Central Indiana Sports Report

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

•Greg's thoughts on Purdue's loss to No. 1 Michigan on Tuesday

•A busy night of Boys Basketball Results from Tuesday, including Yorktown's 6th straight win ... over Coach Justin Ullom's former team, Muncie Central. Cade Hampton of the Muncie Star-Press joins Greg to talk about the Tigers & Bearcats.

•Results from IndyCar's test at Phoenix Tuesday and a Winter Olympics Update.

•A look ahead to Wednesday, including Anderson University's Men with a chance to clinch the HCAC against Bluffton and Anderson Prep at Elwood in high school boys bas...

On this week's Frankton Eagles Report, Michelle Garmon of the Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader discusses the Eagles' 78-41 win over the Daleville Broncos on Tuesday night ... then Greg is joined by head coach Brent Brobston and junior Trey Bennett to discuss Tuesday's win, Friday's showdown with the Alexandria Tigers, the current 9-game winning streak and a strong sectional field.

On this week's Blackford Bruins Report, Greg is joined by his weekly guest, Head Coach Aaron Daniels, and a couple of his seniors, Reggie Duren & Mason Kitterman ... to talk about the 2025-26 Bruins, who are now 15-5 after splitting last week with the Wes-Del Warriors and the Oak Hill Golden Eagles ... and heading into a tough weekend against the Northwestern Tigers and the Fort Wayne Snider Panthers.

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

•Jake Dunn returns to preview Tuesday's huge Big Ten matchup between the new No. 1 Michigan Wolverines against the Purdue Boilermakers, who are up 6 spots to No. 7 in the latest poll after wins at Nebraska and Iowa last week ... and was the preseason No. 1

•Fishers, Silver Creek, Paoli & Kouts are the No. 1s in Indiana High School Basketball ... Oak Hill, Frankton, Lapel, Mt. Vernon, Carmel, Hamilton Southeastern, Rossville and Liberty Christian are also ranked in the latest USA Today media polls

•A look ahead to Tuesday's Boys Basket...

On this week's IU Report, Grant Shouse & Mike Hutsell discuss Bryant Haines' receiving the Broyles Award for the nation's top College Football Coach, his Manchester University coaching roots and their expectations of him and the Indiana Hoosiers' offense in 2026 .... then, a look back at Sunday's Men's Basketball loss to the Illinois Fighting Illini at Assembly Hall in Champaign, Illinois ... with a look ahead to Friday's showdown with the rival Purdue Boilermakers in West Lafayette at Mackey Arena.

On this week's MLB Report, Paul Tipton & Will Retherford talk about the offseason's top stories, including the Seattle Mariners' retooling to make another World Series run, including possibly baseball's best rotation, the St. Louis Cardinals falling apart, Eugenio Suarez back to the Cincinnati Reds, the oncoming Athletics ... some sleeper teams for 2026, including the Reds and the hamate bone injury trend that's taken out Corbin Carroll & Gunner Henderson. 

On this week's Pacers Report with Mike Rich, Will Retherford joins Greg and Mike to talk about the $100,000 fine levied against the Indiana Pacers for "tanking" after 30 years of refusing to do so to the franchise's detriment ... the expectations and wishes for the final 27 games of the regular season ... and can the 2026-27 Indiana Pacers be better than the 2024-25 Indiana Pacers?

On this week's Fever Report, John Robertson & Michelle Garmon are joined by guest Mike Hutsell to discuss the current WNBA Labor Situation, which is clearly a death sentence for the league with or without Caitlin Clark ... plus, is it a conflict of interest for the same players to represent the WNBA Players and the Unrivaled League? ... and a look ahead to the Caitlin Clark making her return on March 11 in San Juan, Puerto Rico for Team USA.

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

•Mike Hutsell & Grant Shouse react to the Indiana Hoosiers' 71-51 loss to the Illinois Fighting Illini on Sunday

•Jake Dunn reacts to the No. 13 Purdue Boilermakers' 78-57 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday

•Team and Individual Champions at the Girls Swimming State Finals and the Boys Wrestling Semistates

•Girls Basketball Regional Results and Highlights with Semistate Parirings

•Grant Shouse returns to talk about the Marion Girls Basketball Regional between Carroll & Monroe Central in Class A and an All-Central Indiana Conference Showdown between the...

A recap of the Elwood Panthers' double-overtime win over the Providence Cristo Rey Wolves in Indianapolis on Saturday night, the Panthers' 9th win of the season ... plus, a postgame conversation with Elwood head coach Ryan VanSkyock.

On this week's Colts Report, Greg and Will Retherford discuss which 2025 Colts should still be Colts in 2026 ... and who shouldn't? Should Daniel Jones be the starting quarterback? ... what upgrades are needed on the Front 7? ... who's more important: Michael Pittman Jr. or Alec Pierce? .... and should Joanthan Taylor and Quenton Nelson be trade bait? 

Today on "Greg and His Friends Talk Sports" ...

