Bob Hammel, a sportswriter who covered 23 NCAA Final Fours and 29 Indiana high school basketball championships, has died at 88.

Former Herald-Times sports editor Bob Hammel passed away on Saturday. The award-winning former reporter chronicled four decades of Indiana athletics.

IndyStar IU insider Zach Osterman first reached out to Bob Hammel for a class assignment. That encounter was much like memories shared of Hammel's decorated career.

Caitlin Clark is not expected to be available on Tuesday night when the Indiana Fever resume their season at the defending champion New York Liberty.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Fever thought Caitlin Clark’s return might solve their wild first-half ride. They were getting healthy, beating good teams and starting to meet expectations. Then the two-time All-Star got hurt again in the final minute of last Tuesday’s game at Connecticut.

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark is not expected to play when the WNBA season resumes Tuesday as she continues to recover from a groin injury that plagued her most of the season. Clark was unable to participate in the WNBA's 3-Point Contest and the All-Star Game,