Al Rhodes announced last week that he would no longer be coaching varsity boys basketball teams.

The NBA playoffs are in full swing, joined this week by the NHL postseason, but my interests and thoughts end up falling back against the comfort of discussing football among most weeks’ column topics.

I get a lot of opportunities to speak to people.

The beautiful weather this week launched a flurry of spring sports action throughout the area, and this very pleasant side of nature uncustomary in mid-April has inspired more than my opinions on sports.

I, like many of you, love watching basketball.

I wish a joyous, blessed Easter to each of you. I’ll just consume a few favorite sweets because spring sports are getting ready to ramp up. I’ve gotta’ stay healthy for the uptick in the action, and some recent news affording the area some enjoyment of competitive football.

Mfg. Readiness Grants Support Local Manufacturers In Leveraging The Latest Technologies As a thriving manufacturing hub with the well-known title, Orthopedic Capital of the World®, it’s no …

In last month’s column, I wrote about the history of the Warsaw Airport and the decision by the city to approach the county to create a joint airport authority.  The City Aviation Board …

Steven Morrissey, known to rock ‘n roll fans as – simply – Morrissey, is nicknamed the Pope of Mope. I feel like I’m channeling him this week in my preamble. If you are unaware of who he is, and you have not heard of his 1980’s game-changing band The Smiths, look him up, and listen to some of his tunes.

Baseball is trying something new.

There is a species whose attrition will trend toward endangerment unless its young can replenish the aging population: the zebra.

The basketball season is over for Grace College.

Approximately two years ago I told you to be careful because if you ask me how I’m doing, I’ll tell you exactly how I’m doing. One of my older sisters told me it’s the definition of a bore, but I disagree.

As winter turns to spring in the Northern Indiana Lakes Region, winter sports change over to spring sports.

This week’s launch of postseason basketball reminded me of the Schoolhouse Rock animated clip, “Interjections!” The very end of the clip, specifically, already hit me after Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday night’s action.

In last month’s column, my message was that 2023 will be a very busy year for the city, and I mentioned some specific priorities.    Today, I thought I would focus on the importance …

I was spending time with my family Saturday night, which is a rare thing for me from November to March.

The Hoosier State has a problem with its basketball class alignment affecting its postseason product, Hoosier Hysteria.

Podcast Invites Listeners Into The ‘Clearly Kosciusko’ Story Clearly Kosciusko tells a story of unity. And whether you know it or not, you are likely already a part of it. It’s a …

I love talking with fans.

Happy 88th birthday to my Uncle Hal, Harold Alonzo Esterwood, Jr., known as Mr. E. among people in Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood since the 1960s, and among generations of fourth-graders in a Cleveland suburb where he taught for decades. I get excited about his birthday because his longevity defies the odds among other relatives in my maternal lineage.

I strongly believe every angle and take on tomorrow’s Super Bowl has been covered, and adding my two cents on the keys to winning for each team would be white noise this morning. Moving the focus toward food analytics, the estimated units consumed among avocados, tortilla chips, jars of salsa, and whether more flapper or drummy chicken wings will be devoured is also off the table.

After spending the last five to six months picking every NFL game every week, oftentimes unsuccessfully, we have finally reached the biggest game of them all.

 Last week I was watching a college basketball game while working on my “homework” for an upcoming basketball broadcast and I heard an announcer say “that guy plays hard all of the time!”

The seasons that the Warsaw boys and girls basketball are having have done a lot of positive things.