College/Pro

If you’ve been watching the Blackhawks this season -- you have got to be excited for the playoff puck to drop. The Blackhawks are looking great compared to last year, where they were knocked out in the first round by the St. Louis Blues. For a few...

Purdue men’s basketball head coach Matt Painter has announced that Sasha Stefanovic has signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Boilermaker program for the 2017-18 season. Stefanovic is the fifth member of Purdue’s 2017 class, joining...

As the 2017 Major League Baseball season is underway, this is surely not the most exciting time to be a fan of the Chicago White Sox.  Our beloved South Siders have traded away one of the best pitchers in the game, changed the logo at their home...

Chicago loves a winning team. There’s no denying that the Blackhawks would not have an as big of fan base if they didn’t have 3 recent Stanley Cup victories under their belt. The region is packed with eager Hawks fans drooling for the long...

We published several hundred sports articles to the PortageLife.com Sports section this year. Articles about local colleges, high schools and more in Northwest Indiana were fair game for good news. Have a good story to share? It is still as easy as...

On Saturday the IU Northwest men's and women's teams traveled to Denver, Colorado to compete in the A.I.I. Championship meet. Both men's and women's team finished the season on a strong note. On the men's side, senior Timothy Huber's gutsy...

For some, even five days later, it still hasn’t sunk in. The Chicago Cubs are the World Series champions. I had the fortunate, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to cover everything about this team’s magical run for Chicago Patch. I was in...

Just in time for Homecoming, Indiana University Northwest announces the appointment of Javier Heridia to head coach of the Men’s NAIA Division II RedHawks basketball team. Heridia assumes the role of head coach from Executive Athletic Director...

The South Shore has scheduled additional personnel and all available train cars to provide as much capacity as possible for Friday’s World Series Parade and Rally honoring the Chicago Cubs first Championship in 108 years. The trains will follow...

The Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.) announced the first basketball player of the week honors on Monday for the 2016-17 season. Indiana Northwest's Nicki Monahan and Northern New Mexico's Jeffrey Long picked up the season's first...