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The Central Indiana Sports 10-Minute Report ... for Tuesday, April 28, 2026 (2.247.1) · The Central Indiana Sports Report

• 0:04
  [SPEAKER_00]: Cars are currently on track at IMS, and I can't stop laughing enough at the pistons.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And so much more coming up on the Central Indiana Sports Report's 10-minute daily report, 10 minutes tailored specifically for Central Indiana Sports fans.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm your host Greg Mingal, and I love Central Indiana Sports.
• 0:24
  [SPEAKER_00]: Coming up today Tuesday, April 28th, 2026, NBA and NHL playoffs, the Cubs that lose again out west.
• 0:32
  [SPEAKER_00]: Tournament paths for Ball State Men's volleyball in the National Tournament and for Cross Rhodes League's baseball and softball.
• 0:40
  [SPEAKER_00]: Let's look ahead to Tuesday including a full night of high school baseball and softball.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Before we get to all of that quick programming note, this podcast is released every week day afternoon between one and three almost every day.
• 0:54
  [SPEAKER_00]: And on weekends by 8 a.m., our major league baseball report came out Monday night.
• 0:59
  [SPEAKER_00]: Our colds report with Will Rutherford breaking down the colds draft will be out later today.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And the IE report will be out first thing in the morning assuming we can get everybody together here in the off season.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Please go check those out.
• 1:12
  [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you so much for joining us,
• 1:17
  [SPEAKER_00]: Cars are currently on the track at IMS, the first of Tuesday's tests for the upcoming 110th Indianapolis 500 veterans tested from 10am to noon, just as New Garden was the fastest in that session.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The only driver to go over 200 and 23 miles an hour.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: another two-time champion to come to Kumasato with second-fastes followed by Pato Award Scott McLaughlin, St.Pino Farucci, David Malukus, Nolan Seagull, Noble's Ville's Conner Daily, Christian Rashmuse and Felix Rosenquist, the rookies are currently on track, noon to two, and then from 2 to 6 the track is open for all 33 of the current entrance of the Indianapolis 500.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We'll have the results in any news from the test on tomorrow's show, and hopefully we'll have our indie car guy Elijah Poe.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The next race is on the indie road course on May 9th, and we will have an indie car report for you first thing Thursday this week.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Detroit Pistons are a game away from joining an infamous list of number one seeds to lose to an eight seed in the opening round of the NBA playoff.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: and it could not be funnier.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And it couldn't happen to a better fan base.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It really has been fun to watch.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It's really going to make the Eastern Conference play also a lot less interesting.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It'll make Celtic Snicks a lot more important.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'll tell you that.
• 2:36
  [SPEAKER_00]: The Pistons still aren't out of it.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: They can turn things around as starts on Wednesday and Game 5 and Detroit.
• 2:46
  [SPEAKER_00]: It's hard to imagine the timber walls beating the nuggets now the Anthony Edwards and Dante Dief and Chino.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: are certainly out for probably the entire playoffs.
• 2:54
  [SPEAKER_00]: The nuggets won Game 5, 125, 13 late Monday, and it was a back close.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And nuggets led 97, 75 after three quarters.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Nickel Yoke, it was just magic.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: 27.16 assists and 12 rebounds.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The wolves are still up three games to two, and they're still just one win away from taking these series, and they could do that.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: On Thursday night in Minneapolis in Game 6, right now the nuggets are six and a half point favorites
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The last time a team came back from three games to one down to win a series was six years ago, and it was the nuggets.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And the Thunderl get plenty of rest ahead of their next series against the Rockets or the Lakers.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: They finished off the suns, but a 131-122 win on Monday night behind 31 points from Shade Guild to Salt Lake Thunder.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: On the final day of the regular season, the nuggets won, and it just made the Thunder's path to the Western Finals so easy.
