Former Crusader reflects on playing Michigan State in NCAA tournament

Milo Stovall went through a range of emotions when the sophomore guard saw Valparaiso’s name appear on the screen during the 2000 NCAA Selection Show.

Check out a Storify of the Valparaiso Horizon League Tournament title game

Read the Times' Storify of the Crusaders' tourney title win.

Broekhoff, Barton and Buzzer-Beaters

Ryan Broekhoff’s shot was literally heard around the world on Saturday night.

Guess who's coming to dinner?

Have you wondered which Republican senators President Barack Obama invited to tonight's high-profile but private dinner at the White House? One of them is a Hoosier.

Ghosts of 2008

Even though we're more than four years from the 2008 presidential election, the battles of that historic race are far from over.

Cristian Guerrero returns to the RailCats

The RailCats return all-time home run leader Cristian Guerrero to the team with the signing announced Monday.

Win a Times travel mug with a Tweet of girls hoops scores

Win a Times travel mug by picking the correct score in the Class 4A and Class 2A regional semifinals! Tweet your guess for the final score and the winner of the Merrillville vs. Lake Central girls basketball game in Class 4A and the Whiting vs. Boone Grove game in Class 2A to @NWI_Hillary wi…

L.C.'s David Yancey part of big Purdue recruiting class

Prep games rescheduled on Jan. 24

PCC game rescheduled: The Hanover Central at Boone Grove girls basketball game, originally scheduled for Thursday, was postponed to Tuesday due to the inclement weather.

Star on the Horizon: The Ryan Broekhoff story

First up, here is the link to the much shorter print story about Ryan Broekhoff's journey from young freshman to Valparaiso star.

RIP ESPN BracketBuster

ESPN put the final nail in the coffin of its annual mid-major love fest on Tuesday morning, announcing that this will be the final season of the BracketBuster event.

Valparaiso almost complete

Valparaiso men's basketball coach Bryce Drew finally was able to insert Bobby Capobianco (hernia) into the rotation this weekend and the Crusaders are likely three weeks away from gaining the services of point guard Lavonte Dority. Once Dority is eligible, and provided there are no more inju…

Live from the ARC: Valparaiso vs. Northern Illinois

Greetings and welcome to the Athletics-Recreation Center for an early dose of Valparaiso basketball.

Live from the ARC: Valparaiso Opening Night (double blog action!)

Happy Opening Day everyone! Today is truly a special day as it begins a journey for both the Valparaiso men's and women's basketball teams that will spread into March. I'll have a number of places for you to follow both teams this season. During home games you'll likely see live blogs in thi…

Live from the ARC: Valparaiso vs. Holy Cross (WBB Exhibition)

It's a new era at the Athletics-Recreation Center tonight as Tracey Dorow takes the sidelines for her first game as the head coach of the Valparaiso women's basketball program.

Live from the ARC: Valparaiso vs. St. Joseph's (Exhibition)

Greetings and welcome to the Athletics-Recreation Center for another season of Valparaiso basketball. The exhibition season tips off tonight with St. Joseph's coming to town.

RailCats exercise contract options on 18 players.

On Monday, the RailCats picked up the contract options on 18 players including eight pitchers, both catchers, three outfielders and five infielders.

Thoughts from Horizon League Men's Basketball Media Day

Players and coaches from all nine Horizon League men's basketball programs gathered at the Intercontinental Hotel in Rosemont, Ill. on Tuesday to share their thoughts on the upcoming 2012-13 season.

Revealing my Horizon League Preseason Men's Basketball Ballot

Believe it or not, the Valparaiso men's basketball team begins exhibition play three weeks from Saturday. It seems it was only yesterday when Ray McCallum was dunking with time running out and then dancing on the court at the Athletics-Recreation Center as Detroit blew out Valparaiso in the …

RailCats decline options on six players

The RailCats have declined the contract options on six players, including long-time infielders Mike Rohde and Chris Carrara.

Updated: Submitting an event to the nwi.com calendar

Here is an updated how-to on submitting events to nwi.com. You will need to be a registered user of nwi.com. Click here to visit our registration page.

LIVE: RailCats vs. Lemurs, Say Goodbye to 2012

GARY | The RailCats play their final game of the regular season -- which turns out to be the final game of 2012 thanks to missing the playoffs for the second consecutive year -- against Laredo on Monday.

LIVE: RailCats vs. Lemurs, scare away the rain

GARY | If you're headed to U.S. Steel Yard already, or packing up the car to do so, be prepared to see a game.

FIRST PITCH: Brandon Egebrecht

GARY | Lake Central senior Brandon Egebrecht was welcomed to his first baseball game with a team jersey and the announcement that he'd be throwing out the first pitch.