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    Davonte Neal Signs With Notre Dame

    Devontae Neal was schedule to announce his college choice this morning at the elementary school where he once attended. After 600 students waited over an hour for the 4-star athlete to show up, they went More>>

    No. 3 Notre Dame women top No. 16 Louisville 68-52

    Skylar Diggins scored 21 points and freshman Kayla McBride added 15 to lead No. 3 Notre Dame over No. 16 Louisville 68-52 on Monday, moving the Fighting Irish one step closer to a Big East title. More>>

    Goshen high schooler named Gatorade IN Boys Soccer Player of the Year

    Press Release from The Gatorade CompanyIn its 27th year of honoring the nation's best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPNHS, today announced Femi Hollinger-Janzen of More>>

    Muir, Hollis join NCAA men's basketball panel

    Delaware athletic director Bernard Muir and Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis are joining the NCAA Division I men's basketball committee. More>>

    Valparaiso beats Loyola 66-62 for Horizon title

    Ryan Broekhoff had 17 points and 11 rebounds and Matt Kenney scored six of his eight points in overtime as Valparaiso clinched the Horizon League regular-season title with a 66-62 victory against Loyola Chicago on Tuesday... More>>

    White Sox begin Robin Ventura era

    The new manager of the Chicago White Sox didn't curse, rant or make any headlines during his first media session of the spring. More>>

    Bulls' Thibodeau says no setback for Rose

    Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau says star point guard Derrick Rose experienced no setbacks after returning from a back problem. More>>

    Datsyuk expected to miss 2 weeks after surgery

    Detroit Red Wings star Pavel Datsyuk is expected to miss two weeks after having arthroscopic surgery Tuesday to remove fragments from his right knee. More>>

    Red Wings put goaltender Ty Conklin on waivers

    The Detroit Red Wings have put goaltender Ty Conklin on waivers. More>>

    Verlander hoping to improve if that's possible

    Here's a scary thought for American League batters: Justin Verlander is hoping to improve. More>>

    Indiana High School Boys Basketball Top 10 Teams

    By The Associated Press The Associated Press Top 10 Indiana high school boys basketball teams, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through games of February 19, rating points and previous... More>>

    IndyCar teams still learning safer, faster cars

    Dario Franchitti and the rest of the IndyCar drivers and crews are still getting a handle on their new cars with the season opener a month away. More>>

    Iowa blows out No. 18 Indiana 78-66

    Iowa senior Matt Gaten scored a career-high 30 points and Iowa beat No. 18 Indiana 78-66 on Sunday, snapping the Hoosiers' three-game winning streak. More>>

    Michigan State women top No. 17 Purdue 67-52 in OT

    Becca Mills scored 17 points and Michigan State beat No. 17 Purdue 67-52 in overtime Sunday. More>>

    No. 7 Michigan St. holds off pesky Purdue 76-62

    Draymond Green had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Austin Thornton scored a career-high 17 points to lead No. 7 Michigan State past short-handed Purdue 76-62 Sunday. More>>

    No. 23 Notre Dame beats Villanova 74-70 in OT

    Pat Connaughton scored 21 points, Jack Cooley had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 23 Notre Dame erased a 20-point deficit in a 74-70 overtime victory over Villanova on Saturday night. More>>

    Pistons beat Celtics 96-81 for 7th win in 9 games

    Greg Monroe had 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, and Rodney Stuckey added 16 points to lead the surging Detroit Pistons over the Boston Celtics 96-81 on Sunday night. More>>

    How ranked prep girls' basketball teams fared

    By The Associated Press How ranked prep girls' basketball teams fared in the past week, with records in parentheses: More>>

    Blackhawks rally past Blues

    Dave Bolland scored the go-ahead goal in the third period when his centering attempt hit the stick of St. Louis' David Backes and went in and the Chicago Blackhawks rallied to beat the Blues 3-1 Sunday for their third... More>>

    Indiana boys basketball sectional pairings

    It's that time of year... dust off your old copy of the movie Hoosiers because it's tournament time in Indiana. Sunday night the pairings were released, sectionals begin Class 4A, Sectional 2 | Michigan More>>

