Central Indiana Sports Report

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. 

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

•Alex Palou started the 2026 season as dominantly as he finished the 2025 season ... by winning the season opener at St. Petersburg. Elijah Poe recaps a great first race

•The Purdue Boilermakers had probably its worst performance of the season in an 82-74 loss against the Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus, Ohio. A frustrated Jake Dunn reacts

•The Indiana Hoosiers also had a frustrating loss to the Michigan State Spartans in Bloomington ... Mike Hutsell & Grant Shouse react to the 77-64 loss

•The Indiana Pacers lost their 6th strai...

On this week's Pacers Report with Mike Rich, Greg and Mike are joined by Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon to talk about the Indiana Pacers' 6-game losing streak, their upcoming 4-game West Coast road trip, their signing of Quenton Jackson and the return of Obi Toppin ... plus a return visit to Tankathon to simulate the May 10 NBA Draft Lottery and talk about the results.

Greg, Elijah Poe and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon react to the IndyCar Season Opener at St. Petersburg, another dominant performance from 3-time reigning series champion Alex Palou ... with strong performances from Scott McLaughlin, Christian Lundgaard, Kyle Kirkwood, Pato O'Ward, Joseph Newgarden & Rinus Veekay.

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

•The Eastern Musketeers, the Borden Braves, the Bellmont Braves and the Center Grove Trojans win Girls Basketball State Championships. Grant Shouse has a recap of all four games, including Eastern's second state championship game win over his alma mater, the Oak Hill Golden Eagles.

•Carmel won its 12th straight Boys Swimming State Championship and, led by Cooper McQuiston and Cael McCann, the Oak Hill Golden Eagles finished 6th in the state

•No. 2 Grace and No. 4 Indiana Wesleyan will play for the Crossroads title, IUK faces IUS for...

On this week's Strictly Bias Podcast, Will & Greg move from the NFL to other sports, a new podcast emerges. In a preview of their new podcast Greg vs. Will vs. the World, Greg and Will debate and predict four questions: 

1. How big of a deal was USA Hockey winning Gold?

2. Alex Palou ... or anyone else ... for the 2026 IndyCar Championship? 

3. Who's going to win the National Central in 2026? 

4. Will Kevin Pritchard's gamble of unprotecting the 5th through 10th picks in the draft pay off in the end? 

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

•Scores and Highlights from the final Friday Night of the High School Basketball Regular Season

•Oak Hill Boys Swimming have an incredible night at the State Finals Prelims in Indy

•The Colts are incompetent

•Scores & Hlights from the Men's & Women's Tournaments in the Crossroads and the Heartland

•The Michigan Wolverines put an exclamation point on their Big Ten title with a win at No. 10 Illinois

•The Noblesville Boom lose a heartbreaker

•Plus, a look ahead to Saturday, including the Girls Bask...

Michelle Garmon of the Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader recaps the Frankton Eagles' 73-36 win over the Blue River Valley Vikings in Friday's regular-season finale at the Eagles Nest ... with postgame reaction from head coach Brent Brobston.

On this week's Fight Report, Greg and Hanson discuss a potential Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao fight, a competitive Welterweight Division with Ryan Garcia and Shakur Stevenson winning recently, and a look ahead to UFC Fight Night and future big fights.

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

•The No. 8 Purdue Boilermakers lost their fourth home game of the season on Thursday night, 76-74 to No. 11 Michigan State. Our Purdue Guy Jake Dunn reacts to another disappointing defeat.

•The Indiana Pacers dropped their fourth straight game, 133-109 to the Charlotte Hornets in Indianapolis on Thursday.

•The IndyCar season gets underway Friday afternoon with the first practice session of the season

•The Alexandria Tigers, the Blackford Bruins, the Lapel Bulldogs, the Sheridan Blackhawks, the New Palestine Dragons, the Anderson Prep Jets, the University Blazers a...

On a special edition of the Blackford Bruins Report, Greg is joined by Blackford head coach Aaron Daniels, senior Mason Kitterman and sophomore Mari Leggett following Thursday's 70-36 Senior Night win over the Muncie Burris Owls ... to discuss the win, the 2026 Senior Class, Leggett's continued domination, the transfer of Eli Petro and a look ahead to the Eastbrook Sectional and a first-round showdown with the sizzling hot Alexandria Tigers.

On this week's IndyCar Report with Elijah Poe, Greg and Elijah are joined by Heather Abt, Will Retherford and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon to answer: Who's going to win the 2026 Championship? If it's Alex Palou again, would you take him against the entire field? Who else will win multiple races? Which drivers are going to win their first races this season? Top Sleeper? Top Rookie? Which race are you most looking forward to besides the Indianapolis 500 and who will win the 500 this year? 

