Gregg Doyel, USA TODAY

Gregg Doyel

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Indianapolis, IN, United States

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  • Indianapolis Star
  • Journal & Courier
  • The Star Press
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  • Tallahassee Democrat
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Past articles by Gregg:

Bronny James would be most scrutinized rookie in NBA history if he's teammates with LeBron

All-time NBA great LeBron James playing out his career alongside his son, Bronny, sounds like a parent's dream. But it sounds like a son's nightmare. → Read More

Santino Ferrucci is legit Indy 500 threat but also a grill master, emergency vet

Santino Ferrucci admits "a terrible mistake" in 2018 hurt his rep, but he's as charming as he is fast – and he qualified fourth for the 2023 Indy 500. → Read More

Colts QB Anthony Richardson, 20, will bring a support system of family to Indy

New Colts QB Anthony Richardson will bring family and friends with him to Indianapolis, not because he's only 20, but because this is a package deal. → Read More

Doyel: Forget the record. (It's 3-17.) All the Speedway basketball team does is win

The Speedway boys go into Senior Night with a 3-17 record, but this story gets into your bones: The coach, players, senior manager, even the diner. → Read More

Doyel: LeBron James' most remarkable feat isn't the NBA scoring record

LeBron James has lived in the public spotlight since he was 16, and lived it without blemish. That's more incredible than any of his basketball feats. → Read More

Doyel: Iowa basketball takes high road after busting Illinois' Orange Krush students

Illinois' Orange Krush student section lied for discount tickets, got caught by Iowa and lashed out. An important story for the lessons it can teach. → Read More

Doyel: Dodgers All-Star Mookie Betts bowls in quiet solitude at US Open in Indianapolis

Dodgers All-Star outfielder Mookie Betts isn't bowling in the 2023 US Open on the northside of Indianapolis on a lark; he can bowl with the best. → Read More

Doyel: Litter boxes? Seriously, Tony Dungy? Stick to sports

Ex-Colts coach Tony Dungy's tweet about LGBTQ kids and litter boxes was appallingly insensitive, given youth suicide rates. → Read More

Doyel: The white privilege protecting Dana White kept me out of jail

Was the outcry about UFC president Dana White's domestic violence dissipating for the same reason I wasn't arrested? Because of our white privilege? → Read More

Report: Purdue's Jeff Brohm finalizing deal to be Louisville's next football coach

Purdue coach Jeff Brohm couldn't say no to Louisville this time. The Boilermakers coach is headed south to coach his alma mater. → Read More

Doyel: Pacers provide beautiful evening, warm meal to Indianapolis homeless

Indiana Pacers hosted their 25th “Come to Our House” dinner at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Tuesday; feeding 600 people experiencing homelessness → Read More

Doyel: Thanksgiving story about a stray cat, Twitter, a Colts fan and Jim Irsay

For Thanksgiving: A story about a stray kitten, a community invested in finding her a home and the Colts fan who stepped up. With help from Jim Irsay. → Read More

Doyel: College football is big business. So big buyouts be damned if you want to keep up.

Paul Chryst becomes fifth Power 5 coach fired as the influx of money continues to remake college football into an unrecognizable, unlikeable mess. → Read More

Doyel: College football is big business. So big buyouts be damned if you want to keep up.

Paul Chryst becomes fifth Power 5 coach fired as the influx of money continues to remake college football into an unrecognizable, unlikeable mess. → Read More

Doyel: Dolphins, NFL must answer for what happened to Tua Tagovailoa

Did Dolphins allow Tua Tagovailoa to play four days after a concussion vs. Buffalo? He suffered a concussion Thursday at Cincinnati. We need answers. → Read More

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