Central Indiana Sports Report

On Thursday's "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports" ...

•The Indiana Pacers had their best offensive performance of the season .... and now are on the brink of not being in the desired Bottom 3.

•Fernando Mendozza and D'Angelo Ponds shined in Wednesday's IU Football Pro Day in Bloomington. 

•New Basketball & Volleyball Sectional fields were announced by the IHSAA. We have all of the local assignments.

•The Indiana Junior All-Stars were announced ... and the team is dominated by players from Central Indiana.

•World Cup, Major League Baseball, College Basketball and NFL News.

•... and...

On this week's Purdue Report with Jake Dunn, Greg and Jake evaulated the Purdue Boilermakers Men's Basketball 2025-26 season after being eliminated by the Arizona Wildcats in the Elite Eight ... rank the trio of Braden Smith, Trey Kaufman-Renn and Fletcher Loyer in program history ... and look ahead to the potential 2026-27 roster and the incoming freshman class and transfer Caden Pierce.

On Tuesday's "Greg & His Friends Talks Sports," Greg and co-host Michelle Garmon, sports editor of the Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader, discuss the Women's Final Four ... and whether South Carolina, UCLA or Texas can beat UConn ... the 3-1 Cincinnati Reds, IU Football Pro Day on Wednesday, IU Women's Basketball, Makena Alexander's early-season success for Butler Bulldogs Softball, Jaden Ivey being cut by the Bulls for his unpopular opinions and more.

On this week's Pacers Report with Mike Rich, Greg and MIke talk about ... 

•The Pacers 135-118 win over the Miami Heat on Sunday evening ... a little reminder of what awaits for their fans next season.

•Mike's experience at last week's games against the Los Angeles Lakers ... a big night for Luka Doncic & LeBron James ... and the Los Angeles Clippers, the return of Bennedict Mathurin and Isaiah Jackson.

•Greg and Mike discuss potential future Pacers ... AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer & Darryn Peterson ... in the NCAA Tournament and visit Tankathon.com to see what it says is in s...

On Monday's "Greg and His Friends Talk Sports," Greg and Co-Host Michelle Garmon of the Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader recap:

•The Men's NCAA Tournament, including Tipton's Ben Humrichous's trip to the Final Four in Indianapolis with the Illinois Fighting Illini, Greenfield's Braylon Mullins' heroics in the UConn Huskies' win over Duke in the Regional Final in DC.

•The Women's NCAA Tournament, including previews of Monday's Michigan-Texas and South Carolina-TCU Regional Championships in Fort Worth & Sacramento ... and Michelle recaps an incredible tournament by Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo.

•The four State Champions crowns Saturday at the...

Grant Shouse of the Action Sports Network recaps all four Boys Basketball State Championships played Saturday at the Fieldhouse in Indianapolis ... titles won by the Barr-Reeves Vikings, the Parke Heritage Wolves, the Cathedral Irish and the first state championship in school history for the Mt. Vernon Marauders.

Greg is joined by Elijah Poe, Dave Chanley and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon with their reactions to Round 4 of the 2026 IndyCar Season at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama on Sunday ... the second win of the season for 3-time reigning champion Alex Palou.

Greg and Elijah Poe recap qualifying for Sunday's Grand Prix of Alabama at the Barber Motorsports Park and make their predictions for Round 4 of the IndyCar Season.

On Friday's "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports" ...

•Purdue won one of its most dramatic NCAA Tournament games in program history and will play No. 1 Arizona in the West Regional Championship Saturday … Jake Dunn joins Greg to discuss the thrilling win and Saturday’s showdown.

•The Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs both lost on Opening Day Thursday ... scores & highlights from the season's first day.

•IU Football head coach Curt Cignetti held his pre-Spring Football press conference and said some interesting things.

•A look ahead to the weekend, including Bennedict Mathurin's return to Indiana, a p...

Greg and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon are joined by Grant Shouse of the Action Sports Network to preview all 4 Indiana Boys Basketball State Finals Saturday at the Fieldhouse ... Barr-Reeve vs. Triton, Westview vs. Parke Heritage, Cathedral vs. New Haven & Mt. Vernon vs. Crown Point ... including their predictions ... then Greg and Michelle are joined former Alexandria Basketball Star and former Tipton, Chatard and Mt. Vernon Head Coach Travis Daugherty to talk about his days as a head coach, his son Owen and his Mt. Vernon Marauders playing in the 4A state championship on Saturday and...

