Sports

Via @sportswithjohn: “My condolences to the people of Denver. May you find solace in your beautiful mountains, abundant marijuana, and huge supply of patchouli.”

As Sunday’s Colts-Broncos showdown nears, Andrew Luck and Peyton Manning are the story.

When you tune in, you are on Dakich’s team. He will teach you. Lecture you. Tell you to “sack up.” He will hang up on you and call you an idiot.

Via @notthatjohnking: “Attention All Local Business Owners: You do not have to put your kid in your TV commercial.”

The Marian Knights seek a NAIA football championship. Meanwhile, Dan Dakich and Pat McAfee gets into a Twitter dust-up.

A couple of Butler greats—Gordon Hayward and Brad Stevens—draw raves and a rant.

Indy 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay reveals his spending habits, and an NFL player from Muncie is dating professional tennis’s media darling.

“It’s amazing,” said Hunter-Reay. “I’ll be able to bring my kids and my family back here for as long as I’m alive and show them what was achieved here.”

“When you lose something like basketball, which is everything to me—I feel like I took a lot of things for granted in this game,” he says.

The Pacers’ Solomon Hill ruined the homecoming of prodigal son Lance Stephenson.

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.

Via @1070Bruno: “Seriously, they should hang banner for this #Pacers team this week. It would have to be a quilt, with loose threads everywhere. But still.”

Colts tackle Anthony Castonzo danced—and everyone (except the Patriots) lost.

“I just really want to play football,” he says. “The love and the joy I get out of it eats me up on the inside.”

Wabash and DePauw meet on the football field for the 121st time.