Evan West

Modest homes and storefronts downtown stand in contrast to the ritzy, gated communities proliferating on the outskirts.

“I can say without equivocation that there is no truth to any of that stuff,” says Glass.

“It seems like every other day, there’s an incident,” says Vernell Miller. “Shootings happen so frequently that folks in the community develop an apathy. That’s alarming to me.”

“He surely understands what Indiana basketball means to the state,” says ESPN analyst Seth Greenberg. “And it looks to me like his players are having a blast playing for him.”

“Everybody’s expectations are the same—mine, Tom’s, Hoosier Nation, the players,” says Fred Glass. “Hang a sixth banner.”

Some NFL players could be going back to school—at Indiana University—instead of packing for vacation.

“To be very frank, I didn’t have much affection for any Colt player at the time,” he says. “And I’m quite sure the feeling was mutual.”

The elder Mattingly, Don, appeared with his son in a viral YouTube video in which Preston—a dead ringer for his dad—knocks down a series of trick basketball shots.

With deep gorges, lush ravines, and sandstone cliffs, Shades evokes the splendor of its more-popular neighbor, Turkey Run—but without the crowds.

Not until a mile or so in did I realize how far off the mark I’d been in Morgan-Monroe State Forest—and experienced the kind of a-ha discovery that hikers live for.

A ranger had described the Succession Trail as perhaps the most ecologically unique corner of Indiana. I was skeptical.

It hit us like a sack from a 300-pound lineman: Interview Bailey—the Colts receiver who nearly caught that Harbaugh Hail Mary—and then talk him into posing for a photo while wearing the shirt that honors his place in Colts history.

Sooner or later, most cavers pick up a nickname. His was Slim Tim. One hundred and twenty-five pounds of sinew and muscle stretched taught on a lean frame. Part slingshot, part projectile, he zipped through cracks where other bodies wouldn’t fit.

“We will continue to search for any information which will lead us to answers in Lauren’s disappearance,” says Charlene Spierer.

Q: Think you could still squeeze into that old Batman costume? A: I’m wearing it now.