College/Pro

August 11th Valparaiso High School graduate Jeff Samardzija made his major league starting debut against the Philadelphia Phillies. ValpoLife was there chronicling the event with photos and stories from the evening’s events. A video we produced, featuring …

I almost feel like I need to write something awesome to start this thing out. You know, like in the movie Almost Famous, where the kid writes for Rolling Stone, “I’m flying high over Tupelo, Mississippi with America’s hottest band. And we’re all about …

It was October 14, 2003. I was a sprightly young 17 year old, watching the Cubs’ inspirational playoff run in my mom’s basement. It was shaping up to be one of the great seasons in Cubs’ history- and it was. The Lovable Losers were finally …

Lakeshore Public Radio Program, The Lakeshore, 89.1 FM signed a three-year extension with Learfield Communications, Inc. to broadcast Indiana University Football and Men’s Basketball games, Program Director Len Clark announced today. Coverage will include …

The Kellen Mogck Memorial Golf Outing will take place on Monday, August 3rd at the Course at Aberdeen. The annual event raises money for the Kellen Mogck Scholarship, given each year to graduating seniors who participated in football and/or boys or girls …

UPDATE: A second group has submitted a bid for the Chicago Cubs to the Tribune company. In a surprising turn of events, private equity investor Marc Utay has submitted a bid to the Tribune Company for the Cubs, Wrigley Field, and a 25% share in Comcast …

July 1st marks the 182nd day of the year 2009. For you math wizards out there, that means we just completed the first half of 2009. So far this year for me, as I am sure the rest of you as well, has flown by. And looking back, it’s been a crazy year for …

Jeff Samardzija was called up to the Chicago Cubs Major League squad yesterday, as right hander Jose Ascanio was optioned to Triple A Iowa. Samardzija had started his last twelve outings in Iowa, going 5-3 with a 3.72 ERA, and 53 strikeouts in 67 2/3 innings …