Shawn Green

One of the most memorable thrills of my childhood was watching Sandy Koufax of the Dodgers dominate the White Sox in the 1959 World Series. Along with relief pitcher Larry Sherry, they completely shut down the White Sox attack. I idolized Sandy and...

Ah, the sounds of spring. The crack of the bat, the smack of the ball hitting the catcher's mitt, the ka-ching of cash registers totaling up sales of books on baseball out this season. Just as ESPN seems to lean toward the American League East for...

Michigan City police arrested three people for a robbery and beating of an elderly man that happened Wednesday afternoon, the department said in a press release. The victim, a 73-year-old man, was taken to St. Anthony's Hospital for treatment of...

1986 - Mr Counttime set a new track record at the Aberdeen American Legion Pari-Mutuel horse races. 1991 - Missy Mallett led Aberdeen Roncalli qualifiers for the state track meet, winning the 200-meter dash and helping Roncalli to three second-place...

A host of area musicians will perform at Fat Boy Saloon in Boswell on Saturday in remembrance of a remarkable young man. Eric “ERF” Frampton, 22, died in March after being paralyzed in a car accident May 22. This physical handicap, however,...

All In From Refugee Camp to Poker Champ Jerry Yang with Mark Tabb Medallion: $24.95 Yang's memoir of becoming a world-class poker champion starts with his family, along with thousands of other Hmong, fleeing their Laotian homeland during the Vietnam...

Former Dodgers general manager Paul DePodesta has been hired as vice president of player development and scouting for the New York Mets. He is the second high-profile hire by new Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson, joining former Toronto general manager....

Outfielder Eric Snyder of Huntington Beach Edison continues to move up among the all-time hit leaders in Southern Section history. He has 143 hits in his career, putting him four short of former Tustin High and ex-Dodger Shawn Green for......

Michael Dingilian threw a complete game to help West Hills Chaminade move back into first place in the Mission League after beating North Hollywood Harvard-Westlake, 5-2. The Wolverines (17-7, 6-2) opened a 2-0 lead over Chaminade (16-6, 8-2) when...

A plan that allows police to cite first-time shoplifters with an ordinance violation, rather than arrest them for a misdemeanor, passed its first test Thursday …...

Schaumburg will begin handling first-time shoplifting offenders in a different way next month, thanks to a police proposal designed to preserve officers’ time. The change …...