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Greg & His Friends Talk Sports ... with Griffin Hare, Michelle Garmon, Mike Rich & John Robertson (2.230.1) · The Central Indiana Sports Report

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[SPEAKER_00]: We've been battling injuries.
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[SPEAKER_00]: It's been a tough year, but we appreciate you guys showing up, showing up, showing up, every game.
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[SPEAKER_00]: You guys are the best fans in the world.
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[SPEAKER_00]: We appreciate you guys.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And don't get used to the Pacers, not playing in April, Man Jones.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Go, Pacers.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Appreciate you guys.
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[SPEAKER_02]: That, of course, was Tyreys Hallaburton after the Pacers regular season finale on Sunday.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And welcome Central Indiana Sports fans to the Central Indiana Sports Report for my new podcast greaking us friends called Sports.
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[SPEAKER_02]: My friends and I are talking about whatever Central Indiana sports fans are talking about.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And coming up today, Monday, April 13th, 2026, or if we're already Macalroy makes history at the masters.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And we'll hear from our golf guy, Griffin Hare, and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Colleter Sports Editor Michelle Garmin about Sunday at Augusta.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The Pacers season mercifully comes to an end and my Chris joins me to talk about one of the most important off-season in franchise history.
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[SPEAKER_02]: and the fever signs Kelsey Mitchell Lexi Hall and Sophie Cuttingham and added Monique Billings and Ty Harris for sub-depth.
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[SPEAKER_02]: On what should be a championship contending team, I'll play a clip from Sunday's fever report with John Robertson and Michelle talking about expectations for this upcoming season.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Before we get to all that, I want to let you know about what's going on at the Central Indian Esports Report.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Again, the very part with John and Michelle was released on Sunday as well as a Master's Recap with Griffin and Michelle on Monday evening possibly Tuesday morning.
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[SPEAKER_02]: We'll have our Paces Report with Microrich, Preview, and the offseason.
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[SPEAKER_02]: and you can expect IU and Purdue reports midweek this week.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Our indie car report with Elijah Pope review and long beach on Thursday and Will Rothford and I will return with our new weekly prediction and debate podcast.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Greg versus Will versus the World, another busy week on the Central Indiana Sports Report.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Thank you so much for joining us.
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[SPEAKER_02]: My friends and I will be back tomorrow.
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[SPEAKER_02]: For a Macaroid became the fourth golfer ever to win back-to-back master's titles, joining Jack Nicholas Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods and his sixth major championship overall.
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[SPEAKER_02]: After holding off World Number 1 Scotty, Sheffler by a stroke.
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[SPEAKER_02]: in a thrilling Sunday at Augusta National.
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[SPEAKER_02]: 11 players finished within five shots of Michael Roy, including Justin Rosen, Cameron Young, both held leads at times on Sunday and both finished 10 under par, two strokes behind Michael Roy, former Tipton Ann Ball State golf star, Griffin Heron, Tipton Tribune and Owood Colleter, Sports Editor Michelle Garmin, did a full recap of the Masters on Sunday evening.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Here's a bit of that.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Welcome and now Griffin and Michelle and guys in the end, it ended up being an historic day.
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[SPEAKER_05]: It was a great one.
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[SPEAKER_05]: It kept you glued in front of your television till that final cut by Roy.
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[SPEAKER_03]: yeah it was a great day for different people have lead the twists and turns of the final round of the masters never really disappoints it seems to deliver almost every year.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I was fantastic and we watched history again to that.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Guys, early Sunday I was starting to count Roy McElroy out of this, honestly.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I thought he had a sadder day that
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[SPEAKER_02]: I thought it was going to play with his head and the early Sunday he'd lost the lead and I thought well.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I don't think we're going to have to worry about Roy McElroy at the top of the leaderboard.
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[SPEAKER_03]: He was great down the stretch.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I think winning last year and finally getting over the hump definitely helped him.
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[SPEAKER_03]: He had the really bad yesterday, just sloppy, and then he was two over through six today and he found himself three back at one point.
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[SPEAKER_03]: He was nine under and
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[SPEAKER_03]: I don't remember who was at 12 at that point, but I know he was 3 back and I was thinking myself like, see, done?
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[SPEAKER_03]: Is he about to blow a six shot lead on that or night when he teed off, but he was resilient man, he made some really good pressure shots in the end of the front nine, and then what one of the golf tournament was,
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[SPEAKER_03]: Making a really solid par on 11 which he made double yesterday hit in the water and then he took on that 10 on 12 Which not a lot of guys do made birdie there and for the first time all week he hit it in the fairway on 13 and made birdie there That's what one of the golf tournament and after that it kind of felt like it was in hand and Leslie did something crazy
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[SPEAKER_05]: Yeah, he drove the ball much better today with the exception of that on 18, but his driving on the par 5's were much better today.