On this week's Fever Report with John Robertson & Michelle Garmon ... the 2026 season is officially on and expectations are high for the Indiana Fever. They also discuss who the Fever should protect in next week's WNBA Expansion Draft.

On Thursday's edition of "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports" ...

•Jake Dunn joins Greg to preview Thursday's West Region Semifinal showdown between the Purdue Boilermakers & the Texas Longhorns.

•Mike Rich talks about his experience at the Indiana Pacers home game Wednesday evening at the Fieldhouse against Luka Doncic, LeBron James & the Los Angeles Lakers.

•On the day the 2026 Major League Baseball Season begins in earnest, Greg is joined by his long-time friend Kevin DeVries to preview a potentially memorable Chicago Cubs season.

•Plus WNBA & NFL News.

On this week's IndyCar Report with Elijah Poe, Greg & Elijah preview Round 4 of the 2026 season at Barber Motorsports Park near Birmingham, Alabama ... with the favorites, the contenders, race odds, teams that need good results, the most likely next first-time winner (and a lot more) as the series heads into one of the most entertaining races of the season. 

Grant Shouse, Mike Hutsell and Dave Chanley join Greg to preview all 4 NCAA Tournament Regionals and make their predictions for the Final Four and the National Championship.

On Wednesday's "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports" ...

•The Marian Knights are the 2026 NAIA Women's National Champions

•There will officially be a WNBA season in 2026 after the league and its players reached a 7-year labor agreement Tuesday ... John Robertson & Michelle Garmon share their excitement for the 2026 Indiana Fever season

•Coming off the win over the Orlando Magic on Monday, The Indiana Pacers host Luka Doncic, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday evening

•The MLB season officially gets underway Wednesday evening with the New York Yankees and the San Francisco Giants...

Paul Tipton and Will Retherford join Greg to preview all 6 Major League Baseball divisions with their predicted champions.

On this week's Purdue Report with Jake Dunn, Greg & Jake are joined by guest Mike Rich to talk about the Boilermakers' performance in the first two round of the NCAA Tournament and preview their West Region prospects against the Texas Longhorns in the West Region semifinal and potentially the top-seed Arizona Wildcats or the Arkansas Razorbacks with a spot in the Final Four on the line.

On Tuesday's "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports" ...

•The Indiana Pacers snapped a 16-game losing streak in Orlando behind Pascal Siakim's heroic performance ... Mike Rich joins Greg to discuss it.

•Hannah Hidalgo and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish got another big win, this time over host Ohio State, in Monday's NCAA Tournament Second Round ... Michelle Garmon of the Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader talks with Greg about Hidalgo and the Irish ... and the NCAA Tournament so far.

•The Marian Knights will play for an NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship on Tuesday evening in Sioux City...

On Monday's edition of "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports" ...

•The Purdue Boilermakers are headed to the Sweet 16 for the third straight year after beating the Miami Hurricanes in St. Louis and will play the Texas Longhorns Thursday in San Jose ... Jake Dunn joins Greg to react to the win and look ahead to the West Regional.

•Grant Shouse joins the show to do an overview of the 2016 NCAA Tournament and mourn the death of Cinderella.

•The Marian Knights are in the Women's NAIA Final Four and will face Dakota Wesleyan in Monday's National Semifi...

On a Special Edition of the Purdue Report with Jake Dunn, Greg and Jake react to the Boilermakers' 79-69 victory over the Miami Hurricanes and a third straight trip to the Sweet 16 ... and look ahead to the Texas Longhorns and a potential showdown with the Arizona Wildcats or the Arkansas Razorbacks in San Jose, California, this weekend.

A recap of Day 2 of the NCAA Tournament with Grant Shouse and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon ... including a record night for Braden Smith and the Purdue Boilermakers in a big win over the Queens Royals.

On Friday's "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports" ...

•Greg is joined by NCAA Tournament fanatic Grant Shouse with his recap of Day of the 2026 Tournament ... a good day for the Big Ten and the Saint Louis Billikens ... and a preview of Friday's games, including the Purdue Boilermakers against the Queens Royals ... America's Team, the Miami Redhawks against Tennessee and Grant's Wright State Raiders in action.

