by Kent Sterling Before we started to take sports so damn seriously, there was a Monday Night Football broadcast that was more TV party than typical play-by-play. Howard Cosell, Don Meredith, and Frank Gifford brought swagger and celebrity to the NFL, and their performance was more important to the success of the show than the […]
by Kent Sterling There were so many things wrong with the Indianapolis Colts yesterday in the 20-13 win over the Baltimore Ravens that predicting a trip to the Super Bowl as a season finale for them seems ludicrous. Four turnovers are difficult to overcome for any NFL team, but an Ahmad Bradshaw fumble with 1:49 […]
by Kent Sterling Nothing would give me more pleasure than to yelp and holler about how Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Da’Rick Rogers should be afforded the same latitude to seek treatment that was provided Colts owner Jim Irsay after his operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated arrest, but it would be ridiculous. Irsay is an […]
by Kent Sterling One thing Charles Foster Kane learned in the great film Citizen Kane was that wealth can’t change the truth. Ironically, William Randolph Hearst, the publisher who was the inspiration for Kane, discovered the same thing when he tried to kill the film before its release. Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti is the […]
by Kent Sterling Only one thing could cause significant erosion of support among NFL owners for Roger Goodell to remain in his role as commissioner of the NFL, and that is an attack on their wallets. Goodell could have twerked and farted at the podium during yesterday’s ineffective press conference, and still the owners would […]
by Kent Sterling Bad news for NFL commissioner Roger Goodell rolled in again yesterday as Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Jameis Winston was suspended by Florida State for the first half of Saturday’s game against Clemson for jumping on a table and screaming “F**k her right in the p***y!” Goodell is hiding under his desk while […]
Dear Roger – Hey, it could be worse! At least you didn’t knock your wife unconscious or make your son’s scrotum bleed. Feel better? You seemed like a good guy in the beginning – someone willing to hold people accountable for their behavior because it was the right thing to do. Sadly, you have been […]
by Kent Sterling A swing and a miss on a pass interference non-call, and a bizarre horse-collar penalty two plays later didn’t directly lead to the Indianapolis Colts losing to the Philadelphia Eagles 30-27, but they sure didn’t help. The Colts led 20-6 after an Adam Vinatieri field goal with 6:43 remaining in the third […]
by Kent Sterling When people are comfortable telling only part of the truth, trouble ensues. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell went seriously old school politician yesterday during an interview with CBS News Norah O’Donnell, who did a more than credible job in asking the right questions. Goodell tried to appear earnest while dodging, dipping, and ducking. […]
by Kent Sterling The video was horrifying. Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice throws a left cross, and Janay Palmer is knocked unconscious. Rice waits patiently for the elevator to open, drags her limp body into the lobby, and retrieves her shoe. We have all seen it – or should, and those who saw the […]