We were new in town. When my dad realized the little league where I was playing baseball - where he was coaching - was segregated, he decided two things: 'I'll finish this season. And then I'll destroy them.' And he did.
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Colts GM Chris Ballard dominated the NFL draft with 60 seconds of fury on behalf of AD Mitchell, and three days of faith in himself. indystar.com/story/sports/c…

Caitlin Clark will like get Erica Wheeler's starting PG spot. But don't expect any animosity from the former #WNBA All-Star.

More via Indiana Fever Insider Chloe Peterson:

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Like the defensive tackle from Oklahoma says, the Colts have a bad-ass GM in Chris Ballard.
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The Bucks are falling apart physically and emotionally, and the gold-blooded Pacers – see what I did there?? – are hurrying them along their path to self-destruction.
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Porter Gaud coach John Pearson, who coached both Khris Middleton and Aaron Nesmith in high school, has felt both 'ecstatic and awful' while watching Middleton and Nesmith battle in the Bucks-Pacers playoff series. On their relationship: indystar.com/story/sports/n…

Erica Wheeler was the Fever’s point guard last season. With Caitlin Clark coming in, that’s likely to change.

Still, Wheeler has been one of Clark’s biggest supporters since day one, and she loves being a ‘big sister’ to the rookie.

IndyStarSports:
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Colts' Chris Ballard won the 2024 NFL Draft with faith in his drafting methodology, and fury in his defense of Texas WR Adonai Mitchell.
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'The Bucks can’t stay healthy, can’t stay calm, can’t handle a Pacers team showing no mercy.' - Gregg Doyel

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Some more Fever practice in day 2 of training camp, running with different lineups

I thought this would be a perfunctory story but it's actually been a fascinating ride. Particularly on the wild-west Republican ticket.
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Pacers-Bucks is starting to remind me of the best Monty Python scene of all-time. From my story:

“It’s just a flesh wound!” shouts the defeated knight, reduced to a head-and-torso – it’s a comedy, promise – as the Pacers, I mean the victorious knight, marches off. 👇

The NFL Draft is done and the star of the three-day event was Colts GM Chris Ballard.

Yeah, he was.

From his fury at anonymous sources to his faith in himself to that hair he’s been hiding under a black ballcap, Ballard dominated the draft.

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The Bucks are falling apart and picking fights. The Pacers are laughing in their face and beating them on the scoreboard.
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'Trying to stay in the game': Why Andrew Nembhard didn't get ejected and Bobby Portis did indystar.com/story/sports/n… via Akeem Glaspie

It's been a fast and furious month for Mike Woodson and Co. over at Cook Hall.

Roster building for next season has not stopped, but as it slows down, we run the rule back over a lot of good work, and where it might lead for IU: indystar.com/story/sports/c… #iubb

Like the defensive tackle from Oklahoma says, the Colts have a bad-ass GM in Chris Ballard.
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Myles Turner and the cold-blooded Pacers are hurrying the disintegrating Bucks along the path to self-destruction.
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This scandal will go down as THE story of the 2024 IndyCar season, and our insider is on the road at every race, talking to everybody, getting it from every angle. This is a master class in being-present journalism, and we’re the only newspaper in the country doing it here.

Colts GM Chris Ballard dominated the NFL draft with 60 seconds of fury, and three days of faith.
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