by Kent Sterling Well, it’s good to know that the University of Houston is so concerned about winning that a coach whose arrogance and stupidity ruined the Indiana University basketball program is their best option. 1070 the Fan’s Dan Dakich often quotes former Indiana State head coach Royce Waltman as saying, “Just don’t get fired […]
by Kent Sterling Just because the Indiana Hoosiers season ended in disappointment with the Big Ten Tourney loss to Illinois, the news doesn’t stop rolling out of Bloomington. Senior Will Sheehey will play in the Reese’s D-1 All-Star Game at Cowboys Stadium. If you are planning to attend the game in person, ignore the TV […]
by Kent Sterling Rumors waft through media workrooms this time of year, and I heard one the other day that did not please me. It’s not Tom Crean’s job to please anyone in the media. He answers to his players and athletic director Fred Glass, but the fallout for another transfer will be far less […]
by Kent Sterling Once your favorite team or alma mater is eliminated from the NCAA Tournament, all you can really hope for is context so you have someone to root for and/or against as the Saturday semifinals tip off. There is plenty of both heading to Cowboys Stadium. The only team about which their is […]
by Kent Sterling “Calipari doesn’t like the (one-and-done) rule anymore than you do!” a relentless wave of Kentucky fans write in their comments to my posts critical of Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari. They also write that Calipari just recruits the kids destined for the NBA better than anyone else, and to hate Kentucky for […]
by Kent Sterling Winning is not about gaining an advantage through systemic deceit – it’s the pursuit of answering adversity with grit, finding a way through the pain to outwork your opponents, motivating teammates to embrace a common cause, and subverting selfish wants for collective success. Victory without embracing those concepts is meaningless. Championships as […]
by Kent Sterling With every word out of John Calipari’s mouth at the Midwest Sweet Sixteen in Indianapolis, I lost more faith in humanity. During a time when honesty matters less and less in government and business, Calipari is setting a course for the sub-basement where truth is not acknowledged as a concept. His assessments […]
by Kent Sterling The knee-jerk reaction to the ruling by the National Labor Relations Board that Northwestern’s football players may vote to join a union that will have the authority to collectively bargain with the university for benefits is that it paves the way for all college athletes to be classified as employees. Not so […]
by Kent Sterling You remember George O’Leary, right? In 2001, he left Georgia Tech for his dream job as the head football coach at the University of Notre Dame. A little fact checking was done, and O’Leary was a goner. O’Leary claimed to have received a degree at “SUNY – Stony Brook University” – an […]
KANSAS CITY (March 26, 2014) — The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today the 2014 NABC Coaches’ Division I All-America teams. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, these 15 student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across America. 2014 NABC COACHES’ DIVISION I ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM Nick Johnson, Arizona, 6-3, 200, Junior, […]