•High School Basketball Scores & Highlights from the CIC and across Central Indiana, including conversations with my friends Grant Shouse & Kyle Williams. Grant called the Frankton Eagles' win over the Mississinewa Indiana and Kyle was at the Alexandria Tigers' win over the Madison-Grant Argylls.

•A preview of the Purdue Boilermakers' Big Ten showdown with the Iowa Hawkeyes with Jake Dunn.

•A look ahead to a busy Saturday in Central Indiana that includes the Girls Swimming State Finals, Wresting Regionals and Girls Basketball Regionals. Kyle Williams previews the Al...

A recap of the Oak Hill Golden Eagles' Central Indiana Conference-clinching 73-50 win over the Blackford Bruins on Friday night in Swayzee ... with postgame reaction with Bruins head coach Aaron Daniels.

A recap of the Frankton Eagles' 62-52 win over the Mississinewa Indians on Friday ... their 8th win in a row ... with postgame reaction from Eagles head coach Brent Brobston and sophomore Isaac Fair.

A recap of the Elwood Panthers' 65-63 overtime loss to the Blue River Valley Vikings at John Ward Gymasium in Elwood on Friday night ... with postgame reaction from Panthers head coach Ryan VanSkyock.

Every week, Hanson Crafton talks about the latest news in the UFC and Pro Boxing and looks ahead to the sport's biggest fights.

On this edition of "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports" ...

•Indiana's Women put up a good fight but lost to USC in LA despite 29 points from former Hamilton Southeastern star Maya Makulusky. Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon joins Greg to talk about the Hoosiers' growth this season

•All of Indiana's Missouri Valley & Horizon teams stink

•Brice Shuler's career night propelled the Elwood Panthers to their 8th win of the year

•A look ahead to Friday, including a full slate of Boys Basketball Games in the CIC and around Central...

On this week's (late) IU Report, Grant Shouse and Mike Hutsell talks about the breath of fresh air Darian Devries has brought to Bloomington and the Indiana Hoosiers, their odds of making the NCAA Tournament, a look ahead to a very good Illinois opponent on Sunday ... and what should Bob Knight's statue look like ... and what should other prominent coaches' statues look like.

Recap of the Elwood Panthers' 74-70 high-scoring win over GEO Next Generation in Indianapolis behind a huge night from Brice Shuler ... plus Head Coach Ryan VanSkyock's reaction to the Panthers' 8th win of the year.

On this week's Frankton Eagles Report, Head Coach Brent Brobston talks ahead his team's 7-game winning streak, Friday's CIC showdown with the Mississinewa Indians and the state of the program ... more 60 wins combined from 7th, 8th, JV and Varsity. His break down of the teams, coaches and players who are making a bright future for the Frankton Eagles. 

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

•The Indiana Pacers won while sitting their top 5 players in their final game for a week

•The Noblesville Boom enter the All-Star Break with a dramatic 130-129 win over the College Park Skyhawks on Thursday morning/afternoon. Boom PA Guy Aaron Pitman joins Greg to talk about the state of the first Noblesville Boom squad

•Braylon Mullins returned to Central Indiana with his 6th-ranked UConn Huskies and helped them beat Butler

•Indiana Wesleyan's Men's Basketball team is ranked fifth and on a roll. Ma...

On this week's Strictly Bias with Will Retherford, Will names his 5 Teams Most Likely to Win Super Bowl LXI in Los Angeles, the start of the Major League Baseball season and the state of the league ... and Will's thoughts on the Ivica Zubac trade and his beliefs that the Indiana Pacers will win the 2025-26.

On this week's Elwood Panthers Report, head coach Ryan VanSkyock joins Greg to discuss a poor performance Tuesday night at Southern Wells, a 58-43 loss, and looks ahead to games against GEO Next Generation, Blue River Valley and Providence Cristo Rey Thursday, Friday and Saturday ... then Trent Hicks returns to talk about the 2025-26 Panthers and what it's going to take to turn this year's team and the program into a winner.

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

•The Indiana Pacers and Purdue Boilermakers both won in overtime Tuesday

•Greg's friend Jake Dunn discusses No. 13 Purdue's overtime win over No. 7 Nebraska ... a wild, wild one in Lincoln

•Mike Rich joins the show to talk about a fantastic performance by the Indiana Pacers ... an overtime win at Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks

•The Noblesville Boom won the last game of their long road trip ... and finally return home Thursday morning

•High School Girls Diving and Boys Basketball results and highli...

Michelle Garmon of the Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader recaps the Frankton Eagles' 60-48 win over the Wabash Apaches ... followed by Frankton head coach Brent Brobston's reaction to the Eagles' 7th straight victory.

On this week's Purdue Report with Jake Dunn, Greg and Jake discuss one of the most emotionally draining non-tournament wins in recent memory, Braden Smith's pursuit of Bobby Hurley's all-time career assist record, debate whether the Boilermakers are capable of competing with the Michigan Wolverines for the Big Ten championship and look ahead to Saturday against Iowa and a tough 5-game stretch.

A recap of the Blackford Bruins' 58-43 win over the Wes-Del Warriors on Tuesday night in Gaston ... with a reaction from head coach Aaron Daniels.