•NAIA Results from Day 1 in Kansas City and Sioux City.

•Michelle Garmon joins Greg to preview the Women's NCAA Tournament, including the path for Hannah Hidalgo and the Notre Dame F...

Greg is joined by Grant Shouse & Kevin Helfrich and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon to preview all 8 Semistates across Indiana with predictions for all 24 games at the Muncie Fieldhouse, the Berry Bowl in Logansport, the World's Largest High School Gym in New Castle, Loeb Stadium in Lafayette, the Southport Fieldhouse, North Side Gym in Elkhart, Scott Gym in Seymour and the Hatchet House in Washington.

On this week's IndyCar Report with Elijah Poe, Greg & Elijah talk about the addition of 4-time Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves and 2-time champion Takuma Sato to the 100th 500 in May ... break down the current Top 5 in the IndyCar Standings through 3 weeks and whether Ed Carpenter Racing or Rahal Letterman Lanigan can be competitive the rest of the 2026 IndyCar Season and in the 500. 

On Thursday's "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports" ... 

•Greg is joined by Grant Shouse, Kevin Helfrich and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon to preview all 16 NCAA Tournament games Thursday.

•America's Team, the Miami Redhawks, ran past the SMU Mustangs to advance into the main tournament.

•Michelle Garmon talks about the WNBA Labor Peace and what it means for the league, the Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark, who appears to be at or near 100% after her time with Team USA in World Cup Qualifying.

•The Indiana Pacers dropped their 15th straig...

On this week's Purdue Report with Jake Dunn, Greg and Jake are joined by Mike Rich to react to the Boilermakers' run to the Big Ten Tournament Championship and preview their path to the Final Four in Indianapolis.

On Wednesday's "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports" ...

•It looks like there will be a 2026 WNBA season ... and Caitlin Clark looks like she's going to dominate it.

•Grant Shouse joins Greg to talk about his experience at the First Four of the NCAA Tournament on Tuesday night in Dayton ... including his adventure just getting there.

•The Pacers set a franchise record with their 14th straight loss ... this one to the New York Knicks ... and Greg and Mike Rich are both fine with it.

•Kevin Helfrich joins Greg to previews the Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats...

Greg is joined by Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon, our IU Guys Grant Shouse and Mike Hutsell and our Purdue Guy Jake Dunn to break down all four Regions of the NCAA Tournament with the best games to watch, top storylines, upset possibilities and the favorites to win the 2026 National Championship at the Final Four in Indianapolis.

On Tuesday's "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports" ...

•Grant Shouse joins Greg from Day 1 of the NCAA Tournament at the First Four in Dayton, Ohio with a preview .... and why he loves going to Dayton for the First Four every year.

•Anthony Richardson has been given permission to seek a trade away from the Indianapolis Colts .... and in a big NFL News, Jaylen Waddle has been traded to the Denver Broncos.

•It'll be the USA vs. Venezuela in Tuesday's World Baseball Classic Championship.

•The NBA looks to expand to Vegas & Seattle.

•The P...

On Monday's "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports" ...

•Jake Dunn joins Greg to talk about the Purdue Boilermakers' Big Ten Championship, their No. 2 seed in the West Region and their path to the Final Four in Indianapolis.

•Hannah Hilalgo and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will face Fairfield in the first round of the Women's NCAA Tournament in Columbus, Ohio.

•Grant Shouse joins the show to react to the IHSAA's announcement of Semistate time, location and matchups for the state tournament at Muncie, Logansport, Southport, New Castle, Lafayette, Seymour, Elkhart and Washington.

•Elijah P...

Greg, Elijah Poe and Dave Chanley recap and react to the inaugural IndyCar race in Arlington, Texas, on Sunday afternoon ... Kyle Kirkwood's late pass over 3-time reigning series champion Alex Palou gave him his 6th career win.

