by Kent Sterling 1070 the Fan host Dan Dakich and cbssports.com’s Gregg Doyel got passionate as they discussed the Jason Collins story during Dakich’s show today. Both were reasonable and eventually met in the middle, deciding that the best possible response to the story itself is a shrug. Neither thought Collins sexuality is relevant in […]
by Kent Sterling After a 42 year battle of Assembly Halls, the basketball arena at Indiana University can now claim victory. The Assembly Hall at the University of Illinois will be known for at least the next 30 years at the State Farm Center as a result of a $60-million deal announced yesterday. Illinois’ building […]
by Kent Sterling I didn’t think much about Jason Collins as he played 12 years in the NBA as a guy about whose sexual preference I didn’t care, and nothing that happened today changed that. By all accounts, he’s a great guy if a relatively mediocre player. That’s interesting to me. What he or any […]
by Kent Sterling The links to the last three drafts executed by former Indianapolis Colts football czar Bill Polian have dwindled to a precious few, and another one is headed out the door today as the Colts have sent former first rounder Jerry Hughes to the Buffalo Bills for linebacker Kelvin Sheppard. Hughes came out […]
by Kent Sterling Bernie Miklasz inherited from his grandmother the ability to work long and work hard. She was an immigrant grocer in Baltimore, and he is a sports journalist in St. Louis. She worked tirelessly to keep the family business afloat, and Bernie works tirelessly in a business where many don’t to bring fans […]
The NFL Draft will continue at Noon today with rounds four through seven, but to this point no team has helped itself more than the St. Louis Rams. They play in the brutally tough NFC West along with the 49ers and Seahawks, but while those two teams continue to get the headlines, the Rams just […]
UFC is a weird sport in that people are either devoted to it or totally disinterested in it. So either you know and respect Dana White, or you have never heard of him. UFC 159 will be held tonight in Newark, and available in your home on pay-per-view for $54.95. That a whole bunch of […]
There haven’t been too many players the Pacers dealt or lost through free agency that are worth wishing well. It would take a fan of generous spirit to hope for the success of Jermaine O’Neal, Stephen Jackson, Jamal Tinsley, and affable psycho Ron Metta World Artest Peace, but Jarrett Jack was different. The Georgia Tech […]
by Bert Beiswanger Times, they are a changing in Muncie. So it seems. The nightmare that has been almost a decade of futility for Ball State basketball appears to be over. After a string of bad hires and poor leadership from the top of the university down through the athletics department, Ball State basketball fans […]
by Kent Sterling I got my haircut yesterday – always a landmark of futility. Why I bother is anyone’s guess. The guy cutting away is talking about the pride he feels in living in Indianapolis, and I start talking about the differences between Indy, St. Louis, Louisville, and Chicago – the four cities where I […]