Al Hamnik
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Cutler keeps his cool as Bears camp heats up
BOURBONNAIS — Bears offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains wiped his face with a dry towel, and asked: "Can it get any hotter than this?" → Read More
AL HAMNIK: Hazell on thin ice at Purdue
I occasionally ask friends who are die-hard Purdue fans when the university is going to offer football once again. → Read More
AL HAMNIK: No Short hops Sunday at the Cell
CHICAGO — It's only 60 feet, 6 inches. → Read More
AL HAMNIK: E.C. Central alum Short gladly embraces role model status
EAST CHICAGO — Charles Barkley is wrong. Pro athletes are role models, whether they care to be or not. → Read More
AL HAMNIK: No escaping the Alcatraz challenge
In the 1979 movie "Escape From Alcatraz," Clint Eastwood and two other hardened convicts become the first to break out of the maximum security prison in shark-infested San Francisco Bay. → Read More
AL HAMNIK: GR3 scores points by giving back
ST. JOHN — The Pacers' Summer Hoops Tour asks its players to host a one-day youth camp and most agree, though their hearts aren't always in it. → Read More
Revenge is sweet for E.C. Central in win over Lowell
EAST CHICAGO — When the motion picture industry needs a sure-fire hit, "revenge" is usually the subject that sells like pancakes at a truck stop. → Read More
AL HAMNIK: Rocket launchers welcome in today's hoops
This is fun, isn't it, watching Stephen Curry shoot from the emergency exits at NBA games? → Read More
L.C. can't slow down the Cardinals' Jefferson
EAST CHICAGO — With Division I recruits Damien Jefferson and Jermaine Couisnard and a tradition richer than Thanksgiving gravy, you'd think E.C. Central has its way against most opponents. → Read More
AL HAMNIK: Has 'Concussion' fumbled away its message?
People go to movies to laugh aloud, be thrilled by jaw-dropping special effects or get scared out of their seat. → Read More
No. 2 Griffith squeaks by Lowell
GRIFFITH — Years ago, when Griffith and Lowell met on the football field, fans filled the stadium and stood on each other's shoulders for a better look. → Read More
LC grad Tyler Wideman's stock rising at Butler
Lake Central's Tyler Wideman was a dominant high school player and owned the paint like a traffic cop at rush hour. → Read More
AL HAMNIK: Bears' new makeover will be painful
CHICAGO | The Bears held a huge audition Sunday in Soldier Field. It wasn't pretty at times, with job candidates confused, out of step and missing their cues. → Read More
Jefferson helps E.C. Central turn back Bears
EAST CHICAGO — Damien Jefferson's nickname should be "Drone." You look up and there he is. → Read More
For the Pacers' Glenn Robinson III, the best is yet to come
CHICAGO — Indiana Pacers guard/forward Glenn Robinson III is very popular on Twitter. → Read More
AL HAMNIK: That special something under the tree
Making a list and checking it twice. → Read More
AL HAMNIK: Thomas ready to roll with newest role
CHICAGO | Walking away is never easy, unless it's your dog "fertilizing" the neighbor's lawn. → Read More
E.C.'s Moore now relevant on Bulls
CHICAGO — A year ago, E'Twaun Moore's uniform could be on fire and then-Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau would've passed down a glass of water to throw on him. → Read More
Spurs coach, Merrillville grad Gregg Popovich constantly adapting
CHICAGO | It took San Antonio Spurs reserve Matt Bonner nearly three minutes of serious pondering before he could finally answer the question. → Read More
No. 4 Irish need to impress
Fourth-ranked Notre Dame is winning games but losing style points that could cost it a top four College Football Playoff berth. → Read More