The first visible tension of the Indianapolis Colts 2022 season came on Wednesday from training camp. Wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. and veteran defensive back Rodney McLeod exchanged punches after a play on day two of full pads practice. After practice, Frank Reich said the edge Pittman plays with is part of what makes him a good player and wide receiver, but the edge with which the third-year wideout plays football also contributes to the altercations he gets in with opponents and teammates.
Andretti Autosport was fined $25,000 and Alexander Rossi was docked 20 points in the series standings after the No. 27 Honda Rossi drove to a win at the Gallagher Grand Prix did not meet minimum weight requirements in the typical post race inspection. IndyCar president Jay Frye said in a statement release that while the car met the minimum weight during Saturday’s race, Andretti used an ineligible component to get the car to legal weight. In the IndyCar rulebook, the car must meet a certain weight in ready-to-compete condition excluding the weight of the driver, driver equivalency weight, fuel and drink bottle content. Of those ineligible items, Andretti and Rossi used a water bottle to cross the weight threshold. Rossi and Andretti Autosport won the Gallagher Grand Prix at IMS snapping a three year, 49-race winless streak for the Rossi.
Hoosiers For Good, an Indianapolis-based name, image and likeness collective that focuses on connecting Indiana Hoosier athletes with charitable causes in NIL arrangements, announced 11 new deals with IU athletes totaling upwards up $425,000 for the players. The 11-person class consists of 10 Indiana men’s basketball players and one women’s basketball player. The foundations include, but are not limited to, “A Kid Again”, the YMCA of Monroe County, “Warriors 4 Peace” and the Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Central Indiana. With the new announcement, there are now 12 current men’s basketball players and three current women’s players in partnerships with charities through the collective. Partnerships are general a one-year commitment.
The Indiana Fever lost a 15th straight game on Wednesday 91-81 to the Atlanta Dream. Indiana got off to a very slow start getting outscored in the first quarter 36-17. They scored just 17 in the second quarter, as well and entered halftime trailing by 28 points. The Fever won the second half by 18 points but fell by 10 to fall to 5-28 on the season. NaLyssa Smith led the way with 21 points and five rebounds. Indiana struggled from the field as a team shooting just 39 percent from the field and 29 percent from beyond the 3-point line. There are just three regular season games left on the Fever schedule with the next contest coming on the road in Dallas on Saturday.