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

•Lamar Wilkerson and the Indiana Hoosiers beat the Oregon Ducks 92-74 behind a big second half ... Grant Shouse joins to talk about the hot Hoosiers

•Grant also discusses a huge night for Flory Bidunga in Kansas's signature win over No. 1 Arizona

•The worst has been realized for the Pacers ... Johnny Furphy is out of the season with a torn ACL ... Mike Rich discusses it with Greg

•Jake Dunn previews the No. 13 Purdue Boilermakers against the No. 7 Nebraska Cornhuskers

•And a look ahead to all the...

On the official debut of the Blackford Bruins, head coach Aaron Daniels talks about his team's 14-4 record through 18 games, including a school-record 13-0 start, what's ahead this week, what the expectations are for the postseason and the player who make up his team.

On today's "Greg and his Friends Talk Sports"

•Super Bowl LX was a dud. Will Retherford of the Strictly Bias Podcasts reviews perhaps the least interesting and entertaining Super Bowl in history

•The Pacers lost in Toronto ... more importantly, they may have lost budding star Johnny Furphy with a knee injury

•The short-handed Boom lost to the Nets in Canada

•IU's Women take back the Barn Burner Trophy after a win over Purdue. The Hoosiers are playing well, particularly Shay Cieski, and Michelle Garmon of the Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports e...

On this week's Pacers Report with Mike Rich, Greg and Mike are joined by Greg's college roommate and Pacers fan Matt Powell to discuss Johnny Furphy's knee injury he suffered in Sunday's loss to the Toronto Raptors, the Ivica Zubac-Bennedict Mathurin trade and what it means for this year and the future and what the Indiana Pacers approach should be the rest of this season.

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

•The Indiana Hoosiers had one of its most important wins of the year Saturday, beating Wisconsin in overtime. Mike Hutsell & Grant Shouse talk about the importance of the win and how much they despise the Wisconsin Badger.

•Purdue won too ... but it wasn't a happy segment with Greg and Jake Dunn after the Boilermakers struggled to beat the hapless Oregon Ducks. 

•Girls Basketball Sectional Scores & Highlights, including championships by Alexandria, Lapel, Oak Hill, Pendleton Heights & Hamilton Southeastern. 

•Boys Wrestling Regionals and Girls Swimming Sectional Results...

On this week's Strictly Bias Podcast, Will Retherford previews Super Bowl LX between the Seattle Seahawks & the New England Patriots ... with Will's and Greg's official predictions .... plus, assessment of the Brendan Donovan trade, NBA Trade Deadline talk and IndyCar in D.C. and who can contend with Alex Palou?

On this episode of "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports" ...

• Scores & Highlights from Girls Basketball Sectional Semifinals at Lapel, Wapahani, Wabash, Mississinewa, Pendleton Heights, Yorktown, Western, Carmel, North Central, McCutcheon, Center Grove, Plainfield, Rushville, Benton Central, Hagerstown, Bethesda Christian, Southern Wells, Union City & Broad Ripple.

• Michelle Garmon of the Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader Michelle Garmon recaps and reacts to Frankton's win over the Tipton Blue Devils and the Lapel Bulldogs' blowout of Taylor in the 2A sectional at Lapel.

•Alexandria fan and Greg's friend Kyle Williams makes his debut appearance with details from wins b...

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

•Greg and Mike Rich talk about the Pacers trade for Ivica Zubac ... whether it was a championship move and what is means for this year and the future

•Thursday was the busiest night of the year in Indiana High School Boys Basketball with games all over Central Indiana. We have the scores and highlights from the CIC, the NCC, the Hoosier Heartland, the Hoosier Heritage, Hamilton County and the best games around Central Indiana

•A look ahead to Friday evening, including the Boom going for their 8th str...

On this week's IndyCar Report, Elijah Poe and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon react to the news that the IndyCar Series will race in Washington D.C. as part of the country's 250-year anniversary. Plus, Mick Schumacher turns his first laps for Rahal-Letterman-Lanigan.

Michelle Garmon recaps the Tri-Central Trojans' 66-56 win over the Elwood Panthers on Thursday evening at John Ward Gymnasium ... with postgame comments from Elwood head coach Ryan VanSkyock and Tri-Central head coach Cam Hindman.

A recap of the Frankton Eagles' 50-47 win over the Tri Tigers on Thursday night at the Eagles Nest ... with postgame reaction with Frankton head coach Brent Brobston, freshman Ashton Brobston & senior Blake Niccum.

Our Pacers Guy Mike Rich and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon join Greg to reat 

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

•The NBA Deadline is about an hour away ... and the Pacers have done nothing

•The Noblesville Boom beat the G-League's top team for their 7th straight win. Our friend ... and Boom PA Guy ... Aaron Pitman joins us to discuss it

•Girls Basketball Sectional Results from Thursday at Western, Lebanon, Rushville, Heritage Christian & Southern Wells.

• Men's and Women's local College Basketball, including big wins by Indiana's and Ball State's women

•A look ahead to Thursday, including a big night for High School Boys...