by Kent Sterling This is the kind of story I never get tired of telling, but was unsure I would get the chance to tell again. An Indiana high school player overlooked by many of the bigger programs dreams of playing for the Hoosiers impresses the IU head coach, gets an offer, and accepts it […]
by Kent Sterling New York Jets starting quarterback Geno Smith was punched in the face yesterday by a teammate, and his jaw was broken. Smith will be out for the next six to 10 weeks and the guy who threw the punch is unemployed as the Jets try to gear up for a better season […]
by Kent Sterling Norwood Teague is a bald, 50-ish guy who found professional success in collegiate athletics. Until last Friday, he was the athletic director at the University of Minnesota. Teague resigned that day because some bizarre and aggressive texts he sent were shared with his employer and then the media. Success and wealth have […]
by Kent Sterling In 1997, Frank Gifford was ending his Monday Night Football career. His inclusion in the booth that year was a tip of the cap to the iconic broadcasts of the 1970s and 1980s when Monday Night Football was much more than a game. On October 20th, Monday Night Football came to Indianapolis […]
Unsolicited advice for Gregg Doyel on the day of his fight against Chris Lytle
by Kent Sterling Given the choice between fight or flight when in a boxing ring with Chris Lytle, choose flight. Indianapolis Star columnist Gregg Doyel is going to step in the ring tonight against boxer/mixed martial arts fighter Chris Lytle. It’s all for a great cause, the fight against Parkinson’s Disease being waged by Rock […]
by Kent Sterling It’s the silly season for sports content providers, but that’s no excuse for ESPN being so wrong in assessing the quality of Indiana college basketball teams. With only one major sports league playing meaningful games until after Labor Day and college/high school football being a couple of weeks away from their openers, […]
by Kent Sterling Bill Simmons carps. It’s on his business card – “Bill Simmons – Carper-at-large”. Or it should be. So it was no surprise when he petulantly railed against Colts general manager Ryan Grigson yesterday for “squealing” on the Patriots for Deflategate.. Simmons attacked Grigson in a series of tweets that alternately expressed disgust […]
by Kent Sterling In a list predicting who the top 20 coaches in college basketball will be in 2025, Bleacher Report’s Kerry Miller mischaracterized the feelings of Indiana Basketball fans toward Tom Crean. Crean didn’t make the list (he was honorable mention) which did include Purdue’s Matt Painter at #13, but somehow omitted Notre Dame’s […]
by Kent Sterling The Indianapolis Colts report tomorrow to training camp in Anderson hoping the season for which they prepare ends at Super Bowl L in Santa Clara, California, on February 7th. There is a lot of work to be done between now and then for the Colts to claim a spot ahead of the […]
by Kent Sterling Rich people need to take a deep breath once in awhile and understand that life will bring frustration for them as it will for most Americans. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft was mindbogglingly pious and entitled is his outrage yesterday over the penalties that […]