http://www.news-sentinel.com Sports headlines from News-Sentinel.com. en-us Copyright, News-Sentinel.com Newspapers http://www.news-sentinel.com/grafix/ns_rss.gif http://www.news-sentinel.com http://www.news-sentinel.com/article/2013130619581 INDIANAPOLIS -- Christian Watford can't do it. He won't do it. His family will watch the NBA Draft and tell the former Indiana standout if there's something he should know. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EDT 20130619-130619581 http://www.news-sentinel.com/article/2013130619567 Some athletes try to project cool with their wardrobe or their famous musician friends or their shoe line. Ray Allen needs no accessories. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:49:00 EDT 20130619-130619567 http://www.news-sentinel.com/article/2013130619568 A relay event in track and field may be the most unique situation in all of high school sports. It consists of four athletes coming together, performing at their best in hopes of contributing to the greater good: the team score. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:56:00 EDT 20130619-130619568 http://www.news-sentinel.com/article/2013130619574 Purdue University men's basketball coach Matt Painter speaks with the media regarding Fort Wayne natives sophomore forward Rapheal Davis and freshman guard Bryson Scott at a Coaches Caravan event at the Fort Wayne Country Club on Tuesday. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EDT 20130619-130619574 http://www.news-sentinel.com/article/2013130619570 MIAMI — LeBron James led a title-saving charge, and now his crown will be on the line one more time in Game 7. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:47:00 EDT 20130619-130619570 http://www.news-sentinel.com/article/2013130619578 First-year Purdue football coach Darrell Hazell has been given the reins to the Boilermaker program and been instructed to guide it out of the dominion of mediocrity. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:01:00 EDT 20130618-130619578 http://www.news-sentinel.com/article/2013130619599 The Fort Wayne Komets started building a roster for new coach Gary Graham with two players who know virtually nothing about him. The ECHL approved 2013-14 contracts for Mathieu Gagnon and Matt Firman who were rookies last year when Graham was coaching Pensacola of the Southern Professional Hockey League. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:01:00 EDT 20130618-130619599 http://www.news-sentinel.com/article/2013130619579 SANDY, Utah — U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann made a few key changes in the midfield and backfield for Tuesday night's World Cup qualifier against Honduras in Utah, but the U.S team still defeated Honduras 1-0. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:11:00 EDT 20130618-130619579 http://www.news-sentinel.com/article/2013130619619 INDIANAPOLIS – A lot of basketball fans have wondered not only who is this Gary Neal guy that has helped San Antonio to reach being just a mere 48 minutes away from being proclaimed as the best team in the world, but also where did he come from? Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:29:00 EDT 20130618-130619619 http://www.news-sentinel.com/article/2013130619651 Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki says it's futile to try to ban flopping from the NBA, calling it “part of winning. ” However, Nowitzki said the really obvious ones should come with a penalty, and by “really obvious ones, ” he means flops by players on teams other than the Mavericks. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EDT 20130618-130619651 http://www.news-sentinel.com/article/2013130619626 Since the season ended, the Fort Wayne Komets have said they aren't bringing many players back for next year. Now they've proved it. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EDT 20130618-130619626 http://www.news-sentinel.com/article/2013130619640 We're just under two months from the start of Indiana's preseason football camp and this much we know: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EDT 20130618-130619640 http://www.news-sentinel.com/article/2013130619622 Looking at his 24-program athletic department, Indiana Tech president Arthur E. Snyder felt there was one obvious thing missing, especially considering the school is located in Fort Wayne. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EDT 20130618-130619622 http://www.news-sentinel.com/article/2013130619623 Fort Wayne TinCaps Manager Jose Valentin has plenty of good things to say about all five of his players voted Midwest League All-Stars, but he seems to beam just a little bit more when talking about Luis Tejada. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EDT 20130618-130619623 http://www.news-sentinel.com/article/2013130619583 After 16 consecutive years of always showing up at Wimbledon, winning five titles along the way, Venus Williams pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament Tuesday, citing a lower back injury. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:34:00 EDT 20130618-130619583 http://www.news-sentinel.com/article/2013130619573 ST. LOUIS — Ryan Sweeney and Cody Ransom hit back-to-back homers in a four-run first inning and that was plenty for Jeff Samardzija, who pitched the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 Tuesday night. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:59:00 EDT 20130618-130619573 http://www.news-sentinel.com/article/2013130619577 DETROIT — J.J. Hardy and Adam Jones homered off Justin Verlander, and Manny Machado added a double and two sparkling plays at third base to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:18:00 EDT 20130618-130619577 http://www.news-sentinel.com/article/2013130619575 The Midwest League All-Star Game on Tuesday night in Dayton, Ohio, featured four Fort Wayne TinCaps playing for the East team, which ended up winning a thrilling 6-5 bottom-of-the-ninth finish. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:40:00 EDT 20130618-130619575 http://www.news-sentinel.com/article/2013130619624 DETROIT — Max Scherzer improved to 10-0 and struck out 10, Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer and the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1 on Monday night. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:08:00 EDT 20130617-130619624 http://www.news-sentinel.com/article/2013130619620 OMAHA, Neb. — Indiana coach Tracy Smith says he won't waste any time lamenting how close Sam Travis' ninth-inning fly ball came to leaving the ballpark. Or how close Mississippi State closer Jonathan Holder came to throwing the ball away and allowing the tying run to score. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:47:00 EDT 20130617-130619620