by Kent Sterling “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” That’s the old saying children embrace, but adults pass on all too often in both romance and sports allegiance. Cubs fans have looked longingly toward next year for 105 years, divorced men and women cling to the belief that their […]
by Kent Sterling Jim Irsay is paying the price for backing away from the sobriety he gained a long time ago through diligent pursuit. There are plenty of reasons to address addiction, and they are starting to pile up for the Indianapolis Colts owner. For a public figure, addiction brings vulnerability, and that vulnerability draws […]
by Kent Sterling A perfect friendship, marriage, or business partnership involves an elevation of both sides because of their involvement with the other. That describes nicely the mutually beneficial relationship between the Indiana Pacers and unrestricted free agent Lance Stephenson that has flourished over the past four years. Nowhere would Stephenson have been allowed to […]
by Kent Sterling The media has no choice but to cover every breath, step, and twitch related to LeBron James’ free agency. The only alternative is to discuss baseball, and nothing sends ESPN viewers into comas like talk without end about the nation’s pastime. LeBron James knows it as well as executives at ESPN do, […]
by Kent Sterling Year after year after year the Chicago Cubs build their farm system’s inventory of talented prospects by dealing players contributing today. The Cubs also charge top dollar for the privilege of watching a reconfigured current roster lose 90+ games. And fans continue to play their part in this fleecing. WalMart quality with […]
by Kent Sterling Sometimes the stars align correctly for the right talent to blossom at the right time in the right place, and that is what has happened for Indiana Pacers shooting guard Lance Stephenson over the past four years. If past is indeed prologue, Indianapolis is exactly where Stephenson should stay. Stephenson was drafted […]
by Kent Sterling Like cicadas, the din of summer noise made by fly-by-night soccer fans returns at very regular intervals – every four years when the World Cup is played. This year it came with a vengeance as the event is being hosted in the western hemisphere so watching games starting in the afternoon or […]
by Kent Sterling Lance Stephenson was drafted by the Pacers after every team picking in the top 39 of the 2010 NBA Draft passed on the mercurial talent out of Coney Island by way of the University of Cincinnati. When Stephenson allegedly shoved his girlfriend down a flight of stairs, the Pacers stuck by him. […]
by Kent Sterling Just two days after rolling out the Indiana University’s athlete’s bill of rights, yet another basketball player’s scholarship will be recovered by the program that stumbled through a 17-15 season, ending minus a postseason tournament appearance. The explanation for Peter Jurkin’s transfer from Indiana University’s basketball team was that he wanted more […]
by Kent Sterling The challenge of creating from whole cloth a three-hour sportstalk radio show each weekday is much more fun than I thought it would be – and I thought it would be a riot. That is what surprised me most during the first week of hosting the Kent Sterling Show (catchy name) Monday-Friday […]