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2012-2013

• IHSAA football champs (LC Bears)
• NAIA football champs (Marian Knights)
• NCAA Athletic and Academic All-American (Cody Zeller)
• NCAA All-American (Victor Oladipo)
• NCAA Academic All-American (Jordan Hulls)
• WNBA champs and Finals MVP (Fever/Tamika Catchings) 
• B1G Sixth Man of the Year (Will Sheehey)
• #1 Ranking and B1G champs (Hoosiers)
• Brad Stevens and Frank Vogel (b/c why not)
• #1 seed and nation's best guard (Skylar Diggins)
• 7 top awards plus Athletic and Academic All-American (Manti Te'o)
• NCAA D1 football Coach of the Year (Brian Kelly)
• #1 Pick leading team to 11 wins/playoffs (Luck/Irsay)
• NBA All-Star and emerging superstar (Paul George)
• Leukemia Survivor and CoY  (Chuck Pagano)
• NFL Coach of the Year and Coord of the Year (Bruce Arians)
• NFL GM of the Year (Ryan Grigson)
• NCAA men's soccer champs (IU)
• NL Central champs (Reds)
• B1G baseball champs (IU)

Indy Diagnosed with Championship Fever

There was Katie Douglas courtside, epicenter of the final couple seconds of Championship-clinching Game 4. She hadn't scored in weeks, but she deserved this moment just as much as Tamika Catchings, who won Finals MVP. When the injured star was out, the rest of the team stepped up and overcame tough obstacles to bring home the championship. This marks the 2nd professional championship won in Indianapolis this year (Superbowl) and first pro basketball title since the ABA championships in the early 70s.

Coach Tom Crean reminds us MSU, UM and O$U are the current champs, and while it's nice to be in the (natl) title conversation the real challenge is improving everyday... Trickle-down leadership, starting with Watford. One reporter asked him to comment on the state of basketball in the Midwest, with Louisville, UK, and Michigan all contending. He then reminded her of O$U, Illinois and the rest of the B1G as well as Cincy, Butler and Notre Dame.

Speaking of ND, for the 4th straight year, Football Irish are #1 in grad rate, and likely top-5 in GPA too (Academic All-Americans Mike Golic and Manti Te'o). ESPN Gameday will be in Norman this Saturday as your Irish take on the Sooners in a  primetime matchup featuring a pair of top10 teams. If only Keith Jackson was calling it... WHOA NELLY!