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The Hoosier Gym
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The Hoosier Gym
FILE - Actor Gene Hackman plays coach Norman Dale during filming of the final game in the movie "Hoosiers" at Hinkle Fieldhouse on the Butler University campus, Friday, Dec. 6, 1985, in Indianapolis. The movie — ranked as the No. 1 sports film of all-time by The Associated Press in 2020 — was released in 1986.
The flipside of 'Hoosiers' - No 'miracle' for Muncie Central
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The 1954 Indiana high school basketball tournament remains so vivid in Leon Agullana's memory it's as if he never left Muncie Central.
What The CARES Act Means For Tribes
By Michael Connor, Ken Salazar, Tom Strickland, Raya Treiser, Daniel Volchok and Chris Babbitt By Michael Connor, Ken Salazar, Tom Strickland, Raya Treiser, Daniel Volchok and Chris Babbitt April 17, 2020, 2:55 PM EDT Law360 (April 17, 2020, 2:55 PM EDT) -- Michael Connor Ken Salazar Tom Strickland Raya Treiser Daniel Volchok Chris Babbitt On March 27, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, or CARES, Act was signed into law, setting in motion the distribution of funds and other...
Versatile race-car driver John Andretti dies at 56
FILE - In this May 21, 2010, file photo, car owner Michael Andretti, right, talks with his son Marco Andretti, center, and cousin John Andretti during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. John Andretti, a member of one of racing's most families, has died following a battle with colon cancer, Andretti Autosports announced Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2020. He was 56.
Danica Patrick to end racing career at next year's Indy 500
FILE - In this May 24, 2009, file photo, Danica Patrick, right, talks with her father T.J. Patrick before the 93rd running of the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. Patrick announced plans Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, to run just 2 races in 2018, the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500, and end her full-time driving career. (AP Photo/Tom Strickland, File)
Danica Patrick to end racing career at next year's Indy 500
FILE - In this May 24, 2009, file photo, Danica Patrick, right, talks with her father T.J. Patrick before the 93rd running of the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. Patrick announced plans Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, to run just 2 races in 2018, the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500, and end her full-time driving career. (AP Photo/Tom Strickland, File)
Danica Patrick to end racing career at next year's Indy 500
FILE - In this May 24, 2009, file photo, Danica Patrick, right, talks with her father T.J. Patrick before the 93rd running of the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. Patrick announced plans Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, to run just 2 races in 2018, the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500, and end her full-time driving career. (AP Photo/Tom Strickland, File)
Danica Patrick to end racing career at next year's Indy 500
FILE - In this May 24, 2009, file photo, Danica Patrick, right, talks with her father T.J. Patrick before the 93rd running of the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. Patrick announced plans Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, to run just 2 races in 2018, the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500, and end her full-time driving career. (AP Photo/Tom Strickland, File)
Danica Patrick to end racing career at next year's Indy 500
FILE - In this May 24, 2009, file photo, Danica Patrick, right, talks with her father T.J. Patrick before the 93rd running of the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. Patrick announced plans Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, to run just 2 races in 2018, the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500, and end her full-time driving career. (AP Photo/Tom Strickland, File)
Danica Patrick to end racing career at next year's Indy 500
FILE - In this May 24, 2009, file photo, Danica Patrick, right, talks with her father T.J. Patrick before the 93rd running of the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. Patrick announced plans Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, to run just 2 races in 2018, the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500, and end her full-time driving career. (AP Photo/Tom Strickland, File)
30 years later, 'Hoosiers' still has major impact in Milan
FILE - In this Dec, 6, 1985, file photo actor Gene Hackman gives fictional Hickory High basketball players instructions during filming of the final game of the movie "Hoosiers" at Hinkle Fieldhouse on the Butler University campus in Indianapolis. Thirty years after the movie came out and six decades after Milan shocked the world with a 32-30 come-from-behind win over Muncie Central, the legacy of that team and those players has lasted longer than anyone could have imagined in 1954.
