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The Central Indiana Sports 10-Minute Report ... for Friday, May 8, 2026 (2.256.1) 1 · The Central Indiana Sports Report

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  [SPEAKER_00]: We are just two days away from the NBA Draft Lottery, 16 days away from the Indianapolis 500, and the fever gets started tomorrow.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That and so much more coming up on the Central Indian sports reports, 10-minute daily report, 10 minutes tailored specifically for Central Indian sports fans.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm your host Greg Mangel and I love Central Indiana sports.
• 0:28
  [SPEAKER_00]: Today is Friday, May 8th, 2026 and we start as we do every day with a segment called He Start with Headlight.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Indiana fever kick off their season Saturday against the Dallas wings, the return of Caitlyn Clark.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Alex Polo was fastest at the first practice at Saturday's Indie Grand Prix at IMS.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Qualifying is today at 530.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Omaha ended the Indie Ignite season with a five-set thriller in the MLV semi-finals.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It comes when their ninth game in a row and their 15-strait at Ridley with a four-game sweep of the Reds.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Top Seeds Detroit in Oklahoma City earn NBA playoff wins, Butler and I use softball advance in their conference tournaments.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: IU and Purdue begin a crucial three game baseball series Friday and Eastbrook topped Oak Hill and a top four matchup in CIC baseball.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: With programming note, there will be no 10 minute report on Saturday, I'll get you caught up on everything on Sunday morning.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: and we have so much stuff today going to have to go through each item quickly.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you so much for joining us, your 10-minute update begins now.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: No surprise, three-time running series champion and last year's race winner Alex Blow was fastest.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: at the morning's practice for the Indie GP at IMS.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He went 125.273 miles per hour just ahead of Graham Rayhal who led the most laps in last year's race.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Hello and Rayhal and the rest of the field will drive for the 0.530 this evening.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The race is Saturday at 430 the 14th annual Indie car race on the road course in May.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The rest of the top 10 in Friday's practice, Kyle Kirkwood in 3rd and Felix Rosenquist.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: David Malukas, Kiffin Simpson, Marcus Armstrong, Scott Dixon, Alexander Rossi, and Christian Lungard.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: A lot of the drivers Elijah Poe and I picked in this week's Indie Car Report as we previewed the race.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Please go check that out.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We'll also have a reaction after Saturday's race, Elijah's in the middle of the move to Iowa.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: So not sure exactly what time could be as late as Sunday morning.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Indie Ignite, the best team in the MLB regular season.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Unceremoniously had its season come to an end Thursday night in Friscoe, Texas.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Omaha Supernova's Beat the Ignite and a five set thriller in the playoff, semi-final Thursday night, 25, 22, 21, 25, 27, 29, 25, 20, and 15 to 13 in the decisive fifth set.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Ignite held an eight-five lead in the final set before Omaha took over with a
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  [SPEAKER_00]: on their way to the victory.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Super Knowers will now face the Dallas Post Saturday for the league title, the Quote match for a million.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We're less than 24 hours away from the Indiana fever season opener against the Dallas wings.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Indiana opens the season as one of the three top favorites to win the 2026 title.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It's happening no doubt about it.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Fever them the Pacers.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We previewed Saturday's game and the season for the Fever Report with John Roberts in
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That came out on Friday morning, please go check out that one.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And we'll have a reaction to Saturday's game sometime Saturday evening.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I made a $1.50 bet with John Robertson that the fever will win this game by at least 14 points.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And we're just under 48 hours away from the NBA draft lottery, which could be one of the biggest days and Pacers, franchise history.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Pacers will either get a top four pick and a potential cornerstone player for the next decade, or absolutely nothing.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: three o'clock Sunday on ABC.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think our entire crew is planning on watching it together and reacting after the Pacers get the number one pick.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: They just they always.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And my final trip to tankathon to simulate the draft lottery and it says the Pacers will get the fifth pick and it'll go to the clippers.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Ah, I'll just tankathon.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: No, anyway.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The top four picks are BYU's AJ DeBonsei, Kansas's Darren Peterson, Duke's Cam Booser and North Carolina's Caleb Wilson, most mocked drafts have the Pacers taking Booser or Peterson with the second pick.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We discussed that all and, which teams in the Eastern Conference concern this for, next year's playoffs, on this week's Pacers Report, which will be out first thing Saturday morning.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: NBA playoffs top season Detroit, local home is city rolled to wins Thursday night,
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Pistons 107-97 over Cleveland, Detroit let almost the entire night, but the cast did tie the game at 93 before Kate Cunningham and the Pistons closed on 813 to 6 run.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Cunningham finished with 25 points in tennis system.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That guy concerns me as a Pacers fan.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He's need a little more to go with him.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Game 3 is Friday at 7 and Cleveland has to win to keep this a series.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In the other game on Thursday night, the thunder dominated the Lakers 125-107 in the Lakers spent the rest of the night crying about the officiating in an 18-point loss.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Seriously, what a joke.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Game 3 is in LA on Saturday night, the Lakers are about to get swept and it's glorious.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The series now shifts to new locations on Friday night, game 3 at 7 in the eastern
