Indy RBI baseball program focused on getting more Black youth to play the sport.
Author Archives: David Woods
David Woods is an independent journalist who has lived in Indianapolis since 1994. He has reported from nine Olympic Games and written four books. He belongs to the Indiana Track and Field and Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters halls of fame. Away from his laptop, he enjoys running, reading, travel and theater.
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Lynna Irby-Jackson is ready for the World — Championships, that is
The Pike High School grad is having her best season yet as she heads to Tokyo.
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Former Cathedral athlete Cole Hocker goes to world meet as underdog
Tuning out the naysayers, he’s more confident than when he won gold in Paris Olympics.
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Once saved by an improbable telethon, Pacers almost gave us an impossible finish
The Indiana franchise’s past points to hope, even after heartbreaking NBA Finals loss.
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‘It’s her brain:’ How a Warren Central junior tennis player found success
In her first season of high school tennis, Samaya Smith is undefeated and heading to state.
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An Indianapolis love letter to basketball as the Pacers prep for the NBA Finals
As far as hoops are concerned, all roads lead to Indy.
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The unlikely rise of Franklin Central hurdler Rylan Hainje
Son of former Butler basketball star runs in his own lane and into record books.
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History walks the hallways at Crispus Attucks
And these Tigers extended a basketball legacy.
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Warren Central grad Tacoria Humphrey leaps toward the Olympics
Humphrey has come a long way from running track Raymond Park Middle School in Indianapolis.
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Once an Olympic hopeful, Marian’s new coach leads team to title
Marian University track coach Katie Wise is the first woman to lead a college men’s track team to a national indoor title.
