by Kent Sterling Indiana vs. Purdue used to be something else. Streets in Indiana emptied. Kids were allowed to stay up past bedtime. Gene Keady and Bob Knight matched wits and wills. Knight brought a donkey onto the set of his TV as a replacement for the Purdue AD, and Keady profanely threatened campers who […]
by Kent Sterling Not enough. Not nearly enough. A handwritten apology might work for a fourth grader expressing regret to a girl he decided not to take to the school dance, but not for an adult who is supposed to be the face of a historic franchise. Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Berra, Mantle, Ford, Munson, Jeter, […]
by Kent Sterling Indiana beat Minnesota last night with a historic three-point shooting barrage that accounted for 60% of the Hoosiers 90 points. Hitting 18-of-32 (56.3%) triple tries is tough to count on, but at 8-5 in the Big Ten, Indiana is very close to securing a spot in the league’s top five, which will […]
by Kent Sterling The longer you contend in a race, the more important the next mile is. The college basketball regular season is within a month of ending, and four Indiana teams that suffered a rare shutout from last year’s NCAA Tournament are back in contention for bids. Notre Dame is a done deal. The […]
by Kent Sterling One thing about which we all agree in the Jackie Robinson West disqualification story is that the kids are absolved from any responsibility. They are not culpable for any of the actions that led Little League to strip the team other American or Great Lakes Regional championships. The kids showed up, played […]
by Kent Sterling The NFL came of age in the 1960s, exploded in the 1970s, and became America’s Game in the 1980s. Two men were at the forefront of that evolution. Commissioner Pete Rozelle understood the potential of the NFL, and NFL Films founder Ed Sabol knew how to frame its magnificence. Sabol died yesterday […]
by Kent Sterling Against Wisconsin, Iowa center Adam Woodbury poked two different players he was defending in the eye. ESPN analyst Dan Dakich called Woodbury’s behavior “gutless” and “cowardly” because that is exactly what poking an offensive player in the eye is – unless he has vision clouding cataracts or an inner ear infection causing […]
by Kent Sterling Nobody in a leadership position of professional sports voluntarily discusses gambling, despite it being the engine behind passionate interest among adults. Few in a league office would want to anger half of his bosses by acknowledging the long held belief that the Western Conference is far superior to the East and a […]
by Kent Sterling When I was seven years old, my Mom asked what I would give up for Lent. My reply was “Asparagus.” My supposed cleverness did not please her, and she chose my sacrifice for me. That is exactly how the NCAA should handle the laughable punishment Syracuse University levied upon itself this week […]
by Kent Sterling The questions about the assault charge against Colts linebacker D’Qwell Jackson outnumbered the answers by a significant margin, so we did what the curious tend to do – seek the answers by parties as close to what happened as we could find. Sportstalk radio sometimes relies on speculation rather than searching for […]