by Kent Sterling Get an Andrew Luck autograph, help fund a great memory for a kid with a life-threatening illness. That’s a win-win. Now, there is no guarantee that Luck will even be at Victory Field for the seventh annual Indiana Children’s Wish Fund’s Celebrity Softball Game, or that he’ll sign for you if he […]
by Bert Beiswanger It won’t go away: If you were starting a team right now, would you take Peyton Manning or Andrew Luck? It’s not Colts versus Broncos, it’s Luck versus Manning. Over and over, the media bangs this over our heads. Word of advice: Stop for a moment today and just appreciate greatness. Yes, […]
by Kent Sterling Antoine Bethea, Jacob Tamme, Adam Vinatieri, Coby Fleener, Rick Venturi, Mike Epps, Eddie White, and Kristi Dosh – author of “Saturday Millionaires” – are the guests for tomorrow’s “Ahead of the Curve.” The only tough part is trying to squeeze all of them into two hours from 8a-10a tomorrow (Saturday) morning on […]
Mixed Bag of Sports: Thawing Out From the Week
by Bert Beiswanger I’ve got various sports topics from this week in-hand. It’s time to address them before they melt in my clutch (a nod to the creative geniuses Rankin and Bass and their popular character, Heat Mizer -and a wish that warmer days were ahead). It’s Miller George Time! Yes, I somehow stayed up […]
by Kent Sterling When Bill Polian came to the Indianapolis Colts in December, 1997, in exchange for the Colts third round pick in the 1998 NFL Draft, he brought with him the draft analysis he had put together while the president of the Panthers, and according to a member of Polian’s staff, Peyton Manning was […]
by Kent Sterling Bill Polian ran the Colts, and they went to the playoffs 11 times in 14 years, traveled to Miami twice for two Super Bowls, and won one. He was a genius at building a roster behind the NFL’s best quarterback, and when the winning stopped, he was a goner – just like […]
by Kent Sterling Most divisions in the NFL will provide at least a little intrigue, but the AFC West is nothing but a coronation for the Denver Broncos as long as Peyton Manning remains upright. Kansas City is the media darling pick to be the most improved team in the league, but isn’t going to […]
by Kent Sterling When I saw the post on espn.com that promised to reveal former Indianapolis Colts President Bill Polian’s list for teams he feels have a chance to make the 2013 playoffs, I wondered what he would have to say about his former employers. I scrolled and scrolled through the Legitimate Contenders, Question Marks, […]
by Kent Sterling At the end of the NFL Lockout in 2011, former Indianapolis Colts center Jeff Saturday gave New England Patriots owner a hug and thanked him for his role in ending the work stoppage. It became the money shot for the biggest sports story of the year, and Jeff Saturday became a star. […]
by Kent Sterling Coming out of Villanova University as a 2011 second round pick, it appeared Ben Ijalana and his first round mate Anthony Castonzo would be the bookend tackles the Colts so desperately needed to protect Peyton Manning. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter Manning’s series of neck surgeries took him out of […]