by Kent Sterling The issue with the Chicago Cubs isn’t about improving over the next four years, but catching the St. Louis Cardinals who manage to win and build at the same time. It’s not about whether Cubs president Theo Epstein is a smart baseball executive; it’s about whether he is a smarter baseball executive […]
Indiana Basketball – New video of Stephen Zimmerman should have Hoosier fans excited
by Kent Sterling There are enough parallels between 2015 big man Stephen Zimmerman and Indiana change agent Cody Zeller that IU fans should be excited about the possibility of the #4 ranked player in the 2015 high school class accepting Tom Crean’s offer. Zimmerman looked very athletic and polished for a junior-to-be seven-footer last summer […]
by Kent Sterling Gary Harris is leaving Michigan State after his sophomore year to enter the NBA Draft. The choice wasn’t easy, according to the statement released by Michigan State. “This was not an easy decision,” Harris said. “There hasn’t been a single day where I regretted my decision to return for my sophomore season. […]
by Kent Sterling Talent and fame extract idiots from trouble all the time, but there are behaviors allowable by being Alden Smith of the San Francisco 49ers are meaningless. There is a saying, “That’s as dumb as yelling bomb in an airport.” Smith put that to the test yesterday as he literally did exactly that […]
by Kent Sterling It’s time for the big money schools to declare independence from the NCAA. Schools not in the big five conferences (Big Ten, ACC, SEC, Pac 12, and Big 12) are served very well through their membership to the NCAA. At that level, the term student-athlete is entire appropriate. The chances of a […]
Indiana University student is the worst Wheel of Fortune contestant ever
by Kent Sterling The worst contestant in the long history of “Wheel of Fortune” did a great job of guessing letters, but was atrocious at solving puzzles, including one in which every letter was revealed. Sadly, he was wearing an Indiana University sweatshirt as he did it. Click here to follow Kent Sterling on Twitter […]
by Kent Sterling The way the Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat are playing as they limp toward the end of the NBA’s regular season, fans might think neither team values home court advantage through the first three rounds of the playoffs. When Miami lost Saturday night in Atlanta, and the Pacers beat the Oklahoma City […]
Indiana AD Fred Glass talks Hoosiers Football and Basketball, plus recounts his experience leading the Indy Super Bowl bid process
by Kent Sterling Indiana University athletic director Fred Glass is like a normal guy with a couple of exceptions – he is really smart while not believing he knows enough; he understands how fun life should be; and he has a very, very cool job that he earned through excellent performances in other very cool […]
by Kent Sterling It’s hard to justify optimism for the Indiana Pacers after last night’s 16-0 run to start the third quarter as the biggest game of the regular season got away from them. But I’m going to bring that optimism because what the hell is the point of believing that the postaseason will bring […]
by Kent Sterling Listening to smart people is vastly underrated, and when Indiana Sports Corporation president Allison Melangton explained to me today the reason Indianapolis is so successful in attracting a relentless stream of huge sporting events as, “We under promise and over deliver,” I thought it’s that kind of smart that makes Indianapolis work. […]