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Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Matsushima Returns To Bison For Upcoming Season
Photo Courtesy of the Bloomington Bison The Bloomington Bison are getting their top goal-scorer and captain back. Bison head coach Phillip Barski announced today that the team has signed forward Eddie Matsushima to an ECHL standard player contract. The 31-year-old Matsushima was named the first captain in franchise history on Oct. 17, 2024. He led all Bison players last season with 27 goals, 57 points, and 190 shots in 67 games played. The Verona, Wisconsin native also led all Bison players with 16 multi-point games and was tied for the team lead for the longest point streak of the season, lasting eight games. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound left-shot center also skated in two AHL games last season with the San Diego Gulls. Matsushima has appeared in 269 career ECHL games, totaling 204 points (98 goals, 106 assists) with 171 penalty minutes. Bloomington will open the 2025-26 regular season at home on Oct. 18 when they host the Iowa Heartlanders at Grossinger Motors Arena.
Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Volunteers needed at Cancer Support Community's Survivor's Summit and Taste of Bloomington
The City of Bloomington Volunteer Network provides information about local volunteer opportunities. For a complete listing, visit or call 812-349-3433. The inclusion of an organization in this list does not imply City endorsement or support of the organization's activities or policies. Information and registration links for the following opportunities can be found at Survivor's Summit — last call for volunteers! Volunteer with Cancer Support Community South Central Indiana at their Survivor's Summit on July 26. This annual event is held in honor of those who have been affected by a cancer diagnosis. Attendees include patients, family members, caregivers, and survivors. The event focuses on educating survivors and their loved ones on survivorship issues and celebrating the lives of those who are thriving in spite of a cancer diagnosis. Available shifts: July 26 8:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.10:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.12:30-2:30 p.m. Location: 631 E. Discovery Parkway, Bloomington, IN 47408 Learn more and register by July 25: Contact: Brynn Parkinson at brynn@ or 812-233-3286 Taste of Bloomington volunteers Taste of Bloomington, presented by Master Rental, is back in Bloomington on Aug. 2 from 3 to 10 p.m. This family-friendly volunteer opportunity offers multiple shifts to choose from. Hang out with fantastic people, have a ton of fun, score a free Taste T-shirt, and enjoy delicious free food — just for helping out! Interested volunteers must register by July 25. Available shifts: multiple shifts between 12:30 p.m. and midnight Location: Kirkwood Avenue between Walnut Street and Indiana Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47404 Find their sign-up links and choose your shifts: Contact: tasteofbtownvolunteers@ Taste of Bloomington/GardenQuest — Food Waste Reduction Team Help the Taste of Bloomington minimize the amount of food waste entering the landfill by being part of GardenQuest's food waste diversion team! Your role will be to teach festival participants how to separate their food waste from what can be recycled and what must be thrown away. This is a family-friendly and teen-friendly opportunity! Volunteers 5 years and older are welcome. Any child younger than 12 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Volunteers must also sign up to attend a 15-20 minute training session during the second half of July. Available shifts: Aug. 2 2:45-4:45 p.m.4:45-6:45 p.m.6:45-8:45 p.m.8:45-10:45 p.m. Location: Kirkwood Avenue between Walnut and Indiana, Bloomington, IN 47404 Learn more and find their sign-up link: Contact: Ellee Spier, GardenQuest director, at 812-955-0249 or Wish List Spotlight ReStore/Habitat for Humanity Wish List Donating working appliances and furniture to the Restore helps Habitat Monroe County build affordable homes. Donating also helps reuse/recycle items for a more sustainable planet, while also reducing solid waste disposal. Donations: can be made 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. ReStore has a pick-up service for appliances and furniture. Contact: Ron Smith, 812-331-2660, ext. 103, or ronsmith@ Location: 850 S. College Mall Road, Bloomington, IN 47401 Featured Wishes: working, gently used appliances like stoves, refrigerators, washers and dryers. Furniture in good condition, like sofas, tables, chairs, etc. View Wish List: You can also find year-round in-kind donation needs on the Community Wish List at This article originally appeared on The Herald-Times: Volunteers needed at CSCSCI Survivor's Summit and Taste of Bloomington Solve the daily Crossword
Washington Post
22-07-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Bob Hammel, legendary Indiana sports writer and friend of Bob Knight, dies at 88
