Butler basketball

Don’t think of it as cheering for Purdue, but for the American space program. Do you hate the moon?

Bow down, Hoosier fans. National powerhouse Butler has THE Indiana basketball program.

Bob Knight hits the bread line.

Purdue falls—and so does former IUPUI coach Ron Hunter.

Butler’s sickening Big East tourney loss.

“He surely understands what Indiana basketball means to the state,” says ESPN analyst Seth Greenberg. “And it looks to me like his players are having a blast playing for him.”

There’s a lot of hot air left in DeflateGate, plus an Indy 500 champ strips down for Pattern magazine.

A couple of Butler greats—Gordon Hayward and Brad Stevens—draw raves and a rant.

Headed to Clowes Memorial Hall? Oh Yumm! Bistro serves the best pre-show light dinner in the neighborhood.

SI and GQ stuff the Pacers, Tony Dungy tweets his wisdom, Hinkle prepares to show off its makeover, and more.

@IUBloomington offers the week’s best #humblebrag: “Just another day at IU (with Grammy Award winner Joshua Bell and Academy Award winner Meryl Streep).”

It’ll be a while before these new favorite snapshots grow old.

Eleven parties, festivals, and games you won’t want to miss in 2014.

Bid on designer purses. Make a new holiday tradition. Get a tan. Buy a knockout party dress. Jazz up your Colts game-day outfit. Conquer cabin fever. And more!

Despite the country’s unconditional passion for “the beautiful game,” college sport is simply not a big deal there. Aside from the teams, players, and trainee media students looking to make names for themselves, interest is virtually nonexistent.