Indy 500 – Donald Davidson Remembers Eddie Sachs
by Kent Sterling Most people recall Indy 500 driver Eddie Sachs because of the crash that killed him, and the impromptu eulogy delivered by radio host Sid Collins, but there was a lot more to him than that. The host of Talk of Gasoline Alley is celebrating his 50th May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. […]
by Kent Sterling Not sure these places exist anymore – the little store that is actually owned by the guy whose name is on the sign above the door. Growing up in Lake Bluff, Illinois, every kid spent his allowance at White’s Variety Store. Mr. White stocked his shelves with candy, baseball cards, inexpensive toys, […]
Coach Rick Venturi Loves Colts 2013 Draft Class
by Kent Sterling The 2012 draft for the Colts yielded some spectacular results. Andrew Luck, Coby Fleener, Dwayne Allen, T.Y. Hilton, and Vick Ballard headlined the class, and whether it was because the rest of the cupboard was bare, or because these guys were just that good, it went a long way toward producing a […]
by Kent Sterling College is where minor mistakes in judgment can be made without lifelong consequence, and during a visit to Bloomington today I was reminded of two of them. I was ruled by my id in college (see I didn’t just sleep during my psych classes!). If it was fun, I did it. Studying […]
by Kent Sterling IUPUI Basketball playing at the Pepsi Coliseum is the right answer to a nagging question – why is an NCAA D-1 basketball program playing in a junior high gym? In Chicago, DePaul University plays in a place near O’Hare Airport that qualifies as a college arena in the same way Rosie O’Donnell […]
by Kent Sterling The Cubs were in trouble. President of baseball ops Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer looked at their roster, and had no idea where the Cubs would find a workhorse to eat innings. Matt Garza couldn’t be counted on because of his elbow, and free agent acquisition Scott Baker was still […]
Hinchcliffe Puts the Hammer Down Heading to Indy
by Bert Beiswanger Last year during the Month of May, local microbrewery Flat12 Bierwerks brewed up a special beer in honor of affable Canadian and IZOD IndyCar Series driver James Hinchcliffe. It was called the Hinchtown Hammer Down ale. Putting the hammer down is exactly what the Mayor of Hinchtown did Sunday, passing Takuma Sato in […]
RTV-6 Pacers Postgame Coverage Provides Some Laughs
by Kent Sterling Very few Indianapolis viewers watch RTV6 newscasts. Ratings are generally poor for their efforts. With a lead-in of the Pacers Game One win over the Knicks, they had some eyes on them that normally might have been elsewhere. The payoff for those viewers was a weird, poorly cued, and inadequately lit mess […]
by Kent Sterling With 10:34 left in the second quarter, Hawks shooter Kyle Korver hit a jumper to bring the Hawks to within one at 23-22. With 9:38 left in the third quarter, Devin Harris drove for a layup to cut the Pacers lead to 11. In between, the Hawks missed 14 shots, the bough […]
by Kent Sterling Add one more thing to the list of things Len Kasper does a whole lot right as the Cubs TV play-by-play voice. He calls the action in an authentically enthusiastic way, and he never elevates his performance beyond the needs of the audience. He is enough of a fan to call out […]