by Kent Sterling According to a smart guy named Clay Davenport who runs computer simulations and analyzes statistical probabilities, the Chicago Cubs will be the only team in baseball to win less than 70 games in 2014. Don’t worry, the bevy of amazing and highly touted prospects the Chicago media crows about daily are only […]
by Kent Sterling The debate is simple. College athletes should either be paid to their value, or they should be happy with the educational opportunity they already receive as a scholarship athlete. The tough part of deciding which side you support is understanding the consequences of changing the financial structure of college athletics. Northwestern quarterback […]
by Kent Sterling Talking about sports used to be so easy. Who won? Who lost? Why did one team win, and the other lose. Is Peyton Manning the best quarterback of all time? Will the Pacers win a championship? Will an Indiana team earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament? Questions without black and white […]
by Kent Sterling Indiana fancies itself as the state where basketball is king. NBA rosters feature a disproportionate number of men who grew up playing the game in Indiana, and only one time since 1980 have all college programs eligible to participate in the NCAA Tournament been shut out. 2014 might be the second, unless […]
by Kent Sterling One-and-done basketball players have no place on a college campus, as they enter their chosen university with no desire to earn a degree or see college as anything but a stepping stone to the NBA. Other schools might dream of dipping into the pool of very talented players prohibited from entering the […]
by Kent Sterling The battle between the Cubs and the owners of the rooftop saloons that overlook Wrigley Field from across Waveland and Sheffield Avenues is a little like a grade school fight between bullies. Both guys losing is the only acceptable outcome. Cubs owner Smilin’ Tommy Ricketts would like to erect giant video boards […]
by Kent Sterling This was an ugly if ultimately rewarding game for Indiana as they began the second six-game stretch of the Big Ten season. For Illinois, it was ugly and not rewarding, and signaled tap city, as Al McGuire used to say. The Hoosiers outscored the Illini 13-5 from the foul line, out rebounded […]
Mixed Bag of Sports: Thawing Out From the Week
by Bert Beiswanger I’ve got various sports topics from this week in-hand. It’s time to address them before they melt in my clutch (a nod to the creative geniuses Rankin and Bass and their popular character, Heat Mizer -and a wish that warmer days were ahead). It’s Miller George Time! Yes, I somehow stayed up […]
by Kent Sterling Last week, we had a good show. Lots to talk about, and unbelievably good guests. This week, there might be even more to talk about – the Pacers win last night that shouldn’t have been, Indiana’s continuing Season on the Brink II with a must win game against Illinois, and the continued […]
by Kent Sterling Every time the weather sucks, I ignore it and go about my business. When Indianapolis got 11-inches of snow a couple of weeks ago, I lived my life like I always do. Some places where I tried to buy a burger were closed, but I was out in the mess doing what […]
