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• Knicks' wish list should include youth, athleticism, post play

  work hard enough to get past the Pacers, who ended the Knicks' season in Game 6 of the Conference semifinals Saturday night in Indianapolis ."We play this game to win the championship, and when you don't win a championship, it seems like failure," J.R. Smith   Read more »

• Mike Woodson hoping for big game from J.R. Smith

  Smith is due for a big game.That seems to be coach Mike Woodson 's thinking as the Knicks play a win-or-go-home playoff game in Indianapolis Saturday night. Even though Smith's performance in the Knicks ' Game 5 win over the Pacers on Thursday night was not   Read more »

• Mike Woodson not afraid to mix and match in must-win Game 6

  says on the players' paychecks. Woodson said Friday that his rotation for Game 6 Saturday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis will depend on who's putting numbers on the scoreboard, not in their checking accounts. Trailing 3-2, the Knicks must   Read more »

• J.R. Smith fined $5,000 for Game 1 flop

  the team were available for comment.Smith, however, was a big topic of discussion at the team's last practice before heading for Indianapolis to play Game 3. With the series tied 1-1, the Knicks hope to win at least one game on the road and take back home-court   Read more »

• Tyson Chandler knows he must improve against Pacers' Hibbert

  the Knicks won, 105-79. But he said he's looking to do a better job of offsetting Hibbert's impact when the series resumes in Indianapolis Saturday night."I understand my team needs me to take him out for our success," Chandler said, "or at least make things   Read more »

Around the web

• Indiana lawmakers to review ISTEP test troubles

  Indiana lawmakers will spend the coming months reviewing computer troubles with ISTEP test, the use of land banks to sell vacant property and other problems uncovered around the state. Legislative leaders say they would like more answers from McGraw-Hill 30 m ago from Indianapolis Star Read more »

• City to award towing contract to California firm

  will choose a San Francisco-based company to oversee city-ordered towing under a contract expected to be authorized Thursday afternoon. AutoReturn is in line for a five-year contract for towing management services, pending approval by the Board of Code Enforcement. 1:18 PM from Indianapolis Business Journal Read more »

• Old National in Indiana to Shutter 18 Branches

  The more that compensation designs depart from well-grounded pay-for-performance principles, including appropriate metrics and actual financial results, the less effective they are as an incentive... Receiving Wide Coverage ... Fed's Mixed Message: The F 12:51 PM from American Banker Read more »

• IMPD: Remains found in English Avenue home are animal bones

  no evidence of any crime as of noon today. Police intended to conduct a few more tests this afternoon, said Lt. Chris Bailey of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, and wrap up their investigation at the house barring any unexpected finds today. 12:34 PM from Indianapolis Star Read more »

• Bisons Notes - Indianapolis at Buffalo (7:05 p.m.)

  Buffalo Bisons take on the Indianapolis Indians in the first game of a four-game set from Coca-Cola Field (7:05 p.m.). The Herd opened its eight-game homestand with a four-game series split with Charlotte that ended with an 8-7 extra-inning win on Tuesday 12:31 PM from Our Sports Central Read more »