Central Indiana Sports Report

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.

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

•Will Retherford joins Greg to talk about the state of the Indianapolis Colts after signing Alec Pierce to a long-term deal and trading Michael Pittman Jr. to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

•News and the movement ... or return ... of future Hall of Famers Mike Evans and Travis Kelce.

•The USA beat Mexico to improve to 3-0 in the WBC and faces another unbeaten, Italy, on Tuesday night.

•Looking ahead to Tuesday ... Jake Dunn, Mike Hutsell and Grant Shouse make their Big Ten Championship predictions.

•... and Mike R...

Jake Dunn of the Purdue Report and Mike Hutsell & Grant Shouse of the IU Report join Greg to preview the Big Ten Tournament ... Tuesday through Sunday in Chicago ... what they expect from the Boilermakers and Hoosiers this week and their championship predictions.

Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon & Lapel Bulldogs head coach Kevin Cherry join Greg to recap the Class 2A Elwood Sectional Championship Game ... a 77-54 Lapel victory over the Sheridan Blackhawks.

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

•The Indianapolis Colts signed Alec Pierce to a massive new deal and traded Michael Pittman Jr. to the Pittsburgh Steelers on a big Monday in the NFL.

•Scores from Saturday Night's Central Indiana Boys Basketball Sectional Championships and a look ahead to regional matchups at Lapel, Frankfort, Greenfield, Southport & New Castle.

•A look ahead to the Big Ten Tournament with our Purdue Guy Jake Dunn and our IU Guy Grant Shouse after the Boilermakers lost to Wisconsin and the Hoosiers lost to Ohio State on Saturday to set...

Zach Carter of the Muncie Star-Press recaps the Blackford Bruins' 47-37 victory over the 3-time defending champion Wapahani Raiders in Saturday Night's Sectional 40 Championship Game at Eastbrook High School ... with postgame interviews with Blackford head coach Aaron Daniels, seniors Mason Kitterman, Jacob Dillon & Reggie Duren and sophomore Mari Leggett. 

On this week's Fever Report with John Roberton and Michelle Garmon, there's shared concern for Aaliyah Boston's injury that's going to keep her out of international basketball this spring .... but that only matters if there's a 2026 WNBA Season ... and that's looking less and less likely.

Greg and host Elijah Poe are joined by Dave Chanley and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon react to Saturday afternoon's IndyCar race in Phoenix, won by Josef Newgarden.

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

•Scores and Highlights and Saturday's Sectional Championship matchups following Friday night's Sectional Semifinals at Elwood, Eastbrook, Manchester, Bellmont, Lafayette Jeff, Greenfield, Logansport, Frankfort, New Castle, Noblesville, Wes-Del, Indiana Deaf (at Anderson Prep), Eastern Hancock, Ritter, Greenwood, Tech and Plainfield. 

•The Indiana Pacers lost their 8th straight late Friday in LA against Luka Doncic and the Lakers, Jarace Walker continues to grow and Pascal Siakim has had an incredible year ... and Jayson Tatum's return to the Boston Celtics is good new for Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers.

•The Mia...

Greg and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon recap Friday night's Class 2A Elwood Sectional Semifinals ... an overtime win by the Sheridan Blackhawks over their rival Taylor Titans and another easy Lapel Bulldogs victory, this time over the host Elwood Panthers ... with postgame interviews with Sheridan's Devon Hamilton & Trey Page, Taylor head coach Fonso White, Lapel head coach Kevin Cherry and Elwood head coach Ryan VanSkyock.

Michelle Garmon of the Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon co-hosts a recap of Friday's Class 2A Eastbrook Sectional Semifinal wins by the Blackford Bruins and the 3-time defending champion Wapahani Raiders ... and are joined by Grant Shouse, who called the game for the Action Sports Network and Blackford head coach Aaron Daniels.

On this week's Colts Report, Will Retherford, Sam Frick and Greg Mengelt all agree ... this franchise has no idea what it's doing.

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

•The NAIA Men's and Women's Tournament fields were announced and 14 teams from Indiana were included ... Indiana Wesleyan and Taylor in both

•The Indiana Hoosiers Women were eliminated from the Big Ten Tournament by No. 10 Ohio State

•Plus a look ahead to Friday, including previews of Sectional Semifinals at Elwood, Eastbrook, Manchester, New Castle, Bellmont, Greenfield-Central, Noblesville, Lafayette Jeff, Indiana Deaf, Wes-Del, Clinton Central, Cambridge City, Ritter, Eastern Hancock, Hagerstown, Tech, Plainfield, Greenwood ... with a special look at New Castle with head coaches Justin Ullom of Yorktown & Chad B...

