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It's (past) time for Reggie Wayne to enter the Hall of Fame

Pacers knock off the Rockets, but since the IST, the bloom is off the rose

A Colts' lump of coal: With the playoffs on the line, Indy falls flat in Atlanta

Musings of An Old Sportswriter

The Dopey Report Card (Colts-Steelers)

Who are these guys? Colts go deep into the roster and produce a memorable victory

Dopey Report Card (Colts-Bengals)

The Colts played reverse complementary football in their loss to the Bengals; they stunk on offense, defense and special teams

The Pacers' magical mystery tour to the NBA Cup continues

Pacers re-introduce themselves to Basketball America and the country discovers a superstar named Tyrese Haliburton

Dopey Report Card (Colts-Titans)

#ForTheShew; Gardner Minshew proves again why he's the best backup in the business

After Purdue, Michigan State, IU can be the best of the rest in the Big Ten

With Cignetti, IU is hoping to awaken the `sleeping giant'

Blog: Can Cignetti transfer his winning magic to beleaguered IU?

So...why not Jon Gruden for IU?

Dopey Report Card (Colts-Bucs)

The Colts are in the playoff chase; who could have imagined?

IU's Tom Allen goes out with a whisper

Blog: The Maniac exits

Jim Irsay comes clean

A Fabulist's Story: Charissa Thompson's career-defining mishap puts her in the journalistic crosshairs

The Dopey Report Card (Colts-Patriots)

Mailbag!

How I lost my Heisman vote...

Rick Carlisle reaches a milestone, and gets soaked for his troubles

The Dopey Report Card (Colts-Panthers)

Bob Knight memories...

Want to know why the defense is faltering? Start with Ballard and go from there

Whaddya think?

Dopey Report Card (Colts-Saints)

Pacers use speed and depth to win their season opener -- and in spectacular fashion

It's time to fine Irsay for his impertinent tweet about the officiating

The Dopey Report Card (Colts-Browns)

A day to forget for the Colts and Darrell Baker Jr.

Musings of an Old Sportswriter

Mailbag, anyone?

The lessons of Luck are being applied to Anthony Richardson

Dopey Report Card (Colts-Jaguars)

So much for Minshew Mania

Define (Bleeping) Delete: How the 20-year anniversary of the Colts' Tampa comeback brought on unpleasant flashbacks

Is Anthony Richardson injury-prone or is he just horribly unlucky?

The Dopey Report Card (Colts-Titans)

This time around, the muscular Colts play the role of bullies against the Titans

Color me shocked: Jonathan Taylor signs an extension, and I never saw it coming

In his first media session in months, a smiling Jonathan Taylor digs deep to say nothing

Fun and entertaining are great, but it's time for the Pacers to reach the playoffs

The Dopey Report Card (Colts-Rams)

Richardson toughs out an epic Colts comeback, only to come up a bit short

With Jonathan Taylor prepared to come off the PUP, things are poised to get even uglier

Is this the year Purdue hoops finally breaks through in the NCAA Tournament? In a word...yes

The Dopey Report Card

Matt Gay's heroics show the importance of a stud placekicker

Mike Woodson on his rebuilt IU basketball team: `Time will tell'

The Dopey Report Card

Is Richardson turning into another injury-plagued Andrew Luck? Say it ain't so -- please

The Musings

One game into his career, Anthony Richardson is learning lessons the hard way

The Dopey Report Card is back. Really.

Welcome to the NFL, rook: Richardson is solid but unspectacular in debut

Can Richardson handle the pressure heading into his NFL debut?

Dear Deion: It's not the media's job to cheer

Colts prediction: It's going to be a very ugly year

Same old, same old: At least the Hoosiers beat the spread

Ballard's quotes and my takes: How the Colts want to keep Taylor, but on their terms and their terms only

And the ugly Jonathan Taylor-Colts saga continues...

Four years after the Luck retirement, it's still a shock

If all else fails, trade Jonathan Taylor

Peyton Manning Q and A: On his rookie struggles and what Anthony Richardson can expect

Where's Anthony Richardson?

It's time for the Colts O-line to rediscover itself

The Richardson Era begins -- officially

Anthony Richardson shows signs of things to come

A night with The Boss

Musings Podcast...with Rick Venturi

"It's about the bag."

Why is glowering Jonathan Taylor still here?

Dear Pat McAfee: Apologize -- no, really apologize -- and move on

Colts and Jonathan Taylor are making a giant mess

Colts camp, Day One: On Anthony Richardson's debut, Shaq Leonard's return and the strange(?) case of Jonathan Taylor

For the 2023 Colts, it's not about wins and losses; it's about Anthony Richardson

For Jonathan Taylor, what's fair and what's real are two different things

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I'm back!