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By Kendall Wingler Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Green Bay and Purdue Fort Wayne will meet in the Horizon League Women’s championship game at Corteva Coliseum on Tuesday with the winner earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Green Bay seeks its 15th tournament championship and another step toward cementing its conference dynasty. …

By Mitchell Rans Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – A week after her USC Trojans had celebrated on the home court of the UCLA Bruins, a regular-season sweep of their rival complete, JuJu Watkins left the floor at Gainbridge Fieldhouse alone. The third meeting between the crosstown rivals ended with the No. 4-ranked Bruins limiting …

By Cort Street | @cort_street Sports Capital Journalism INDIANAPOLIS – It was the timeless story of the power of three. In a venue located in the heart of midwestern basketball, in an era defined by its willingness to embrace the unfamiliar, the UCLA Bruins emerged triumphant at the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, showcasing a …

By Cort Street | @cort_street Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Two programs, separated by over 2,000 miles. Two basketball traditions, forged over the course of decades spent apart. The Ohio State Buckeyes, a stalwart of a suddenly distant era of Big Ten basketball, a program intertwined with the very nature of midwestern sports. The …

By Mitchell Rans Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — For more than 33 minutes in their semifinal game of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, the Michigan Wolverines gave themselves a reason to believe. They created problems for the second-ranked USC Trojans and national player of the year candidate JuJu Watkins. With 6:29 to play, …

By Andrew Thomison | @Andrew_Thomison Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana interior defensive lineman CJ West will fly under NFL teams’ radars no more. Over the last few weeks, West has started to garner more attention as a prospect in the 2025 National Football League Draft. In his lone season with Indiana University, West …

By Ethan Ward Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Just a few years ago, Ahmed Hassanein’s path to the National Football League Scouting Combine seemed extremely unlikely. His knowledge of American football was as limited as his knowledge of the English language. “All I knew was that you run and hit people,” Hassanein remembered. Living …

By Jeffery Green | @Jeffery_AGreen Sports Capital Journalism Program ATLANTA – There was frustration throughout the dressing room. There was anger and sadness in their eyes. For the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame, there had been a month with an unprecedented series of celebrations from their campus to the Sugar Bowl to the Orange Bowl. …

By Cort Street | @cort_street Sports Capital Journalism Program ATLANTA – All they needed was a chance. That was the message a decade ago, when, in the inaugural College Football Playoff, Ohio State battled through a devastating early-season loss and numerous injuries to key players but managed to capture the final seed of the expanded …