Articles posted in June 2013

Cubs Owner Tom Ricketts Photo Gallery – An Everyman Who Is Not
June 13, 2013

by Kent Sterling Okay, so this photo gallery has only two pictures, but that’s alright.  A picture is worth 1,000 words, so these two shots of Chicago Cubs head fan/owner are worth more than three times the words in this post. I’m tired of Ricketts act, and it is an act.  If he doesn’t want […]

Indianapolis Colts Minicamp Concludes on High Note – Chuck Pagano Video
June 13, 2013

by Kent Sterling The Indianapolis Colts got done what they came to town for, according to coach Chuck Pagano, although we won’t know exactly what that is until the season starts.  Whether they are going to take a step forward or back is for keener eyes than mine to decide because until the players are […]

Hey Gregg Popovich – You’re a Great Coach, But Stop Being an Ass
June 13, 2013

by Kent Sterling Gregg Popovich is an Indiana guy who coaches a style of basketball I love, so I should like him, and I would like to.  But he makes it impossible because he has no interest in treating people like human beings. ESPN has worked hard during the NBA Finals trying to make him […]

University of North Carolina’s Mary Willingham is My New Hero
June 12, 2013

by Kent Sterling Honesty is powerful – especially today as so few people bother to tell the truth.  Yesterday, the assistant director of the center for student success and academic counseling at the University of North Carolina told some truth. UNC-Chapel Hill has immersed itself in a boiling cauldron of corruption involving grade fixing and […]

LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan in Finals – Not Even Close
June 12, 2013

by Kent Sterling Talk radio hosts need to talk about something during the off-season, so there are inevitable discussions comparing players of different eras, because LeBron James is the best player since Michael Jordan, those two are examined. Last night, as I watched the San Antonio Spurs destroy the Miami Heat, I thought about two […]

Kentucky Hires NCAA Enforcement Official and Further Eviscerates Investigatory Staff In Indy
June 11, 2013

by Kent Sterling Kentucky has hired the NCAA managing director of enforcement for development and investigations, and what I smell isn’t the fragrance of Bluegrass, it’s what horses drop on it after they eat that Bluegrass. This isn’t the first school to hire someone who worked in the NCAA’s compliance office.  After the fallout of the […]

Indianapolis Colts Sign Former NY Giants RB Ahmad Bradshaw
June 11, 2013

by Kent Sterling The Indianapolis Colts have signed former NY Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw to a one-year deal, $1.35M deal, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, in an effort to fortify their running game. Bradshaw is 27, and was released by the Giants after the 2012 season – two years into a four-year deal that […]

What I Learned – From Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks
June 11, 2013

by Kent Sterling I didn’t get to see Ernie Banks play a whole lot.  My cognitive memory developed just as Ernie Banks physical talents finally eroded, but he was the defining figure at that time in Chicago sports. Banks’ unvarnished enthusiasm for his job was infectious.  To watch a guy play baseball everyday who seemed […]

Indy 500 Needs a Re-Boot, a Villain, and a Leader – Mark Miles Is the Guy to Do It
June 11, 2013

by Kent Sterling [ed. note – Since posting earlier this morning, I have added an 11th necessity to the list below.] The Indianapolis 500 has not exactly been nimble in evolving forward throughout the years, and as a result there is eroding local interest and entrenched national apathy in the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. Creative […]