• 3:51
  [SPEAKER_00]: There are three game fives tonight.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Two of them are on ESPN at seven o'clock.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It's the 76ers in Celtics and game six.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Celtics can end the six or season.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That's followed by Blazers at Spurs at 930 and the Spurs can end the Blazers season in San Antonio.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In between is the good one.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It ate a clock on NBC, the Atlanta Hawks at the New York Nix, game five with the series tied two games of peace.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Nix R6 and a half point favor
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And the Maverick's Cooper Flag just beat out his former Duke T-mate Khan Kenniple to win Rookie of the Year, BJ has edge comb of the Sixers was a distant third, with Dylan Harper of the Spurs 4th.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And Austin Reeves is expected to return for the Lakers Wednesday night in Game 5 against the Rockets in Los Angeles.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And in the Stanley Cup playoffs on Monday, a Shatehador goal in overtime gave
• 4:50
  [SPEAKER_00]: The Golden Knights a 5-4 win over the Utah mammoth in Game 4 of that Stanley cut playout series.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The series is now tied two games a piece with Game 5 wins day night in Vegas.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Also the Penguin stayed off elimination for the second straight game beating the Flyers 3-2 Monday night in Pittsburgh, Crystal Teng's goal in the second period broke a 2-2 tie.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Game 5 is late Wednesday.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: A couple of game 3s today, the Sabers will try to eliminate the Bruins and the Ducks will try to end the Euler season, both games are on TNT, Bruins Sabers at 6, Ducks Euler's at 10, also at 8 o'clock on ESPN2, the Wild and Stars will break a 2-2 tie in balance.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In the Major's on Monday, on the heels of a 10-game winning streak, the Cubs drop their third game in a row 9-7 in San Diego,
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Mani Machado with three for four and hit his 400th career double in the win.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Cardinals didn't get hit for the first six innings, but came from behind to beat the Pirates four to two, the Dodgers won their third straight five for over the Marlins, and in the American League, Aaron Judge, and Ben Rice went back to back in the Yankees four to win over the Rangers, both reaching double-digit home runs in the win.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And the Red Sox won their third straight since firing,
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Reds host the Rockies and the Brewers host the Diamondbacks in Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, series beginning tonight.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: First pitch for the Reds is 640 for the Brewers and Diamondbacks 710.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Some other series of note beginning Tuesday and L.E.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: S. Leeter at Lanna is at home against A.L.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Central favorite Detroit and the Royals are at the AL West Leading AIDS.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Early Tuesday, the Phillies fired manager Rob Thompson after their nine and nineteen start to the season.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Jeff Passen of ESPN is reporting that Don Maddingley will be the interim manager.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Ball State is earned a top four seed and a buy into the elite eight in the men's volleyball 12 team national tournament, the 25 and four and fourth rank Cardinals will face either 23 and six pepper dying or 12 and 16 Fort Valley State at the Riverview Health Arena.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: in Noblesville.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That matches the set for 7 o'clock on Friday and the winner will face top-seed UCLA in the final four at UCLA.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Hawaii is the two-seed and Long Beach is the three-seed.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Ball State UCLA, Hawaii and Long Beach State are hosting the regionals.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Some local news and notes and what is now a minor story that certainly looks like it could turn into a major story along the way.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Former IU quarterback Brendan Sorsby currently at Texas Tech is reportedly under investigation for gambling on reds games and possibly even IU games while he was on the roster, although he was returting.
• 7:42
  [SPEAKER_00]: We have an IU report first thing Wednesday hopefully, talking IU football players on their new NFL teams and this uglings.
• 7:51
  [SPEAKER_00]: Frank Tengrad McKinna Alexander was named Biggie Softball Player of the Week again.
• 7:56
  [SPEAKER_00]: The Butler Star is the player of the week for the third time this season.
• 8:00
  [SPEAKER_00]: Gloy Peterson and the Indian Apple Star is reporting that Demiris Dantus has arrived at fever camp after being delayed by a visa issue.
• 8:08
  [SPEAKER_00]: The Fever's final preseason game is in their only home preseason game, as Thursday at seven against Dallas, we will have a reaction after that one from John Roberts and Michelle Garmin, Friday morning at the latest.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Fever also opened the regular season against the wing, so now feature paced beckers and as he fudden, who were teammates at Yukon, both were top two selections in the past two, WMBA Draft by Dallas.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Greenfield Central has named Luke Meredith its boys basketball head coach.
• 8:39
  [SPEAKER_00]: He's been on the Staff at Greenfield for the last six years.
• 8:42
  [SPEAKER_00]: Chris Capco and the Ball State Cardinals have gotten another commitment from Canadian Jr. Sean Blake who announced on Monday on Twitter that he will be moving from Vermont to Muncie.
• 8:53
  [SPEAKER_00]: He averaged 10 points, four rebounds and four assists with the catamounts last season.
• 8:57
  [SPEAKER_00]: And Liberty Christian has hired Heather Bremmer as its new volleyball head coach.
• 9:02
  [SPEAKER_00]: I know her.
