Vigilant Sports

Nothing better in Indy than Pacers and Racers in May

by Scott Agness

We’re in mid-May and local media is feeling a tug between 16th Street and 125. South Pennsylvania Street. The Indiana Pacers are one win away from advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2004. IndyCars are turning laps at the 2.5-mile oval, gearing up for Pole Day this Saturday.

It’s a busy, yet welcome strain between the two events. When the Pacers are on the road, as they are right now in New York, it puts the local television stations down one of their three reporters. For fans, however, it’s a win-win.

To Hoosiers, there’s something truly special about this time. It reminds me of my younger years when Pacers playoffs and festivities at the track went hand in hand. Cars reaching speeds of 230 MPH by day, to Reggie Miller swishing in 3-pointers from 24-feet at night. Fans have to be careful to wear sunscreen and not get too burnt out in the day to stay awake and excited come game time. They will get that opportunity on Thursday, as the Pacers play the Knicks in New York, tipping after 8 PM.

To outsiders, it’s an attraction that is on every sports fans’ bucket list.

Nothing better in Indy than Pacers and Racers in May

Written on May 15, 2013 by Scott Agness

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Speedway thinking of ways to allure fans back to IMS

Written on May 15, 2013 by Scott Agness

Like businesses across the nation, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indianapolis 500 has taken a financial hit. In an effort to reenergize the Speedway and its fans, the track is taking a number of steps towards improving both the facility and the experience.

The state of Indiana recently approved a loan worth $100 million for improvements to the facility. Anyone that has come through the …

Loyalty of a Bulldog: Turning down the UCLA coaching position finally ends discussion of head coach Brad Stevens leaving Butler

Written on April 12, 2013 by Jimmy Cook

Since the conclusion of both the 2010 and 2011 runs to the National Championship game, Butler head coach Brad Stevens has been one of the hottest coaches on the NCAA market.

This success brought schools from across the country who wanted to make the ultimate catch for their programs: hire Stevens.

Over the early portion of the off-season in both years, Stevens was the target …

College Athletes Deserve To Be Paid

Written on April 8, 2013 by Samuel DeVoe

It wasn’t always my opinion, but, today, in the new world of college athletics, the athletes deserved to be paid.

If you would have asked me a few years ago if college athletes should be paid the answer would have been no, absolutely not. It didn’t seem ethical. It would be paying amateurs for something they choose to take part in.

Anyways, they already have …

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