by Kent Sterling Mark Klein does two thing well – that I’m aware of, stand-up comedy and handicapping the Kentucky Derby. He was kind enough to spend some time with us this morning on “Ahead of the Curve” with Hagan and Sterling. Mark laid it all out, along with some exotic wagers that he hopes […]
by Kent Sterling Mark Boyle is one of the best radio play-by-play voices in professional and college sports, and he is relentless and disciplined in how he works at his craft. The word ‘craft’ is probably a little to high-handed for Mark to accept as a description of what he does, but it is just […]
by Kent Sterling Now that Jerry Sloan is gone, no coach has been with the same franchise as long as Mark Boyle has been with the Indiana Pacers. In 20 days, Boyle will call his 2,000th game as the voice that has told the story and painted the picture for every Pacers team since 1988. […]
by Will Carroll I hate cupcakes. Both kinds. Call me crazy, but I just don’t have a sweet tooth and hate foods that make me want more. I have enough of an issue with temptation as it is. It’s worse with the cupcakes that college football trots out in September. Samford? Stony Brook? Florida something […]
by Kent Sterling After a few weeks of stories about idiotic college hijinx, the timing seems right for a story about idiotic adult hijinx involving a hotel, a Denny’s, and a boob pretending to be the manager of a Hampton Inn in Bloomington. When we graduated college, we made it a point to return to […]
by Kent Sterling Labeling this as as 100-level course for gym behavior is both too broad and too generous. Most who go to the gym need a remedial course that equates to a third grade primer, and my entire class is concerns itself only on what goes on in the most unholy of all places […]
by Kent Sterling In that area between the snow belt and the sun belt, winter is virtually unbearable. Too warm for skiing and snowmobiling, and too cold for golf and tennis, there is nothing to do but look ahead to warmer days, and the most important bellwether for warmer days is the first day of […]
by Kent Sterling The best thing an owner in pro sports can do is hold a general manager accountable to a level of on-court or on-field play that wins championships. At worst, he becomes an apologist for the inculcated and institution mediocrity that comes to define a losing team. The Chicago Cubs have lost in […]
by Kent Sterling Kentucky is evil. They are wrong in the way they exploit idiotic NBA rules to build what is little more than a minor league franchise for the NBA. Kentucky is a 10-month way station for kids who have to wait for one year after high school to enter the NBA Draft. The […]
by Kent Sterling Life is good. It took some time to get here, but the view from the other side of having your professional identity defined by those you don’t really know is really good. There is a confidence that can only exist when you get to steer the ship for yourself. Being able to […]