Indianapolis, IN
Colts hope to make playoff push by turning around home record against Buccaneers
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts got back into the playoff mix with wins at Carolina and against the New England Patriots in Germany.
To stay there, they’ll need to find a way to play like the home team when they’re in Indy.
The Colts’ strange season includes a 1-4 mark at Lucas Oil Stadium. They are 1-10 at home over the past 13 months with myriad close calls and explanations for what’s gone wrong, ranging from dumb luck to poor execution.
“Some things just didn’t go our way in a couple of these home games. We’ll leave the word ‘calls’ out of it,” linebacker Zaire Franklin said. “Look, I think we’ll be able to put together a good performance and hopefully come away with a victory Sunday.”
Whatever the rationale, there’s little doubt about what’s gone wrong during this recent stretch or when it actually began — with Las Vegas’ last-second field goal on Jan 2, 2022.
Instead of clinching a playoff spot that day, Indy was eliminated from the postseason with another loss the following week. Since then, there have been four losses to divisional foes, an overtime loss to the Los Angeles Rams earlier this season and blown leads in the final two minutes against Washington and Philadelphia last year along with Cleveland last month.
The good news this week is Indy hosts Tampa Bay (4-6), which has struggled as much lately on the road as Indy has at home. The Buccaneers have lost three straight on the road, which has sent them into a 1-5 tailspin and put their two-year hold as AFC South champs in jeopardy.
The Bucs will play three of their next four games away from home.
“I think everybody understands where we’re at right now,” Tampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield said. “Yeah, there’s a little bit more emphasis on each game, but it should be that way each week — you should be trying to win. Right now, there just needs to be a singular focus on trying to find a way to win on the road against Indy.”
The Colts are just as motivated.
“We are right in the mix,” 2021 NFL rushing champ Jonathan Taylor said. “To be able to rally guys together, to get focused — all is not lost here at all. Not one bit. Everything we want is still in front of us. It’s going to be on us in this locker room to come together.”
TIGHT RACE
Despite their current skid following a 3-1 start, the Bucs are only one game behind NFC South-leading New Orleans.
Sunday’s game is the second of four road stops during a five-game stretch, and coach Todd Bowles said his team remains hopeful with four division games remaining.
“I think our older guys are confident, but we have a lot of young guys on this team, so they weren’t even here last year,” he said. “It’s a whole different year, a whole different group of guys. We have to scrap and fight for everything we get. We understand that, and we’re prepared for it.”
MISSING PIECE
The Colts cut three-time All-Pro linebacker Shaquille Leonard earlier this week. And it will be different not having the fan favorite around.
While the large poster featuring Leonard on the stadium facade carries a new message — “Thanks for the memories” — Leonard’s former teammates will miss what the 2018 Defensive Rookie of the Year brought to the field.
“Those signature sounds — when you can’t see him, but you hear it and you know that it’s Shaq right there,” Taylor said.
PRODUCTIVE DUO
Rookie defensive lineman Calijah Kancey and linebacker Yaya Diaby are showing why the Bucs drafted them in the first and third rounds.
Kancey, penciled in as a starter on a draft night, missed three games and most of a fourth because of a calf injury that kept him out of action most of training camp. Diaby’s role has increased as the season progressed.
The pair has combined for 13 tackles for loss, 12 quarterback hits, six sacks and 35 pressures. Diaby had two sacks against the 49ers last week.
“Obviously he’s a very good football player, and he’s coming on like gangbusters,” Bowles said, referring to Diaby. “It’s hard to keep him off the field, and he’s getting more and more time.”
AP Sports Writer Fred Goodall in Tampa, Florida, contributed to this report.
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Indianapolis, IN
New Technology Can Change the Way You Hear Live Events
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An innovative technology company that enhances sound at live sporting events is looking to grow its operations in Indiana.
Valtteri Salomaki, co-founder and CEO of EDGE Sound Research, says his company is building end-to-end audio infrastructure that allows users to control how they hear live events. The new technology, he says, lets users enjoy real-world experiences through heightened sound.
Salomaki says the technology can be used at concerts, live sporting events, and at home. EDGE Sound Research works with sound from capture to reproduction. Salomaki calls it “a new way to create sound.”
The new technology also allows the user to turn materials, like walls, couches, or seat cushions, into sound by manipulating vibrations. Once the hardware is attached to a material, the user can hear sound coming from it. Salomaki says this will allow event-goers to “feel what the performer feels.”
Salomaki brought his idea to the Rally Innovation Conference pitch competition last year and walked away with a cash prize that allowed him to expand his research and development and create a new partnership with the Indiana Pacers.
Initially, he was just looking to network and share how his product could impact the Indiana economy, but Salomaki says the Rally Innovation Conference was crucial to the growth of his business. Since then, he has been able to create new partnerships and is now focused on building out the commercial arm of his business in Indiana.
Indianapolis, IN
BLQ+ Pride Fest: A celebration of Indy's Black LGBTQ+ community
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INDIANAPOLIS — A celebration of Black LGBTQ+ pride was on full display on Monument Circle Saturday.
The BLQ+ Pride fest brought out hundreds of people as an opportunity to celebrate people of color who identify as LGBTQ+.
The celebration had vendors, queer health support organizations and entertainment.
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According to the Human Rights campaign, over 80 percent of black LGBTQ+ youth say they have experienced homophobia or transphobia in the black community.
Organizers hope the event serves as a reminder to queer people of color that they have a community in the city of Indianapolis.
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“Black pride is important because black LGBTQ people need safe spaces to feel loved and celebrated in the State of Indiana,” President of Indiana Pride of Color Belinda Drake said.
The Human Rights campaign also says that racism is an issue in the LGBTQ+ community.
Nearly 75 percent of black queer youth say they have experienced racism in the queer community.
Indiana Pride of Color is working to improve the quality of life for Indiana LGBTQ+ BIPOC communities.
Learn more about the Indiana Pride of Color organization, here.
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Indianapolis, IN
BLQ+ Pride Summer Fest returns
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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — After a five-year hiatus, the BLQ+ Pride Summer Fest event was held on Monument Circle on Saturday.
The event featured several shopping, entertainment, and eating opportunities.
“They are doing testing, we have food vendors, we have alcohol for the adults, we have folks who are selling merchandise,” said Belinda Drake, president of Indiana Pride of Color. “We have the ice cone shop for the kiddos, too.”
The day is created to honor and celebrate Black, Queer joy in the city and state overall.
One of the vendors who came out to sell items and celebrate alongside the community is Nakeya Harris, the owner of Meraki Mobile Boutique. Her shop carries women’s clothing items, with a specific focus on statement items with bright colors. She also carries jewelry and additional staples.
“I enjoy people expressing themselves and being free, so I wanted to be a part of that,” Harris said.
Local LifeJourney Church was also in attendance at the event. They aim to extend a safe space for worship to anyone interested.
“Today we are trying to reach out to communities of color and just say we have a welcoming space where people can come and be themselves
Though it is the first event of its kind since 2019, the Summer Fest is set to return to Monument Circle next year, and for many years to come.
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