LeBron James comes to town tonight for a game against the Indiana Pacers, and his visits to Indy are always worth watching for a variety of reasons. Pacers fans have dreams of another visit to the NBA Finals, and if a team other than LeBron’s Cleveland Cavaliers is going to represent the Eastern Conference, it will […]
You see them every game at the end of the bench, cheering for their teammates. They enthusiastically greet the starters and key subs every timeout. Every once in awhile – a little bit more often recently as IU has won three of its last four by at least 25 points – they get a couple […]
Peyton Manning is claimed by a number of teams and cities, but Indianapolis is where he did the great majority of his NFL work, so people here will be paying close attention the next 13 days as he prepares for his ride into a glorious sunset – or so his fans hope. Manning’s body has failed him […]
By all accounts, Andrew Smith is dying. His death “is imminent”, according to the latest post from Samantha Smith, Andrew’s wife, on her website. It’s hard to be reflective without rancor about the death of a 25-year-old, but Samantha has been so courageous and eloquent about the fight she and Andrew continue to wage that it’s […]
Yesterday afternoon we heard Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens would miss his team’s game last night to tend to a personal matter in Indianapolis. We know now that he came home to visit Andrew Smith, one of his former players who is battling cancer. Stevens would prefer no one knows why he is in Indianapolis, […]
Friends of mine in media were fired yesterday, and while I’m certain each will be fine once the dust settles in their emotional minds, it occurred to me that people on the precipice of career ruin at the hands of media managers incapable and unwilling to accurately appraise value need to be a little bit […]
“This is the best day of my life,” is how Chuck Pagano described the day that started with him likely to lose his gig and ended by announcing that he will be paid for four years to continue to serve as the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts. The resolution of the uncertainty surrounding Pagano’s future […]
After the Colts win against the Dolphins, a couple of fans posted tweets that mocked the Colts propensity for celebrating what they deemed meaningless wins and accomplishments. Punter Pat McAfee took exception and let the two know through a few tweets of his own that featured a word many (not me) consider profane that he […]
Bo Ryan won at Wisconsin. That’s all you need to know to measure Ryan’s greatness as a coach. Winning consistently at Wisconsin was thought to be impossible, but the coach who retired yesterday brought relentless excellence to a program that was an nothing more than an occasional irritant to Big Ten competition until his arrival. After […]
Yesterday, we focused on the positive with the top 10 reasons why Colts fans should be thank Ryan Grigson. The list reminded all of us of some strong moves that led the Colts to three straight 11-5 records and increasingly successful trips to the playoffs. This is a different list – a list with the opposite […]