Author: Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star

When NCAA men’s basketball referee Bert Smith collapsed during the Gonzaga-USC game, some thought he had died. Turns out, that fall saved his life.

Indianapolis Colts punter Rigoberto Sanchez’s first media briefing since his cancer diagnosis and surgery was full of compassion and optimism.

As the coronavirus rages, our country sends a clear message: We care more about the safety of athletes than the safety of everyone else.

Colts punter Rigoberto Sanchez will do what Chuck Pagano and Tyler Trent did before him: He will fight cancer, inspiring with grace and strength.

Big Ten football to return amid coronavirus surge because the league likes its testing protocols, or needs the money, or caved to pressure. You pick.

The Big Ten’s decision to cancel nonconference games to protect itself amid the COVID-19 pandemic will crush smaller schools who lack resources.

Scott Dixon won the 2020 GMR Grand Prix at empty Indianapolis Motor Speedway, using tire strategy to bend the field to his will.

The NCAA’s name, image and likeness stance is a real-life chaos theory, and the T-Rex in our rear-view mirror is much closer than it appears.

Can Colts fans learn to love trash-talking Philip Rivers? Let’s revisit that infamous incident in 2019 between Rivers and Jaguars DE Yannick Ngakoue.

Before this Indiana basketball revival is over, with adults crying, students roaring and Bob Knight shouting, this will feel cathartic for all.