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Bob Hammel, who covered 23 NCAA Final Fours and 29 Indiana high school basketball tournament championships during a 52-year sports writing career that included a close friendship with late Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight, has died. He was 88. Hammel died Sunday at Bell Trace, a senior living community in Bloomington, according to an obituary in The Herald-Times, his longtime employer. No cause of death was given. The lifelong Indiana resident spent 40 years with the Bloomington Herald-Telephone and later Herald-Times, including 30 as sports editor. Hammel was a member of several halls of fame, including the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, Football Writers Association of America, Indiana Journalism and Indiana University Athletics. He served terms as president of the Basketball and Football Writers associations. He received the Curt Gowdy Media Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Bert McGrane Award from the Football Writers Association. Hammel won the Indiana Sportswriter of the Year award 21 times. He authored or co-authored 14 books, including the 2002 autobiography of Knight, the fiery IU basketball coach who died in 2023. They also teamed in 2012 for a book titled 'The Power of Negative Thinking.' Upon retiring as Big Ten Conference commissioner in 2020, Jim Delany said, 'Bob Hammel is simply the most important Big Ten writer in the last 50 years.' Hammel, a native of Huntington, Indiana, attended Indiana University for a year. He took a summer job as sports editor of his hometown paper and instead of returning to school that fall, he stayed on at the paper for eight years. He worked at papers in Peru, Fort Wayne, Kokomo and Indianapolis before being hired as sports editor of the Herald-Telephone in 1966. His career included covering five Olympics before he retired from sports writing in 1996. He is survived by Julie, his wife of 67 years, son Richard Hammel and daughter Jane Priest. ___ AP college basketball: and
Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Bob Hammel, legendary Indiana sports writer and friend of Bob Knight, dies at 88
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Bob Hammel, who covered 23 NCAA Final Fours and 29 Indiana high school basketball tournament championships during a 52-year sports writing career that included a close friendship with late Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight, has died. He was 88. Hammel died Sunday at Bell Trace, a senior living community in Bloomington, according to an obituary in The Herald-Times, his longtime employer. No cause of death was given. The lifelong Indiana resident spent 40 years with the Bloomington Herald-Telephone and later Herald-Times, including 30 as sports editor. Hammel was a member of several halls of fame, including the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, Football Writers Association of America, Indiana Journalism and Indiana University Athletics. He served terms as president of the Basketball and Football Writers associations. He received the Curt Gowdy Media Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Bert McGrane Award from the Football Writers Association. Hammel won the Indiana Sportswriter of the Year award 21 times. He authored or co-authored 14 books, including the 2002 autobiography of Knight, the fiery IU basketball coach who died in 2023. They also teamed in 2012 for a book titled 'The Power of Negative Thinking.' Upon retiring as Big Ten Conference commissioner in 2020, Jim Delany said, "Bob Hammel is simply the most important Big Ten writer in the last 50 years.' Hammel, a native of Huntington, Indiana, attended Indiana University for a year. He took a summer job as sports editor of his hometown paper and instead of returning to school that fall, he stayed on at the paper for eight years. He worked at papers in Peru, Fort Wayne, Kokomo and Indianapolis before being hired as sports editor of the Herald-Telephone in 1966. His career included covering five Olympics before he retired from sports writing in 1996. He is survived by Julie, his wife of 67 years, son Richard Hammel and daughter Jane Priest. ___ AP college basketball: and
Associated Press
22-07-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Bob Hammel, legendary Indiana sports writer and friend of Bob Knight, dies at 88
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Bob Hammel, who covered 23 NCAA Final Fours and 29 Indiana high school basketball tournament championships during a 52-year sports writing career that included a close friendship with late Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight, has died. He was 88. Hammel died Sunday at Bell Trace, a senior living community in Bloomington, according to an obituary in The Herald-Times, his longtime employer. No cause of death was given. The lifelong Indiana resident spent 40 years with the Bloomington Herald-Telephone and later Herald-Times, including 30 as sports editor. Hammel was a member of several halls of fame, including the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, Football Writers Association of America, Indiana Journalism and Indiana University Athletics. He served terms as president of the Basketball and Football Writers associations. He received the Curt Gowdy Media Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Bert McGrane Award from the Football Writers Association. Hammel won the Indiana Sportswriter of the Year award 21 times. He authored or co-authored 14 books, including the 2002 autobiography of Knight, the fiery IU basketball coach who died in 2023. They also teamed in 2012 for a book titled 'The Power of Negative Thinking.' Upon retiring as Big Ten Conference commissioner in 2020, Jim Delany said, 'Bob Hammel is simply the most important Big Ten writer in the last 50 years.' Hammel, a native of Huntington, Indiana, attended Indiana University for a year. He took a summer job as sports editor of his hometown paper and instead of returning to school that fall, he stayed on at the paper for eight years. He worked at papers in Peru, Fort Wayne, Kokomo and Indianapolis before being hired as sports editor of the Herald-Telephone in 1966. His career included covering five Olympics before he retired from sports writing in 1996. He is survived by Julie, his wife of 67 years, son Richard Hammel and daughter Jane Priest. ___ AP college basketball: and
