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News Now Warsaw Sports Director Roger Grossman is being inducted into the Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame.

It’s Sunday night, and I am standing up from my favorite reclining chair because I can’t take it anymore.

Fernando Mendoza lowered his pads into a defender, spun in a full circle, used his hand to keep his balance, then launched himself horizontally and reached the ball over the goal line — an Indiana touchdown and a ready-made poster pic for a title run straight from the movies.

Chicago Bears fans from Warsaw are likely waking up feeling a bit conflicted Monday after Warsaw graduate Harrison Mevis (pronounced Mee-vis) kicked the winning field goal in overtime for the Los Angeles Rams, booting the Bears from the NFL playoffs on Sunday night.

There is a lot to be said for leftovers from the holidays.

With two rushing touchdowns, five passing touchdowns, three forced turnovers and a blocked kick, No. 1 Indiana’s domination of No. 5 Oregon was balanced and impressive.

In my nearly 35 years of broadcasting games in Warsaw, I have had a lot of opportunities to do a lot of fun and cool things.

The rain was gone, the clouds had given way to sunshine, and in the first minute of the fourth quarter of an unforgettable 112th Rose Bowl, John Mellencamp’s “Hurts So Good” boomed throughout the grand old stadium. It was the perfect song for the most remarkable party in the no longer agonizing history of Indiana University football.

As we put 2025 to bed and say “hello” to a new year, it’s time to consider what 2026 could bring for the universe of sports.

Man, this Colts season sure took a turn for the worse, didn’t it?