Articles posted in January 2011

Indiana Pacers – Frank Vogel Era Begins
January 31, 2011

by Kent Sterling There is some magic in the honeymoon period for a new coach.  Fan and players alike believe that anything can happen, and that level of hope can allow teams to achieve beyond their talent. Sports teams and businesses alike need an occasional reboot.  An 82-game NBA season can be drudgery.  The players […]

Gym Etiquette 101
January 22, 2011

by Kent Sterling Labeling this as as 100-level course for gym behavior is both too broad and too generous.  Most who go to the gym need a remedial course that equates to a third grade primer, and my entire class is concerns itself only on what goes on in the most unholy of all places […]

Chicago Cubs Four Greatest Moments
January 20, 2011

by Kent Sterling Constantly charting the plight of Cubs fans by listing the disappointing moments gets a little monotonous, so how about some positive memories. Some of these are a little obscure because they are my favorite memories, and they deal more in moments than overall success because, well, overall success predates the President William […]

Big Ten Expansion – University of Texas and ESPN Reach Agreement
January 19, 2011

by Kent Sterling The University of Texas will receive $247.5 million of a $300 million guarantee over the next 20 years in exchange for allowing ESPN to create a network that entirely driven by Longhorn athletics – with some Texas high school football thrown in. Each year, there will be one football game and eight […]

John Calipari Tirade – Can We Get Over Ourselves?
January 19, 2011

by Kent Sterling John Calipari is not a guy I have a lot of good things to say about, but when he called a Kentucky player a “selfish motherfucker”, I didn’t care. This doesn’t make Calipari a bad guy, any more than his language made Bob Knight a bad guy. The moral outrage being expressed […]

Top Ten (6-10) Worst All-Time Days for Chicago Cubs Fans
January 19, 2011

by Kent Sterling In that area between the snow belt and the sun belt, winter is virtually unbearable.  Too warm for skiing and snowmobiling, and too cold for golf and tennis, there is nothing to do but look ahead to warmer days, and the most important bellwether for warmer days is the first day of […]

Indiana Basketball – Is It Time for a New Assembly Hall?
January 19, 2011

by Kent Sterling Assembly Hall is a quaint and tradition rich answer to the question of where Indiana Basketball should call home.  At some point soon (2015 and beyond), fans and players will deserve more and better. Indiana athletic director Fred Glass has a lot on his plate.  Making sure that the athletes at IU […]

Cubs Owner Tom Ricketts Guarantees Mediocrity
January 17, 2011

by Kent Sterling The best thing an owner in pro sports can do is hold  a general manager accountable to a level of on-court or on-field play that wins championships.  At worst, he becomes an apologist for the inculcated and institution mediocrity that comes to define a losing team. The Chicago Cubs have lost in […]