A letter from football coach Tom Allen to parents of his players outlines the program’s plans for going back to work in preparation for the 2020 season. Allen wrote in part, “Currently, we are seeking to begin team activities early-to-mid June…we have been advised to bring players back in three phases. Each phase will include […]
Justin Smith is leaving Indiana Basketball because he believes the grass will be greener somewhere else. Some believe where a kid plays is a bigger problem than who the player is, so it’s easier for them to project blame and move on than accept responsibility and hunker down. A reckoning comes eventually for those who are responsible for their […]
Right about now every year, Indy 500 fans in central Indiana are stocking up on food and beverages. When asked, they refuse to divulge their secret route to the variety of entrances that surround the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The most ambitious are trying to figure out how to be included in a police escort to […]
Building a career as a college or professional basketball coach is tough – really tough. The combination of luck, timing, work ethic, and strategic acumen needed to get ahead is dizzying, and I don’t wish a career in that business on anyone. There is no more cited example of how young coaches make good than […]
May is not the time for NFL realists to shine. Now is when dreams of a Lombardi Trophy dance in the imaginations of all 32 fanbases, even if 31 of them will be wrong. Colts fans are no different. It’s easy to list reasons why the Colts will continue to live inside the bulging middle […]
The NCAA has transcripts of phone conversations that show beyond any rational doubt that University of Kansas basketball coach Bill Self was at least aware of major violations his program committed. Because of its labyrinthian enforcement and punishment protocols, Self is not only still the Kansas coach, it’s damn likely he will remain so until he […]
The rafters of Bankers Life Fieldhouse are filled with names and numbers of the most important people in Pacers Sports & Entertainment history. It’s time for Donnie Walsh to take his rightful place among them. Reggie Miller is up there. Members of the three ABA championship teams are alongside him. Slick Leonard has a banner. […]
Khristian Lander is re-classing from 2021 to 2020, which means the recruit who was set to be Archie Miller’s jewel of the 2021 recruiting class will be a freshman for the upcoming season. It’s none of my business really, and I cannot rationally explain my interest in this young man’s decision, but I would like to […]
Is it worth going into the emptiness of emotional darkness and denying yourself the affection of peers in the pursuit of championships? That’s the question that lingers from watching ESPN’s The Last Dance. Michael Jordan was at home in that lonely darkness. He understood it was necessary to work with singular focus and demand the same level of work […]
Nojel Eastern decided to transfer from Purdue. He communicated that decision on Tuesday. Yesterday (Thursday) it was revealed that he will play for Michigan. This morning on “Breakfast with Kent,” I mocked Eastern’s shooting, saying “If Juwan Howard promised Eastern a green light to shoot, I hope he uses it liberally when Michigan plays Purdue […]