• 9:07
  [SPEAKER_00]: a late run gave Indiana Wesley and the crossroads regular season softball championship.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Now they're the top seat in the conference tournament which begins tonight in Fort Wayne with the four lowest seats playing.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Indiana Wesley and St. Francis Marion and Taylor all drew first round buys and we'll get underway tomorrow.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Taylor plays tomorrow at 10 a.m. against the highest remaining seed from Tuesday's games and the winner of that one will play the top seed wildcats at three.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Marion will play the lowest seed remaining Tuesday at noon with the winner going against St. Francis at five.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The semi final round and championship and the second championship game if needed are all on Friday.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Topbring Taylor is 45 and 4 and the top seed in the Crossroads Baseball tournament.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: They will take on the lowest seed either same Francis, Spring Arbor, Mount Vernon, Nazarene or Bethel, Thursday at 230 and their first conference tournament game.
• 10:03
  [SPEAKER_00]: To seed Huntington will play the highest seed remaining from those 14s at 11 with 3 seed Marion against 4 seed Indiana Wesleyan at 6 on Thursday, the champion will be determined to odd Monday.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Also, Tuesday, IU will try to snap its three-game losing streak at Louisville at five.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Hoosiers are 19 and 25.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Cardinals are 26 and 18.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Jack Brown from Fisher's is made 16 appearances out of the Louisville pin this year.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He's four and two on the year.
• 10:34
  [SPEAKER_00]: And there was one baseball game and one softball game in the entire state of Indiana on Monday because of the rain, Angola beat Fairfield, five to one in baseball, Fairfield beat Angola 16 to three in softball and I can only imagine that the town of Benton has a dome or something.
• 10:51
  [SPEAKER_00]: Tonight is the second CIC baseball softball night of the year.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It looks like it's here with you a much nicer night, so I guess we're gonna get those in.
• 10:59
  [SPEAKER_00]: The big win in baseball is O'Kill at Madison Grant should be a really good one.
• 11:03
  [SPEAKER_00]: Oh, wood, Frank didn't black for the Alexander, it should also be good ones.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We will have scores and highlights of those on tomorrow's show.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Some other big, local games of interest on Tuesday, Big Night in the Hoosier Heritage, conference leader Greenfield is at New Powell, Mount Vernon takes on Pendleton, and Delta plays Shelbyville.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Also, 75 lapel visits 11 and 5 University, and Anderson is at Marion.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And the newest coaches poll, it came out Monday, Couts, Browns Town, and Drain and Center Grove for the number one teams.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Locally in 3A, Garen is second and westernest third, with Ron Colley 4th and Cathedral 9th.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And 2A, CIC rivals Eastbrook is fourth and O'Kill 8th.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: University comes in at number 10.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And in Class A, Clinton Prairie is second to Couts.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Rossville is fourth and Calen 5th.
• 11:52
  [SPEAKER_00]: Hamilton's South Eastern at number 17 is our highest rank
• 11:57
  [SPEAKER_00]: And in Softball and the CIC ahead of the big one, Thursday between Mississippi and Alexandria, the 7-0 Indians first time to get past 7-3 East Brook tonight in Gass City.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Also, 8-2 L-1 is at 7 and 4, Frank Tinnon what should be a really good one.
• 12:12
  [SPEAKER_00]: Madison Grant goes to O'Kill and Alexander at host Blackford, some interesting local games outside of the CIC on Tuesday, five and four Westerners at 11 and one Logan's port, and a big Hoosier Conference contest.
• 12:25
  [SPEAKER_00]: Two teams also play on Wednesday and Roosheville at those two games, a likely determined conference champion.
• 12:32
  [SPEAKER_00]: So, seven and four Eastern Hancock visits five and two West Dell in a big mid-Eastern
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In Hamilton County, it's 85 Westfield at 7 and 2 Noblesville, 11 and 4 Fishers at 11 and 3 Hamilton South Eastern.
• 12:50
  [SPEAKER_00]: Hamilton South Eastern is ranked third in the state, Fisher's 8, Noblesville, 10th and Westfield 12 in the latest coaches polls released by the Indiana softball coaches on Monday.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Yorktown is number one in class 3A, like Central is number one in 4A.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Barribe is number one in class A and to come to
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  [SPEAKER_00]: has the top spot in class 2A, one spot ahead of unbeaten Alexander yet.
• 13:14
  [SPEAKER_00]: Thanks so much for listening, we'll be back tomorrow.
• 13:17
  [SPEAKER_00]: The Central Indian Sports Report is a product of ITG Media, and I love Susie.