    Notre Dame comes back to beat Villanova on the road

    Pat Connaughton scored 21 points, Jack Cooley had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 23 Notre Dame erased a 20-point deficit in a 74-70 overtime victory over Villanova on Saturday night. Eric Atkins scored More>>

    Penn girls win Regional Championship Video included

    Saturday morning's regional semifinals for girls basketball in Indiana. Teams will play for a regional championship and a spot in the semi-state tonight. We'll have highlights tonight at 10pm after NASCAR'S More>>

    Michiana crowns 2 wrestling state champions Video included

    Hall and Brooks win wrestling state titles. More>>

    Bethel cheerleader receives surprise of a lifetime Video included

    Something wonderful took place at the Bethel game. The surprise of a lifetime for senior cheerleader Erica Marschke. During a timeout in the 2nd half of the game, when the cheerleaders came out to do More>>

    Washington 58, Mish 53

    South Bend Washington wanted to put a cap on the NIC Championship Friday night. They were 7-0 in the league. And a road win at Mish would put an exclamation point on the conference Title. 

      Mishawaka pulled out to the lead but went cold shooting in the second half as Washington comes back to win 58-53.
      The Panthers are undefeated in the conference for the first time since 1977.
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    Highlight of the Night (2/17/2012)

     

    Highlight of the Night:
    3.  Penn's Austin Torres dunk
    2.  Clay's Kenny Jones dunk
    1.  Marian's Demetrius Jackson dunk- Jackson finished with 42 points in the win over Penn
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    Area Teams Ready for Regionals

    Penn, Memorial and NorthWood are all ready to represent their schools at the girls basketball regionals. More>>

    Wrestling State Finals Underway

    Abe Hall. Tommy Forte and Jerred Brooks all won their opening rounds.  Kayla Miracle became the first girl to make it to state, but the Culver Academy wrestler lost in the first round. More>>

    Pacers end 5-game skid with 93-88 win over Nets

    Danny Granger scored 32 points despite playing on a sprained left ankle and led the Indiana Pacers past the New Jersey Nets 93-88 on Thursday night. More>>

    No. 9 Ohio State women roll past Indiana 75-54

    Tayler Hill scored 27 points and No. 9 Ohio State never trailed in handing Indiana its 13th straight loss, 75-54 on Thursday night, even with the Buckeyes playing without Big Ten scoring leader Samantha Prahalis. More>>

    No. 12 Penn State women beat No. 17 Purdue 74-63

    Maggie Lucas scored 28 points and No. 12 Penn State maintained its Big Ten lead by defeating No. 17 Purdue 74-63 Thursday night. More>>

    Report: Manning had additional neck surgery

    Peyton Manning reportedly had three surgeries last year, not two, as the Colts originally said, according to a new report. More>>

    No. 15 Wisconsin loses 69-55 to No. 7 Michigan St.

    Jordan Taylor has carried Wisconsin through its comeback this season, helping his team win seven of eight games after a rough start in the Big Ten. More>>

    US men's Olympic coaches embrace women's boxing

    When the first female boxers showed up at Al Mitchell's gym in northern Michigan several years ago, the U.S. Olympic Education Center's head coach was not impressed. He had no interest in teaching women how to fight. More>>

    Gehrig Dieter Tore Knee on Record Catch

    Washington Grad Gehrig Dieter had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee.  The high school all-american injured it in a record setting game against Elkhart Central and then played 10 more games after that.  He is now an early enrollee at SMU. More>>

    Steve Neff Talks About 611 Wins

    NorthWood Coach Steve Neff has been coaching the Panthers since 1976.  His teams have won 611 games.  That makes him the 2nd winningest coach in Indiana Girls Basketball History. More>>

    Penn Using 2011 as Motivation

    The Penn Girls play in the Regional Saturday at Valparaiso.
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    NCAA providing glimpse of selection process

    By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer The NCAA has, for the first time, posted credentials for every Division I team to add transparency to the process of selecting the 68 teams for the NCAA tournament. More>>

    Notre Dame's Frederica Miller collapses in locker room after game

    Notre Dame's victory celebration took a scary turn Tuesday night as one of their players had to receive medical attention.  FOX28 has learned that junior reserve basketball player Frederica Miller collapsed More>>

    Peters leads Notre Dame women past Providence

    Devereaux Peters had 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 4 Notre Dame to a 66-47 win over Providence on Tuesday night. More>>

