RICHMOND, Ky. — When Neil “Bruiser” Burns, 45, posted “400lbs LOST!” on his Facebook page Dec. 8, more than 500 people “liked” his status. The post received numerous congratulations from friends and family, many of whom have been following his story from the b... More »
MIAMI — Love ’em or hate ’em, it’s hard to turn away from Notre Dame and Alabama. They are storied programs that stir plenty of passions, college football’s North and South versions of the New York Yankees. Well, now they’re facing each other for the biggest p... More »
Perhaps some people got the wrong impression from my recent article regarding AAU basketball. I basically wrote that most kids benefit tremendously from playing against great summer competition — sometimes in front of big-time coaches. “It gives kids the opp... More »
In a strange quirk of the schedule, three of tonight’s first-round Old National Bank Classic boys’ basketball games are rematches of Friday’s regular-season games. Central (6-4), which defeated visiting Bosse 82-78, will play at Bosse at 7:30. Harrison, which ... More »
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Christian Watford scored 16 points, Jordan Hulls added 14 and No. 5 Indiana used a big first-half run to race past Penn State 74-51 on Monday night. The Hoosiers’ breakneck offense could rarely be stopped in the first half before the pace ... More »
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Alabama rolled to its second consecutive BCS championship, and third in four seasons, beating No. 1 Notre Dame 42-14 in a BCS championship game that was no classic after all. AJ McCarron threw four touchdown passes and Eddie Lacy ran for ... More »
BALTIMORE — Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians remained at a Baltimore hospital on Monday as doctors waited for his blood pressure to stabilize. Arians missed Sunday’s playoff loss to the Ravens because of an undisclosed illness. Quarterbacks coach Clyde... More »
NEWBURGH, Ind. — When Jennifer Vandivier graduated from college, she barely weighed in at 100 pounds. “I never dieted before in my entire life,” said the Toyota night shift worker. “I was very thin through high school and college.” However, like many new grads... More »
NEW YORK — Hockey is back, and it took nearly four months and one long night to get the game back on the ice. With the season on the line, the NHL and the players’ association agreed on a tentative pact to end a 113-day lockout and save what was left of a frac... More »
BALTIMORE — (AP) Andrew Luck was harried and hurried in his first career playoff appearance as the Indianapolis Colts’ unlikely run came to a disappointing end. Chuck Pagano’s emotional return to Baltimore also ended with a thud as the Colts fell 24-9 to the B... More »
AUSTIN, Texas — The New York Times reported Friday that Lance Armstrong, who has strongly denied the doping charges that led to him being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, has told associates he is considering admitting to the use of performance-enh... More »
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant is no longer a holdout. He’s on Twitter. With five words — “The antisocial has become social” — the Los Angeles Lakers guard sent the first tweet from his account Friday. About 270,000 people followed his verified account, (at)kobebry... More »
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Two U.S. senators, Richard Shelby of Alabama and Dan Coats of Indiana, have placed a friendly wager on the outcome of the national championship football game between Alabama and Notre Dame. Shelby announced Friday that if Notre Dame wins, he... More »
Every so often, a University of Evansville player or coach answers to a loss by saying, “We just didn’t play Evansville basketball.” The Aces didn’t have to question their offensive hoops brand Saturday in an 85-68 win over Missouri Valley Conference opponent ... More »
After hitting the game-winning shot on Friday, Stanley Duncan wasn’t about to let a little foul trouble stop him on Saturday night. Duncan picked up his second foul with 1:46 left in the first quarter and did not return the remainder of the first half on Satur... More »
Victoria National Golf Course in Newburgh earned a No. 47 ranking in Golf Digest’s latest list of America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses. The course was designed by Tom Fazio.New Jersey’s Pine Valley Golf Club earned the No. 1 spot, edging famed Augusta National.... More »
It may have taken almost 50 years, but it was worth the wait for Steve Schroer. One of just two baseball players from Evansville to have ever received a World Series ring, the 1963 North High School graduate is being inducted into the school’s athletic hall of... More »
GLENDALE, Ariz. — De’Anthony Thomas caught the opening kickoff, raced past Oregon’s sideline and leaned his head into the end zone like a sprinter crossing the finish line. The track meet had started and the fifth-ranked Ducks barely looked back after that. Tr... More »
Next up for the undefeated University of Southern Indiana women’s basketball team is the defending Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament champion. That’s Maryville University (5-5, 1-1 GLVC), which the Screaming Eagles (9-0, 1-0) host today at 1 p.m. at the... More »
The difference between an Evansville IceMen team that wins as it did Friday night or loses as it has much of this season? Wade Macleod doesn’t know. “I’ve been here three games, and we’ve actually won all three,” the forward said. “I think in those we kind of ... More »
Before the year ever began, the players on the boys’ team at Harrison High School knew each other well. This year the Warriors have proved they know something else as evidenced by Friday’s 65-62 win at North. They know how to win close games. After North (6-3,... More »
