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Stephen Simms could be difference-maker when St. Xavier plays Marian

June 16, 2018 at 4:23 p.m.

The college football season for NAIA schools opens with a Saturday showdown in Chicago between St. Xavier (No. 4 in the NAIA coaches poll) and top-ranked Marian University of Indianapolis....

Braxton Shelton’s ground-and-pound running style works at St. Joseph’s

June 15, 2018 at 10:12 a.m.

"Physical and nasty." That's how running back Braxton Shelton describes himself. In the last two years at St. Joseph's College, he's lived up to that description, majoring in corporal punishment...

Glenn Scolnik of Munster can identify with Indiana’s bad football luck

June 16, 2018 at 4:30 p.m.

Injuries that ruin a season and Indiana University football just seem to go together. Conversing with Munster native Glenn Scolnik, one of many football greats who will be attending Munster...

Illini star is seventh branch of Karras family’s Big Ten football tree

June 16, 2018 at 4:08 p.m.

Long ago, when the City of Gary earned a reputation for broad shoulders and bruising football, one family presided over the gridiron. If your name was Karras and you lived...

Indiana quarterback Nate Sudfeld has seen the world through football and also through humanitarian work.

Indiana quarterback Nate Sudfeld learns to keep things in perspective

June 15, 2018 at 12:09 p.m.

Football is going to be Nate Sudfeld's priority at Indiana University for the next four months, but the impressive quarterback is keeping it in perspective. Coming from a humanitarian family,...

Indiana football coach Kevin Wilson speaks during Big Ten Football Media Days on Thursday.

Indiana coach Kevin Wilson upbeat about Big Ten Conference season

June 15, 2018 at 11:53 a.m.

He must replace more than 2,500 yards supplied by departed running backs Tevon Coleman and D'Angelo Roberts. Moreover, Shane Wynn, the team's most productive wide receiver, is no longer with...

Ryan Brockett is caught trying to steal second in the fifth.

Reunion: John Friend, Leroy Marsh and 50 years of Munster football

June 15, 2018 at 12:16 p.m.

Most Indiana high schools don't have any Hall of Famers, but Munster can proudly proclaim two football coaches who wear that label. John Friend, a 1987 Indiana Football Hall of...

Minor league pitcher Sean Manaea made his 2015 debut last week with the Royals' Arizona Rookie League team.

Kansas City Royals draft pick Sean Manaea is on comeback trail again

June 16, 2018 at 4:59 p.m.

What are the odds of making it to the major leagues? If you're into gambling, don't bet on it, especially where pitchers are concerned. Injuries can derail a career in...

Valparaiso’s Garry Puetz nominated for College Football Hall of Fame

June 15, 2018 at 2:52 p.m.

Offensive linemen are seldom accused of being athletic. Often they weigh in as pot-bellied behemoths, but Valparaiso University's Garry Puetz contradicted that college football stereotype to earn All-American honors in...

John Mutka: Northwest Indiana region a baseball hotbed

June 16, 2018 at 5:13 p.m.

Suppose you're a college baseball recruiter. What better place to search for talent than Northwest Indiana? Despite an often inhospitable climate, it's becoming the gold standard, particularly for pitchers. Interest...

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