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

•The Bethel Pilots, the Huntington Forresters, the Grace Lancers and the Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats all advanced in Wednesday's Crossroads Men's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals ... Marion Chronicle-Tribune sports editor Scott Hunt joins Greg to recap Indiana Wesleyan's 97-55 win over St. Francis

•The Indiana Hoosiers & Ball State Cardinals picked up big wins in Women's College Basketball

•And a look ahead to Thursday, including Jake Dunn's preview of the No. 8 Purdue Boilermakers against the No. 11 Michigan State Spartans

•Scott Hunt talks some Oak Hill Golden Eagles Girls Basketba...

During a week off, assistant coach David Savage, seniors Brice Shuler & Corbin Leavell and junior Connor Wooten join Greg for this week's Elwood Panthers Report to talk about their up-and-down 10-win season and their upcoming sectional at home against either the Frankton Eagles or the Lapel Bulldogs.

On this week's Purdue Report with Jake Dunn, Greg and Jake talk about the win over the Indiana Hoosiers, the recent reveal that the Boilermakers are currently a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament ... and how high or low that could go ... and could be a 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament ... plus, a preview of Thursday's game against the No. 15 Michigan State Spartans ... and remember one of their all-time favorites, Rondale Moore.

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

•The Indiana Hoosiers' NCAA Tournament hopes took a big hit with a home loss to the Northwestern Wildcats on Tuesday. Our IU Guy Grant Shouse reacts to the most disappointing loss of the young Darian DeVries Era

•The Indiana Pacers lost their third straight game. No one cares about that. Our Pacers Guy Mike Rich reacts to the NBA's reaction to Rick Carlise's reaction to the Pacers being fined by the NBA for "tanking"

•Indiana Wesleyan, St. Francis, Bethel and Marian won in the Crossroads League Women...

On this week's Frankton Eagles Report, head coach Brent Brobston joins Greg to discuss losses to Alexandria and Shenandoah on Friday & Tuesday, their regular-season finale Friday against Blue River Valley on Senior Night and the Eagles' sectional draw, which has them playing rival Lapel in the first round at Elwood this coming Tuesday.

On this week's Blackford Bruins Report, Boys Basketball head coach Aaron Daniels, Assistant Coach Garrett Krieg and senior Jacob Dillon talk about a successful 1-1 weekend, the Bruins 16-6 record, Senior Night Thursday against Burris and a their thoughts on their sectional draw and facing Alexandria next Tuesday.

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

•Fishers remains on top of Coaches & Media Polls ... Oak Hill second in 2A, Yorktown makes its debut in 3A and Frankton, Lapel and Sheridan all in the latest 2A poll

•The Sheridan Blackhawks took a loss at Benton Central on Monday but is having a great season. Daniel Bragg of Bragg Sports Media joins Greg to talk Sheridan Basketball

•A look ahead to Tuesday's Boys Basketball Games, including a conversation with Frankton Eagles head coach Brent Brobston about Tuesday's game against 2A No. 12 Shenandoah and an update...

On this week's IU Report, Grant Shouse & Mike Hutsell ...

•Preview Tuesday night's home game against the Northwestern Wildcats

•Talk about the NCAA Tournament and the current Bracketology that has the Hoosiers just on the inside of the NCAA Tournament

•Discuss the addition of Ryan Carr as a Basketball General Manager

•Talk about Curt Cignetti's new record-breaking deal to keep him in Bloomington

•Assess Daniel Jeremiah's latest 2026 NFL Mock Draft that has Fernando Mendoza the No. 1 and Omar Cooper Jr. the No. 19 prospect heading into the April 23 Draft in Pittsburgh

On this week's Pacers Report with Mike Rich, both Greg and Mike like the way the Pacers are approaching the Post-All-Star Game portion of the schedule ... with 3 more games at home against the Philadelphia 76ers, Charlotte Hornets and Memphis Grizzlies coming to town Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday ... plus, are Quenton Jackson and Jarace Walker future rotation pieces for the Pacers? ... and what will be the rotation for the Pacers in 2026-27? 

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

•Will Retherford discusses the importance of the USA Men's Hockey Team's Gold Medal Performance Sunday against Canada

•Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon recaps Indiana's Women's 72-65 win over the Oregon Ducks

•A recap of local sectionals Sunday's IHSAA Boys Basketball Sectional Draw

•Top seeds and local seeds from Friday's and Saturday's Boys Swimming State Finals

•A look ahead to the week in basketball, including Indiana Pacers, the Indiana Hoosiers and the Purdue Boilermakers and the Crossroads League Tournaments.