30 years later, 'Hoosiers' still has major impact in Milan
FILE - In this Dec, 6, 1985, file photo actor Gene Hackman gives fictional Hickory High basketball players instructions during filming of the final game of the movie "Hoosiers" at Hinkle Fieldhouse on the Butler University campus in Indianapolis. Thirty years after the movie came out and six decades after Milan shocked the world with a 32-30 come-from-behind win over Muncie Central, the legacy of that team and those players has lasted longer than anyone could have imagined in 1954.
30 years later, 'Hoosiers' still has major impact in Milan
FILE - In this Dec, 6, 1985, file photo actor Gene Hackman gives fictional Hickory High basketball players instructions during filming of the final game of the movie "Hoosiers" at Hinkle Fieldhouse on the Butler University campus in Indianapolis. Thirty years after the movie came out and six decades after Milan shocked the world with a 32-30 come-from-behind win over Muncie Central, the legacy of that team and those players has lasted longer than anyone could have imagined in 1954.
30 years later, 'Hoosiers' still has major impact in Milan
FILE - In this Dec, 6, 1985, file photo actor Gene Hackman gives fictional Hickory High basketball players instructions during filming of the final game of the movie "Hoosiers" at Hinkle Fieldhouse on the Butler University campus in Indianapolis. Thirty years after the movie came out and six decades after Milan shocked the world with a 32-30 come-from-behind win over Muncie Central, the legacy of that team and those players has lasted longer than anyone could have imagined in 1954.
30 years later, 'Hoosiers' still has major impact in Milan
FILE - In this Dec, 6, 1985, file photo actor Gene Hackman gives fictional Hickory High basketball players instructions during filming of the final game of the movie "Hoosiers" at Hinkle Fieldhouse on the Butler University campus in Indianapolis. Thirty years after the movie came out and six decades after Milan shocked the world with a 32-30 come-from-behind win over Muncie Central, the legacy of that team and those players has lasted longer than anyone could have imagined in 1954.
30 years later, 'Hoosiers' still has major impact in Milan
FILE - In this Dec, 6, 1985, file photo actor Gene Hackman gives fictional Hickory High basketball players instructions during filming of the final game of the movie "Hoosiers" at Hinkle Fieldhouse on the Butler University campus in Indianapolis. Thirty years after the movie came out and six decades after Milan shocked the world with a 32-30 come-from-behind win over Muncie Central, the legacy of that team and those players has lasted longer than anyone could have imagined in 1954.
30 years later, 'Hoosiers' still has major impact in Milan
FILE - In this Dec, 6, 1985, file photo actor Gene Hackman gives fictional Hickory High basketball players instructions during filming of the final game of the movie "Hoosiers" at Hinkle Fieldhouse on the Butler University campus in Indianapolis. Thirty years after the movie came out and six decades after Milan shocked the world with a 32-30 come-from-behind win over Muncie Central, the legacy of that team and those players has lasted longer than anyone could have imagined in 1954.
30 years later, 'Hoosiers' still has major impact in Milan
FILE - In this Dec, 6, 1985, file photo actor Gene Hackman gives fictional Hickory High basketball players instructions during filming of the final game of the movie "Hoosiers" at Hinkle Fieldhouse on the Butler University campus in Indianapolis. Thirty years after the movie came out and six decades after Milan shocked the world with a 32-30 come-from-behind win over Muncie Central, the legacy of that team and those players has lasted longer than anyone could have imagined in 1954.
Indiana hunting measure pits animal versus gun rights
FILE - In this March 9, 2012 file photo, Indiana Sen. Brent Steele, R-Bedford, speaks at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. Steele said he wants to preserve hunting rights for Indiana residents.
