Al Hamnik @AlHamnik

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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Al Hamnik @AlHamnik

15 hours ago

RIP, Gary Galloway. It was an honor sharing the same newsroom with you at the Gary Post-Tribune and Hammond Times. No other investigative reporter/columnist in NWI has ever had the guts to go after crooked politicians and businesses. You were the eyes and ears of ‘Da Region.’

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Al Hamnik @AlHamnik

22 hours ago

I was always told bowling isn’t an IHSAA sport because there allegedly is a fee schools pay to use these alleys and at their season-ending banquets, each school receives a stipend to use for team equipment or student-athlete insurance. True or false?

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22 hours ago

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Al Hamnik @AlHamnik

a day ago

Has this poor excuse for a human being ever told the truth in his entire corrupt life? Betting odds say “no.”

The Washington Post @washingtonpost

a day ago

Has this poor excuse for a human being ever told the truth in his entire corrupt life? Betting odds say “no.”

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Al Hamnik @AlHamnik

3 days ago

To be fair and accurate regarding official player stats in final inning of blowout games (Red Sox 17, Cubs 0), MLB shouldn’t count what batters do against a position player (Patrick Wisdom) brought in to pitch and basically lob marshmallows destined to be hits.

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Al Hamnik @AlHamnik

3 days ago

Wonder how Justin Fields feels after watching the much-improved Bears add more “weapons.”

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Al Hamnik @AlHamnik

4 days ago

Good for you. Stuff was made to last back then.

Doug Bobillo @theleapingskink

4 days ago

Good for you. Stuff was made to last back then.

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Al Hamnik @AlHamnik

5 days ago

I’d be willing to bet Merrillville players one day will watch junior DL Kenneth Grant (6-3, 339 pounds) walk on stage at the NFL Draft.

MerrillvilleFootball @mhspiratefball

5 days ago

I’d be willing to bet Merrillville players one day will watch junior DL Kenneth Grant (6-3, 339 pounds) walk on stage at the NFL Draft.

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Al Hamnik @AlHamnik

5 days ago

The best info I can give you is the 1980s.

Robert Ordway @RobertOrdway

5 days ago

The best info I can give you is the 1980s.

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Al Hamnik @AlHamnik

5 days ago

With Blythe’s Sports Shop closing after 72 years in Griffith, I hope NWI doesn’t forget the legacy of late owner Dick Blythe who called store his second home from 1956-96. Consummate outdoorsman. Environmentalist. Friend to all. Loved Griffith and its people.

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Al Hamnik @AlHamnik

5 days ago

In September 2002, Lakefront Redevelopment Project Director of Communications Barnaby Dinges gave Times photog Margo Cohn and I a tour of $606 million construction of new Soldier Field. Hobart’s Dennis McGarel managed local company specializing in its demolition & debris removal.

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Al Hamnik @AlHamnik

5 days ago

‘Leaders’ is a misnomer.

NW Indiana News @NWINews

5 days ago

‘Leaders’ is a misnomer.

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Al Hamnik @AlHamnik

5 days ago

Locally, tonight’s hectic NFL Draft room activity will include Vikings’ senior VP of Player Personnel Ryan Grigson (Highland/Purdue) who previously served as Football Advisor to the Cleveland Browns and was the Indianapolis Colts’ GM from 2012-16. Grigson is 52.

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Al Hamnik @AlHamnik

a week ago

Congrats, Kristina! Good stock. Papa Ron Divjak starred at EC Washington, played at Michigan State, then coached boys basketball in NWI including a stop at Griffith.

Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame @HoopsHall

a week ago

Congrats, Kristina! Good stock. Papa Ron Divjak starred at EC Washington, played at Michigan State, then coached boys basketball in NWI including a stop at Griffith.

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Al Hamnik @AlHamnik

a week ago

Can you imagine this White Sox organization deserving of a new stadium? Hell no.

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Al Hamnik @AlHamnik

a week ago

We just finished Season 1 of the limited series “Fallout” on Prime and I wanna tell you, it was hypnotic. Brilliant cast, violent, scary, comical, cruel, breath-taking, twisted and perhaps prophetic. Not for the squeamish. Can’t wait for Season 2.

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Al Hamnik @AlHamnik

a week ago

Way to set an example for young kids, fans.

Bleacher Report @BleacherReport

a week ago

Way to set an example for young kids, fans.

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Al Hamnik @AlHamnik

a week ago

In the newspaper business, we referred to this as a “correction.” Gary Sports Hall of Famer and former Major League manager Lloyd McClendon informed me that he has a pub and grill at Turkey Creek Golf Course affectionately named “Legendary’s.” He is NOT a manager at Innsbrook CC.