Former sports columnist at Gary Post and Times of Northwest Indiana. Sportswriters/Sportscasters Hall of Fame. Covered nearly every sport in 49 years.

Joined September 2018
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Purdue ‘Big Men’ Trey Kaufman-Renn, Zach Edey and Caleb Swanigan owe their pro careers to assistant coach Brandon Brantley (Andrean), in his 13th season. Had a dream he turned Spurs’ 7-4 often out-of-control human spider Victor Wembanyama into an unstoppable force. Bet he could.
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Gregg Popovich would’ve ripped his Spurs a new one if they had pulled such a classless stunt.
Replying to @NBA_NewYork
I can understand being upset from the loss. To just walk off is very much '91 Pistons. At least that squad accepted defeat. These Spurs, idk what they are, but that's not the San Antonio way. Very classless and unprofessional on their behalf.
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Would make a great movie — hear that, Disney?
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1999: Rick Brunson and the Knicks reach the NBA Finals 2026: Jalen Brunson and the Knicks win the NBA Finals 27 years later… the son gets it done, with his father by his side.
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The San Antonio Spurs, second-youngest team to reach NBA Finals, need a ‘closer’ before they can even think of winning a 6th championship. Watch game film on Jalen Brunson and take good notes. Wemby will be great one day but needs time — and better coaching.
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The 2026 NBA Finals belong in a time capsule with our other treasures. Few have been closer, more exciting, more physical, more dramatic or with more game challenges than Spurs-Knicks — and the 214 countries (53 different languages) that tuned in would likely agree.
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It’s tough to beat greatness. Knicks score 94 points in Game 5 with MVP Jalen Brunson torching Spurs for 45. Took a beating in this poorly-officiated series which often resembled the WWF. Spurs are young. Knicks were tougher, better coached, far more mature. True t-e-a-m.
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Please, young man, don’t become cocky and arrogant. You’ve said some ‘stuff’ since Game 4 loss that disappointed people and made them shake their heads. You’ve been blessed with a potentially-historic NBA future. Don’t blow it.
“Everybody knows we're gonna do it.” - Victor Wembanyama on the Spurs potentially completing a 3-1 comeback
Community note
He did NOT, in fact, do it. x.com/nba/status/206…
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Did you need a machete?
My morning walk through Whiting Park.
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Rural America at its finest. Norman Rockwell would love it.
My afternoon walk through Whiting Park.
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The biggest choke in NBA Finals history will stay with Spurs’ players like a birth mark. “All of us have ‘gotten over’ ourselves a long time ago,” HOF coach Gregg Popovich told me after winning his fifth title. “People who think they’re the reason things happen get into trouble.”
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Isn’t there a huge cross out front that wasn’t touched? A message from above, perhaps.
Andrean High School sustained damage as storms rolled through the Region nwitimes.com/news/local/weat…
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Against a terrible team …
Replying to @SonRanto
@SonRanto How many runs did the Cubs score today⁉️
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I don’t hate the Knicks. I hate their city.
Knicks fans clash with law enforcement after game 4 win. 👀😳
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Got a few days?
What is wrong with this Cubs team
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They’d be up 3-1 and win it all in Game 5 at home.
Spurs would've been 4-0 right now if Pop was coaching
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Asked them to help sponsor our July 31 Gary Sports Hall of Fame induction night at IUN and they declined.
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Animals. Sports often bring out the worst in people.
Knicks fans ATTACKED a Five Guys employee for being a Spurs fan 😳
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There are now reports claiming Spurs have fired 39-year coach Mitch Johnson after team blew 29-point lead to Knicks in NBA Finals and now trail series 3-1. Have to believe young Spurs would’ve kept their composure under legendary coach Gregg Popovich. Would’ve bet my life.
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TACO Trump
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JUST IN: President Trump said he has "cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran" Thursday evening based on discussions with Iran that have been approved by "the highest level of Iranian leadership." abcnews.visitlink.me/SmA9x3
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I’m ashamed and the Spurs should be as well.
Halftime score: Spurs 76, Knicks 49. Running clock, anyone?
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