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[SPEAKER_05]: And don't you think I really do think his familiarity having won last year, but just his overall familiarity with the course.
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[SPEAKER_05]: After all those years, I think that was beneficial to him today and down the stretch.
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[SPEAKER_03]: experience goes a long way in this golf tournament.
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[SPEAKER_03]: He actually I just finished up watching his post post interview after the round with the media and he said that he learned some from a practice round in 2009 with Tom Watson about where to look like for the wind.
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[SPEAKER_03]: on number 12.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And he referred to him and his caddy.
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[SPEAKER_03]: We're very patient today on 12 because the winds were swirling and I think it was making it tough down for the second nine.
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[SPEAKER_03]: A lot of guys were backing off shots, but he referred to a practice round in, you know, 2009 and then he ended up making birdie on that whole.
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[SPEAKER_03]: So that kind of proves that having that experience and, you know, experiencing some failures in the past, you know, ultimately helped him get over the hump today.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I saw a lot of things on social media.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I'm sure it will be at the bay here and leading up to the next major.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I think it's the PGA's the next major and then US open.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And they moved the PGA to the PGA, the PGA is going to be in May this year, which honestly I wouldn't be surprised if you want another one early prediction here.
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[SPEAKER_03]: He's got all the confidence going, but I think you can argue he's the best European golfer in the modern era.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I think it's between him and Nick Fowdow, they're tied with six majors now.
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[SPEAKER_03]: In the fact that it took a row of 10 years to win another major and then once he did,
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[SPEAKER_03]: he went back to back master's only four players have ever done that I certainly thank you can argue he's maybe the best European ever I think this puts really also in the conversation of probably top 10 best players ever he hasn't only done it on the PGA tour he's
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[SPEAKER_03]: As we know, he's a European and he plays on two different tours.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And I think he's won over 20 times in Europe and he's won.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I think today was his 30th tour when like he's won all over the world.
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[SPEAKER_02]: He's a global icon and not a lot of people can say that.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The excruciating 25, 26 in the Annapacier season has come to an end, mercifully.
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[SPEAKER_02]: My friend, my Grinch and I discussed it briefly, Sunday, and I had a head of tonight's Pacers Report, where we will review the 26 season briefly.
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[SPEAKER_02]: To bait who won't be back on the roster next year, talking about important dates and events between now and next season, and to bait what seed the Pacers will be in the East Playoffs, a year from today.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Did I, we watched probably more Pacers this year than we should have, but less than we usually do, and honestly we watched because we're kind of obligated because of what we do, but it was really hard to watch this year.
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[SPEAKER_04]: It was, it got worse, worse, and worse, as the year progressed, it's just like, oh my gosh, this is just, just get to the end of the season.
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[SPEAKER_02]: 19 wins is the lowest in franchise history.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I remember growing up in a year where I was hoping that they went every night that they went 22 and 60 and that was the worst in franchise history.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And it's over now and Mike and I will recap the whole thing for you Monday evening.
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[SPEAKER_02]: We will talk about who might not be on the roster next year.
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[SPEAKER_02]: We'll talk about important dates
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[SPEAKER_02]: we're going to predict what the pace received will be a year from right now in the NBA playoffs.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Mike, let's talk about a couple of dates because as pace is trans, this offseason's probably going to be more interesting than the past season was.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Oh, offseason will definitely be more exciting than the season.
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[SPEAKER_04]: The season kind of got nerve-wracking
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[SPEAKER_04]: And the last quarter of the season, because they're like, gosh, this team, they made a good trade.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Are they going to, are they going to go on a run and blow the chance of an opportunity for one of these top top four picks?
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[SPEAKER_04]: And they didn't disappoint us.
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[SPEAKER_04]: They don't disappoint us this year.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, much to our surprise, Mike, they were fully committed to this tank.
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[SPEAKER_04]: and I'm happy they were I'm happy that you know they're given it every chance they got to get one of those top four picks and still there's still a risk there but you know pretty good odds pretty good odds to land in the top four 52.1% of course and we will find out on May 10th and for now that's the key date to remember this summer that's the one that's where all paces fans attention is right now
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[SPEAKER_04]: May 10th and Definitely looking forward to that and Propray every night for Better better outcome than the season was Mike the OF Oh, NBA O's us We are do
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[SPEAKER_02]: And of course the other date tournament will be June 24th, that will be the NBA draft and Mike UNI will be talking much more about this Monday night on the Pacer's report.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Thanks for your time and safe travels.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Again, look for our Pacer's report later.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Monday or possibly Tuesday, Mike Richmond straight from his military duty over the weekend to a work trip.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Monday, it's probably 55.
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[SPEAKER_02]: NBA playoffs are set except for the seven and eight seeds in each conference.
