EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) – Senate Invoice 341 would make leisure use of throwing stars authorized for individuals over the age of 12.
For Scott Railey who owns one of many largest knife shops in Tri-State, Patriot Knifeworks, opening that floodgate would truly in all probability not make an excessive amount of of a distinction.
“They’re a curiosity greater than something, I believe,” he stated. “I believe the truth that they’ve been unlawful in all probability contributes to that.”
The invoice would undo a regulation from the Eighties that banned the use, possession, sale and manufacturing of what they referred to as “Chinese language throwing stars.”
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It’s price noting that throwing stars, also referred to as shuriken, are a Japanese invention.
As a enterprise proprietor that already sells throwing knives and not too long ago legalized automated knives, Railey stated he finds the present restrictions unusual.
“I imply if you wish to damage somebody, you can throw a hammer at them or hit them with a ball bat or anything,” he stated. “I believe they’ll be used primarily for sport, identical to individuals throw axes.”
Few individuals learn about that sort of sport fairly like Kyle Rickenbaugh, who owns Plaid and Timber Axe Throwing Firm in Evansville. He truly competes nationally in knife and axe-throwing competitions.
“[The bill] was thrilling to see,” he stated. “It’s one thing that we’d be capable of add.”
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He stated, oddly sufficient, his enterprise’s insurance coverage covers using throwing stars, however as a result of they’re unlawful, he simply can’t do something with them.
Nonetheless, he stated as a result of the celebs have blades on each facet, they could be safer than knives or axes as a result of they’re assured to stay in a goal.
“We do leagues and stuff with the axes and knives,” Rickenbaugh stated. “We might in all probability attempt to give you some enjoyable stuff to do with the celebs.”
For now, that’s all nonetheless only a dream till Senate Invoice 341 is handed. The invoice was launched on Jan. 11.
Wisconsin Badgers (10-2, 1-0 Big Ten) at Indiana Hoosiers (9-3, 1-0 Big Ten)
Bloomington, Indiana; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
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BOTTOM LINE: Indiana takes on Wisconsin after Shay Ciezki scored 20 points in Indiana’s 90-55 victory over the Oakland Golden Grizzlies.
The Hoosiers have gone 6-1 in home games. Indiana averages 72.0 points and has outscored opponents by 10.2 points per game.
The Badgers are 1-0 against Big Ten opponents. Wisconsin is 2-0 in one-possession games.
Indiana scores 72.0 points, 10.6 more per game than the 61.4 Wisconsin gives up. Wisconsin scores 8.0 more points per game (69.8) than Indiana allows to opponents (61.8).
The Hoosiers and Badgers match up Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.
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TOP PERFORMERS: Yarden Garzon is shooting 41.4% and averaging 14.2 points for the Hoosiers.
Serah Williams is scoring 20.0 points per game and averaging 12.3 rebounds for the Badgers.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hoosiers: 8-2, averaging 71.4 points, 30.8 rebounds, 16.7 assists, 6.2 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.0 points per game.
Badgers: 8-2, averaging 66.4 points, 33.6 rebounds, 15.3 assists, 6.1 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.8 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A northern Indiana couple found a million-dollar Powerball ticket on Christmas Day in between the seats of their car.
The couple on Thursday drove from their home in Kendallville to the downtown Indianapolis Hoosier Lottery office to claim their prize five hours before their ticket expired.
“It was an emotional day for the both of us,” the couple told the Hoosier Lottery in a press release, which did not identify the pair.
The couple purchased the ticket at the Kendallville Finish Line convenience store located at 620 Professional Way in Kendallville.
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The lottery says, after the couple learned the million dollars was unclaimed, they began their search.
The ticket matched all five numbers from the June 29 drawing.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana men’s basketball is a third of the way through its season. Twelve games are in the books with a minimum of 19 to go, though it will likely be more assuming the Hoosiers make the Big Ten Tournament.
With the usual Christmas pause in games upon us, it’s a good time to look at Indiana’s most important contributors and how they’ve fared so far.
All players who have played 10 minutes per game will be considered except Anthony Leal. The senior has not played in enough games (Leal only reached 10 minutes in four of the six games he played) to have a workable sample size.
Explanation: Points produced and points allowed are included in the advanced box score provided to the media via live stats from each game.
Points produced and points allowed are based on how many points a player is responsible for or allows while on the court based on a per 100 possessions standard. The formula, developed by basketball analyst Dr. Dean Oliver, is way too complicated to explain here, but that’s the basic premise.
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Net points is merely the points produced with points allowed subtracted.
Foul trouble is a measure I did myself. Foul trouble is obviously important because it compromises the rotation, but if a player plays with fouls, it can also compromise their defense.
A player qualified as being in foul trouble if: a) they picked up two fouls in the first half; b) picked up a third foul before 15 minutes are left in the second half; or c) picked up a fourth foul before five minutes are left in the second half.
The reason for this standard is to eliminate accumulated fouls late in the game that are done purposely to put the opposition at the free throw line. Those are not fouls that are bad or that necessarily compromise the team in the way earlier fouls do.
What’s Been Good
Indiana’s Oumar Ballo (11) prepares to shoot a free throw during the Indiana versus Chattanooga men’s basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2204. / Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Quite a bit – both when judged by traditional or advanced stats.
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Ballo is Indiana’s leading rebounder and shot blocker (1.8 bpg). The rebounding was expected and needed, but his blocks average is a nice surprise. He’s well ahead of his previous seasons in that department.
Ballo has been instrumental in making the paint a no-go zone for opponents, at least as it relates to post-ups and straight drives to the basket. Ballo rates highly in metric measures of defense for that reason.
Ballo is basically automatic within five feet of the rim. According to barttorvik.com, Ballo is 54 of 66 on dunks and 2-point shots at the rim.
According to Kenpom.com, Ballo ranks 13th nationally in effective field goal percentage at 70.1% and 62nd nationally in defensive rebound percentage at 25.2%.
Ballo also almost never gets into foul trouble – a nice trait for a big man to have.
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What Needs Work
Early in the season, Ballo received some deserved criticism for effort. He didn’t have the sense of urgency defensively at times. He’s largely shored most of that up, but it’s a criticism that lingers.
Ballo can be taken away from the rim by stretch post players, and it sometimes frees up the lane for back-door buckets he would otherwise be able to snuff out.
Free throws are another obvious issue. According to Kenpom, Ballo ranks 5th nationally in free throw rate (free throw attempts per field goal attempt) at 90.9%. That’s fantastic, but there are diminishing returns when you only make 58.1% of those freebies. Teams will inevitably hack-a-Ballo in close games. It’s never easy to improve free throw shooting, but Ballo has to keep trying to make himself even more valuable than he is.
Is The Scheme Helping?
Indiana’s Oumar Ballo (11) flexes after a basket and foul during the Indiana versus Minnesota men’s basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. / Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Mike Woodson’s offensive scheme undoubtedly helps Ballo – as it did for big Kel’El Ware and Trayce Jackson-Davis before him. Ballo doesn’t take anywhere near the volume of shots that Ware and Jackson-Davis took in their final seasons (6.4 per game, less than half that of Jackson-Davis in 2023), but Ballo still gets his share of attention.
If anything, an argument could be made that Ballo deserves to take more shots. At 70.1%, he should be averaging more shots than some guards have taken. Analytical-minded fans want more threes, but analytics loves a 70.1% conversion rate at the rim, too.
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Defensively, nail-slot-rim works for Ballo as the “rim” in that system. As mentioned, he can wander away from the basket at times, but that’s also a function of Indiana’s collectively poor help defense.
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