NFC championship: 2 teams, different perspectives

ATLANTA | The Falcons are well aware of just how desperate this city is for its first Super Bowl championship.

Resorts spruce up cocktail menus for apres ski

After a long day on the slopes, nothing quite eases the aches and pains like a good drink.

Briggs joins Marshall in unloading on Packers

LAKE FOREST | The NFL's oldest rivals are spicing up their Sunday showdown with some serious trash talk.

Bears GM defends Cutler as franchise quarterback

LAKE FOREST | Bears general manager Phil Emery defended Jay Cutler as a franchise quarterback Wednesday and shrugged off recent sideline incidents with left tackle J'Marcus Webb and offensive coordinator Mike Tice.

Colts' Arians ready to step in for ill Pagano

INDIANAPOLIS | Bruce Arians always wanted to coach his own NFL team.

Colts new cornerback eager to get fresh start

INDIANAPOLIS | Vontae Davis spent the last three years hearing all about what he did wrong in Miami.

Braves acquire Maholm, Johnson from Cubs

ATLANTA | The Atlanta Braves boosted their rotation and added a right-handed bat to their bench Monday night by acquiring left-hander Paul Maholm and outfielder Reed Johnson from the Cubs.

JOHN DOHERTY: Making a pitch for sanity

Major League Baseball teams have all reached the 100-game mark. The trading deadline is today. The stretch run is on.

2 downtown Hobart restaurant owners say cheers to riverfront designation

HOBART | Cafe 339 owner Dimitrios Karataglidis already gets rave reviews from customers for his breakfast and lunch menus.

A new actress steps in as Patsy Cline

It was just three weeks ago that actress Heather Beck was offered an Indiana homecoming to bring her popular portrayal of country western music legend Patsy Cline to Northwest Indiana.

New actress stepping in as Patsy Cline

It's been nearly a decade since the tribute to country western music icon Patsy Cline entertained audiences on the Northwest Indiana stage at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Munster.

Still 'Crazy' for Patsy Cline

It's been nearly a decade since the tribute to country western music icon Patsy Cline entertained audiences on the Northwest Indiana stage at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Munster.

Still 'Crazy' for Patsy Cline: Theatre at the Center launching 2012 season with popular musical

When picking the production to launch the 2012 stage season at Theatre at the Center, artistic director William Pullinsi and general manager Richard Friedman say it was easy to do.

Times' Wexelberg will take over as GM of Chicago Rush

Times business development manager and former RailCats general manager Roger Wexelberg will be the newest president and general manager of the Chicago Rush, beginning Monday.

Gary Works manager heading to Pittsburgh

U.S. Steel Corp. Gary Works is getting a new general manager.

Richard Friedman

Richard Friedman has been selected as the new general manager of Theatre at the Center in Munster. Previously, he served in a similar capacity for Northlight Theatre at the North Shore Center for Performing Arts in Skokie, Ill.