COBB: Pacers-Bucks series preview
For the first time in four years, the Indiana Pacers are in the playoffs. It’ll be different from the 2020 bubble playoffs, since this time there will be fans in attendance.
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For the first time in four years, the Indiana Pacers are in the playoffs. It’ll be different from the 2020 bubble playoffs, since this time there will be fans in attendance.
Whether it be a sign that reads “No beverage or ice cream in seating area,” or a piece of the original hardwood up for display, the effort to keep the Muncie Fieldhouse’s legacy alive is evident by its entryway alone.
“It’s an elite league”
With the 2023-24 Delaware County winter high school sports season officially over, it’s time to look back at the athletes and teams that stood out amongst the fray.
On Saturday afternoon, the Wapahani Raiders squared off against the Brownstown Central Braves in the Class 2A State Finals. Both teams were in search of their first state title in program history, but it would be the Braves taking home the hardware with a 55-36 victory over Wapahani.
INDIANAPOLIS - One thing that Wapahani boys’ basketball head coach Matt Luce has said all year is how proud he is of his four seniors, with their attitude being the No. 1 trait that makes them who they are.
Editor’s Note: Co-sports editor Kyle Smedley is working on a project for Wapahani athletics. However, his coverage is not affiliated with the Ball State Daily News nor will he be editing any story written by the Daily News about the 2A state championship game.
A Sports Illustrated post from March 9 shared news that Iowa women’s basketball player Caitlin Clark passed former Davidson men’s basketball — and current Golden State Warriors guard — Stephen Curry for the most 3-pointers made in a Division I basketball season. The first comment shot down this accomplishment because Curry played in the men’s league while Clark played in the women’s game, claiming the two were not on equal ground.
On March 21, 2024, in Worthen Arena, the first-ever Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament (WBIT) game was played at 4 p.m.
The Ball State Cardinals (28-6) season came to a close in Worthen Arena Thursday evening. The Cardinals suffered a 77-59 loss to the Belmont Bruins (26-8) in the inaugural Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament (WBIT).
Watching the Selection Sunday program, I knew Ball State women’s basketball’s name was not going to be called.
LAFAYETTE, IN - On the evening of Thursday, March 14, storms ripped through east central Indiana and left destruction in their path. One of the towns in its wake was Selma, Indiana, where a tornado touched down and caused severe damage to houses and other buildings.
Every year during the Mid-American Conference Tournament (MAC), league commissioner Jon Steinbrecher holds a press conference. This year was no different as the 15-year commander-in-chief sat down in front of the media to answer questions.
CLEVELAND – With 6:33 remaining in the second quarter of Ball State women’s basketball’s Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament semifinal matchup against Kent State, the Golden Flashes took a 21-11 lead, their first double-digit advantage of the game.
CLEVELAND – Ten minutes into the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament, Ball State women’s basketball had only scored five points.
CLEVELAND– The Ball State Cardinals’ (28-5) dreams of making the NCAA tournament in all likelihood came to a close Wednesday afternoon at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. The Kent State Golden Flashes (20-10) dominated important statistical categories en route to their 65-50 win against the Cardinals.Here are three takeaways from Ball State’s second consecutive loss in the Mid-American Conference tournament semifinal.
CLEVELAND – Moriah Monaco stood alongside associate head coach Audrey McDonald-Spencer on the floor of the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, the arena that houses University of Connecticut women’s basketball Dec. 6, 2023. As an estimated 9,273 fans surrounded the court before the Huskies took on the Cardinals, Monaco thought back to her not-so-distant playing days.
CLEVELAND – Through 32 games this Ball State women’s basketball season, there has been a multitude of consistencies for the Cardinals.
I usually have two thoughts when I have a 30-minute window to fish and don’t catch anything. One of defeat, but another of gratitude since I had time to go. The ladder is how I felt Tuesday when I made some casts at Grand Lake in Selina, Ohio.
CLEVELAND – In their quest for a Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament Championship, Ball State women's basketball first started their journey with the Ohio Bobcats. Although being in Cleveland is nothing new for head coach Brady Sallee, the nerves are still prevalent.