College/Pro

Since Jeff Samardzija was selected in the fifth round of the 2006 MLB Draft, his career has been, up-and-down, to say the least. He has been a starter in the minors, a starter in the majors, a reliever in the minors, and a reliever in the majors....

Special PortageLife Sports Investigative News Reporter Fred Cicco infiltrated the defenses of ESPN radio last week. He was able to grab and kiss the Stanley Cup before they recognized who it was and had him escorted out of the building. Seriously...

Purdue University and the college basketball world lost one of their pillars on Friday with the passing of the iconic John Wooden. The legendary player and coach passed away on Friday night in Los Angeles. “All of us at Purdue, past and present,...

The field for the fifth annual Chicago Invitational Challenge has been set, with Purdue, Richmond, Southern Illinois and Wright State playing host to preliminary-round games before the tournament moves to the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates...

A Purdue University professor encourages parents, teachers and coaches to engage young girls in athletics because it's not likely they are going to find inspiration on the nightly news. "If girls aren't seeing other girls or women playing sports,...

Mr. LeBron James, First off, I’d like to congratulate you on a great start to a career that could one day be looked at as one of the all-time great careers in NBA history. By being forced to shoulder much of the load on bad-to-mediocre teams for...

Purdue rising seniors E’Twaun Moore and JaJuan Johnson have withdrawn their names from the NBA Draft, and will return to the Boilermakers for their final collegiate seasons. “We’re obviously happy to have two players of the caliber of E’Twaun...

BP Crosstown Cup Becomes Latest Pro Sports Rivalry Officially Established by Competing Teams Major League Baseball’s Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox today announced an official structure to the celebrated Chicago interleague rivalry known to...

Second Baseman Officially Launches “Out of Park” Campaign  Chicago White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham is making a donation to the National Parkinson Foundation for every home run that he hits during the 2010 season and is asking...

The Purdue Intercollegiate Athletics Department, in conjunction with the John Purdue Club, will be conducting the Boilermaker Coaches’ Caravan featuring football coach Danny Hope, men’s basketball coach Matt Painter, volleyball coach Dave...