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[SPEAKER_02]: That will be determined Tuesday through Friday and the play in games.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It starts Tuesday with Miami and Charlotte in Portland at Phoenix, the Blazer Suns winner will be the seventh seed in the Westman face the spurs in the opening round.
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[SPEAKER_02]: On Wednesday either Orlando or Philly will be the seventh seed whoever wins that one.
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[SPEAKER_02]: In the East and we'll face the Celtics with the losers playing Tuesday's winner on Friday for the eight seed.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Portland, Phoenix, Loser will play either of the Warriors or Clippers at home on Friday for the final spot in the West, that of course is the AC.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Both series in the West that are also set also begin on Saturday, nuggets, Timberwolves at 330 Rockets, Lakers, that's the Bronjews versus Kevin Durant at 830, more on the NBA playoffs on this show and the Central Indian Sports Report Network throughout the league.
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[SPEAKER_02]: through out the week and all summer.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And Doc Rivers has resigned as Milwaukee's head coach, and that never not worked out.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The Indiana fee won't keep its core intact after resigning Kelsey Mitchell, Lexi Hall, and Sophia cunning him over the weekend.
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[SPEAKER_02]: They also added Monique Billings of Ty Harris.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Billings a veteran big who spent some time on Team USA and Harris, a noble,
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[SPEAKER_02]: And late Sunday, they signed Demiris Dantas to a two-year deal, and a Monday morning signed Megan McConnell, the sister of TJ McConnell, to a training camp contract.
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[SPEAKER_02]: We talked about expectations for the 26th season, and today's WNBA draft on Sunday's
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[SPEAKER_06]: It's really happy just sitting around seeing all the news roll in that the major pieces are getting locked in.
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[SPEAKER_06]: We got, we knew Caitlin Clark, and we knew Alia Boston were secured good to see the signings of Kelsey Mitchell, Lexi Hall, and Monique Billings.
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[SPEAKER_06]: Today, personally, I'm the happiest about Lexi Hall.
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[SPEAKER_06]: I was a little nervous that one wasn't going to get done, but happy to see that one done.
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[SPEAKER_06]: But Kelsey Mitchell getting the first super max in fever history, it is a big deal.
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[SPEAKER_06]: I think she deserves it.
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[SPEAKER_06]: and she's been so good for so long as she deserves everything she's getting.
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[SPEAKER_06]: I think that's going to keep her in a one year.
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[SPEAKER_06]: I don't know the thing.
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[SPEAKER_06]: Keep her much past one year.
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[SPEAKER_06]: But happy to have her for this upcoming season.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I'm happy to and she does deserve it.
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[SPEAKER_05]: She's been with the fever the whole time and through the highs through the lows.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Kind of the high of last year, but the injuries made it not quite the season that the fever at home, but still a really
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[SPEAKER_05]: she was a major reason for that so I was glad to see her get rewarded.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I don't know it'll be interesting to see.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Give her the super max this year and maybe they can work out a longer term deal.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I'm also pleased with the billings.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I think that's a good move.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Her and Caitlyn played together for the United States and feedback here just a couple months ago so that's good.
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[SPEAKER_06]: They've had some
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[SPEAKER_05]: She's going to come in kind of knowing how to live her teammates play and they're going to know how she heard her game, which I think is always a plus.
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[SPEAKER_06]: I was happy to see the front office give Lexi so much love saying like she's a core piece of the mentality of the team Like she's a core piece of like what gives the fever there their identity.
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[SPEAKER_06]: I've been saying that for a long time Like Lexi hustle Lexi tough this that's what the whole team's gonna have to bring but I think she's just see them give her the respect on Watchy brings even though it may not always be the most numbers wise.
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[SPEAKER_06]: She's a core part of the team
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[SPEAKER_02]: And I think that's what these last couple of days have really shown that the direction is this core group and they think it's a championship core for sure.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Alexie is a huge piece to Jio.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I didn't mean to gloss over that.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I think she is integral because she definitely sets the tone for them on the defensive end of the floor.
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[SPEAKER_05]: But she's the, like I said, tone setter on the defensive end of the floor.
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[SPEAKER_05]: She's that nitty, gritty, gutty, you know what, I'm going to take whatever you dish out and dish it right back to your type of player and I like that.
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[SPEAKER_06]: It's going to hurt my wall because I'm going to have to buy a bunch more Lexi gear now.
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[SPEAKER_06]: So there's that, I heard you, yeah, you said there's a championship run, I think they got a good chance.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Of course more on the WNBA draft and who the fever choose on tomorrow's show.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The fever did lose Natasha Howard to the Minnesota Lynx.
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[SPEAKER_02]: She signed a $1.4 million contract over two years.
