SOUTH BEND – Three more Notre Dame players and a local highlighted day three of the NFL Draft.

SOUTH BEND – Three Notre Dame players were selected Friday night in the NFL Draft, including Cole Kmet to the Chicago Bears.

INDIANAPOLIS – Tippecanoe Valley finished second in the state after reaching the finals of the Unified Flag Football tournament.

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley is set to take on Noblesville in the semi-finals of the IHSAA Unified Flag Football State Finals this Saturday.

INDIANAPOLIS — Robert Mathis announced his retirement this past weekend and earned himself one more accolade before leaving the Colts for good.

SYRACUSE — Some Wawasee High School students in classes taught by Jeremy VanLue and Phil Huffman have entered the #kickRXabuse video challenge. A brief report was given to the Wawasee school board during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening, Oct. 11, in Syracuse.

FORT WAYNE – Fort Wayne rallied for a 4-3 win over South Bend Thursday night.

FORT WAYNE – The Indianapolis Colts will be among the many exciting happenings at Thursday’s Fort Wayne TinCaps’ game.

ELKHART — Thousands of visitors tour Elkhart County’s Quilt Gardens and Amish Acres Historic Farm and Heritage Resort in Nappanee every year. The visitors come from all over the U.S. and, of course, Indiana. You can count Blue as one of the visitors, at least in a new illustrated children’s book starring the Indianapolis Colts’ …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Task Force, co-chaired by Attorney General Greg Zoeller, and the Indianapolis Colts are urging Hoosier teens to rally against prescription drug abuse by participating in the second-annual Pledge Challenge.

INDIANAPOLIS – Another former Cardinal makes the cut for an NFL roster.

GOSHEN – Goshen football head coach Kyle Park was named the Indianapolis Colts “Coach of the Week” after Park led the Redskins to a 3-0 start this season.

[weaver_youtube ahaI-JVDvqw rel=0] Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck shows his cat-loving side in a humorous new commercial for DirecTV. Luck appears in one of the satellite TV provider’s ad spots in a style made popular last year by Rob Lowe. The QB is first seen sitting in a roomful of people watching NFL games on TV …read more.

ZIONSVILLE — Former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Jack Trudeau, 52, was arrested at approximately 10 p.m. Sunday, July 26, near Michigan and Clarkston roads in Zionsville. According to police, Trudeau is preliminarily charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, intimidation against a police officer and public intoxication. He was booked into the Boone County Jail in …read more.

FORT WAYNE – Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri and long snapper Matt Overton will be at Parkview Field on Thursday, June 11, when the TinCaps host the Kane County Cougars at 7:05 p.m. As part of “Colts at Bat,” Vinatieri and Overton will kick the game off with the ceremonial first pitch. The kicker, long …read more.

FORT WAYNE – Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri and long snapper Matt Overton will be at Parkview Field on Thursday, June 11, when the TinCaps host the Kane County Cougars at 7:05 p.m. As part of “Colts at Bat,” Vinatieri and Overton will kick the game off with the ceremonial first pitch. The kicker, long …read more.

FOOTBALL Spring has finally sprung so I have decided to bounce back with an article as well. Next week I will be back with an official pick’em for local games but this week I am focusing just on the 2015 NFL Draft which starts Thursday night in Chicago. I’ve spent the last few days doing …read more.

FORT WAYNE – For the 12th consecutive year, the Indianapolis Colts will have a traveling marketing campaign this summer featuring players and cheerleaders, and for the first time in 2015, it will include a visit to a TinCaps game. Colts players and cheerleaders will be signing autographs at Parkview Field on Thursday, June 11, when …read more.

The recently released 2014 Forbes billionaires list, an annual ranking of billionaires from around the world, includes five Hoosiers. The top spot in Indiana is claimed by Carl Cook, of the Bloomington-based Cook Medical Group family, at 216th overall with a net worth of $6.5 billion. He became the CEO of the company in 2011 …read more.

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has reportedly purchased a famous 1954 Les Paul Gibson guitar known as “Black Beauty” at auction for $335,500. Irsay is widely known for his extensive guitar collection, part of which has been displayed at an Indianapolis museum in recent years. Guernsey’s auction house stated the six-string with gold-plated hardware set …read more.

ANDERSON, Ind. – The Indianapolis Colts will conduct training camp at Anderson University for the sixth consecutive year this coming summer. Dates for the camp will be announced by the Indianapolis Colts. Tens of thousands of fans attended the 2014 training camp, with opportunities to watch practices at AU’s Macholtz Stadium and family activities available …read more.

Indianapolis Colts linebacker D’Qwell Jackson has been accused of punching a pizza delivery man twice during an argument over a parking spot in Washington, D.C. Jackson, the player who sparked the “Deflategate” controversy in the AFC championship game against the New England Patriots, lives in Washington, D.C., during the offseason. The incident reportedly took place …read more.

Governor Mike Pence has declared tomorrow “Believe in Blue Friday” in Indiana to show support for the Indianapolis Colts as they head to the AFC championship game Sunday in New England. Gov. Pence and Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker also agreed to a friendly wager on the game. As Indiana is a leading state in pork …read more.

