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Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White has already agreed to leave following the season to coach the women's team at Vanderbilt.

Mutka: Revolving door keeps swinging for college, pro coaches

June 10, 2018 at 12:55 p.m.

Have you heard of the good ol' boys network? If not, let me present a few nuggets about recycling coaches and managers. An example would be Washington Nationals manager Dusty...

Gary Roosevelt grad Wallace Johnson congratulates Sandy Alomar as the White Sox's third-base coach after Alomar hit a three-run homer on Aug. 8, 2001.

Mutka: Wallace Johnson, Benny Dorsey rooting for Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame

May 23, 2019 at 7:16 p.m.

Call it an exclusive Gary Roosevelt mutual admiration society. Former major-leaguer Wallace Johnson is pulling for Benny Dorsey for membership in the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame. As for the...

Mutka: Chase Dawson, Scott Kapers part of Valparaiso’s success story

June 10, 2018 at 11:49 a.m.

Baseball is as unpredictable as Northwest Indiana weather in the spring. Even the best hitters fail seven out of every 10 trips to the plate. Visits to the disabled list...

John Mutka: Former Purdue coach Doug Schreiber deserves Hall of Fame nod

June 10, 2018 at 1:35 p.m.

LaPorte native Doug Schreiber was a victim of his own success as Purdue's longest-serving baseball coach over an 18-year reign. In 2012 his Boilermakers set a program record of 45...

Valparaiso native Jeff Samardzija is 6-2 for the San Francisco Giants.

John Mutka: Move to San Francisco pays off for Jeff Samardzija

June 11, 2018 at 10:45 p.m.

Maybe Jeff Samardzija just needed a change of scenery. Whatever the reason, he's 6-2 in San Francisco and averaging better than seven innings per start. . After mixed results in...

Kenny Lofton played for 11 major-league teams, including the White Sox and Cubs.

Mutka: Kenny Lofton, Tim Stoddard made baseball, basketball history

June 10, 2018 at 3:33 p.m.

Weather issues have limited Northwest Indiana's contributions to Major League Baseball, but the list of local World Series breakthroughs is surprisingly long. East Chicago Washington grads Kenny Lofton and Tim...

Ryan Clarke was the only healthy quarterback available for Valparaiso University's spring game.

John Mutka: Staying healthy, adding depth on VU football wish list

June 11, 2018 at 2:57 a.m.

Did Valparaiso University football take a step back in 2015? Looking at it purely from a record standpoint, going from 4-8 to 1-9 could hardly suggest otherwise. Sabotaged by injuries,...

John Mutka: Senior Nicole Steinbach makes her pitch for Ball State

June 8, 2018 at 8:34 p.m.

Ball State pitcher Nicole Steinbach has been circling the wagons since she was 9 years old. She's led a nomadic life, traveling to Texas, Colorado, Florida and California for summer...

Coach Bryce Drew left Valparaiso for Vanderbilt after guiding the Crusaders to the championship game of the NIT.

John Mutka: Valparaiso was prepared after departure of Bryce Drew

June 12, 2018 at 1:54 a.m.

When Bryce Drew zeroed in on Vanderbilt, a whirlwind process which he jump-started, Valparaiso tuned to Plan A. There was no Plan B. Because Drew had been connected to vacancies...

The San Francisco Giants signed pitcher Jeff Samardzija in the offseason for $90 million over five seasons.

John Mutka: Jeff Samardzija, other starters enter proving grounds

June 11, 2018 at 4:17 a.m.

Drop the snowballs. Bring out the horsehide. Chilly weather aside, it's that time of the year. Baseball may no longer be the national pastime, but if you're an aspiring professional,...

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