Kyle McCarthy

SOUTH BEND — Kyle McCarthy still laughs about those 2-on-1 backyard football games, in which younger brother Dan always found himself on the short end of the arithmetic. “It would always be one of my friends and me against him,” the...

In the weeks leading up to the NFL Draft in late April, Ethan Johnson got a chance to see what a miracle looked like. Shut out of the NFL Combine in late February because of an injury-ravaged senior season and bumped from Notre Dame's own Pro Day to...

NFL Team Report - Kansas City Chiefs - INSIDE SLANT As the Chiefs began their second week of OTA practices, one thing was clear: Andy Reid's defense was light years ahead of his offense when it came to making the transition to a new coaching staff and...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Kansas City Chiefs - INSIDE SLANT It appears that in the shadow of a new season, a new coach, a new general manager and a new quarterback there is an old character that's about to re-enter the world of the Kansas...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Kansas City Chiefs - INSIDE SLANT The Pistol offense has invaded the NFL, and now its creator -- retired Nevada coach Chris Ault -- is joining the league, too. Ault was hired as a consultant by the Kansas City...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Kansas City Chiefs - INSIDE SLANT They've got to crawl before they can walk and walk before they run. That's true for children, and it's true for NFL rookies. It was especially true for the group of 63 bodies that...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Kansas City Chiefs - INSIDE SLANT The NFL Draft was all about getting more talent infused into the roster for the Chiefs. It was also three days of possibly removing talent, as they tried to trade starting left...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Kansas City Chiefs - INSIDE SLANT Maybe it was the 48 sacks he saw his Philadelphia quarterbacks endure last year during a disastrous 4-12 season that cost him his job. Maybe it was the 40 sacks he saw on tape when...

TODAY LEGION BASEBALL State B Tournament in Milbank YOUTH BASEBALL B League Tournament 9 a.m. - Championship, Bears vs. Wolves, (D). D Minor League Tournament 12:30 p.m. - Third place, Phillies vs. Astros (B); Championship, Yankees vs. Twins...

TV SPORTS Men's College Basketball-Northwestern at Indiana, 5:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Villanova at South Florida, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Rutgers at Notre Dame, 6 p.m. (ESPNU); North Carolina at Miami, 7 p.m. (ESPN); Purdue at Illinois, 7:30 p.m. (Big 10...

TV SPORTS Men's College Basketball-Cincinnati at Wright State, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Florida International at Maryland, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN); USC-Upstate at Ohio State, 6:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Tennessee at College of Charleston, 8 p.m. (ESPN2) NHL Hockey-...