by Kevin Bowen When the United States tees it up Friday in the 2010 Ryder Cup it will be in a familiar situation—the underdog on foreign soil against a loaded European squad. The Europeans will be playing in front of a raucous home crowd in Wales, and has a 12-man roster so deep that the [...]
by Kent Sterling Nothing is more fun than listening to totally honest discomfort on the radio. On the video below ESPN Radio host Doug Gottlieb asks a fairly innocuous question of Jim Mora, Jr., about the return of Michael Vick. Mora loses his mind a little bit. Then Gottlieb quizzes the already perturbed Mora about [...]
by Kent Sterling Both James Blackmon, Jr., and Trey Lyles enjoyed their first high school class and made their college decision during the same month. They both chose Indiana University as the place they want to enter as freshman in 2014. These two kids choosing early – really early – has sparked some well-intentioned debate [...]
by Kent Sterling If it’s Thursday, it must be time for another Sterling Media Tip of the Week! Cutting budgets sucks, but it’s an annual reality for nearly every corporate owned talk station in America. Managers all crowd into a conference room out of the building at the halfway mark of the fiscal year and [...]
by Kent Sterling How many really good basketball players get that way because their dads are coaches or gym rats themselves? Add another to that long list in Hamilton Heights Austin Etherington. His dad played ball at Butler, competed in Hoop It Up tournaments, and coached eighth grade basketball for a dozen years. All that [...]
Harry remains out with what has now been diagnosed with a peptic ulcer and a severe inner ear infection, combined with hysterical pregnancy. Kent disably fills in and apologizes to families and kids who witnessed an outburst for the ages. Click on the link to listen. Kent Apologizes to AAU Basketball Parents
The best weather month of the year is ending, and another weekend of nonstop sports action is upon us. Colts – Manning’s Game Improves – Indy Star (Chappell) Colts – Hagler Back – Star (Wilson) Hoosiers – Zeller-Come-to-IU Facebook Page Comes Down – Star (Rabjohns) Hoosiers – Crean Offers Another 2014 Player – Star (Neddenriep) [...]
by Kent Sterling The news is filled with stories about how American public schools are failing students and families everywhere. The rankings show American kids are falling behind the Chinese, Japanese, and a dozen other countries. Okay, our students aren’t learning as much or as well. One question, what does that matter? Our kids on [...]
by Kent Sterling “There are lots of changes ahead,” former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr said at the Montgomery, (AL) Quarterback Club last night, according to the Montgomery Advertiser’s website. “I’ll give you one prediction and this is just a personal prediction, but I think Notre Dame is going to come to the Big Ten.” Carr believes [...]
