Pro Sports

Dunleavy keeps Pacers' playoff hopes alive (04/05/08)
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Mike Dunleavy had 27 points and 11 rebounds and the Indiana Pacers kept their faint playoff hopes alive by edging the Milwaukee Bucks 105-101 on Friday night. Indiana pulled within three games of Atlanta for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with the victory. The Hawks lost 109-104 to the Philadelphia 76ers...

Granger, Murphy lead Pacers to 123-115 win over Nets (03/29/08)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Danny Granger scored 26 points and the Indiana Pacers beat the New Jersey Nets 123-115 on Friday night to halt a two-game losing skid and boost their playoff hopes. Troy Murphy had 21 points and 17 rebounds for Indiana after missing the previous game with strep throat. Mike Dunleavy added 19 points for the Pacers, who avenged a loss to the Nets on Wednesday...

Cubs have World Series hopes 100 years after capturing last crown (03/29/08)
CHICAGO (AP) -- One hundred years between your last World Series title and the next one isn't a slump, people, it's a century. That's 14 years longer than long-suffering Boston Red Sox fans had to wait, a dozen more than the hated crosstown White Sox endured, and still 40 clear of the Cleveland Indians, holders of the second-longest run without a championship in major North American pro sports. ...

Harris' 22 points, 15 assists lead Nets past Pacers (03/27/08)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Devin Harris had 22 points and a career-best 15 assists and the New Jersey Nets kept pace with Atlanta for the final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference with a 124-117 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night...

Miller calls retiring CEO Donnie Walsh 'Godfather' of Pacers' organization (03/27/08)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Donnie Walsh called the shots, and Reggie Miller made them. In nearly two decades together, Walsh and Miller changed the Indiana Pacers from NBA also-rans to title contenders. Miller retired in 2005, and when Walsh said Monday he'd retire as Pacers CEO at the end of this season, it signaled the end of an era...

The International League 125 years and going strong (03/27/08)
INDIANAPOLIS -- The International League turns 125 this season, and, in many ways, it's never looked better. OK, the greatest player of all-time isn't in the IL this year (as Babe Ruth was in 1914 when he played for the Providence Grays and Baltimore Orioles), and the color barrier won't be broken (which Jackie Robinson did in 1946 when he played for Montreal Royals).?But as International League President Randy Mobley points out, the league, which drew over 6.7 million fans in 2007, expects to set attendance records during the next three years.. ...

Polian signs extension (03/27/08)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The Indianapolis Colts have signed team president Bill Polian to a contract extension through 2011. The Polian-led Colts have posted a 105-55 regular-season record over the past 10 seasons, reached the playoffs eight times and won the Super Bowl after the 2006 season...

Suit asks who should get money from Dome (03/18/08)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- An Indianapolis law firm has filed suit to prevent money from an online auction of RCA Dome memorabilia from going to the Indianapolis Colts Foundation and the Indiana Sports Corp. The plaintiffs say proceeds from the sale of public property should go to taxpayers rather than to the two private nonprofit organizations...

Dunleavy leads Pacers to victory (03/18/08)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Mike Dunleavy tied his career high with 36 points, and the Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks 110-98 Monday night. Danny Granger had 26 points and 11 rebounds, and Troy Murphy added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacers, who snapped a two-game losing streak...

Green Bay Packers QB Brett Favre retires after 17 seasons, says he's 'tired' (03/05/08)
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Brett Favre has had enough. After a wild ride marked by fist-pumping highs, head-shaking lows and a record number of consecutive starts, the 38-year-old quarterback told the Green Bay Packers on Tuesday that he intends to retire. "I know I can still play, but it's like I told my wife, I'm just tired mentally. I'm just tired," one of the NFL's greatest players told ESPN's Chris Mortensen in a voice mail message...

Pacers irritated by latest off-court troubles (02/29/08)

Deal clears the way for single open-wheel series in America (02/23/08)

Collins 25th in season opener (01/17/08)

Manning's backup hopes to take advantage of rare playing time (12/27/07)

Murphy scores 19 as Pacers lose to Hawks (12/26/07)

Improved Colts have uphill battle to repeat (12/26/07)

Colts clinch first-round bye with 21-14 victory over Raiders (12/17/07)

Colts beat Jaguars to take strong control of AFC South (12/03/07)

Tinsley's big finish leads Pacers to 119-110 win over Wizards in opener (11/01/07)

7-0 Colts still underdogs against Patriots (10/31/07)

With Patriots coming, Indianapolis ready for circus-like atmosphere (10/30/07)

Pacers hope to silence critics, return to playoffs (10/30/07)