Palmer and Weiskopf PGA Champ 1978
Arnold Palmer, left and Tom Weiskopf, right, who have won 74 tour victories between them, take practice putts in preparation for the 60th PGA Championship, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 1978, Oakmont, Pa. The tournament opens on Thursday with a field of 150 at Oakmont Country Club. Neither golfer has over won the PGA Championship. (AP Photo/Tom Strickland)
HOF 2016: Trailblazing success carries Dungy to Hall of Fame - starherald.com: National
The soft-spoken Dungy, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, recalled walking into his office after a third consecutive loss by six or fewer points on the road and learning one player failed to show up for an off-day appearance at an elementary school. Another was 45 minutes late for an autograph session at a car dealership. The Oakland Raiders were headed to town that week, but there was more pressing business at hand.
HOF 2016: Trailblazing success carries Dungy to Hall of Fame - Winston-Salem Journal: A
The soft-spoken Dungy, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, recalled walking into his office after a third consecutive loss by six or fewer points on the road and learning one player failed to show up for an off-day appearance at an elementary school. Another was 45 minutes late for an autograph session at a car dealership. The Oakland Raiders were headed to town that week, but there was more pressing business at hand.
HOF 2016: Trailblazing success carries Dungy to Hall of Fame - El Nuevo Heraldo: Football
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nine games into his bid to transform the bumbling Tampa Bay Buccaneers into championship contenders, the normally unflappable Tony Dungy reached a boiling point. A 1-8 record was discouraging, but hardly the only disheartening aspect of yet another slow start for a perennial last-place franchise that suffered through 13 consecutive losing seasons before the young coach's arrival in 1996.
HOF 2016: Trailblazing success carries Dungy to Hall of Fame - The Courier-Times: State News
FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2007, file photo, Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy acknowledging fans at a Super Bowl Rally at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. The Colts beat the Chicago Bears, 29-17, in Super Bowl XLI. The soft-spoken Dungy, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Tom Strickland, File) FILE - In this Feb.
HOF 2016: Trailblazing success carries Dungy to Hall of Fame - standard-journal.com : State News
FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2007, file photo, Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy acknowledging fans at a Super Bowl Rally at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. The Colts beat the Chicago Bears, 29-17, in Super Bowl XLI. The soft-spoken Dungy, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Tom Strickland, File) FILE - In this Feb.
HOF 2016: Trailblazing success carries Dungy to Hall of Fame - HDR | Hickory Daily Record : Ap
The soft-spoken Dungy, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, recalled walking into his office after a third consecutive loss by six or fewer points on the road and learning one player failed to show up for an off-day appearance at an elementary school. Another was 45 minutes late for an autograph session at a car dealership. The Oakland Raiders were headed to town that week, but there was more pressing business at hand.
HOF 2016: Trailblazing success carries Dungy to Hall of Fame - The Daily Times: Sports
FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2007, file photo, Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy acknowledging fans at a Super Bowl Rally at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. The Colts beat the Chicago Bears, 29-17, in Super Bowl XLI. The soft-spoken Dungy, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Tom Strickland, File) FILE - In this Feb.
HOF 2016: Trailblazing success carries Dungy to Hall of Fame - Brownsville Herald: Football
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nine games into his bid to transform the bumbling Tampa Bay Buccaneers into championship contenders, the normally unflappable Tony Dungy reached a boiling point. A 1-8 record was discouraging, but hardly the only disheartening aspect of yet another slow start for a perennial last-place franchise that suffered through 13 consecutive losing seasons before the young coach's arrival in 1996.
HOF 2016: Trailblazing success carries Dungy to Hall of Fame - TheDerrick.com: National Sports
FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2007, file photo, Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy acknowledging fans at a Super Bowl Rally at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. The Colts beat the Chicago Bears, 29-17, in Super Bowl XLI. The soft-spoken Dungy, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Tom Strickland, File) FILE - In this Feb.
HOF 2016: Trailblazing success carries Dungy to Hall of Fame - morning-times.com: State News
A 1-8 record was discouraging, but hardly the only disheartening aspect of yet another slow start for a perennial last-place franchise that suffered through 13 consecutive losing seasons before the young coach's arrival in 1996.
