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Six Indiana University basketball players have made headlines for off-the-court shenanigans since last February.

SI and GQ stuff the Pacers, Tony Dungy tweets his wisdom, Hinkle prepares to show off its makeover, and more.

When Luck first arrived in Indy, he explored the city and was struck by IU Health’s footprint and Riley’s iconic red-wagon logo.

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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.

Via @JayNilla: “At halftime, the Union leads the Confederacy 27-14.”

Via @KennyEarlz: “Nice to see the Evansville chapter of Mensa coordinate a welcoming party for POTUS today!”

“It almost sounds like Jeter and Peyton were sitting down at a candlelit dinner, and that really wasn’t the case.”

“I think it’s just a fundamental need—food, clothing, and shelter,” says Reitz. “It’s something that you hope that everybody in our world, especially our city, has access to.”

The funnyman Gaffigan posted a clip to his 2.1 million Twitter followers after attending the Indy NFL organization’s training camp.

In 30 years, Indy has shared as many good times—and bad—with our Colts as Baltimore ever did. We’ve laughed. We’ve cried. Most of all, though, we’ve cheered.

In the show’s season opener, Irsay played the de facto leader of a shadowy cabal of NFL owners.

“There’s some different laws out here in Colorado,” Manning told SI‘s Peter King. “Pizza business is pretty good out here, believe it or not, due to some recent law changes.”

“I was like, ‘Hey, do NOT kick it to him,” Colts defender Robert Mathis recalls. “‘Kick it to him, and I’m going to fight you.’”

The Colts galloped out of the gate and quickly reduced the Broncos to horsemeat. Running back Eric Dickerson racked up 159 yards and four touchdowns in the first 19 minutes.