SYRACUSE – Sign-ups to participate in the NFL’s Punt, Pass And Kick competition have begun. Boys and girls ages 6-15 can enter, which can be done at the Syracuse Community Center in person, online at www.nflppk.com, or the day of the event, which is Wednesday, Sept. 17, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Harold Schrock Athletic …read more.

This week I am skipping the usual routine of picking local games and will instead be giving you a spot-on mock draft for this weekend’s 79th annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting. (That’s the technical name for the NFL Draft. See, you learned something today.) Let me just say a few things before I …read more.

Super Bowl weekend is finally upon us and I have taken the liberty of setting aside a special article to preview this year’s NFL title match. This will be an exciting game full of some very big personalities and memorable moments. So, without further delay, let’s get down to business. NOTE: I did my homework …read more.

Amazing Grace CollegeHow sweet thou victories are… After going an embarrassing 4-6 three weeks ago, I rebounded with a solid 8-2 with my picks just two weeks back. Some tech issues held me up from getting any picks up last week, but now I am back with even more picking ability! Yes, I have a …read more.

We (me) are back (not front)! Okay, now that I have cleared that up, Happy New Year to everyone! I hope a happy holiday season was had by all and hopefully the good spirits continue well into 2014. It has been a while since I last used my picking ability (sometimes referred to as my …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.

Well, Kosciusko County, we once again find ourselves facing the wrath of Friday the 13th. Back in September we waded through the superstition and possibility of untimely death during this cursed day and made it out alive. Today we will have our superstitions at the forefront of our thoughts as we go about our daily …read more.

Happy Halloween! I am back with another amazing set of picks for your reading delight. A lot of trick ‘r’ treating was canceled tonight so I pushed off the article a little more for two reasons. The first reason is because I was at the office all day and quite frankly I believe the place …read more.

Apologies for the late post. I am just trying to compete with the local news broadcast. We all know who is more entertaining. I am happy to say that last week certainly lived up to the hype. The local prep teams gave us a few good games to talk about. Notre Dame and USC put …read more.

 Ahoy, mateys! Today is the day we have pined for all year, International Talk Like A Pirate Day! Yes, it is an official holiday and, yes, you should participate in the festivities. While I would like to write my entire article in pirate lingo, I do not want to annoy you readers. When I annoy …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.

One year after hosting the Super Bowl, Indianapolis will again have connections to the event. Three companies based in the city will play major roles in the days leading up to Sunday’s game in New Orleans. MainGate Chief Executive Officer Dave Moroknek says running retail and merchandise locations in the National Football League’s partner hotels …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Marion, Marshall and Delaware counties now join 20 previously identified counties where cases of variant influenza A (H3N2v) have been confirmed. The total number of cases, however, remains at 138, as announced earlier this week. The Indiana State Department of Health recently found some duplication in the samples submitted to the State Laboratory …read more.