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Indiana men’s basketball vs Purdue: Q&A with Hammer and Rails

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With Indiana set to travel up to West Lafayette to take on Purdue in the first of two games in the conference’s greatest hoops rivalry, our friends over at our sister site in the SB Nation network, Hammer and Rails, stopped by to talk Boilermaker basketball.

Here’s what they had to say:


Q. I don’t think anybody expected Purdue to be bad or anything this year with Zach Edey departing. What were the expectations heading into the season and how have they changed now?

The expectations were high. Not as high as last year because losing a two time national player of the year is gonna hurt, but still high. A Big Ten title was an expectation for a lot of people given the return of Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer, and TKR. I think a second weekend trip to the NCAA Tournament, where anything can happen was the feeling amongst the fans and I don’t think either of those thoughts have changed.

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Q. How different is Trey Kaufman-Renn this season? Is it the kind of thing where Edey was absorbing most of his possessions and he was always this capable or has he gotten noticeably better since last season?

I think you’ve hit it on the head. It’s hard to play behind an All-American. While TKR and Edey played together last year TKR clearly wasn’t the focus. When you’ve got a guy like Edey you make sure he touches the ball. TKR can now be more of a focus of the offense and with more opportunities comes more experience. He’s had a great season thus far. We’ve seen improvement in his ability to hit both a little floater and a hook shotesque look in the middle of the lane.

Q. Have their been any commonalities to Purdue’s losses this season? Something that comes up in each defeat?

There have been a couple things that I think are commonalities for all teams. Purdue loses when they don’t shoot the three very well and when they turn the ball over. This year the more egregious losses have happened when Purdue didn’t take care of the ball. Painter’s goal each game is to keep TOs under 10. That does not always happen. In the loss to Penn State Purdue turned it over 24 times. You just can’t give opponents that many extra chances.

Q. You can add any non-Edey Purdue center under Painter to this roster. Which one and why?

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That’s a tough question because it would have to be someone who could compliment TKR. I don’t want to take away from what he’s doing so well. Purdue could use a rim protector and somehow who can stretch defenses and step out to maybe hit a three every once in awhile. With that in mind I’ll take JaJuan Johnson but you really couldn’t go wrong with Isaac Hass, Matt Haarms, or any other 7-footer Purdue has had in recent years.

Q. Who are the non-Braden Smith and Kaufman-Renn players Indiana should be worried about?

Fletcher Loyer is Purdue’s best three point shooter so you’ve gotta focus on pushing him off the line and not allowing easy looks. Purdue’s also got CJ Cox a true freshman guard who has shown the ability to go off for 20+ on any particular day. He’s a good ball handler and an aggressive defender.

Q. Score prediction?

I’m taking Purdue and I think it won’t be close. When Braden Smith plays mad he’s hard to beat. I think he wants to stick it to IU for this one. He’s the type of player that just needs one thing to feel like a betrayal and you’re dead to him forever. I’m taking Purdue 84 – IU 65.

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Caitlin Clark’s stats Saturday in Indiana Fever vs Portland game

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Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever continued their 2026 WNBA regular season with a 100-84 loss against the Portland Fire on Saturday, May 30.

Clark, a former Iowa women’s basketball star, and the Fever are 4-4 after the first eight games of the regular season.

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Here’s a look at how Clark fared in Saturday’s game in Portland:

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Caitlin Clark stats today in Indiana Fever vs Portland Fire

Former Iowa Hawkeyes star Megan Gustafson scored a game-high 22 points for Portland in the Saturday victory.

Former Iowa State Cyclones star Bridget Carleton scored 14 points for the Fire.

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Mooresville police officer involved in ‘serious crash,’ investigation underway

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MOORESVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — A Mooresville police officer was involved in a “serious crash,” Saturday afternoon, officials say.

According to a Facebook post made by the Mooresville Fire Department, officers are advising the public to avoid the area of the 200 block of East Main Street due to a “serious crash” involving a Mooresville Metropolitan Police officer.

East Main Street is currently closed between Maple Lane and Franklin Street.

Police say the roads will remain closed while a crash investigation is being conducted.

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Police did not provide details on the officer’s condition.

This is a developing story.



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The newest spots to eat, drink and shop along the coast of Indiana and southwest Michigan

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The resort area of southwest Michigan along Lake Michigan is wildly popular with Chicagoans in summer and fall for good reason. The coastal stretch offers sophisticated dining and shops, breweries, wineries, beaches, sunsets on Lake Michigan and a vacation vibe wherever you go.