Scores & Highlights from all 32 Regionals contested across Indiana on Saturday with recaps from Rob Hunt of the Herald-Bulldogs, who covered the Lapel Bulldogs & Blackford Bruins at Lapel, Elijah Poe of the Herald-Bulletin, who had the Liberty Christian Lions against Greenwood Christian, Grant Shouse, who did double duty Saturday, covering the New Haven Bulldogs and West Lafayette Red Devils at Logansport and the Oak Hill Golden Eagles and Benton Central Bison at Frankfort and Michael Hogg was at Southport and had audio from Mt. Vernon Marauders star Luke Ertel.

On Sunday's "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports" ...

•Jake Dunn joins Greg to discuss a third straight strong performance for the Purdue Boilermakers in the Big Ten Tournament in Chicago ... and a Championship matchup with the No. 3 Michigan Wolverines on Sunday.

•Scores & Highlights from Conference Tournaments across the country.

•Indiana Wesleyan's Men & Women both advanced to the NAIA National Finals and are joined by the Grace Men and the Marian and Saint Francis Women .... Kevin Helfrich joined Greg to talk IWU and NAIA Basketball.

•High School Boys Basketball Regionals Results ... with a full sco...

On Saturday's "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports" (Co-Hosted by Kevin Helfrich) ...

•The No. 18 Purdue Boilermakers played perhaps their best game of the season and beat No. 11 Nebraska to advance to the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals.

•Scores, Highlights, discussion and opinions from the ACC, Big East, Big 12, SEC and MAC.

•Scores, Highlights and Regional Championship matchups from the 14 Indiana team ... 7 Men and 7 Women ... playing in the NAIA National Tournament across the country in the tournament's opening round ... with a full report from Kevin Helfrich.

•Jackie Hosier and the Vermont Catamounts are heading to the N...

Greg and Grant Shouse of the Action Sports Network preview IHSAA Boys Basketball Regionals at Lapel, Southport, Frankfort, New Castle, Logansport, Huntington, Greencastle, Southridge, Michigan City, Plymouth, Martinsville, North Judson and Charlestown ... with Regional and State Championship predictions ... and a conversation with Lapel Bulldogs head coach Kevin Cherry.

On Friday's "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports" ...

•Grant Shouse joins Greg to recap Day 3 of the Big Ten Tournament, including a record-breaking night by Braden Smith and the Purdue Boilermakers.

•Scores & Highlights from the ACC, Big East, Big 12, SEC and the MAC.

•The Indiana Pacers dropped their 11th straight game ... 123-108 to the streaking Phoenix Suns ... Ivica Zubacs Pacers debut.

•And we look ahead to Friday, including Ball State's Women in the MAC semifinals.

•... and NAIA Men's and Women's previews from Kevin Helfrich, who will be at the Marion Regional t...

On this week's IndyCar Report with Elijah Poe and Dave Chanley:

•A recap of Round 2 at Phoenix and a look at the updated leaderboard ... stunningly not led by Alex Palou.

•Conor Daly will drive for Dreyer & Reinbold at the Indianapolis 500 ... everyone's glad he got a ride ... and wish it was a better one for Indiana's favorite driver.

•The layout of the expected racecourse in Washington DC for America's 250th Birthday ... what kind of attendance is expected, how racy the track will be and what it could mean to the sport

•A look ahe...

On Thursday's "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports," Greg is joined by IU Guys Grant Shouse & Mike Hutsell and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor (and IU alum) Michelle Garmon to talk ...

•Day 2 of the Big Ten Basketball Tournament ... including Indiana's 74-61 loss to Northwestern and predictions for the Wildcats vs. Purdue on Thursday.

•Big East, ACC, Big 12 & SEC scores, highlights and discussion.

•Ball State's Women advance to the semifinals of the MAC with an expected Saturday's MAC Championship showdown with former IU assistant coach Tricia Cullop and the Miami Redhawks.

•Daniel J...

Greg and co-host Grant Shouse are joined by Mike Hutsell, Dave Chanley and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon recap Day 2 of the Men's Basketball Big Ten Tournament this week in Chicago at the United Center ... the four Indiana Hoosiers fans react to IU's 74-61 loss to Northwestern and predict the Wildcats game Friday against the 18th-ranked Purdue Boilermakers.

On this week's Purdue Report with Jake Dunn ... Greg and Jake preview the Purdue Boilermakers' path to a Big Ten Championship and talk about their confidence level (or lack thereof) heading into the postseason.