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[SPEAKER_02]: She averaged 11.4 points last year in Indy.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And Major League Baseball, the entire NL centrals within two games of each other after the weekend.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Pirates are nine and six and a half game ahead of the reds.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Full game ahead of the Cardinals and Brewers and two ahead of the Cubs, Cubs beat Pittsburgh 7 to 6 on Carson Kelly's walk off RBI single on Sunday, completing a comeback from 5, nothing down.
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[SPEAKER_02]: More bad news for the struggling Brewers, 2018 in L MVP, Chris and Yelich left Sunday's 86 lost to the Nationals with a hamstring injury, and the Brewers reportedly fear the worst.
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[SPEAKER_02]: This week, the Reds host the Giants Tuesday through Thursday and are in Minnesota for free this weekend.
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[SPEAKER_02]: and the Cubs are in Philly for three starting to night at 640 and host the meds for three over the weekend after having Thursday off.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Every team in baseball except for the 114 Dodgers are somewhere between 6 and 10 wins and 7 and 10 losses.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Over the weekend, Tampa swept the Yankees and the surprising ace swept the meds.
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[SPEAKER_02]: In college softball, I use sweat Purdue 4151 and 9000 over the weekend, the 31 and 10 Hoosiers host Notre Dame on Tuesday, IU baseball went one and two against the last place Maryland and Purdue Baseball Sweat Northwestern, 113, 3 to 2 and 10 innings and 8 to 3.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The boiler makers now 25 and 10 over all in 12 and 6.
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[SPEAKER_02]: and fourth in the big tin behind only unbeaten U.C.L.A.
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[SPEAKER_02]: 12 and 3 Nebraska and 13 and 5 U.S.C.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The Boilermakers host Miami, Ohio on Tuesday.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The Hoosiers are inter-hot to face ISU Tuesday as well.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And in college football, the Purdue Spring Showcase was held Saturday the final of 15 Spring Practices for the Boilermakers who went.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Early Monday, Jackie Ryder, a quarterback from Winnetca, Illinois, tweeted that he's committed to Odom and the boiler makers.
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[SPEAKER_02]: He was reportedly also considering Arizona State, Northern Illinois, North Texas, and Toledo.
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[SPEAKER_02]: We'll have more on Purdue Spring Football and any other transfer news that we may have from college basketball on Wednesday's Purdue Report with Jake Dunn.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The indie ignite return home to the Fisher's Events Center Sunday evening, improved their MLV best record at 19 and 4, but the 25, 19, 28, 26, 27, 25, win over the Atlanta 5.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The ignite now have 53 points, 6 better than the Dallas Pulse for the league's best record.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And he's at Grand Rapids on Friday, a game that can be seen on YouTube or locally on WTHR.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Before Sunday's home showdown with Dallas.
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[SPEAKER_02]: We'll talk with my friend and Ignite P.A.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Guy.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Aaron Pittman about the Ignite later this week.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Ty Gibbs one is first career NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday at Bristol Outdooling Ryan Blaney at Kyle Larson.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's the 130 first career win for Joe Gibbs racing.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The series is in Kansas, Sunday at two on Fox this week.
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[SPEAKER_02]: That will be followed immediately by the Indie Car race at Long Beach at 530.
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[SPEAKER_02]: We will preview the Indie Car race on the Indie Car Report with Elijah Poe on Thursday.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Some local news and notes lapel star basketball player Tyler Cash is reportedly committed to hand over according to recruit productions.
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[SPEAKER_02]: All statesman's volleyball team won its 24th MIVA regular season championship by sweeping Loyola 2522 2520 and 2516 on Saturday at where the Narina and tell you goodman of on three sports reports that former Lawrence Central star Jayla Lampley will transfer from Mississippi State to Rutgers.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Seven-one-one-you-contransfer Eric Ruby is down to three college choices, Kentucky BYU and IU.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Also, Notre Dame's Marcus Burt and Alabama's Aiden Cheryl visited Bloomington over the weekend and are considering Darren DeVries, IU Hoosers.
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[SPEAKER_02]: North and North Dakota State Transfer Trace and Anderson is committed to Butler and former IU Women's star Navia Kaffee has committed to Missouri.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And some national news and notes, Illinois star Keaton Wagler has declared for the NBA draft, Tinkathon has him as the sixth overall pick going to Memphis as a sporting, Louisville has landed the top two players in the transfer portal, at least by my rankings, Cocomo's Florida but Nunga and Jackson Shellstad of Oregon, who's the best guard in the transfer portal when he's healthy, which he was not last year.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Denver won the frozen four men's college hockey and the Greensboro swarmed the farm team of the Charlotte Hornets won the NBA G-League title including a final sweep of the Stockton Kings with a 119-104 victory on Friday evening and my friends and I will be back tomorrow, please join us.