    Colts add 8 assistants to complete coaching staff

    The Colts have completed their coaching staff by hiring eight assistant coaches and making Clyde Christensen quarterbacks coach. More>>

    Report: Irsay to meet with Manning in next week

    Jim Irsay expects to meet with Peyton Manning in the next seven days, and the Colts owner tells The Indianapolis Star the return of the four-time MVP depends on his willingness to restructure his contract. More>>

    IndyCar drivers foresee safer sport in 2012

    IndyCar is trying to make high-speed racing safer in 2012, and drivers say series officials are reacting to their concerns. More>>

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    Delays in reopening Elkhart Public Library

    Some Setbacks in the nearly half million dollar renovation of the Elkhart Public Library.The newly renovated library was supposed to open Tuesday but that was pushed back to Wednesday.  And parts of the More>>

    Extended Video: The meaning of Ash Wednesday

    FOX28 News talks to Father Matthew Coonan at St. Vincent DePaul about the meaning of Ash Wednesday, and why it is important for Christians.
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    60-year-old man killed in crash on US-12 in St. Joe Co., Michigan

    Police are investigating a crash on US-12 near Klinger Rd. that killed a 60-year-old.Police tell FOX28 that the man was driving his pickup truck on US-12 when he crossed the centerline and hit an oncoming More>>

    Indiana Senate panel weighs statewide smoking ban

    Indiana senators are taking up work on a statewide smoking ban in the waning days of the 2012 session. More>>

    Michiana Students create basketball shooting robot

    The Robotics Team at Penn High School worked long hours for six weeks, all the way up to a midnight deadline Wednesday, to create a basketball shooting robot. The robot is able to pick up NERF balls More>>

    Swiss Valley skiing still open despite lack of wintry temps

    This winter has been a real challenge for the folks up at Swiss Valley in Jones, Michigan. The unseasonably warm temps have made it pretty tricky to make snow, but they have been able to stay open. More>>

    Dow breaks 13,000 but can't hold gains

    It came and went in a flash each time, a number on a board for mere seconds, but its symbolic power couldn't be dismissed. More>>

    The first FOX28 Paczki eating contest

    It's Fat Tuesday time in Michiana.  Some just call it Mardis Gras, but others refer to it as Paczki Day.Well those that love paczki's that is.  It's a Fat Tuesday tradition of the decadent kind.  If you've More>>

    UPDATE: Niles man hit and killed walking to work

    According to Michigan State Police, the Scott Parm was crossing U.S. 12 from South Third Street around 6:30am when an eastbound vehicle hit him. More>>

    One suspect in custody after Cass County standoff Video included

    A standoff in Cass County ended after more than 12 hours near Edwardsburg. Officials say one suspect was taken into custody just before midnight. More>>

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    Davonte Neal Signs With Notre Dame

    Devontae Neal was schedule to announce his college choice this morning at the elementary school where he once attended. After 600 students waited over an hour for the 4-star athlete to show up, they went More>>

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    Fashion Tips Part 3

    Britt at Stephenson's finishes by looking at warmer clothes with colors that pop. More>>

    FAshion Tips Part 2

    Britt Continues at Stephenson's, this time looking at adding color to the top half of the body. More>>

    Fashion Tips Part 1

    Britt Conway is with Danny Reynolds at Stephenson's for pre spring fashion tips. More>>

    Pet Refuge

    Pet Refuge joins us and introduces a special tabby cat available for adoption. More>>

    Paczki Day Part 3

    Britt checks out the final steps of making a paczki for Fat Tuesday. More>>

    Paczki Day Part 2

    Britt continues at Indulgence Pastry Shop & Cafe making paczki's this time frying them up. More>>

    Paczki Day Part 1

    Britt Conway is at Indulgence Pastry Shop & Cafe making paczki's for Fat Tuesday. More>>

    Mardi Gras Cooking Part 3

    At Adam's Bistro Britt sees how to finish the meal with Cajun bread. More>>

    Mardi Gras Cooking Part 2

    Britt at Adam's Bistro finishes the jambalaya and get started on smokey mountain corn. More>>

    Mardi Gras Cooking Part 1

    Britt Conway is at Adam's Bistro getting started on some Cajun cooking. More>>

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