Central Indiana Sports Report

On this week's Strictly Bias Podcast, Will Retherford previews and predicts the Buffalo Bills in Denver against the Broncos, the San Francisco 49ers in Seattle to play the Seahawks, the Houston Texans at the New England Patriots and the Chicago Bears hosting the Los Angeles Rams ... and a debate whether the game should be played in Chicago or in Los Angeles since the Rams had the better regular-season record.

On this week's edition of the Colts Report, Greg and Will Retherford discuss the future of the Indianapolis Colts organization under the Carlie Irsay-Gordon, Casey Foyt & Kalen Jackson, general manager Chris Ballard and head coach Shane Steichen ... and who are the current players who are worthy of building around?

On this week's Elwood Panthers Report, head coach Ryan VanSkyock and seniors Cam Gallegos & Ethan Casas joined Greg to talk about their current 6-5 record, the Panthers senior class and looking ahead to perhaps the biggest game of the regular season when the Alexandria Tigers come to town Friday night ... and a lot more.

Greg is joined by the Central Indiana Sports Report's Pacers Guy Mike Rich to react to the Indiana Pacers' 115-101 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday evening at the Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Jake Dunn and guest Mike Rich join Greg to discuss the fifth-ranked Purdue Boilermakers' 8th straight win, 79-72 over Iowa on Wednesday at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette.

On this week's Frankton Eagles Report, Greg spoke with head coach Brent Brobston about a loss to Lapel in one of the most back-and-forth games you can imagine and a look ahead to a showdown with the Madison-Grant Argylls on Friday ... plus, Greg and Brent were joined by former Eagles star and current assistant coach Mark Drake to discuss the 2025-26 Frankton team and his 1991 Eagles that nearly did the impossible.

On this week's Purdue Report with Jake Dunn, Greg and Jake discuss Braden Smith's and Fletcher Loyer's place in Boilermaker history, a recap of the Penn State win and a preview of Wednesday's Iowa game ... plus a bonus Football Transfer Portal update.

Mike Hutsell reacts to the Indiana Hoosiers' 81-60 loss against the Michigan State Spartans in East Lansing and what a poor showing, particularly in the final 11 minutes ... and are IU fans even interested with the National Championship on Monday? 

A recap of the Elwood Panthers' 45-40 win at the Indiana School for the Deaf and postgame reaction with head coach Ryan VanSkyock.

On this week's IU Report, Grant Shouse & Mike Hutsell break down the Peach Bowl, look ahead to Miami and the National Championship and discuss the Indiana Hoosiers' 6-point loss to Nebraska on the basketball court Sunday ... plus Mike's Atlanta story. 

Greg and Mike Rich react to the Indiana Pacers' 98-96 win over the Boston Celtics on Monday at the Fieldhouse ... their first official winning streak of the season and the continued hot play of Pascal Siakim and Jarace Walker.

Pacers Guy Mike Rich joins Greg to discuss the latest pacers news and rumors on the heels of two straight wins. Can the Pacers actually be pretty good with Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Pascal Siakim and T.J. McConnell? Should we be worried that they'll be too good and ruin their draft prospects? Is Bam Adebayo a potential future Pacer? ... and much more.

IU grad Michelle Garmon reacts to the Indiana Hoosiers' win over the Oregon Ducks in the Peach Bowl and the Miami Hurricanes' win over the Ole Miss Rebels in the Fiesta Bowl ... and looks ahead to the matchup between the Hurricanes and Hoosiers in the National Championship a week from Monday in Miami.

A full recap of the Frankton Eagles' 60-59 loss to the rival Lapel Bulldogs at the Eagles Nest on Saturday night ... one of the most momentum-shifting basketball games you'll ever see ... with stats and highlights and Frankton head coach Brent Brobston's postgame comments.

Michelle Garmon of the Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader fills in for Grant Shouse & Mike Hutsell to react to the Indiana Hoosiers' 83-77 loss to the No. 10 Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday afternoon at Assembly Hall in Bloomington.

A recap of the fifth-ranked Purdue Boilermakers' 93-85 victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions on Saturday at Mackey Arena ... Purdue's 7th straight win behind another historic and epic performance from Braden Smith ... with postgame comments from head coach Matt Painter and Braden Smith.

Grant Shouse share his thoughts and emotions as his Indiana Hoosiers' dominated the Peach Bowl with a 56-22 win over the Oregon Ducks to punch their ticket to the National Championship a week from Monday in Miami against the Miami Hurricanes.

A recap of the Elwood Panthers' 46-37 loss to Burris on Friday night in Muncie ... plus postgame reaction with head coach Ryan VanSkyock.

Greg and Mike Rich react to the Indiana Pacers' 114-112 win in Charlotte over the Hornets that ended a 13-game losing streak and gave head coach Rick Carlisle his 1,000th career coaching victory ... bouyed by the performances of T.J. McConnell and Pascal Siakim.

Grant Shouse and Mike Hutsell break down the Peach Bowl in Atlanta ahead of the No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers' College Football Playoffs Semifinal showdown with the Big Ten-rival Oregon Ducks ... with keys to victory, most important players to watch and final score predictions.

On the inaugural Elwood Panthers Report, Greg spoke with head coach Ryan VanSkyock about his team's 5-4 start, the recent success of the Central Indiana Holiday Classic and its 2027 expansion and his decision to keep Elwood in the Central Indiana Conference.