HOF 2016: Trailblazing success carries Dungy to Hall of Fame - The Philadelphia Tribune: State And Region
The soft-spoken Dungy, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, recalled walking into his office after a third consecutive loss by six or fewer points on the road and learning one player failed to show up for an off-day appearance at an elementary school. Another was 45 minutes late for an autograph session at a car dealership. The Oakland Raiders were headed to town that week, but there was more pressing business at hand.
HOF 2016: Trailblazing success carries Dungy to Hall of Fame - The Bradford Era: Sports - HOF 2016: Trailblazing success carries Dungy to Hall of Fame: Sports
The soft-spoken Dungy, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, recalled walking into his office after a third consecutive loss by six or fewer points on the road and learning one player failed to show up for an off-day appearance at an elementary school. Another was 45 minutes late for an autograph session at a car dealership. The Oakland Raiders were headed to town that week, but there was more pressing business at hand.
HOF 2016: Trailblazing success carries Dungy to Hall of Fame - Statesville.com: Ap
The soft-spoken Dungy, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, recalled walking into his office after a third consecutive loss by six or fewer points on the road and learning one player failed to show up for an off-day appearance at an elementary school. Another was 45 minutes late for an autograph session at a car dealership. The Oakland Raiders were headed to town that week, but there was more pressing business at hand.
HOF 2016: Trailblazing success carries Dungy to Hall of Fame - The Edwardsville Intelligencer : AP Sports
The soft-spoken Dungy, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, recalled walking into his office after a third consecutive loss by six or fewer points on the road and learning one player failed to show up for an off-day appearance at an elementary school. Another was 45 minutes late for an autograph session at a car dealership. The Oakland Raiders were headed to town that week, but there was more pressing business at hand.
HOF 2016: Trailblazing success carries Dungy to Hall of Fame - Valley Morning Star : State
The soft-spoken Dungy, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, recalled walking into his office after a third consecutive loss by six or fewer points on the road and learning one player failed to show up for an off-day appearance at an elementary school. Another was 45 minutes late for an autograph session at a car dealership. The Oakland Raiders were headed to town that week, but there was more pressing business at hand.
HOF 2016: Trailblazing success carries Dungy to Hall of Fame
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nine games into his bid to transform the bumbling Tampa Bay Buccaneers into championship contenders, the normally unflappable Tony Dungy reached a boiling point. A 1-8 record was discouraging, but hardly the only disheartening aspect of yet another slow start for a perennial last-place franchise that suffered through 13 consecutive losing seasons before the young coach's arrival in 1996.
HOF 2016: Trailblazing success carries Dungy to Hall of Fame
The soft-spoken Dungy, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, recalled walking into his office after a third consecutive loss by six or fewer points on the road and learning one player failed to show up for an off-day appearance at an elementary school. Another was 45 minutes late for an autograph session at a car dealership. The Oakland Raiders were headed to town that week, but there was more pressing business at hand.
HOF 2016: Trailblazing success carries Dungy to Hall of Fame - Odessa American: Sports
The soft-spoken Dungy, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, recalled walking into his office after a third consecutive loss by six or fewer points on the road and learning one player failed to show up for an off-day appearance at an elementary school. Another was 45 minutes late for an autograph session at a car dealership. The Oakland Raiders were headed to town that week, but there was more pressing business at hand.
HOF 2016: Trailblazing success carries Dungy to Hall of Fame
A 1-8 record was discouraging, but hardly the only disheartening aspect of yet another slow start for a perennial last-place franchise that suffered through 13 consecutive losing seasons before the young coach's arrival in 1996.