The University of Evansville’s women’s basketball team walked into the Ford Center on Thursday with an eight-game losing streak and left sitting atop the Missouri Valley Conference. The Aces (3-9, 1-0 MVC) notched their first win since Nov. 17 by a 68-62 score... More »
NEW ORLEANS — Louisville safety Calvin Pryor predicted the Cardinals would “shock the world” against Florida in the Sugar Bowl. Brave words that he and his teammates backed up from start to finish. Terell Floyd returned an interception 38 yards for a touchdown... More »
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — When Alabama offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier sizes up the Crimson Tide’s challenge in the BCS championship, it’s cracking a Notre Dame team that leads the nation in scoring defense. No. 2 Alabama will take on the top-ranked Fightin... More »
he University of Southern Indiana men’s basketball team saw the rest of the season Thursday night, and it’s not going to be pretty. “I’m walking back after shaking (Missouri-St. Louis coach) Steve Tappmeyer’s hand and I’m thinking, ‘We’ve got 17 more of these!... More »
INDIANAPOLIS — Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is growing up. His completion percentage has taken a hit over the past few weeks and his quarterback rating is nowhere close to what he would like. But after averaging more than one interception per game through the... More »
CINCINNATI — BenJarvus Green-Ellis didn’t suit up for the Cincinnati Bengals’ practice on Tuesday. He wore black sweatpants and a gray hooded sweatshirt, running by himself at one end of the University of Cincinnati’s covered football field while everyone else... More »
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — All eyes were on Peyton Manning this season, especially Brock Osweiler’s. He’s the Denver Broncos’ OTHER first-year quarterback, a 6-foot-8 passing project from Arizona State who’s the first signal-caller ever drafted with the intention of o... More »
Pete Carroll was thrilled to be in the postseason but knew it was a mirage. Two seasons ago, in his first venture back in the NFL from the college game, Carroll guided the Seattle Seahawks into the postseason with the dubious distinction of being the only team... More »
RENTON, Wash. — Andy Reid is the winningest coach in the history of the Philadelphia Eagles. Lovie Smith led the Chicago Bears to the 2007 Super Bowl. Now they’re looking for work. Seven coaches and five general managers were fired Monday in a flurry of pink s... More »
PASADENA, Calif. — Andrew Luck, Toby Gerhart and coach Jim Harbaugh started Stanford’s improbable football renaissance, yet they never stood in the center of the Rose Bowl with the West Coast’s most coveted trophy raised above their heads. In fact, the last St... More »
DALLAS — So much for the idea that Oklahoma State didn’t care about playing in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. Clint Chelf threw three of his team’s five touchdown passes and the Cowboys shook off a tough Big 12 finish by rolling up 524 yards and forcing five Purdue... More »
TAMPA, Fla. — Connor Shaw led No. 11 South Carolina to the brink of victory and Dylan Thompson carried the Gamecocks over the hump in the Outback Bowl. Thompson came off the bench to throw a 32-yard touchdown pass with 11 seconds remaining Tuesday, enabling So... More »
ACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The stuffed monkey spent the last year in storage, out of sight but still in everyone’s mind. Coach Pat Fitzgerald dusted it off for the Gator Bowl and even had it on the sideline Tuesday as a reminder of Northwestern’s decades-long, bowl l... More »
D.J. Balentine made the transition to Division I basketball look easy as he led the University of Evansville in scoring through most of the Aces’ nonconference schedule. Balentine wants to shoot and score, and he does it best while running the court. Now that ... More »
We’re halfway through the La Liga season and while it’s no suprise that Barcelona sit atop the table, it is a surprise that Real Madrid are not in second place. I am sorry though, when it comes to Spain no matter how hard you try to not just talk about Barcelo... More »
EXCLUSIVE By Wayne Veysey Arsenal have tabled a bid for Atletico Madrid striker Adrian Lopez, Goal.com can reveal. The Londoners have submitted a formal offer of around €12.5 million, which is lower than the €18m release clause in the forward’s contract. Goal.... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – NBC briefly tore down the digital wall protecting its Olympics coverage on Thursday and permitted consumers without a pay TV subscription to watch live online a much-anticipated race starring American swimmers Michael Phelps and Ryan Locht... More »
(Reuters) – NBC Sports Group Chairman Mark Lazarus gave an impassioned defense of the network’s Olympics coverage on a conference call Thursday, but conceded some of the criticism leveled at the network has been “fair.” Lazarus, along with NBC Research Preside... More »
GNIEWINO, Poland (Reuters) – Ten Real Madrid players will pull on the shirts of Spain, Portugal and Germany in this week’s Euro 2012 semi-finals, the latest reminder of the clout wielded by the world’s richest soccer club by income. Cristiano Ronaldo, the worl... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – ITV, Britain’s biggest free-to-air commercial television broadcaster, reported a 13 percent rise in first-quarter revenue on Wednesday and vowed to outperform the overall TV market this year with a strong performance by its in-house producti... More »