Recap with audio highlights and postgame reactions from head coach Matt Painter and freshman Omer Mayer following the No. 5 Purdue Boilermakers' 81-73 victory over the visiting Washington Huskies on Wednesday at Mackey Arena ... to improve to 14-1 with their fifth straight victory. 

Guests Will Retherford and Carson Redwine join hosts Eric & Ryan Robinson to preview the College Football Playoffs and make their predictions between Indiana and Oregon in the Peach Bowl and Miami and Ole Miss in the Fiesta Bowl.

Grant Shouse and Mike Hutsell react to the Indiana Hoosiers' 84-66 win over the Maryland Terrapins for a Big Ten road win, their fourth consecutive victory and their third win in four Big Ten games.

On the inaugural Frankton Eagles Report, Greg spoke with Frankton Boys Basketball head coach Brent Brobston about his team's 7-3 start to the season, his 4-man senior class, the development of Trey Bennett, coaching one of his sons again, Friday's and Saturday's Central Indiana Holiday Tournament and the success that it was and its future plans ... plus, a preview of Saturday's big showdown with FLCS rival Lapel.

On this week's Purdue Report, Jake Dunn talks about the Purdue Boilermakers football team's portal additions in the first full offseason for Barry Odom ... and looks ahead to three straight home games for Purdue Basketball at Mackey Arena, including predictions for Wednesday's matchup with the Washington Huskies.

Greg and Mike Rich react to the Indiana Pacers' 120-116 home loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, their franchise-record 13th consecutive loss ... but there are definitely some positive signs ... that is, of course, if the FanDuel Sports Network will let us see them.

On this week's IU Report, co-hosts Grant Shouse & Mike Hutsell talk about the Indiana Hoosiers' additions in the transfer portal, Peach Bowl Buzz, Sunday's Basketball win over the Washington Huskies ... and how Curt Cignetti's "unlimited aura" saved Grant from being stranded in Bloomington on Sunday night.

On this week's Pacers Report, Greg and Mike Rich talk about the positives they're seeing during the Pacers' 6-30 start and their current 12-game losing streak ... including Pascal Siakim's brilliant season and Aaron Nesmith's recent return.

Will Retherford reacts to Week 18 in the NFL in this week's Strictly Bias Podcast, including his thoughts on the Indianapolis Colts retention of head coach Shane Steichen and general manager Chris Ballard, his Winners & Losers of the Week and the teams he believes can win Super Bowl LX ... with guest Producer Susie Mengelt ... Champion of the 2025 Central Indiana Sports Report Media Picks Challenge.

Will Retherford of the Strictly Bias Podcast, Sam Frick of ANEC Sports and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon react to the Indianapolis Colts' 38-30 season-ending loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday in Houston.

Greg and Jake Dunn react to the 6th-ranked Purdue Boilermakers 89-73 win over the Wisconsin Badgers in Madison, Braden Smith's record-setting night ... and a lot of other stuff.

A recap of the Frankton Eagles' 41-35 loss on Saturday evening to the Heritage Patriots in the Championship Round of the inaugural Central Indiana Holiday Classic at Frankton ... with an interview with Eagles head coach Brent Brobston.

A recap of the Elwood Panthers' 56-39 loss on Saturday afternoon to the Demotte Christian Knights in the Championship Round of the inaugural Central Indiana Holiday Classic at Frankton ... with comments from Panthers head coach Ryan VanSkyock.

Results and highlights from all of Saturday's games at the final day of the Inaugural Central Indiana Holiday Classic ...

Elwood vs. Demotte Christian, Frankton vs. Heritage, Blackford vs. Randolph Southern, Tri-Central vs. Churubusco, Alexandria vs. Clinton Prairie, Eastern vs. North White, Winchester vs. North Judson, KIPP Indy vs. Crothersville ...

with interviews with Elwood head coach Ryan Vanskyock, Frankton head coach Brent Brobston and Blackford head coach Aaron Daniels.

On a Special College Football Report, Greg, Eric & Ryan Robinson and Producer Susie talk to Illinois State senior star running back Wenkers Wright as he and his Redbirds prepare for the National Championship Game against the Montana State Bobcats Monday in Nashville, Tennessee.

Scores & Highlights from Friday Night's Day 1 of the Inaugural Central Indiana Holiday Classic at Elwood, Frankton and Alexandria ... with an 18-team field that also included Blackford, Eastern, Tri-Central, Clinton Prairie, Heritage, Winchester, Randolph Southern, North Judson, Demotte Christian, Crothersville, Churubusco, North White, Tri-Township, KIPP Legacy Indy, Fort Wayne Smith Academy, with the Action Sports Network's Grant Shouse .... and interviews with Elwood head coach Ryan Vanskyock & Frankton head coach Brent Brobston.

On his second Strictly Bias Podcast this week, Will Retherford previews and predicts the Week 18 NFL Games ... and talks about the biggest news in the NFL entering the final week of the season ... the MVP race, the Super Bowl contenders and whether the Jaguars can contend, who's the best team in the NFC South and why it is Kellen Moore and the New Orleans Saints, two bad teams in the Steelers & Ravens playing the final game of the year, where will Kyler Murray and Joe Burrow play next year ... and whether there's such as thing as a meaningless game...

On this week's IndyCar Report, Elijah Poe looks ahead to the expectations, top storylines, contenders and most anticipated races heading into the 2026 IndyCar season.

On this week's Fight Report, Hanson opens with his thoughts on the fatal car accident that injured Anthony Joshua, his reaction to the "Morning of the Samurai" with Noaya Inoue & Junto Nakatani and looks ahead to big future UFC events and championships boxing matches.