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And then San Antonio goes to Minnesota at 930 after salvaging a split with a 38-point win in Game 2 on Wednesday night.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Fun night ahead in the NBA playoffs.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Only one game on Thursday night in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Hurricanes won a fight filled game three with the flyers.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In Philadelphia, four to one scoring two goals in the third to clinch it.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Carolina goes for a sweep on Saturday evening.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Lakers and Flyers both getting swept will be just a delight.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Montreal Buffalo Game 2 at 7 and night's ducks game 3 at 9.30 to night on TNT.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Sabers like to go up to nothing in Buffalo and Anaheim and Vegas will break a 1-1-tie in game 3 and Anaheim.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I really really don't want to talk about major league baseball, I guess I have to.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Cub swept the Reds with an 8-3 win Thursday, 4-game sweep, they're now up 3 and half games on the Cardinals in the National League Central as they head to Texas 4-3 against
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It comes with now one nine games in a row, 15 straight at Rigglyfield, the second long to streak in franchise history, just three wins short of the record.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: A week ago, the Reds were 20 and 11 in the first place in the NL Central, day their 20 and 18 and in last place.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: They host the Astros for three starting the night at 6.10.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In college baseball, Purdue and Indiana play a crucial three game set in West Lafayette beginning today at six.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Hoosiers need three wins to try to sneak into the big ten tournament.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The boy their makers could use three wins to try to make the NCAA tournament.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Purdue is currently fifth in the Big Ten standings.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: They're 32 and 15 overall, 15 and 9 in the Big Ten.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Hoosiers are 21 and 27 overall, 7 and 17 in the Big Ten.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Two games behind Rutgers for the final of 12 available spots for the Big Ten
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  [SPEAKER_00]: May 19th through 24th in Omaha.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: On this week's Purdue Report with Jake Dunn, Jake and I spoke with Purdue baseball announcer Kyle Charters about the Boydler makers and these series with IU, please go check that out.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Butler softball began the Big East Tournament with a huge 10-3 win over top seat Providence on Thursday, ranked in the McKinna Alexander had an RBI double in the win.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Bulldogs play UConn today at three and the 14 double elimination tournament.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: winner will be in the driver seat for the big East Automatic Bid in the NCAA Tournament.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: IU is two wins away from the Big Tens Automatic Bid.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Hoosiers advanced to the final four of the 12 team single elimination tournament with a nine to two win over Washington on Thursday in college park Maryland.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Alex Cooper Homer did drove in three for the 41 and 13 Hoosiers.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: They'll face top seed Nebraska today at five, followed by the second semi final UCLA against Wisconsin,
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The championship is scheduled for four o'clock on Saturday.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And in high school baseball in the big game in the CIC, number two Eastbrook beat number four O'Kill, seven to four by scoring six times in the sixth.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Panthers now 16 and won overall and tied for first in the CIC, with Alexander, which beat Elwood, 28 to one.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Jackson Bros. and Diamond Birdy gas both drove in four and will Rowan hit his fourth home run of the year for the Tigers.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Also in the CIC Blackford beat Mrs. Sinemal tend to A and Madison Rampbeat Frinkton 17 to nothing.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: First, first CIC win.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Some other scores from around the area Lapelle top-tapped Hamilton Heights, 14 to 4, Taylor beat Clinton Central, 9 to 4, Cow and Top, Monsy Central Ford, and nothing, Pinnleton and Greenfield split A double header.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: While Bajani upset Delta 5 to 3, Yorktown pounded Westell 16 to 2, it was Mount Vernon
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Eastern beat Manchester 21 to 9 the comments now 14 and 6 on the year was Hamilton South Eastern 5 Noblesville 2.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It was Rossville 8 to 4 over Carroll, Delphi 11 to 5 over Tricentral and Tipton beat Cookmoat 12 to 11 behind 4 hits from Aiden Gibson and 3 RBIs from Jaren Aller.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In Softball and the CIC, Franklin and Alexander remain the 21 beaten teams.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: After the Eagles beat Madison Grant, 11 to nothing behind Grace Kessinger's two hits shut out.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And Alexandria beat Elwood, 5 to 1, bring Lee Humphrey's and Natalie Pin combined on the three hitter for the 13 and O Tigers.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The other score from the CIC on Thursday night were Mrs. Sinowal 8 to 1 over Blackford and O kill 5 to 4 over Eastbrook, the Golden Eagles scored 4 times in the 7 to 4 6 training and scored the winning run in 8.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Around the area in softball, Lucy George shut out Lebanon in westerns, five to nothing win.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Fisher's got by Hamilton Heights 9 to seven.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It was northwestern 22 to three over Tippedon, on the central 12 to 11 over Richmond, Delta 16 to four over Westdale, Mount Vernon top to Pinnleton 12 to two, Hamilton South Eastern got passed, Noblesville 5 to 3, and Ron Callie Edge Westfield 3 to 2.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And now you know everything I know about central Indiana sports.
• 10:46
  [SPEAKER_00]: The show will be back on Sunday morning.
• 10:48
  [SPEAKER_00]: We will have a race reaction to the Indie car race at the motor speedway and a reaction to the fever wings season opener on Saturday.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Please go check those out and again, the show will be back on Sunday.
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