Walkers, joggers, and bikers will soon get to enjoy a new route in South Bend. Construction has begun on the Coal Line Trail. The multipurpose trail is being built over the abandoned Notre Dame and Western coal line. “In the two phases, the trail will follow Lincolnway West to Wilbur Street along the abandoned right-of…
Notre Dame football fans may soon get a chance to play as the Fighting Irish in an upcoming video game. EA Sports College Football was just announced today. The new college football video game comes from the same company that makes Madden NFL 21. Of course, anyone who knows football has heard of Madden. Slightly…
Baseball season is almost here. Area fans have an extra reason to be happy. A local television station will broadcast Chicago White Sox games throughout the 2015 Major League Baseball season. “FOX 28 is proud to announce our partnership with the Chicago White Sox,” the station said in a news article posted on their website….
Will Ferrell, the actor and comedian best known for roles in movies like Anchorman and Old School, is set to make an unusual appearance on a baseball diamond. Ferrell will take the field for ten different teams across five separate exhibition games on Thursday, including stints as a player for the Chicago Cubs and Chicago…
The Gus Macker Basketball Tournament is returning to South Bend as part of the city’s sesquicentennial weekend celebration. Would-be basketball players will descend on downtown South Bend for a family-friendly 3-on-3 basketball tournament. The tournament will be played on the newly remodeled Jefferson Boulevard as well as the Howard Park parking lot. A “Dream Court”…
The New England Patriots remain in the hot seat days after their 45 to 7 trouncing of the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship Game. The lopsided win was not supposed to dominate sports headlines all through the week — at least for the reason that it is drawing media scrutiny. The alleged cheating at…
Former White Sox captain Paul Konerko will see his jersey number — 14 — retired near the start of the 2015 season. The White Sox organization announced that the team will pay tribute to Konerko on May 23 at US Cellular Field on the south side of Chicago. The event will take place prior to…
Ohio State pulled off a convincing victory in the first college football playoff championship game. The Buckeyes defeated Oregon in a 42-20 victory at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Ohio State’s running game was dominant with nearly 300 yards. Ezekiel Elliot ran 246 yards alone, plowing through Oregon’s defense and scoring 4 touchdowns. OSU quarterback…
The University of Notre Dame closed their 2014 football season on a positive note, defeating Louisiana State University on Tuesday in a wild 31-28 upset at the Music City Bowl in Nashville, Tennessee. Notre Dame and LSU previously played in a bowl game in the 2007 Sugar Bowl. LSU won that game in decisive fashion…
South Bend’s public golf courses are closed for the season due to the cold weather. The city’s three municipal golf courses — Elbel, Erskine and Studebaker — all remained open through most of December during a time of year that those courses are normally closed. South Bend has so far not seen any measurable snowfall…
