by Kent Sterling The Indiana All-Star basketball events are wonderful traditions, and should continue whether or not people show up to watch. It’s great for the very best at any pursuit to assemble and create life-long memories and friendships. But let’s find another victim, can we? The Commonwealth of Kentucky is not churning out hoop […]
by Kent Sterling Whatever else might be said about the weekly effort Fox 59’s Chris Hagan and I put out on 1070 the Fan each Saturday, those two hours were always the best of my day. Today’s final edition was no different. Indy Star columnist Bob Kravitz and Rick Venturi joined us to shed their […]
by Kent Sterling Going out with a bang and not a whimper is the goal. It’s been a lot of fun, but today’s “Ahead of the Curve” will be the final installment. I’m headed to CBS Sports 1430 to begin hosting a show weekdays from 3p-6p beginning June 23rd, and for obvious reasons that means […]
by Kent Sterling Kids grow up dreaming of authoring spectacular dunks and individual statistical excellence. Parents of young basketball players ask sons and daughters “How many did you score?” before asking if the team won because they don’t know a hell of a lot about the game, and more importantly don’t give a damn about […]
by Bert Beiswanger A couple of days ago, I was ready to write about the most disrespected franchise in sports, The San Antonio Spurs, and the complete over-reaction by the media to Game 2 of the NBA Finals (which I was ultimately proven right by in Game 3). But a day or two has passed […]
by Kent Sterling If Indiana Pacers guard George Hill can’t post a small motivational tweet without angering radio hosts and their callers, our society is in big trouble. Hill’s message was simple – that for every true fan, there are five waiting for him to fail. That’s a bleak assessment that reflects the level at […]
by Kent Sterling We all need different things to motivate us, and some hear only the cheers and others focus on the boos. Whatever gets you up in the morning working hard is fine by me. Click here to follow Kent Sterling on Twitter Indiana Pacers guard George Hill tweeted this morning about how more […]
by Kent Sterling The San Antonio Spurs played as close to perfect basketball on the road against a great team during the first 16 minutes of Game Three of the NBA Finals last night as I have ever seen. In the Spurs first 31 possessions, they scored 55 points. That has never happened in an […]
by Kent Sterling Those who are offended by language baffle me. Over the years, the skin of our society has become thinner rather than thicker, and that worries me. The number of times my Dad barked something like, “Who gives a damn what (insert name here) had to say!” Getting under his skin took more […]
by Kent Sterling There is something strange about LeBron James. His public persona appears forced, and sports fans don’t care for guys who try to put on a happy face away from competition while being a killer during it. Isiah Thomas’s smile is another contradiction that we never embraced. There was no doubt what Isiah […]
