Kenny Thompson
Roller-Coaster Season for Purdue’s Boilermakers Continues Into NCAA
The roller-coaster ride taken by the Purdue men’s basketball team since the dawn of 2026 is once again on an upward trajectory. Becoming the first No. 7 seed to win…
Read MoreBehind the Mic With Purdue Announcers Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell
Every play-by-play announcer dreams of a signature call. Think Al Michaels and the 1980 Olympic hockey semifinal between the U.S. and Soviet Union. “Do You Believe in Miracles? Yes!” To…
Read MoreRemembering the Too-Short Life of Purdue Great Rondale Moore
These are the toughest columns to write. My friend and longtime Journal and Courier colleague Jeff Washburn used to write heartfelt tributes for high school athletes who died too young…
Read More50+ Years Later, The Rocket Still Tops List of Boiler Shooting Guards
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone aware of Indiana’s tradition of producing great high school basketball shooters that 70 percent of Purdue’s Top 10 shooting guards from the…
Read MoreNo Controversy Here; Drew Breezes Into NFL Hall of Fame
As expected, Purdue legend Drew Brees was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Fittingly, his enshrinement ceremony will be held at Tom…
Read MoreKen Thompson Takes Point With Best of Boilermaker Hoopsters
Today begins a five-week series where I rank the best point guards, shooting guards, small forwards, power forwards and centers in Purdue men’s basketball history. I don’t want to pretend…
Read MoreFrom Honor Rolls to Rushmore . . . Purdue’s Best Back to the ‘80s
Purdue’s 69-64 victory at USC last Saturday marked the 1,000th win during the Gene Keady-Matt Painter era, which dates to the 1980-81 season. Unlike the popular perception outside Tippecanoe County…
Read MoreTime for Boilermakers to Look at Change in Athletic Leadership
By: Ken Thompson Hours before undefeated Indiana laid waste to Oregon in the College Football Playoff semifinals on Jan. 9, Purdue athletic director Mike Bobinski proved he doesn’t have a…
Read MoreFrom Braden Smith to Rick Mount, Time to Retire Numbers
With the Big Ten Conference’s career assists record in his possession and Bobby Hurley’s NCAA standard seemingly reachable with a minimum of 19 games to play in his career, it’s…
Read MoreFrustrations Grow; What Does Purdue Football Need?
If you are a Purdue fan, watching “60 Minutes” last Sunday night on CBS just added to the growing frustration that the folks inside Hovde Hall and Mackey Arena in…
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