June is the time for Indiana sports fans to dream, and today we dream big. The Colts were one win away from a Super Bowl just 17 months ago, Indiana has won the Big Ten twice in the last four years, and the Pacers are coming off a nice bounce back season where they played […]
There is something magical about watching adults experience the level of extreme joy normally reserved for children. It usually happens only in sports, and usually after the end of a severe drought of success. Few cities have ever experienced a lack of championships that stretched more than 50 years. Despite having franchises in three major […]
Getting a job in sports media in 2016 is impossible – or nearly impossible. The traditional media industry is searching for efficiencies in most places, and that not only means companies aren’t looking for new employees – they are cutting staff. Those folks who have been shown the door are now applying for the same […]
LeBron James will either win the next three games against the Golden State Warriors, or he will fall to 2-5 in his seven NBA Finals. Regardless, there will be those who love what he represents, and others who do not. Count me as one of those who doesn’t. There is no question LeBron is THE […]
Muhammad Ali is being laid to rest today, and everyone in the world is either privately or publicly eulogizing him. It’s impossible to get any remembrance of Ali exactly right because he was too grand a figure – both as an athlete and cultural leader to capture in mere words. My thoughts of Ali this […]
These are the times that try coaches souls. Chuck Pagano said goodbye to his team today for a period that will end in late July when his roster reconvenes at Anderson University for training camp. Each player left the Colts Complex with a binder and iPad containing a day-by-day schedule of workouts, diet, and study […]
A group of Indiana high school players representing its state and their high schools as the final act of a long pre-college basketball career is a cool tradition. Being forced to play against a ragtag bunch of all-stars from Kentucky as the last test in that process is unfairly dreary. The 22-point win the Indiana seniors […]
Wrigley Field still exists mostly in the same form as when my Dad first took me to a game in 1968 – a 9-8 loss to the Reds despite an Ernie Banks home run. Being able to walk up the same steps to the box seats that Dad and I used on that beautiful Spring […]
Muhammad Ali was released two days ago from the body and mind that were taken from him long ago by the ravages of Parkinson’s Disease. We remember and mourn him as a championship boxer and better human being whose beliefs drove his actions despite daunting repercussions that could have robbed him of more than the three […]
In 20 days, Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird will have another opportunity to look like a genius or a lunkhead. The Pacers, based upon years of scouting, private workouts, and intense interviews will cast their lot with a young man who will either prove them astute or silly with his talent and behavior. Stretch four and […]