Mark Podolski is a Sports Editor at The News-Herald in Willoughby and The Morning Journal in Lorain. He covers a range of topics including local colleges, competitive sports, and pop culture, with a focus on basketball, football, and academia. Mark's work has been featured in the Morning Journal newspaper, Yahoo News, and The News Herald.
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Former coach Rodriguez returns to lead Mountaineers
Quarterback Otto Graham and Coach Paul Brown led the Browns to NFL championships in 1950, 1954 and 1955. (Associated Press file).
By: Mark Podolski
In 2022, Bob Krizancic co-authored a book with Cathy Lombardo titled, “Mental Toughness, the game changer: how to create elite players, teams and athletic programs.” The hope for the lo…
Omar Abuhamdeh has started the last three games at point guard for John Carroll in place of the injured Luke Chicone. (Tim Phillis – For The News-Herald)
By: Mark Podolski
The John Carroll men’s basketball knocked off the rust to start 2025, and earned a win over visiting Wilmington Jan. 4. In some ways, the same can be said about Coach Pete Moran, who returned to th…
By: Mark Podolski
John Carroll continues to bring the defensive intensity. On Jan. 8, the Blue Streaks’ men’s basketball team traveled to Otterbein — a spot that’s traditionally been tough for the …
By: Mark Podolski
Imagine a world in which the previous four-team College Football Playoff set-up was in place this season. The semifinal matchups would have been No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 4 Penn State and No. 2 Georgia …
John Carroll’s Will Yontek – shown against Wilmington Jan. 4 – was his team’s leading scorer with 28 points in the Blue Streaks’ win at Capital Jan. 11. (Brian Fisher – For The News-Herald)
By: Mark Podolski
The reinvented version of the John Carroll men’s basketball team is minus All-America point guard Luke Chicone of Mentor — who’s out with an injury — but the bunch that remains is a pro…
By: Mark Podolski
First, let’s start with the name … Harry Doyle. What a name. What a movie character. What a legacy from such a spot movie role. On a day when millions across the country are mourning and celebratin…
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