by Kent Sterling A black man loudly speaks his mind, and he’s a thug. A white guy does some posturing, and he’s a colorful character. Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman called out San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree after a game where both men took their jobs very personally as they battled one another. […]
Video of Seattle CB Richard Sherman Blasting Skip Bayless on ESPN’s First Take Shows Sherman’s Mouth Before Brain Penchant
by Kent Sterling [Ed. Note: This post was changed to reflect the date of the Sherman appearance – almost a year ago. I didn’t see the show when it initially aired and was told by someone I trust that Sherman appeared on the show today.] One thing we know about Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman […]
by Kent Sterling January is a long month. It’s cold, dark comes too early, and life slows uncomfortably. If not for the steady diet of outstanding basketball relentlessly available, I would hibernate from the day after Christmas through Presidents Day, and again until St. Patrick’s Day if my mood was gloomy. Tuesday night, I was […]
by Kent Sterling The Patriots are the most enigmatic successful team in the NFL led by the most baffling of coaches. Finishing with a 12-4 regular season record, it’s not possible to figure out what path they use to win. The Colts might be the second most vexing team in the league. One Pro Bowl […]
by Kent Sterling This is the silliest story of 2014 – even sillier than the wall-to-wall snow coverage we get every time a flake sticks to I-465. The NFL, Indianapolis Colts, and WTHR would rather listen to WIBC’s Stan Lehr recite school closings for four hours on WIBC than announce a blackout of Saturday’s Colts […]
by Kent Sterling Twitter is a free and ever-changing billboard for brands. Conveying information in an entertaining way has never been easier, and access to thousands of eyes who actively seek wisdom, insight, and snark via Twitter is free. That makes Twitter a game changer. It evens out the competition among a variety of people […]
by Kent Sterling The Indiana Pacers started slowly which wasn’t a surprise, but against the two-time defending champion Miami Heat, holes shouldn’t be dug too deep. Early it appeared that the Heat were intent on schooling the darlings of the NBA, and if that was the case, the Pacers learned very quickly, applied the knowledge, […]
by Kent Sterling Shuckey (Kristi Rees) knew how to hold a grudge. She hated that the Colts built a dome and then a stadium with a retractable roof, so she became a Cincinnati Bengals season ticket holder. Football is meant to be played and watched in the elements, and anyone who didn’t agree was an […]
Sports Grab Bag: College Football Championships, Grantland and the Pacers, Pete Lembo and Boyle
by Bert Beiswanger I started working on a piece involving the Pacers and scenarios for how they deal with Danny Granger, but I couldn’t get a handful of other sports topics out of my head this morning. I’ll elaborate on the Pacers/Granger in a separate column soon, but it’s Saturday morning and a perfect time […]
by Kent Sterling The 2-3 zone has been mostly relegated to the dustbin of defensive contrivances employed by coaches of fourth grade basketball teams who don’t know enough about man-to-man to teach it to children – except in Syracuse. Jim Boeheim has won 927 games using the 2-3 zone as his defense since 1976. That […]