If you haven’t been in a couple of years, you’ll find Indiana’s coast, home of the Indiana Dunes National Park and Indiana Dunes State Park, is worth more than a hiking or gas-station stop.

Though the towns along the lake are small and don’t have centers of commerce, many exciting new places have sprung up on U.S. Route 12, the scenic drive that skirts the lake’s edge.

Beverly Shores and Michigan City, Ind.

Miles from Chicago: 54

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Sadly, the orange Studebaker that for years served up excellent wood-fired pizza is no longer parked in Beverly Shores, a small lake community famous for its collection of historic homes from the 1933-34 Chicago World’s Fair. The only way to get a South Shore Ovenworks pie now is to reserve the food truck for a private event.

Console yourself with shopping. The founder and former owner of Cowboys and Astronauts, a men’s store in Andersonville, has opened Blanket Fort (1 E. Dunes Highway), a design studio and shop in Beverly Shores. Matthew Buccilla describes his style as “vintage modern meets-cozy cabin-meets Japanese wabi-sabi.” His bona fides include designing spaces around the world for furniture maker Herman Miller. Blanket Fort, located in a cool midcentury building, is open the first and third weekends of the month.

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The Heron, a French restaurant in Michigan City, Ind.

Neighboring Michigan City has seen an explosion of new restaurants, including The Heron (522 Franklin St.) which thankfully has strayed from the usual New American/Italian playbook and instead focuses on French food. A great happy hour from 4-6 p.m. (even Fridays!) features $10 martinis and deeply discounted wine and beer.

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Up the street is Rocco’s Tavern (827 Franklin St.) from the family who owns Cafe Farina next door and Farina’s Supper Club in Michiana. Rocco’s makes you feel like you’re in a Rush Street steakhouse.

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Interior of Rocco’s Tavern in Michigan City, Ind.

A reservation-only 12-seat Lebanese restaurant, C.12, (132 E. 6th St.) just opened in the lower level of a 100-year-old Masonic Temple. It’s owned by longtime area restaurateur Momahed “Moe” Mroueh. Diners sit around a horseshoe-shaped counter with an open kitchen. There’s one seating a night, offering a prix-fixe tasting menu ($65).

Also below ground is The Nightingale (1108 Franklin St.), a moody spot with small lamp-lit tables, great old-school cocktails, and live music, mostly jazz and blues. It’s open only occasionally so check before you go.

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Cellar Door (1901 Franklin St.) opened last year in an historic building that once housed Harmony Bar. Cellar Door is everything you want in a classic neighborhood tavern — friendly service, carved wooden bar, games (10-pin bowling! Vintage pinball!), patio — and then add good wine and creative food. The head bartender and chef came from the well-regarded Hummingbird Lounge in New Buffalo.

A few new shopping options have popped up in Michigan City, too: The Wren (410 Wabash St.), a gift shop with a focus on sustainable, natural products, is across from Lighthouse Place Outlet Mall. Abigail Hayden Interiors & Design (607 Franklin St.) is a charming shop in the Arts District, filled with home accessories and art, as well as the owner’s own line of upholstered furniture.

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The Standard 1208 in Michigan City, Ind.

The Standard 1208 (1208 E. Second St. at U.S. 12), formerly called Unsalted No Sharks and located in downtown Michigan City, has opened in an old Standard Oil station across from Burn Em Brewing (1215 E. Second St.). In addition to cool gifts and souvenirs, The Standard serves Italian sub sandwiches, great for taking to the beach. A second location just opened in New Buffalo (19 N. Whittaker St.).

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Michiana, Ind.

Miles from Chicago: 67

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The bar at Tavern on Twelve in Michiana, Ind.

Heading north on Route 12, Swells: A Dive Bar (3201 U.S. 12), cooks up four kinds of pizza: tavern style, Detroit style, deep dish and hand-tossed (New York style) and manages to do it all extremely well. There are soups, salads and sandwiches, too. It’s the sort of place where groups come to watch their team on TV. A dive bar with Veuve Clicquot on the menu? Sign me up.

Just up the road is Tonelli’s Tavern on Twelve (3103 U.S. 12), from the owner of Michigan City’s popular Tonelli’s, which closed a few years ago. This property has hosted a few restaurants in recent years (Blind Pig, Trip’s Tree House), but Tonelli’s seems to have found a groove in its 12 months in business, serving up classic Italian red-sauce fare at decent prices.

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New Buffalo and Union Pier, Mich.

Miles from Chicago: 70

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Farmette, a provisions store on the outskirts of New Buffalo

Across the border in Michigan, you might think not much changes in the little towns along Red Arrow Highway save for the time change. But many new restaurants and shops have opened, and a couple of longtime favorites have shuttered.

