Kenny Mullen looked at his teammates in the preseason and saw a young, inexperienced group, maybe the least-seasoned the vaunted program has had in years. But the Luers junior also saw something else – talent.

The Komets have recognized that their offense, which has produced six goals in the last three games, is lagging.

The TinCaps will open a team store at the Glenbrook Square Mall for the holiday season beginning Friday. Fans can now purchase team gear in three places: the Glenbrook Square location, the Orchard Team Store at Parkview Field and at TinCaps.com.

Calling him the right man at the right time for this job, Firehawks general manager and co-owner John Christner announced in a press release that Willie Davis will be the team's first head coach.

And then there were 12.

Yep.

Journal Gazette reporter Ben Lanka talked with Rep. Mark Souder, R-3rd, on Friday, and the Notre Dame grad clearly is not in the corner of coach Charlie Weis.

Indiana defeated Louisville 2-0 in the first round of the NCAA men's soccer tournament. Darren Yeagle scored both goals for IU. The Hoosiers will face Butler on Sunday.

Indiana beat writer LaMond Pope and Purdue beat writer Stacy Clardie took a look at the Bucket matchup.

One game later than planned, IPFW men's basketball coach Dane Fife saw what he wanted from Deilvez Yearby.

Two of northeast Indiana's best volleyball players are headed to the same place for college -- IUPUI.

I nearly fell on the floor laughing this morning when Denali gave me a piece of his mind for a near minute.

CINCINNATI – The Procter & Gamble Co. is recalling about 120,000 bottles of Vicks Sinex nasal spray after the company found bacteria in some samples during routine testing.

While Jaclyn and I watched the America's Next Top Model finale -- both of us feeling that nauseous sensation you get after too much fabulousness and draping chiffon -- we chatted via instant messenger. Here is a recap of the show, with highlights of our online chat.

Pumpkin pie. Ginger almond cake. Deep dish apple pie. Triple chocolate pumpkin pie. Pear almond cake. Apple raisin bread pudding. Cheesecake-filled pumpkin cupcakes.

And now it's time for another installment of TV Commercials I Despise in which I identify commercials and then dutifully despise them

Fort Wayne, Ind. – City street department crews will work Saturday to progress work on the large volume of leaves that fell in the past two weeks.

The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that the number of foreign students studying in the U.S. hit an all-time high in 2008, with 671,616 international students enrolled. That's an increase of 8 percent from 2007.