Naptown Sports

Close enough.

2011-08-24T10:58:00.000-07:00

We didn't get 4, but we got 5.

That bites.

2011-04-05T08:03:00.000-07:00

We're blue too.

2011-04-05T05:31:00.001-07:00

Cats vs dogs final would be fun

2011-04-01T12:07:00.000-07:00

Funny Coke commercial.

2011-03-29T08:15:00.000-07:00

It has nothing to do with neither Naptown, nor Sports.

SAME!!!

2011-03-21T10:54:00.001-07:00

2011-02-25T14:21:00.001-08:00

Great time to have the last name "Hansbrough"

2011-01-24T20:38:00.000-08:00

First, Tyler scores a career high 27 points in losing effort against the Nuggets.
Second, lil' brother Ben scores 19 to knock off #2 Pitt.
On the flip side - bad time to have the last name "Cutler".

Merry Christmas Pacer fans!

2010-12-21T08:53:00.000-08:00

Well, THAT explains the injuries.

2010-12-08T09:02:00.001-08:00

Pacers D gets past TSA screeners, shut down Kings in Cali.

2010-12-01T08:24:00.000-08:00

Pacers beat Kings 107-98. Granger has 37. Someone please warm up the bandwagon. Click here for story.

Vikings 1-0 since firing Childress.

2010-11-29T08:51:00.000-08:00

I was flipping through a book the other day of classic trademarks from the 70's. When I saw the Mr. Goodwrench character from 1978 I couldn't stop laughing. All I could see was Brad Childress. Childish? Maybe. Childress? Definitely.

Run forest, run!

2010-11-09T08:57:00.000-08:00

Check out Oregon's new basketball floor, courtesy of Nike founder and Duck alum Phil Knight.

LeBron showcases his cavalier attitude.

2010-10-26T07:14:00.000-07:00

Pacers land Darren Collison from Hornets. Troy Murphy to Nets.

2010-08-11T11:37:00.000-07:00

Breaking news as of 2:27 today. Pacers in 4 team trade that sends Troy Murphy to Nets and in return get PG Darren Collison from the Hornets. Read full story here.

You can quote him on that....

2010-07-12T08:48:00.000-07:00

Cavs owner Dan Gilbert is not a fan of LeBron James, but he's a big fan of putting words in quotation marks.

And not just words that call for "quotation marks". But for "words" that don't "need" any quotation "marks". Words like "who" and "right" would be just fine without quote marks, but for some reason Dan Gilbert felt they needed more. Get it? Click here and maybe this will help.

In his now infamous letter to Cavs fans, I counted 10 instances. And one was, get this, quoting his own sentence within his own letter. Huh? Is that even legal?

I know he's mad LeBron left, but quotations won't bring him back. Neither will unnecessary ALL-CAP letters SPRINKLED here and THERE.

I know many people were offended by his letter. And I can't blame them. Seriously - "Comic Sans"? There wasn't any other font you could've used? One that's, say, "professional-looking"? Who's your PR guy - the same one LeBron uses?

Cheer up Cavs fans, (both of you). There are brighter days ahead. You still have Shaq, right?

Kareem joins the jubilation!!

2010-06-18T07:29:00.000-07:00

Funny photo from si.com. Makes me smile. Smiling is good. It's okay to smile big fella.

Kiss those days goodbye

2010-05-07T13:48:00.001-07:00

The recent tazing of a Phillies fan as he ran onto the field got me thinking. What would happen if tasers were around in the 80s, during the "Morganna - The Kissing Bandit" era?

For those of you younger than 30 - Morganna made her claim-to-fame by running onto the fields of various sporting events mid-game. It was widely accepted as good, clean fun. She got so well known that some athletes would welcome her mid-jog. (Although I'm guessing she was pretty easy to recognize.)

That's Nolan Ryan on the pitchers mound, bracing for bandit-besos. Note the security guard in the dugout. Not only is he not-tasing MKB, he's flat-out applauding. Were the 80s goofy or what?

Fast forward to 2010 - where the only ones getting to first base are the ballplayers.

(See phillie fail here)

Morganna! Behind you!!!

2010-05-06T13:56:00.000-07:00

That bites.

2010-04-06T09:25:00.000-07:00

Finger-rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?

2010-03-31T07:29:00.000-07:00

Conseco is changing its name.

Feeling 'Conseco' still conjures up negative reminders of years past, they will soon be known as 'CNO Financial Group' ('CNO' is their stock ticker name.)

How will this affect "Conseco Fieldhouse"? We don't know yet. But the Conseco brass, sorry, CNO Financial Group brass will be deciding soon. One option would be to call it: "CNO Financial Group Fieldhouse".

Let's hope for another option.

I know, the classic stadium names like 'Candlestick Park' are rare. But we need more 'Lambeau Fields' and less 'US Cellular Fields'. Too many capital letters smushed together scare me. I say keep 'Conseco Fieldhouse'. So what if it reminds people of awful financial situations years ago? It can't be as bad as the awful financial situation fans are going through now.

Go Dawgs Go!

2010-03-30T08:18:00.000-07:00

Go, Dawgs, go.

Go by hustle.
Go by D.
Give-and-go. Knock down the three.

Go by Hayward. Go by Veasley.
Go by Nored. Go by Mack.
Go by Howard. Go by Stevens.
Keep it going. No looking back.

Bulldogs at work.
Work, Dawgs, work!

Bulldogs at play.
Play, Dawgs, play!

Go by Hinkle. Go by Cali.
Go by Salt Lake City.
Beat the best to be the best,
and take your place at Indy.

Stop, Dawgs. Stop!
You’ve earned your cred.
Go, Dawgs, go.
Your destiny’s ahead.

The Bulldogs are going up.
The Spartans are going down.

You’re almost there!
Now let's see
you climb that mountain and
storm the Final Four party.

Bulldogs, Bulldogs,
Bulldogs, Bulldogs.

What a Bulldog party it will be!

She's a sweetie.

2009-11-19T13:09:00.000-08:00

I bet Packer fans think this is just HILARIOUS.

2009-10-05T13:21:00.000-07:00

In honor of the big game tonight, here's some classic outtakes from the Brett Favre "cold feet" commercial. Hey, if he's up for this, Eggo Waffles should give him a call. Note the green screen monitors in the outtakes before a generic boat montage was inserted in post. Makes me wonder what would've been better inserted into the final....Maybe his retirement press conference(s)? A Wrangler commercial? Footage of someone in flip-flops? On second thought adding something clever would've taken away from the concept. Right? Can't decide.

(The finished spot will play at the end.)

Lime green doesn't suit you, Edge.

2009-10-05T13:03:00.000-07:00

Great to see #32 back in Indy Sunday. One of the coolest colts there ever was.
Photo by John Bragg.