by Kent Sterling Yes, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell knew all about the New England Patriots cheating in Spygate, and directed the effort to destroy evidence for the good of the NFL. Talking heads in sports media are saying that as a result, he will be replaced by NFL owners at their first opportunity. Crazy talk. […]
by Kent Sterling Doesn’t do much good to focus on getting in shape for a season you won’t play. Some members of the Colts seemed to feel their roster spots were guaranteed, and making plays in the preseason was beneath them. Others hustled, hit, and earned a job at the expense of those who were dumped. […]
by Kent Sterling Indianapolis Colts coach Chuck Pagano is going to tell 22 football players today or tomorrow that their lifetime of work to become a professional football player was wasted. Some will cry, some will yell, some will quietly accept reality. All will feel a measure of failure and misery. Click here to follow […]
by Kent Sterling It’s not easy to be viewed as more arrogant than Bill Belichick, Bob Kraft, and Tom Brady. Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL have done that, but it doesn’t make Brady innocent. I’ve read the Richard Berman decision that vacated Brady’s four-game suspension, and not once are the words exonerate, innocent, or […]
by Kent Sterling Twitter is a great barometer for character. There is nothing to feat about social media unless you have some serious darkness in your heart, or a faulty filter either through personality quirk or a propensity for entertaining yourself after a couple of cocktails. Scot McCloughan is the new general manager of the […]
by Kent Sterling “On this week’s episode of Ain’t no Party like a Hoosier Party, the boys welcome an old friend back to the show for a night of revelry that begins with laughter, but ends with another hilarious headache for Coach Crean!” That’s the promo for what should be a reality based sitcom that couldn’t […]
by Kent Sterling NFL fans in St. Louis have no team. For the past decade, the Rams have been terrible, but even a historic level of poor play can’t get a franchise de-listed. No, St. Louis fans have turned their backs on the Rams because owner Stan Kroenke is in the midst of very publicly […]
by Kent Sterling Unless former Indiana University president and chancellor Herman B. Wells can be reanimated, the highest authority in Bloomington has spoken on the recent spate of misbehavior authored by athletes – primarily basketball players. University president Michael McRobbie told a meeting of athletic department employees Tuesday, “What I do not want to see is […]
by Kent Sterling “I like Tom Crean, but…” If you listen to media people, myself included, appraise the work of Indiana Basketball coach Tom Crean, it’s inevitable you will hear that he is liked by that person. It’s relentless, this compulsion to declare our affection for Tom, and it makes me skin crawl. I hear […]
by Kent Sterling Two Indiana basketball players get popped for underage possession of alcohol. What’s the big deal? One of two things can be assumed to be true because of the relentless behavioral issues authored by basketball players – that Tom Crean understands kids will be kids and drinking will be a reality for most […]
