Gregg Doyel
Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis, IN, United States
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Recent articles by Gregg:
Doyel: Silent texts, pain in the Greenwood mall parking lot as families await answers
Chaos outside the Greenwood Mall, where parents are waiting to hear from their son, kids are crying and ambulances with flashing lights keep arriving. → Read More
Doyel: Loving Theageek was so easy; making that final decision was so hard
IndyStar columnist Gregg Doyel on the heart-wrenching final day of his beloved cat Theodore. → Read More
Purdue's Caleb 'Biggie' Swanigan escaped brutal childhood, but story ends too soon
Caleb "Biggie" Swanigan grew up homeless, eventually finding his footing with basketball. But his life began to fall apart when his NBA career ended. → Read More
Doyel: Purdue's Caleb 'Biggie' Swanigan escaped brutal childhood, but story ends at age 25
We are crying today for Purdue's Caleb Biggie Swanigan, for the demons he had to overcome as a child, and the demons he couldn't overcome as an adult. → Read More
Doyel: Can Indiana's oldest Little League make a comeback? They're trying to find out
After being shuttered by the pandemic, a historic little league on the southside is making a comeback this summer. → Read More
Doyel: Local man working Super Bowl 56 crew is no ordinary blind zebra
The umpire for today’s Super Bowl 56 crew lives in Indy, went to IU and helped create the IU Dance Marathon. Meet Bryan Neale, aka “The Blind Zebra." → Read More
Doyel: Colts' fate now lies with CDC, NFL and NFLPA after Carson Wentz lands on COVID list
Shocking development (not really): unvaccinated Colts QB Carson Wentz joins Darius Leonard with COVID, taking Colts' fate out of their selfish hands. → Read More
Doyel: Jacob Eason or Sam Ehlinger? Colts have a quarterback competition, not a dilemma
Dueling Colts backup quarterbacks Jacob Eason and Sam Ehlinger are so different, but each showed plenty of promise in preseason win against Carolina. → Read More
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Doyel: He's gone, but his dream lives on with Zionsville Little League softball champions
Four years after he died, a Zionsville softball team completed the dream Steve Strecker breathed into existence. His daughter was the winning pitcher. → Read More
Doyel: IHSAA has chance to do right thing, rename Arthur Trester Award for Ray Crowe
Crispus Attucks alumni have urged IHSAA to rename Arthur Trester Award for Ray Crowe. After nearly 100 years in the wrong, IHSAA is ready to listen. → Read More
Opinion: New Colts OL Eric Fisher was playing great before injury. Will he be healthy enough to protect Carson Wentz?
New Colts OL Eric Fisher has made Pro Bowl in two of the last three seasons, but will his Achilles' allow him to protect injury-prone Carson Wentz? → Read More
Referee Bert Smith's fall in men's NCAA Tournament game didn't kill him. It saved his life.
When NCAA men's basketball referee Bert Smith collapsed during the Gonzaga-USC game, some thought he had died. Turns out, that fall saved his life. → Read More
Doyel: NCAA Tourney fall didn't kill referee Bert Smith. It saved his life.
When NCAA referee Bert Smith collapsed during the Gonzaga-USC game in the Elite Eight, some thought he had died. Turns out, that fall saved his life. → Read More
Doyel: Jalen Suggs' shot into the heavens lifts Gonzaga past UCLA in Final Four classic
Gonzaga-UCLA was historically special, good to the last drop of overtime, when Jalen Suggs' shot into the heavens sent fans into delirium. → Read More
Doyel: Faces of homelessness — it's not what you think
"You hear people say: ‘Nobody’s doing anything, nobody cares.’ That couldn’t be farther from the truth." → Read More
Doyel: The quest for a legendary relic — Bob Knight's red chair
It was Feb. 23, 1985, Indiana was 14-9 — and heading for the NIT — and the referees were not having a great day. Then coach Bob Knight threw a chair. → Read More
It's official: 2021 NCAA tournament to be played entirely in Central Indiana, Indianapolis
NCAA and city of Indianapolis have finalized plans to hold the entire NCAA tournament here, according to two sources with knowledge of the agreement. → Read More
Doyel: NBA Hall of Famer Paul Westphal dies at 70, his life a masterpiece
NBA Hall of Famer Paul Westphal was so wonderful off the court, his basketball immortality is the “oh, also…” part of his obituary. → Read More
Doyel: Colts punter Rigoberto Sanchez talks about his cancer, worries about everyone else
Colts punter Rigoberto Sanchez's first media briefing since his cancer diagnosis was full of compassion and optimism. Same old Rigo, in other words. → Read More