Just past all the new cannabis dispensaries on Route 12 (some 18 or so with more on the way), Farmette (18439 U.S. 12) on the outskirts of New Buffalo has become an instant favorite, with an in-house bakery specializing in sourdough, a coffee and drinks bar, and specialty food shop with a well-stocked freezer and refrigerator case, as well as produce and flowers in season (much of it grown on site). The owner tended Rick Bayless’ garden in Chicago once upon a time.

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New Buffalo is home to arguably the hottest restaurant along this coast: PostBoy (207 N. Whittaker St.), which opened in fall of 2024. Heading the kitchen is James Galbraith, who founded Benton Harbor’s foodie favorites Houndstooth and Anemel. Galbraith previously worked under Chicago chefs at Intro, Blackbird, Elske, S.K.Y., Bellemore, and Boka. There’s a hopping patio and indoor/outdoor bar; be sure to reserve ahead. This place gets jammed.

If you’re looking for food to take to your Airbnb or vacation home, Angela’s Provisions (225 N. Whittaker St.) has homemade soups, pastas, breakfast and lunch sandwiches and salads, made to order or stocked in the fridge/freezer case.

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Bookshore in New Buffalo, Mich.

The perfect hostess gift for discerning hosts is at Bookshore, which features big, gorgeous art books meant for a coffee table — or any surface. It’s owned by the same family that runs the popular tourist draw Stray Dog restaurant.

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Harbor Country’s biggest news lately was the closing of Greenbush Brewing Company in Sawyer, a popular spot for 12 years. But beer lovers have other options.

The newest of the lot, which opened last fall, is Mangata Beer Co. (15936 Red Arrow Highway) in Union Pier, a sister operation of the award-winning Transient Artisan Ales (4229 Lake St.) in Bridgman. This tasting room focuses on easy-drinking, lower-alcohol beers such as pilsners, lagers, saisons and Belgian ales, all created at Transient’s brewhouse.


Sawyer and Three Oaks, Mich.

Miles from Chicago: 80

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Longstory, a restaurant in Three Oaks, Mich.

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Fulcra Brewing Company (13400 Red Arrow Highway) opened last July in a two-room bungalow in Sawyer, the dream of two home brewers (one a Dark Matter Coffee alum.) Fulcra focuses on balanced, drinkable brews. A beer garden has just opened; look for live music, food trucks or restaurant pop-ups, the owners say.

Three Oaks saw the closing of its popular pizza take-out, Patellie’s, last winter. But while pizza lovers mourned the loss, the owners used the space to expand their wine and beer store. P.+E. Bottle Shop (28 N. Elm St.) now carries cheese, bread, crackers, olives and prepared food — all the stuff that goes great with wine. And speaking of wine, there’s now a much-expanded selection of wine and craft beer.

For breakfast or lunch, two Chicago transplants have reopened the popular Viola Cafe (102 N. Elm St.), which was closed for a few years. Along with their chef, former Chopping Block owner Shelley Young, they’ve put a Southern twist on it. Think po’ boys, beignets, meat loaf, greens, fried green tomatoes and mac ’n’ cheese alongside breakfast classics.

Three Oaks had not had a stylish dinner spot for dinner until recently, with the opening of Longstory (8 Maple St.) in December 2024. The restaurant has had some bumps, with chef changes and the like, but is popular with locals, who gather for happy hours and order from the New-American-with-an-accent menu of chicken shawarma, Tuscan kale salad, polenta torte, grilled fish, New York strip, roasted beets and more.

Inside the popular boutique Goods & Heroes (7 Maple St.), a former clearance room has become a store within a store, GH Yarn Haus, which specializes in natural fibers and holds knitting get-togethers and classes.

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Dreihart Winery, a wine tasting room, in Three Oaks, Mich.

A small wine tasting room (capacity: 25) opened in spring 2025 just off Three Oaks’ main drag. Dreihart Winery (6 Linden St. E.) is an offshoot of 6 Linden, which sells local meat, produce, eggs and cheeses, along with imported pastas and such. Winemaker Gottfried Hart, a charming man with a few stories to tell, is usually pouring. A former co-owner of Hickory Creek Winery in Buchanan, he’s one of several area winemakers who understands that Michigan can produce dry, complex wines similar to those from Austria and his native Germany. Grab some smoked trout rillette to pair with your wine.

Jan Parr, a former Chicago journalist, lives in the middle of the Indiana Dunes, in Beverly Shores. She writes about local happenings at DunesDiva.com.





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