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By Jack Wright Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Jalyx Hunt is the first player to ever receive an invitation to the National Football League Scouting Combine from Houston Christian University, a small private school in the Southland Conference. Initially recruited out of high school as a wide receiver and cornerback, Hunt grew to 6-foot-4 …

By Andrew Thomison | @Andrew_Thomison Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold is as confident a player as you will find at the National Football League Scouting Combine. He gets his confidence from his grandfather. But not in the way you may be thinking. “Playing corner, you have to have that, and …

By Kondwani Mzumara | @kondwamz Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Damian Lillard of the Milwaukee Bucks received the NBA All-Star Kobe Bryant MVP Award after a dazzling 39-point performance during the NBA All-Star Game Sunday night. Lillard, who made his eighth NBA All-Star appearance, made 11 three-pointers, two of them coming from half-court, to …

By Madie Chandler | @madie_chandler Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – At the end of a record-setting night, National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver stood near midcourt at Gainbridge Fieldhouse during a moment designed as a celebration of the league’s All Stars. As Silver turned to his left toward the winning team and spoke into …

By Madie Chandler | @madie_chandler Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana Pacers two-time All-Star guard, is on pace to play 63 of his team’s 82 games this season. Haliburton is also eligible to receive the Supermax Escalator on his newest contract should he be selected to an All-NBA team at the conclusion …

By Madie Chandler | @madie_chandler Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The NBA’s All-Star Saturday Night hosted two of basketball’s most prolific shooters in Stephen Curry and Sabrina Ionescu as the pair reenacted their own version of Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs’ iconic Battle of the Sexes tennis match. The 2024 edition of the …

By Kondwani Mzumara | @kondwamz Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The Winston-Salem State University Rams won the NBA HBCU Classic over Virginia Union University Panthers 64-47 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse Saturday. Winston-Salem State (17-8), the defending Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association tournament champions, led by as many as 23 points. Ketron Shaw led the Rams with …

By Madie Chandler | @madie_chandler Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The NBA All-Star Saturday Night court awaits the arrival of a pair of basketball’s most prolific shooters set to reenact Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs’ iconic Battle of the Sexes tennis match. The 2024 iteration of the event boasts the same head-to-head format …

By Kondwani Mzumara | @kondwamz Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Team Jalen won the 2024 NBA Rising Stars Challenge at Gainbridge Fieldhouse Friday night, defeating Team Detlef 26-13 in the championship game. Team Jalen made 67% of its shots with an ability to get to the rim with alley-oops and dunks that helped seize …

Reporters and photographers wait patiently in a hotel ballroom as the press conference is about to start. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and Washington coach Kalen DeBoer enter the room and take their seats, sitting on either side of the College Football Playoff Championship trophy that sits in the middle of the stage. The interviews begin. …