AL HAMNIK: Pacers heating up their series with Miami

Al Hamnik Times Columnist

Name calling and organized sports go together like buttered popcorn.

AL HAMNIK: In the case of LeBron and MJ, the ring's the thing

Al Hamnik Times Columnist

You have the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft and money to burn.

STEVE HANLON: This could be a first, lastly

Steve Hanlon Prep Beat

In recent years I've made bold, cocky predictions about how the region softball teams would do in the postseason. I've picked three or four te…

STEVE HANLON: Don't let these 'Days' slip away

Steve Hanlon Prep Beat

This weekend, while many of us are in long lines looking to purchase chocolate hearts, candied roses and cards written by some stranger in the…

MIKE NIETO: A slam dunk for DePaul, Chicago

Mike Nieto Prep Beat

It appears to be the perfect private-public partnership.

MIKE NIETO: Crete's Finnin heads to Nebraska

Mike Nieto Prep Beat

It has been a different and rough road for former Crete-Monee football player Matt Finnin.

JIM PETERS: Chesterton baseball team honors Bob Lambert

Jim Peters Prep Beat

If you've followed Northwest Indiana prep baseball this season, you know Chesterton's improbable run to the Duneland Athletic Conference title…

JIM PETERS: LaPorte to install artificial turf, build new track

Jim Peters Times Columnist

As football coaches go, LaPorte's Bob Schellinger is a natural grass kind of guy.

HILLARY SMITH: RailCats center fielder Drew Martinez is adding to his family's lore

Hillary Smith hillary.smith@nwi.com, (219) 933-3233

GARY | Drew Martinez calls his biggest fan after his baseball games.

HILLARY SMITH: The RailCats need silliness like the Saints

Hillary Smith Times Columnist

On Saturday, the RailCats participated in an exhibition game that drew more national attention than any other before the start of the American…

JOHN DOHERTY: Second Impact Syndrome worth second thought

John Doherty Times Columnist

First, let’s be clear, Second Impact Syndrome (SIS) is extremely rare. I know of only one documented case in the last 25 years in Indiana.

JOHN DOHERTY: The Is have it: Illinois feels same heat as Iowa, Indiana next

John Doherty Times Correspondent

One day after I wrote last week's column on Iowa banning two-a-day high school football practices effective this fall, the Illinois High Schoo…

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