On this week's IndyCar Report with Elijah Poe, Greg & Elijah are joined by Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon to discuss ...

•The season opener at St. Petersburg ... and Alex Palou's continued dominance

•A rare mistake by Scott Dixon's squad that may have cost him a prime finish

•Who's the best team currently in the IndyCar Serires: Ganassi or Penske? And do Chip & Roger like each other

•The concern with Mick Schumacher on a short oval ... and is he truly a rookie? 

•An impressive performance by Dennis Hauger, Rom...

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

•The Indiana Hoosiers had their best performance of the season in a 77-47 win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Assembly Hall ... Grant Shouse discusses the victory

•The Purdue Boilermakers were bailed out by CJ Cox in a win at Northwestern. Greg shares his thoughts on another disappointing Purdue performance

•IU's Women advanced in the Big Ten Tournament by coming from 20 points down to beat the Nebraska Cornhuskers to set up a second-round game against the Ohio State Buckeyes ... Michelle Garmon of the Tipton Tribune and El...

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

•The Colts have made an offer to quarterback of the future for the franchise ... our National Sports Guy Will Retherford weighs in with his opinion

•Scores & Highlights from across Central Indiana's Boys Basketball Sectional First Day ... at Elwood, Eastbrook, Manchester, Bellmont, Logansport, Frankfort, New Castle, Greenfield, Noblesville, Wes-Del, Indiana Deaf, Clinton Central and Ritter

•No. 2 Grace beat No. 4 Indiana Wesleyan for the third time this year, this time to win the Crossroads League championship

•A look ahead to Wednesday, including Purdue's and Indiana's men and women...

Greg and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon recaps the first day of the Boys Basketball Sectional at Elwood ... wins by the Taylor Titans in overtime over the 4-time defending sectional champion Tipton Blue Devils and Lapel Bulldogs' surprisingly easy win over the rival Frankton Eagles ... plus interviews with Taylor head coach Fonso White, Lapel head coach Kevin Cherry, Frankton head coach Brent Brobston and Elwood athletic director and head coach Ryan VanSkyock.

Grant Shouse of the Action Sports Network recaps Tuesday's First Round at the Eastbrook Sectional ... the Blackford Bruins win over the Alexandria Tigers and the Burris Owls victory over the Madison-Grant Argylls. Plus, Blackford head coach Aaron Daniels shares his thoughts on the big win over Alexandria.

On this week's Purdue Report with Jake Dunn, Michelle Garmon of the Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader guests hosts and asks where the 2025-26 season ranks in disappointing Purdue Boilermaker regular seasons, what it's going to take to become contenders in the Big Ten Tournament and the NCAA Tournament ... and a look ahead to Wednesday's final road game of the regular season in Evanston, Illinois, against the Northwestern Wildcats.

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

•Marian beat St. Francis to win the Crossroads League Women's Championship. On Tuesday, Indiana Wesleyan's men will try to beat Grace for the first time this year and win the Crossroads Men's Tournament title ... Kevin Helfrich joins Greg to preview the Wildcats & Lancers

•IU Kokomo faces IU Southeast Tuesday for the River States Championship

•Plus a look ahead to Tuesday, including sectional first-round preview from Elwood, Eastbrook, Manchester, Noblesville, Greenfield, Bellmont, Logansport, Frankfort, New Castle, Clinton Central, Wes-Del & Indiana Deaf ... Frankton head coach Brent Brobston joins Greg t...

On this week's IU Report, Grant Shouse & Mike Hutsell discuss IU's recent struggles against Northwestern & Michigan State and what it means for the postseason in head coach Darian DeVries first season in Bloomington ... plus, how the IU National Championship Football stars performed in the NFL Combine in Indianapolis over the weekend.

Greg, Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader Sports Editor Michelle Garmon and Grant Shouse of the Action Sports Network preview this week's Class 2A Elwood Sectional featuring the host Panthers, the Frankton Eagles, the Lapel Bulldogs, the Tipton Blue Devils, the Taylor Titans and the Sheridan Blackhawks ... with Tuesday night game predictions and sectional championship predictions ... and pre-sectional interviews with Frankton head coach Brent Brobston, Lapel head coach Kevin Cherry and Elwood head coach, athletic director and tournament host Ryan VanSkyock.

Greg, Michelle Garmon of the Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader and Grant Shouse of the Action Sports Network are joined by Alexandria Tigers head coach Marty Carroll to preview this week's Class 2A Sectional 40 at Eastbrook ... and Greg, Michelle and Grant predict the winners of Tuesday's games between the Alexandria Tigers & Blackford Bruins and the Madison-Grant Argylls and Burris Owls ... and the sectional champion.