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Matt Erickson
MATT ERICKSON: The Bears are who we thought they were
Three years ago, during their run to the Super Bowl, the Bears were getting hammered at halftime by the Cardinals on Monday Night Football.
Nov 06, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
MATT ERICKSON: Gift horse? Meet the mouth
Sometimes in life, you should just shut up and deposit the check before the payer realizes what he just gave you.
Oct 30, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Al Hamnik
AL HAMNIK: Hoosiers, Boilers need to clean up their act
Here we are, 10 weeks into the college football season, and little has changed with Indiana or Purdue.
Nov 04, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
AL HAMNIK: Morandini loves his Phillies win or lose
Those rich kids from the privileged side of the tracks, the New York Yankees, woke up Monday only 27 outs away from their first World Series championship since 2000.
Nov 03, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Steve Hanlon
STEVE HANLON: Big Ben rings loudly in Jasper County
RENSSELAER | It was like watching paint dry. Not thrilling. There was no flash. No neon signs.
Nov 07, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
STEVE HANLON: Football sectional titles the hardest to win
No disrespect to all the great athletes and teams that play other sports, but the Indiana high school football sectional championship trophy is the greatest of all the prep hardware that is available.
Nov 06, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Jim Hunsley
No rest for multi-sport athletes
Courtney Bennett was all smiles Monday afternoon as I took her head shot for our upcoming girls basketball tab.
Nov 04, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Ken Karrson
KEN KARRSON: Caravan coming of age at right time
CHICAGO | At first glance, it would appear as if Mt. Carmel players are trying to age their coaches as rapidly as possible.
Nov 07, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
KEN KARRSON: Reader offers up a ball of confusion
In order to fuel marketplace interest, goods producers are always seeking to develop unique items.
Nov 05, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Mike Nieto
MIKE NIETO: Marian football team has plenty to look forward to next year
CHICAGO HEIGHTS | After a 1-8 season last fall, the Marian Catholic football team knew an encore was unacceptable.
Nov 07, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
MIKE NIETO: No course too tough for Illiana's Porter
Distance runners can be thought of as disciplined individuals who push themselves to the end.
Nov 06, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Jim Peters
Anybody else tired of the mud?
After a second consecutive home football game played in the slop, cries for fake grass can be heard all around Chesterton.
Nov 02, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Old-school way works for Chesterton's Ray
For a young guy (35 is young to me), Tim Ray is pretty old school.
Oct 28, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Hillary Smith
HILLARY SMITH: LaPorte senior setter learns lessons in injury
LAPORTE | As quickly as Hannah Hunnicutt's volleyball season started, it was over.
Nov 02, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
HILLARY SMITH: Competition begins on gym, living room floors
When Courtney Quigg was dating her now-husband Jason, she'd bug him about the amount of time he'd spend as a head basketball coach, drawing up plays and agonizing over practice schedules.
Oct 26, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Nate Ulrich
NATE ULRICH: Lowell's Brandon Grubbe continues to amaze
Lowell's an old-school football program with old-school fans.
Nov 05, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
NATE ULRICH: Guts included in recipe for success
ROSEMONT | There are more reasons to "Boiler Up" if you're a Purdue men's basketball fan than there are reasons to get a flu shot if you're someone with a pulse.
Oct 30, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
John Doherty
JOHN DOHERTY: Rush jobs can leave running and passing games short
Over the last two months, media coverage of concussion has spun out of control, with whatever focus that has been managed being on the dangers associated with re-injury.
Nov 03, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
JOHN DOHERTY: Heady stuff in Dear John letters
In the wake of last week's column regarding concussions, readers have been asking questions and making comments. Today's column is dedicated to a pair of intriguing reader letters I recently received.
Oct 27, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Morton captures first sectional title in school history
HOBART | None of Roy Richards' 71 wins at Morton comes close to being as significant as the one the Governors earned Friday night.
Nov 07, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Rensselaer plays keep away from Wheeler; defends title
RENSSELAER | There are ball-control offenses and then there are clock-munching, spirit-crushing attacks like the one Rensselaer displayed in Friday's 21-18 victory over Wheeler in the Class 2A Sectional 25 championship game.
Nov 07, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
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