Now what? The Indiana Pacers were routed by the Miami Heat in their four games of postseason futility. A sweep is what their level of effort deserved, so yesterday’s 99-87 loss was delivered as expected. There are several pieces of good news, and some good news/bad news issues depending upon your perspective for the Pacers as […]
By Bert Beiswanger Shortly after the completion of the 103rd Indianapolis 500 last year, while Simon Pagenaud was celebrating the greatest moment of his racing life, Marco Andretti was sitting on his golf cart on pit lane, head down, frustrated and looking like he wanted to be anywhere but where he was. He had just […]
More than two hours of our lives gone, and for what? The Pacers took an L today in the Bubble as the Heat gave the Pacers a shovel, watched them dig the hole, and then buried them in it. Have to be mad at somebody, right? Social media reflects the frustration felt by Pacers fans. […]
There is an old saying in broadcasting – “Treat every microphone like a live microphone!” Managers remind hosts of that multiple times everyday, and anyone who gets paid to speak into a microphone repeats it often. Cincinnati Reds play-by-play voice Thom Brennaman forgot that basic rule last night. About some city, Brennaman said, “one of the f*g […]
The Colts were back to work this morning trying to elevate the level of play that led to a disappointing 7-9 record last year. High priced free agent Philip Rivers, DeForest Buckner, the guy for whom they traded the 13th overall pick, and Chris Ballard’s fourth draft class will help them make strides from without. […]
Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly is now my favorite baseball player – ever. It’s not because he threw at members of the Houston Astros as retaliation for cheating the game during the 2017 season – a year they won the World Series – but because he laid out the reasons for his actions so strongly while […]
Fan frustration and confusion because the Big 10 and Pac-12 canceled college football is being driven by inconsistent protocols designed to help preserve health and life that are applied unevenly. Click here for your copy of “Oops – the Art of Learning from Mistakes and Adventures” by Kent Sterling There are questions and anecdotal reports from friends, […]
I hope Bruiser Flint’s muffler falls off as he drives from Bloomington to Lexington. Bruiser Flint is turning his back on Indiana’s basketball program to embrace the dark side of college basketball at the University of Kentucky, where he will reportedly replace Kenny Payne, who is leaving UK to become an assistant with the New York Knicks, […]
“Never rush to solve a crisis,” is a quote that should be hanging in the office of every manager, coach, and department head, and the Big 10 is on the precipice of violating that immutable tenet. Big 10 presidents are meeting this morning to decide how to handle the building storm surrounding the decision to play […]
College football will likely not be played this fall. The MAC punted their season yesterday, and the Big 10 in likely to say adios tomorrow, according to reports. And that is bad news for everyone. Conversely, Big 10 universities plan of being open for business. Yes, the dorms, frats, and sororities will be filled with 18-to-22-year-olds […]