ESPN held a conference call Wednesday afternoon to discuss the upcoming NBA Draft. Fran Fraschilla and Chad Ford, both well in touch with the process, college coaches and NBA execs making the decisions took questions from members of the media on the call.
Below are their thoughts on IU’s Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller.
FRASCHILLA: Chad probably talked to the teams about both, so I’ll …
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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 …
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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 …
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We are less than a week away from the 2013 Final Four, this year being held in Atlanta.
No. 1 Louisville faces No. 9 Wichita State on Saturday at 6:05 PM EST, followed by No. 4 Michigan vs. No. 4 Syracuse.
Each year, there is a brand new floor created by Connor Sports Flooring. Below is an HD video time-lapse of the court being put together, …
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Indianapolis is always hosting big time events, as it does spectacularly, so when I was invited to the Sweet 16 games at Lucas Oil Stadium, part of the Midwest Regional, of course I accepted.
Part of the intrigue was the games: Louisville vs. Oregon and Duke vs. Michigan State. Because it’s the NCAA Tournament, who knows what could happen. Plus, with no Pacers game scheduled …
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When the Indiana Hoosiers were awarded a No. 1 seed to this year’s NCAA Tournament, I couldn’t help but immediately think of everything that has happened over the last five seasons. From where they were — bottom of the barrel, composed of walk-ons and baseball players to where they are now atop the rankings for most of the season, winners of the Big Ten regular-season …
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When the media, particularly at ESPN, began tweeting on Wednesday who the President has in his Final Four and winning it all, the same thought went through my mind that always has this time of year.
Seriously?
“Ain’t nobody (especially the President) got time for that.” Or he shouldn’t anyway.
I have no problem with the President, whoever it is, releasing his picks via a …
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Just in time for the craziness that is March Madness, I’m back where my online presence (outside social media) first got started.
A friend of mine started a site and used it as a platform to give his thoughts and provide his unique insights into what happened. I saw that and realized this was something I needed to get rolling with. Technically advanced as it …
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