Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
The NBA Draft is Thursday, and this year's draft, which many are already calling the weakest in recent memory, is as unpredictable as any I can remember. After Blake Griffin, everything is a toss up.
There are a ton of question marks. And you just know at least half of the ...
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009
1. Los Angeles Clippers - Blake Griffin, PF (Oklahoma)
Duh. Not even the Clippers can botch this one...I think. Griffin is this year’s prize. After him, the draft starts to taste a lot like Coors Light - watered down.
Local take: Mark Heisler of the Los Angeles Times.
2. Memphis Grizzlies - Hasheem ...
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Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you the NBA: Homegrown Edition. And no, that doesn't mean a league where Bonzi Wells, Melo, Damon Stoudemire, Zach Randolph and Darius Miles score by taking bong hits.
I'll explain.
The NBA Draft Lottery was holding to form on Tuesday. The order was working up until Memphis ...
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Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
FINALLY, a reason for Pacers fans to come out for the team's season finale since their team won't be advancing on to the playoffs. And neither will the woeful opponent, the Milwaukee Bucks.
Aside: Kelvin Sampson will be on the bench for Milwaukee if IU fans would like to go boo ...
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Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
In these tough economic times, some professional sports teams have had to look for alternative ways to generate capital and stay afloat. Raising ticket prices isn’t really an option for many franchises as cost-conscious spectators are less likely to shell out top bucks. Plus, it would look like a cash ...
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Friday, January 2nd, 2009
This week, the Indiana Pacers announced they had rescheduled their game Saturday night against the Sacramento Kings to an earlier tip time of 6 p.m., so Indy sports fans can go to the game and get home in time for kickoff of the AFC Wild Card game between the Colts ...
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
Sometimes sports franchises do funny things to reinvigorate the local fan base. Think about it for a minute. Now we bring you this gem:
The Indianapolis Pacers are putting on a free concert before their Nov. 1 home opener at Conseco Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis to celebrate their 10th year in ...
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