Our capital city of Indianapolis will host the NBA’s 73rd annual All-Star Game the weekend of February 16-18, 2024, with events scheduled at Lucas Oil Stadium, Gainbridge Fieldhouse and the Indiana Convention Center.

As we begin the 2023/2024 season of girls high school basketball, I wanted to share that I’ve become a HUGE fan of the women’s game! The elevation of the game on the collegiate level as well as the WNBA has made me take notice of what’s going on. I’m very fortunate to be deeply involved in women’s basketball by being an AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) coach so I get the opportunity to see the very talented young ladies in our area on a regular basis and trust me when I say that this season will be…LOADED with talent! In today’s UNSCRIPTED,

Hall of Famer Deion Sanders has led the University of Colorado’s football program back to a level of prominence this season that no one expected but himself. The attention that has been placed on this football team and school is gathering notice,

James Payne is a man that truly defines the description, “A man for ALL seasons” as he not only works as one of the state of Indiana’s top high school officials in football, basketball, and baseball but also works for our local FWPD and is a FWCS school resource officer (SRO).

The 2023 NFL draft was held recently and it turned out to be a historic evening with Alabama’s Bryce Young going #1 to Carolina, Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud going #2 to the Houston Texans, and Florida’s Anthony Richardson going #4 to our Indianapolis Colts as these 3 young men became the first trio of black quarterbacks to ever be selected in the Top 5 of the NFL draft!

“I officiate/umpire because I absolutely love it! What has changed in the past 15 years is that parents now look at sports as a way to earn scholarships to college and that has made the stakes even higher and put more pressure on those of us that officiate the games. This threatens the very existence of officiating in the future…”