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All Star Indianapolis Time Basketball
The signs are all around downtown Indianapolis now. NBA All-Star weekend has finally arrived. Yes, nearly seven years after Larry Bird drove a blue-and-gold IndyCar down New York’s Fifth Avenue to hand-deliver the city’s bid and three years after the league’s midseason classic was scheduled to be played in Indy, the NBA is coming to town.
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Video: Colts GM Says Team 'Got Best F–king Rusher' in 2024 NFL Draft in Laiatu Latu
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The first 14 picks of the 2024 NFL draft were offensive players on Thursday, which gave the Indianapolis Colts the opportunity to select the best defender at No. 15.
And Chris Ballard believes they did with pass-rusher Laiatu Latu.
“We got the best f–king rusher in the draft” the general manager said while laughing in a team-posted video summarizing their draft picks:
Latu was an All-American and the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year in his final season at UCLA in 2023. He posted 49 tackles, 13 sacks, two forced fumbles, two interceptions and two passes defended during a dominant campaign.
Indianapolis was 28th in the league in points allowed per game last season, so it certainly needed to address that side of the ball. Latu gives it an explosive pass-rusher who can get around offensive tackles on the edge and wreck opposing aerial attacks.
The Colts are in the same division as C.J. Stroud and Trevor Lawrence and need as many players who can disrupt those passing games as possible.
And, to hear Ballard tell it, they got the best one available.
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Colts Invite Pitt OL to Rookie Minicamp
PITTSBURGH — Pitt Panthers veteran offensive lineman Jake Kradel will have a shot to compete in the NFL, as he told Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he is attending the Indianapolis Colts rookie minicamp.
Kradel spent six seasons with the Panthers from 2018-23 and played a variety of positions across the offensive line, with 52 games played and 46 starts.
The Butler, Pa. native didn’t play in any games in 2018, redshirting, but then played in 12 games in 2019, including starting the seven final games at right guard.
Kradel would start and play eight games at right guard in 2020 and continued to do so in 2021, starting the first 10 games, nine at right guard and one at center against New Hampshire, before suffering a season-ending injury, preventing him from playing in the ACC Championship game.
He started all 13 games in 2022, with five starts at his normal right guard and eight starts at center, when Owen Drexel suffered an injury after the second game of the season.
Kradel would play in nine games and started eight in 2023, his final collegiate season, starting the first three at center and then moving to guard after suffering an injury, starting five games back at right guard.
He isn’t the only former Pitt player who will compete at the Colts rookie minicamp, as tight end Malcolm Epps will join him there.
The Colts also drafted Pitt offensive tackle Matt Goncalves with the No. 79 overall pick in the Third Round. They also signed former Pitt quarterback Kedon Slovis as an undrafted free agent.
Pitt had two other players drafted, as the New Orleans Saints took wide receiver Bub Means with the No. 170 overall pick in the Fifth Round and the Las Vegas Raiders selected cornerback M.J. Devonshire with the No. 229 overall pick in the Seventh Round. The Washington Commanders signed cornerback A.J. Woods as an undrafted free agent, and so too did the New England Patriots with former defensive end John Morgan III.
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Race Away From Domestic Violence 5K to hit the streets of Indianapolis this summer
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The 21st annual Race Away From Domestic Violence 5K will hit the streets of Indianapolis this summer, all with the hopes of raising awareness and eliminating domestic violence.
The Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Domestic Violence Network are organizing the event.
In a news release, organizers said, “Over the past 20 years, ICADV has raised over $400,000 from this event to directly impact survivors by supporting the resources and programs that are most impactful to their needs including legal, housing, and economic support.”
Laura Berry, executive director of ICADV reflected on the impact of the race, saying, “ICADV’s mission since 1980 has been to prevent and eliminate violence and we fulfill the mission by providing comprehensive and inclusive services that increase survivor’s safety and support financial stability. Funds raised from the 21st annual Race Away From Domestic Violence will help ICADV reach that goal.”
“DVN is proud to partner with ICADV to work towards our shared goal of eliminating domestic violence,” said Kelly McBride, executive director of the Domestic Violence Network. “We are deeply committed to furthering our work to end the culture that leads to domestic violence, and this partnership allows us to pool our resources to address systemic issues that leave many behind.”
Participants can expect creative activities for kids as well as water and healthy snacks for participants. After the race, there will be an awards ceremony to highlight the fastest participants and top fundraisers.
It will be held on August 10. The 5K course will begin at the IU Michael A. Carroll Stadium. It offers views of the White River and the Indianapolis Zoo.
Pre-register for the Race Away here.
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