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Who's got the cushiest job on the Colts' roster? It's Rigoberto Sanchez, the team's punter who hasn't punted a single time in two games

An Announcement

Dopey Report Card: Colts vs. Broncos

Steichen gets a reprieve after a strange final series, and the Colts move to 2-0 for the first time since 2009

Can Daniel Jones do it again?

It's been 25 years since Bob Knight was fired, and it was still the right move

Chris Ballard's best off-season acquisition? After one game, it's looking like defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo

Dopey Report Card: Colts vs. Dolphins

Colts honor Jim Irsay with spot in the Ring of Honor and an overwhelming victory that would have made him proud

Want the IU faithful to be four-quarter fans? Schedule somebody worth watching for four quarters (just a suggestion)

Where's the buzz around the Colts?

How did Jim Irsay die? Might a doctor have contributed to his ultimate decline? Did the Colts mislead the public? The Washington Post got some answers

The Colts believe Anthony Richardson is -- or could be -- the future of this franchise. I'm saying that's highly unlikely

Colleges selling fan access to post-game press conferences? Hell, everything else is for sale; why not this, too?

Will Daniel Jones resurrect his career and wake up the echoes of 2022? Count me as a doubter

It's Jones over Richardson, and Indy braces for another season of mediocrity

On one play, Richardson shows why he needs to be the choice over Jones

Make a decision by Monday, and make it Anthony Richardson

Who's winning the Colts' quarterback derby? I'll say Jones for now, but it could all still change

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Blog: Braden Smith returns after missing time last year with mental health issues

Richardson and Jones begin the Great QB Battle

Turner took the money and ran, no explanation necessary

The Pacers were willing to go into the tax for Turner -- but not THAT deep; now he's with the Milwaukee Bucks

Is Indy ready for an NHL expansion team?

A damned shame: Haliburton injures his Achilles in Game 7, and the thrill ride is over

We're going seven. Of course we are.

Blog: Will Haliburton play Game 6 Thursday night?

Do they have another comeback in them? The Pacers fall in Game 5 and trail for the first time in the postseason

I've had enough with the crying about Scott Foster and the officiating, and so has Rick Carlisle

Three stinking minutes doom the Pacers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals; now it's tied at 2 games apiece

Where's Haliburton?

Playoff Drew, Andrew Nembhard, emerges again as a post-season hero

Another day, another comeback miracle

On paper, the Thunder have the edge, but on the bench, the Pacers have their not-so-secret weapon: Rick Carlisle

NBA Finals-bound: The Pacers -- yes, the Pacers -- are four victories from their first-ever NBA title, and don't count them out against mighty OKC

Is Tyrese Haliburton a superstar, or a run-of-the mill star? We got some answers Thursday night in Pacers' Game 5 loss

They're 48 minutes from an NBA Finals berth (yes, I'm serious) after Haliburton, Siakam and Mathurin go nuts on the Knicks

Racers and Pacers: A tick-tock of a very long day in Indianapolis

RIP Jim Irsay, whose generous spirit will live on

Another day, another Pacers' come-from-behind miracle

Pacers and Knicks are going to go seven games (again) and Indy is going to win it in the Garden (again)

We're ready for our closeup: Indy is poised to seize the spotlight of the American sports world

Another day, another Pacers miracle

An announcement -- sort of.

Playoff physicality be damned, Pacers keep running in victory over Cleveland, and nothing is going to slow them down

Eight points in 40 seconds? It wasn't a Reggie Miller magic act, but it was darn close; Pacers beat Bucks and move on to a meeting with the Cavaliers

Nesmith chases down Portis, Turner dunks on Antetokounmpo's head and the perfect Pacers make easy work of the Bucks to take a 3-1 series lead

`Overrated' Haliburton and `fluke' Pacers keep doing their thing, seize early control of Bucks series

For Anthony Richardson and Daniel Jones, the competition starts now

A great start for the Pacers but now Lillard is expected to return, and that changes everything

Different circumstances, same result: Even with Antetokounmpo playing, the Pacers will find a way

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Three Jewish coaches in the Final Four? It's a basketball miracle

Purdue faces its staunchest opponent yet in top-seeded Houston

After resurrecting Drake and West Virginia, DeVries takes on the daunting task of restoring the glory at IU

IU loses the way it's been losing all year; the Worst Team Money Could Buy is likely headed home after Selection Sunday

How I survived my night as a standup comic (sort of)

A perfect finishing touch for IU, Woodson and the Goode-Galloway-Leal triumvirate

How open will the `open competition' be for the Colts starting quarterback job? Good question.

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Updated: Woodson to "step down" at season's end

It's over for Woodson

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So as I was saying...

Deflategate memories: How it happened, why it happened, reasons for pride and reasons for regret

Ballard concedes his team-building philosophy was flawed, falls on the sword in post-season media session: "I was wrong."

End-of-the-season Dopey Report Card

More of the same: Irsay stays the course, brings back Ballard so he can run it back -- again

Radio, radio: A day listening to the city's sports talk yakkers -- and other semi-related thoughts

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