Don Smart

  • Indy Eleven’s plague of injuries

    INDIANAPOLIS — Every season has it’s unique challenges and 2017 will be no different for the Indy Eleven. What is different is the injury carousel with players hopping on and off with great regularity. While some players have remained relatively healthy throughout, others just can’t stay injury free, or...
  • Indy Eleven goal celebration

    Supporter’s multi-day road trip inspires Indy win in Edmonton

    Hardcore Indy Eleven supporter Tony Hebenstreit had done this before, six times to be exact. But something about this time was different — way different. Maybe it was the distance; maybe it was the result; maybe it was everything. Hebenstreit decided to do the unthinkable: drive from Indianapolis to...
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    Indy Eleven injury report and starting XI predictions

    Injuries continue to hamper the Indy Eleven roster. A familiar name returns to the report, but there are still options for head coach Tim Hankinson. The Soc Takes crew has carefully considered the available personnel for this weekend’s matchup vs. FC Edmonton. There is a problem though. The gang...
  • Indy Eleven injury report

    There is no question about it. If this were the Oregon Trail, the Indy Eleven would have snake bite. Teams get injuries and players need rest, but this season’s injury list has been off the charts already through six games. The best news out of all of this is that...
  • Eamon Zayed

    Indy draws 1-1 with Swope Park Rangers

    Preseason match No. 2 is in the books. The Indy Eleven played the USL’s Swope Park Rangers to a 1-1 scoreline, but I still don’t care about the score. The fact is that I only care about form and there is a lot to dissect here. People will try...