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WISH-TV Sports Director Anthony Calhoun goes one on one with IndyCar Star and reigning series champion Alex Palou. Is this the year he finally wins his first Indy 500? Palou talks to AC about the big Month of May and more.

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The 2024 NTT IndyCar Series season begins in just two months, but a lot of focus is already on the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge. The reigning champion of the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” has his sights set on a repeat.

Josef Newgarden is striving to become just the sixth driver in the history of the Indianapolis 500 to win the race in back-to-back years.

In a one-on-one conversation with News 8 Sports Director Anthony Calhoun at IndyCar Content Day, Newgarden described how winning last year’s Indy 500 has affected his mindset heading into the 2024 season.

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Last weekend, the Colts season ended heartbreakingly with a 23-19 home loss to the Houston Texans.Houston clinched the AFC South while the Colts missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season.

On Sunday, former Colts head coach Chuck Pagano joined “Countdown to Kickoff,” Indy’s only hour-long Colts pregame television show, and talked about what he is most looking forward to in Indianapolis next year.

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The Indianapolis Colts were 8-7 tied atop the AFC South while holding on to the seventh and final AFC playoff spot with two games left in the regular season. On Sunday, the Colts will hosted the Las Vegas Raiders, and former Colts head coach Chuck Pagano put on his coaching hat and put himself back in the team meeting room for a few minutes on “Countdown to Kickoff.”

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The Indianapolis Colts are 8-6, holding onto the seventh and final AFC playoff spot after a win against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night.In that 30-13 victory, the Colts lost two of their best offensive players in the first half after Zack Moss exited with an arm injury and Michael Pittman Jr. was forced out prematurely with a concussion.

This of course after the Colts were already without highly drafted quarterback Anthony Richardson for the year and All-Pro running back Jonathan Taylor for the last three games.

But the Blue and White still found a way to win the game in blowout fashion, and former Colts head coach Chuck Pagano knows why.

It’s all because of Head Coach Shane Steichen, according to Pagano.

Pagano, in a conversation with News 8 Sports Director Anthony Calhoun, talks about what impresses him the most from Steichen’s in-game presence. Plus, they talk about how big quarterback Gardner Minshew’s play was for the Colts yesterday while breaking down everything else from the Colts’ win.

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Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. is enjoying a career year, and former Colts head coach Chuck Pagano believes that Indianapolis needs to give their best pass catcher a big contract before another team does.On “Countdown to Kickoff,’ Indy’s only hour-long Colts pregame television show, Pagano called out Colts General Manager Chris Ballard saying, “Ballard, you better pay the man.”

Pagano, the coach of the Colts from 2012-2017, didn’t believe that Pittman Jr. was worth a big contract just a few months ago, but a monster season from the former USC product has changed his mind.

In addition to the Pittman topic, Pagano and News 8 Sports Director Anthony Calhoun talk about the importance of the Cincinnati game for the Colts, as well as what Indianapolis needs from Garnder Minshew. Pagano then gives his take on who is going to win on Sunday afternoon.

Hear the former Colts coach every Sunday during the NFL season on WISH-TV. The weekly feature will air live at 11 a.m. on “Countdown to Kickoff.” Immediately following the final whistle of games, switch back to WISH-TV for the Colts’ postgame show, hosted by Calhoun and the Emmy-award-winning sports team.

Stay up to date with Colts news at WISHTV.com/Indianapolis-Colts.

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he Indianapolis Colts are 6-5, holding onto the seventh and final AFC playoff spot ahead of Sunday’s game against the Titans.A big reason for the Colts success amid a three-game winning streak? Head Coach Shane Steichen.

Former Colts head coach Chuck Pagano knows what it is like to have success wearing the headset for the Horseshoe, but even Pagano is blown away by Steichen’s success of late.

On “Countdown to Kickoff,” Indy’s only hour-long Colts pregame television show, Pagano gave his advice to the first-time head coach ahead of the playoff push.

In addition to Steichen’s success, Pagano and News 8 Sports Director Anthony Calhoun talk about how big Zack Moss is going to be for the Colts moving forward, as well as what the Indy defense needs to do against its division rival in Tennessee.

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Last week the Indianapolis Colts released four-time All-Pro linebacker and team captain Shaquille Leonard.

Sunday on “Countdown to Kickoff,” Indy’s only hour-long Colts pregame television show, former Colts head coach Chuck Pagano explained why Leonard was released.

Pagano, the head coach in Indianapolis from 2012-2017, believes that the early release could be a positive for Leonard as he tries to find his next home.

In addition to the Leonard topic, Pagano and News 8 Sports Director Anthony Calhoun talk about the magnitude of the Tampa Bay game for the Colts, as well as what Colts quarterback Garnder Minshew needs to do today to secure the win.

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Former Colts head coach Chuck Pagano joined WISH-TV’s “Countdown to Kickoff,” and detailed one Colts player in particular who has really impressed him this season.CTK is Indy’s only hour-long Colts’ pregame television show, and Pagano joined live from his home in Boise, Idaho for his weekly segment, “Chuck Checks IN.”

Pagano, the Colts head coach from 2012-2017, says that running back Zack Moss has shown flashes of greatness through the first few weeks of the season, even with the return of All-Pro running back Jonathan Taylor.

In addition to Moss, Pagano talks about what the Colts need to do to defeat the Browns, how big of an impact Anthony Richardson’s injury will have on the Horseshoe as well as what Gardner Minshew can do to have success moving forward this season.

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Chuck Pagano sits down with AC for week 6 of the NFL season and talks AR and the biggest prankster on team while he was coaching with the Colts!

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