by Kent Sterling Dealing with addiction is tough enough when no one knows who you are and you can begin the process of recovery in anonymity. When you are the face of a historic football program and open yourself up to taunting immediately prior to a rivalry game, I’m guessing it’s brutally tough. USC football […]
by Kent Sterling The Indianapolis Colts were expected to be faced with a lot of adversity this week. Andrew Luck shelved; Matt Hasselbeck in the ER; JJ Watt and Jadeveon Clowney snarling after humiliation in Atlanta; Chuck Pagano under fire; Andre Johnson looking old; Colts defense unable to pressure quarterbacks; the record for consecutive division wins […]
by Kent Sterling Andrew Luck with a damaged wing, Matt Hasselbeck and his mid week flu, or short-timer Josh Johnson – guessing which Colts quarterback is going to face the angry and recently embarrassed Houston Texans defense is anyone’s guess. The Colts have an opportunity tonight to win their 16th straight division game, which would give them the […]
by Kent Sterling Baseball fans backing the 29 teams that do not call Wrigley Field home loathe hearing about the 106-year championship drought, the unique level of suffering it causes, and the many ways Cubs fans are different from them. I was accosted by an Expos fan at Indiana University in 1984 while wearing a […]
by Kent Sterling It’s usually understandable when people treat the media with indifference. We can be a pain in the ass – all those questions when coaches and players want to prepare for an upcoming game or relax. But the media are mostly easily satisfied folks paid to inform fans about their favorite – a […]
by Kent Sterling Yesterday’s game between the Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars was hard on the eyes – a tough to sit through debacle made palatable for Colts fans only because of the 16-13 overtime result. That is took two missed potential game-winning field goals is not reflected in the standings that show the Colts […]
Larry Brown’s mess at SMU – who didn’t see this coming? And why Larry isn’t to blame
by Kent Sterling People in their 70s do not become more compliant. That’s a pretty solid behavioral axiom for those who on life’s journey have rounded third and are heading for home. Seniors tend toward irascibility because they come to the realization they can get away with it. If a person was surly and unyielding in his […]
by Kent Sterling Sure, they are a lot of options for your live and televised sports viewing right now. The Colts are in a state of virtual chaos, IU is undefeated entering Big Ten play for the first time since 1987, the faster and younger Pacers open preseason play Saturday, Notre Dame is a national […]
by Kent Sterling Indiana University’s football team has won five games in a row – for the first time since 1987. Indiana University’s football team has started the season 4-0 – for the first time since 1990. That’s almost as long as IU basketball fans have waited for a sixth national championship, and top ranked Ohio […]
by Kent Sterling The obituaries were being written, and reporters were ready to pronounce the Indianapolis Colts dead for 2015. Behind 27-14 in Nashville as the clock ticked under seven minutes to play, the Colts awakened with a fury unseen since the startling comeback win against the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2013 wild card […]