A Carmel firefighter’s lost good luck charm has been returned thanks to Indianapolis Colts player Ricky Francois. Lt. Steve Edwards’ helmet, with a four leaf clover keychain he’d had attached for more than two decades, fell off Carmel fire engine #41 last week when it was being driven to a repair shop. He and his …read more.

GREENCASTLE – Andrew Luck, star quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts, will serve as a guest speaker at DePauw University Friday, April 24. Luck will discuss “Creating Your Personal Game Plan for Success” in a Timothy and Sharon Ubben Lecture at 7 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium, located within the Green Center for the Performing Arts (605 …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – He’s not the biggest dude in his class, or even the block, but Addison Coy got to perform on Indiana’s biggest stage. Coy was one of four lucky footballers to perform at Lucas Oil Stadium Sunday in the state finals of the NFL Punt, Pass & Kick competition. Coy and three others in …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis Colts are well-represented on the list of candidates  nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2015. Highlighting the list is former Colts head coach Tony Dungy. Dungy is the winningest coach in club history with his 92-33 mark. He guided the Colts to a 29-17 win over the …read more.

It’s a Friday edition of Nick’s Picks! Last weekend was so bad, I decided to take another day just to recover. But it’s now a new week and everybody gets to start fresh. We are all 0-0 this week, at least that’s how I’m thinking about it. Seriously, it was a rough week for prep …read more.

This is THE week. I hate to raise the bar too high but this might be the greatest weekend of football that we have all season. Yes, I am serious, Kosciusko. How could it get any better? Notre Dame/Michigan, NorthWood/Concord, Warsaw/Plymouth, the NFL returns and Tom Wogomon returns to Syracuse. I don’t know how to …read more.

ANDERSON – In anticipation of the Indianapolis Colts Training Camp, Anderson University is seeking 200 individuals to serve as volunteers. The goal of volunteers serving at camp is to create a safe and enjoyable experience for all visitors to campus. In order to be a volunteer for the AU Colts Training Camp, the following are …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – A local retailer helped the Indianapolis Colts avoid being among the unseen this weekend. Colts owner Jim Irsay tweeted this morning that Saturday’s playoff game against Kansas City is sold out and will be shown on local television. The game is set to kick off at 4:35 p.m. at Lucas Oil Stadium in …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Despite hosting a playoff game this weekend, there is a possibility that the Indianapolis Colts may be blacked out locally on television. The reason: over 4,500 tickets are still available for the game as of Thursday morning according to a Colts team spokesman. The game scheduled for 4:35 p.m. Saturday against the Kansas …read more.

‘Tis the picks before Christmas and all through Kosciusko,Conference games with local teams are a must go. The stages are set for both Warsaw and Wawasee. While rivals square off in Akron and South Whitley. One Triton team goes East while the other stays home. Meanwhile, to the Maple City, Lakeland Christian will roam. On …read more.

Break out the champagne and ticker tape! I have finally accomplished a milestone, my 100th correct pick! It has been a long ride, I could not have done it without you readers and all of the fantastic athletes that have helped me along the way. 100 correct picks is something truly amazing. Nobody else is …read more.

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! It is finally time to serve the stuffing, pumpkin pie (extra Cool Whip, please), cranberry sauce (for reasons that I still have not figured out) and turducken! Thanksgiving is truly a special time of year. Bickering family members, dry turkey, mediocre football and crazed moms hurdling one another to grab the last …read more.

I would be lying if I said that I always knew what I was doing with these picks. Yes, I am what the industry would call an “expert” but I will sometimes just simply be wrong with a pick. Last week highlighted how wrong I can truly be at times as I finished at a …read more.

As far as Kosciusko County is concerned, football season is over. No more Wildcats, Warriors, Vikings, Trojans and after last Friday, no more Tigers. Yes all of our favorite local prep gridiron stars have been eliminated. In fact, just one Northern Lakes Conference team remains in the fall postseason, the Concord Minutemen, perhaps better known …read more.

Another week at 8-2? I am getting pretty good at this, hopefully you are all starting to realize that. Bears fans, I tried demanding an apology from some of you after correctly picking the Lions to beat the Bears despite your spiteful remarks. So far, I have not received any apologies. This is a big …read more.

This week, I am thinking pink. No, it is not Breast Cancer Awareness Month quite yet but that is not stopping me and it is certainly not stopping the Wawasee and Warsaw volleyball teams. Tonight the two rivals will square off in the Tiger Den for the 2013 DIG PINK game. Both teams will be …read more.

Yes, it jumped up on me too. The first freaky Friday of 2013. A day when everyone becomes a little superstitious and bad luck seems to be at the forefront of everyone’s mind. It is also a great day to avoid any abandoned campgrounds, but I digress. I can only imagine that bad luck will …read more.

Week three, finally! I have been anticipating the third week of picks for, well, three weeks. The football picking season will finally be whole as the NFL kicks off this week. Even more exciting than that is the story lines that come with this week. One of college football’s most storied rivalries will add another …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – With the start of the Indianapolis Colts regular season just over two months away, the team announced today that they will host their first ever Kickoff Concert from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, September 6, in downtown Indianapolis. The event, which will be free and open to the public, will feature …read more.