HOF 2016: Trailblazing success carries Dungy to Hall of Fame
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nine games into his bid to transform the bumbling Tampa Bay Buccaneers into championship contenders, the normally unflappable Tony Dungy reached a boiling point. A 1-8 record was discouraging, but hardly the only disheartening aspect of yet another slow start for a perennial last-place franchise that suffered through 13 consecutive losing seasons before the young coach's arrival in 1996.
HOF 2016: Trailblazing success carries Dungy to Hall of Fame - Richmond Times-Dispatch: Ap
The soft-spoken Dungy, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, recalled walking into his office after a third consecutive loss by six or fewer points on the road and learning one player failed to show up for an off-day appearance at an elementary school. Another was 45 minutes late for an autograph session at a car dealership. The Oakland Raiders were headed to town that week, but there was more pressing business at hand.
HOF 2016: Trailblazing success carries Dungy to Hall of Fame - Fredericksburg.com: National Sports
FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2007, file photo, Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy acknowledging fans at a Super Bowl Rally at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. The Colts beat the Chicago Bears, 29-17, in Super Bowl XLI. The soft-spoken Dungy, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Tom Strickland, File) FILE - In this Feb.
An all-time first for venerable AP Top 25 - El Nuevo Heraldo: College
The Associated Press began asking the most important question in sports in 1936, and 1,103 times since then the AP college football poll has provided an answer that has only led to more questions, such as: What? Why? Are you kidding?
An all-time first for venerable AP Top 25 - Odessa American: College
The Associated Press began asking the most important question in sports in 1936, and 1,103 times since then the AP college football poll has provided an answer that has only led to more questions, such as: What? Why? Are you kidding?
An all-time first for venerable AP Top 25 - Roanoke Times: Wire Headlines
The arguments about what team is best in college football have moved from bars and taverns to Facebook and Twitter, but if you think it's more heated now then back in the day, consider: Before the AP started asking its member sports writers and editors to vote for the top teams, then-sports editor Alan J. Gould in 1935 went about ranking them himself. In the final rankings he named Minnesota, Princeton and TCU co-No. 1s, and Gophers fans, as the story goes, hanged Gould in effigy.
An all-time first for venerable AP Top 25 - McDowellNews.com: Ap
An all-time first for venerable AP Top 25 FILE - In this Oct. 10, 1936, file photo, Ohio State team captain Merle Wendt, left, points out to Alan Gould, center, Associated Press sports editor, and Pittsbugh captain Bill Glassford, where he intends to cross Pitt's goal line before their game in Columbus, Ohio. The one constant in college football over the last 80 years has been the AP poll.
An all-time first for venerable AP Top 25 - HDR | Hickory Daily Record : Entertainment
The arguments about what team is best in college football have moved from bars and taverns to Facebook and Twitter, but if you think it's more heated now then back in the day, consider: Before the AP started asking its member sports writers and editors to vote for the top teams, then-sports editor Alan J. Gould in 1935 went about ranking them himself. In the final rankings he named Minnesota, Princeton and TCU co-No. 1s, and Gophers fans, as the story goes, hanged Gould in effigy.
An all-time first for venerable AP Top 25 - The Independent Tribune: Super Bowl 50
The arguments about what team is best in college football have moved from bars and taverns to Facebook and Twitter, but if you think it's more heated now then back in the day, consider: Before the AP started asking its member sports writers and editors to vote for the top teams, then-sports editor Alan J. Gould in 1935 went about ranking them himself. In the final rankings he named Minnesota, Princeton and TCU co-No. 1s, and Gophers fans, as the story goes, hanged Gould in effigy.
An all-time first for venerable AP Top 25 - Brownsville Herald: College
The arguments about what team is best in college football have moved from bars and taverns to Facebook and Twitter, but if you think it's more heated now then back in the day, consider: Before the AP started asking its member sports writers and editors to vote for the top teams, then-sports editor Alan J. Gould in 1935 went about ranking them himself. In the final rankings he named Minnesota, Princeton and TCU co-No. 1s, and Gophers fans, as the story goes, hanged Gould in effigy.
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