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  • Pacers’ Pritchard takes hint from players, doesn’t make major team changes

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.– The message may not have been as direct as last year, but Pacers’ president Kevin Pritchard got the hint. His players weren’t interested in a major overhaul at this season’s NBA trade deadline either. They wanted to continue to build with their current roster. “Since Victor’s injury, we’ve lost a few, but we’ve also come back and won a few,” Pritchard said. “It kind of tells me this team wants to be together. I know the last two […]

  • Pacers add Matthews, draft pick at trade deadline

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The NBA’s trade deadline came and went Thursday afternoon without the Pacers making a blockbuster move. However, the team wasn’t totally silent on deadline day. Multiple reports say the Pacers will sign guard Wesley Matthews, who was released by the Knicks Thursday.  Matthews is averaging 12.8 points in 46 games this season with the Mavericks and Knicks.  His career scoring average is 13.8 in 11 seasons in the league. The Pacers also reportedly made a trade with […]

  • Pacers’ Oladipo seen shooting from training table in video

    MIAMI, Fla. – Just 10 days after having surgery, Pacers’ All-Star Victor Oladipo posted video of him shooting from a training table in Miami. Oladipo had surgery on January 28 to repair a ruptured quad tendon in his right knee he suffered January 23 against Toronto. The two-time All-Star is expected to make a full recovery.  He will miss the rest of the season. View this post on Instagram They can’t stop me! Even if they stopped me! (@liltunechi) #TrulyUnbreakable […]

  • Four former Colts win Super Bowl with Patriots

    ATLANTA, Ga. – Among the Patriots celebrating in a sea of red, white and blue confetti after Super Bowl LIII were four former Colts. Lawrence Guy, John Simon, Phillip Dorsett and Dwayne Allen earned their first championship ring after the Patriots outlasted the Rams 13-3 for their sixth Super Bowl win in franchise history. “It is all worth it,” Allen said.  “It is as good as it seems from the outside looking in.” Simon went through training camp with the […]

  • Luck wins Comeback Player of the Year award

    ATLANTA, Ga. – Colts’ quarterback Andrew Luck has won the AP Comeback Player of the Year Award at the NFL Honors show in Atlanta. Luck threw 39 touchdowns, second in the league to Kansas City’s Pat Mahomes’ 50, and for 4,593 yards. He set career bests with 430 completions, 639 attempts, a 67.3 completion percentage and 98.7 passer rating. Luck missed the entire 2017 season after surgery on his right shoulder to repair a torn labrum.

  • VIDEO: Edgerrin James awaits Hall of Fame vote

    ATLANTA, Ga. – Former Colts’ running back Edgerrin James will find out Saturday if he’s earned the ultimate individual honor in football, admission to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The 48-member selection committee will meet in Atlanta to pick the class of 2019.  There are 18 finalists.  Between four and eight new members will be chosen with no more than five from the modern era. The Colts selected James with the fourth overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft.  […]

  • Josh McDaniels talks about decision to stay in New England

    ATLANTA, Ga. – A year after Josh McDaniels was expected to take the Colts’ head coaching job, he’s right back in the Super Bowl… still leading the Patriots’ offense. The Colts announced McDaniels as their new head coach two days after Super Bowl LII last year, only to have him back out hours later and stay in New England as offensive coordinator. “Those decisions are difficult,” McDaniels told FOX59’s Chris Widlic.  “A lot goes into them.  There’s a lot of […]

  • Oladipo named NBA All-Star for second straight season

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – NBA head coaches have voted Victor Oladipo into the All-Star Game as a reserve for the second year in a row. The Pacers’ guard will not play in the game in Charlotte on February 17 after rupturing his quad tendon in his right knee against Toronto on January 23. He had successful surgery to repair the injury on Monday and is expected to make a full recovery. “I just want to thank the players, coaches, fans and […]

  • Will Power unveils 2019 Indianapolis 500 ticket

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – 2018 Indianapolis 500 champion Will Power unveiled the ticket for this year’s “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” on Monday afternoon. The ticket features a picture of an emotional Power being lifted up by his pit crew with his fist in the air acknowledging the crowd. He still has the traditional winner’s wreath around his neck and milk on his face from the victory lane celebration in the photo. “Very cool,” Power said. “That is a great photo. That […]

  • Pacers’ Oladipo out for season with ruptured quad tendon

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Victor Oladipo is out for the season with a ruptured quad tendon in his right knee. An MRI confirmed the injury Thursday.  The all-star guard will undergo surgery at a date to be determined later. “It’s devastating news,” said guard Darren Collison.  “We’ll see what we have to do as a team, but now we’re focusing on Vic’s health making sure he’s okay and come back tomorrow at practice and go from there.” “I talked to Vic […]

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