by Kent Sterling Over the course of the last week, I have heard the following quote at least a dozen times, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” It has been used to describe the need for reparations to African-Americans whose ancestors were slaves, the plight of gays in […]
Rick Venturi talks Chuck Noll, Jim Irsay, and importance of Colts minicamp
by Kent Sterling Rick Venturi coached football for a long time and know everyone, so when Pittsburgh Steelers all time great coach Chuck Noll died a week ago, my first call was to Rick. He didn’t disappoint with a story about how generous Noll was with his time and video while Rick was the coach […]
by Kent Sterling Kids grow up dreaming of authoring spectacular dunks and individual statistical excellence. Parents of young basketball players ask sons and daughters “How many did you score?” before asking if the team won because they don’t know a hell of a lot about the game, and more importantly don’t give a damn about […]
by Bert Beiswanger A couple of days ago, I was ready to write about the most disrespected franchise in sports, The San Antonio Spurs, and the complete over-reaction by the media to Game 2 of the NBA Finals (which I was ultimately proven right by in Game 3). But a day or two has passed […]
by Kent Sterling The San Antonio Spurs played as close to perfect basketball on the road against a great team during the first 16 minutes of Game Three of the NBA Finals last night as I have ever seen. In the Spurs first 31 possessions, they scored 55 points. That has never happened in an […]
by Kent Sterling The Big Ten made a few smart calls today by announcing the conference football championship will be played in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium through 2021, and that the women’s basketball tournament will be held at Bankers Life Fieldhouse from 2017-2022. When a city has been built specifically as a host site […]
by Kent Sterling Could anybody be this dumb? That’s what I kept thinking as I read reports from a variety of sources about freshman basketball player Leticia Romero and her so far unsuccessful attempts to transfer from Kansas State University. There must be more to the story because reasonable people don’t behave like the athletic […]
by Kent Sterling Anyone who wondered if the Indiana Pacers were capable of playing poorly again after three straight wins over the Washington Wizards got a resounding answer tonight in the form of a 102-79 beat down that wasn’t that close. When the game ends with seldom seen Pacers Lavoy Allen and Donald Sloane on […]
by Kent Sterling The Indy 500 is not the iconic event it once was, but there is still something amazing about being at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway each May. It just feels right to come out here and watch cars fly around this place. It’s a little different this May with the month starting not […]
by Kent Sterling Win, lose, play well, play poorly, all anyone wants to hear about is embattled Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert. Less than three months ago, Hibbert was riding high at the NBA All-Star Game. Now, Hibbert’s feast or famine postseason is all anyone in Indianapolis wants to talk about, and both local and […]