Articles posted in February 2011

Thad Matta Throws Grenade at Tom Crean and IU Basketball
February 28, 2011

by Kent Sterling Last night, when Ohio State basketball coach Thad Matta told the assembled media after his Buckeyes thoroughly outplayed Indiana in their 82-61 game that advice from former IU coach Bob Knight helped beat the Hoosiers, he wan’t just sharing an anecdote.  Matta was firing a scud missile right past Tom Crean’s ear. […]

Jeter on Cubs Billboard – Cubs Marketing Is as Idiotic as Hendry’s Leadership
February 25, 2011

by Kent Sterling The Chicago Cubs have Derek Jeter alongside Starlin Castro on billboards all over Chicago extolling fans to buy mini-season ticket packages.  How pathetic. The Yankees will be at Wrigley for a three game set from June 17 – June 19, but if a ducat to one of those three games is the […]

Loathing for Tom Crean Unjustly Premature, and If I’m Wrong …
February 21, 2011

by Kent Sterling There are people who love to hate, and losing games in Bloomington, Indiana, is as good a reason as any to hate the coach at Indiana, so that is what these people do. Frankly, I don’t know whether Crean can coach or not, but he has built a pipeline running through the […]

Fixing College Football – Kill the NCAA; Create a Super-Conference
February 17, 2011

by Will Carroll I hate cupcakes. Both kinds. Call me crazy, but I just don’t have a sweet tooth and hate foods that make me want more. I have enough of an issue with temptation as it is. It’s worse with the cupcakes that college football trots out in September. Samford? Stony Brook? Florida something […]

Youth Basketball Parent Confessions
February 14, 2011

by Kent Sterling My son’s collegiate athletic career is roughly a month away from it’s end.  Senior Day is this weekend at Loyola-Chicago, and that means it’s almost over.  This is as good a time as any to come clean about all kinds of truths regarding youth sports parenthood. I’ve spent an inordinate amount of […]

Art Schlichter Is a Financial Predator, and Should Be Locked Up and Forgotten
February 9, 2011

by Kent Sterling Second chances make for great third acts, and America boasts a wonderfully theatrical society that allows and rewards redemption.  Art Schlichter is working on a quarter century of criminal behavior, convictions, and releases. A self-professed compulsive gambler, Schlichter has employed every corrupt means possible to fund his habit.  He had everything as […]

Hamilton Southeastern’s Gary Harris Is the Real Deal
February 5, 2011

by Kent Sterling There is something challenging about a great basketball player.  People watch and they run through a mental checklist of skills and abilities.  The first time you see a kid who is highly touted, the feeling is “going ahead and prove something to me.”  Well, Gary Harris proved something tonight. In a gym […]

Zacky’s Hot Dogs in Carmel Re-opens
February 3, 2011

by Kent Sterling There is something about a friendly guy who opens a hotdog or ice cream place that draws me in.  I become a fan of the little guy dueling the giant chains who shakes your hand when you walk in because he appreciates your business rather than because someone is paying him $7.25 […]