Monthly Archives: October 2011

Hoosier Hysteria set to open 2011-12 basketball season

Indiana fans live by their basketball and tonight, they’ll get their first opportunity to check out the 2011-12 Indiana Hoosiers. It will also be the first chance to see heralded-freshman Cody Zeller in the cream and crimson.

Hoosier Hysteria tips-off the basketball season and usually marks the team’s first official practice. However, with the festivities moved back to Saturday instead of the usual Friday at …

Why Gary Harris should go to…

Hamilton Southeastern guard Gary Harris is a hot topic around basketball in Indiana. The 6-6, 200-pound senior is the best uncommitted basketball player in the 2012 class from Indiana. He is the 25th best player in the country according to Rivals.com.

Harris is a freak athlete, who could probably play basketball or football wherever he likes. He holds plenty of offers from schools in each …

Tom Crean and Maurice Creek talk torn Achilles and his future

Indiana junior guard Maurice Creek met with the media Wednesday with head coach Tom Crean alongside, to discuss how his injury happened and how he is feeling.

Creek had surgery Monday to repair his torn left Achilles — his third surgery in 22 months. It all happened when walking up the stairs to his apartment. He immediately thought it was a sprain but called team …

Pacers hire Brooke Olzendam as new sideline reporter on FSI

Although the NBA is unsure when the first games of the season will be played, the Indiana Pacers and FOX Sports Indiana have hired Brooke Olzendam (OHL-zen-dam) as their new host and sideline reporter for Pacers television broadcasts.

After the official announcement Wednesday, Olzendam expressed her feelings on twitter. “Can’t wait to be a Midwest Girl…Thx for the support Indy! I wish I had the …

NBA cancels first two weeks of season – Herb Simon reaches out to Pacers fans

NBA owners and the player’s union met for over seven hours Monday but could not come to an agreement to save the entire 2011-12 basketball season. NBA commissioner David Stern announced Monday night that because no deal was in place, the first two weeks of the NBA season were officially canceled.

The two sides still disagree about the BMI, maximum lengths of contracts, taxing the …

Maurice Creek has surgery to repair torn Achilles, third injury in 22 months

Maurice Creek came to Indiana as a elite talent with NBA aspirations. Now, he’s having trouble getting back on the court.

The team announced today that Creek underwent surgery “to repair a torn Achilles tendon he suffered away from the basketball court in his left leg.”

This injury was suffered away from the basketball court on Friday, when the team had their last weekend off …

Love him or hate him, sports agent Drew Rosenhaus has become a household name

Drew Rosenhaus is the most well-known sports agent in the country. Most avid football fans recognize his name and what he is about.

He has help shape the sports agent business as we know it, for better and for worse. The business was brought to light in 1996 with the movie Jerry Maguire starring Tom Cruise. More than before, becoming a sports agent has become …

As football evolves, Brian Kelly instills hope at Notre Dame

Six games into the 2011 season, it seems as if Notre Dame football has finally found its identity after dropping its first two games of the year to South Florida and Michigan.

Sitting at 4-2, Notre Dame and its fans have found themselves back in the BCS race with realistic aspirations of the type of season so many expected in South Bend. And this time, …