by Bert Beiswanger In the wake of a VERY disappointing loss to the Miami Heat Wednesday night – a game the Pacers gift-wrapped with poor execution down the stretch after leading by as many as 16 points in the second half – fans anxiously turn their attention to the return of Danny Granger tonight at […]
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 Bert Beiswanger “Big Willie Style,” that’s the nickname I now use to describe Ball State wide receiver Willie Snead. Yes, I stole it from the title of Will Smith’s popular 1997 album, Big Willie Style, so I’m not exactly being uniquely creative. But I’ve seen enough of Snead’s catches the past few seasons to […]
by Bert Beiswanger College football activity in the state was sparse at the FBS level yesterday. Indiana and Purdue were on bye weeks and Notre Dame was tucked away on the CBS Sports Network. But with RTV6 picking up the ESPN3 broadcast of Ball State at Akron, folks locally had a great opportunity to see […]
by Bert Beiswanger NBC Sports Network has INDYCAR 36, NHL 36 and MLS 36, all fine behind-the-scenes shows that give fans a closer look at the athletes and action in those sports. Here at KentSterling.com, we’re going to take you behind the scenes and delve into the inner workings of a fantasy football league franchise […]
Weekly Sports Grab Bag: Ball State, Uncle Verne, Grand Prix of Indianapolis and “The Hawk”
by Bert Beiswanger With a mixed bag of thoughts on various sports topics the past week, locally and nationally, I could have pounded out an article a day given the time. Since life gets in the way sometimes, you do what you can. So I thought it best to hone in on a few freshly […]
by Bert Beiswanger So, five games into the season and discussions have already started with friends of mine about how good the Colts are coming off the solid win against Seattle last Sunday. With so many blue faithful giddy after the win, it’s a fair discussion. As can be the case with these types of […]
by Bert Beiswanger Bowling Green is a huge game for Indiana football and coach Kevin Wilson. Doesn’t that sound odd? Well, coming off the defeat at home to the Navy Midshipmen last week, it’s the truth. Despite the fact the Falcons come to Bloomington Saturday (Big Ten Network, Noon) as one of the best teams […]
by Bert Beiswanger Cheesy headlines aside, the Indianapolis Colts left a lot of questions unanswered in Sunday’s season opening comeback win against the Oakland Raiders. We still don’t know for sure what the offense is going to look like under the play calling of Pep Hamilton. We still don’t know if the offensive line will […]
by Bert Beiswanger There is a positive buzz in the air for Ball State’s 2013 football season, which kicks off tonight in Muncie against FCS school Illinois State (7 p.m., ESPN3). The Cardinals return a core of very skilled offensive players led by quarterback Keith Wenning, a fourth year starter and 3,000 yard passer in […]