacements. The problem has been growing for years, but COVID made it worse.
The path to a head coaching or key front-office job in professional basketball is often paved with sleepless nights and little or no pay.
George Washington had wicket, Ford excelled on the gridiron and Reagan was a swimmer. White House occupants have a history of playing and watching—or trying to influence—the sports Americans love.
Kathy Martin Harrison’s company, Ed Martin Automotive Group, was the largest woman-owned business in Indianapolis last year, according to IBJ research. It owns nine car dealerships representing 12 manufacturers in Indianapolis, Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville and Anderson.
More than one-third of workers who have been laid off or furloughed regard their job loss as permanent, according to a survey by Morning Consult. That’s up from just 15% in April.
The lawsuit challenges a recently announced directive saying international students cannot stay in the United States if they take all their classes online this fall.
Four years ago, CICF and the Indianapolis Foundation launched a pilot program to try to diversify local not-for-profit boards. Here’s the impact.
Indiana’s oldest living Mr. Basketball, now 86, shares his passion for the game and life lessons at a park not far from the outdoor court where he got his start.
Former Purdue basketball coach Gene Keady knows a thing or two about stepping away from the limelight and enjoying life.
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Coaches don’t usually leave for a smaller program after a big tournament run, but this divorce made sense.
The documentary purports to tell, according to HBO promotional materials, “the revealing, no-holds-barred tale of Christian Dawkins and how the 25-year-old wound up at the center of the biggest criminal case in collegiate sports history.”
So March rolled on in Indianapolis, even as workers with bleach wipes disinfected the benches every halftime and between every game at the Big Ten tournament. Basketball in the age of the coronavirus.
While the struggles my fellow African American women face today are different from the ones Madam Walker faced as a daughter of slaves in the late 1800s, we can all learn from the persistence that led to her becoming an influential African American businesswomen and one of the first to become a millionaire.