by Kent Sterling The very best thing that could happen for the Seattle Mariners is that 31-year old second baseman Robinson Cano flunks his physical of Monday, and will be forced to pass on the ludicrous cash they are willing to pony up for his services. It’s not that Cano won’t be worth $25 million […]
by Kent Sterling Indianapolis Colts running back Trent Richardson did what men do yesterday. He took responsibility for his lackluster performance in his quotes to Mike Wells in an espn.com post. Adversity reveals character, and Colts running back Trent Richardson showed some. In “Hoosiers,” Myra Fleener’s mom tells Norman Dale, “The sun don’t shine on the same […]
by Kent Sterling There is a story on probasketballtalk.com outlining a system of red cards used at NBA arenas to try to curb excessive haranguing of players, coaches, game officials, and other spectators. If this system had been in place at Wrigley Field from 1987-1993 when I frequented 20-30 games per season, I would have […]
by Kent Sterling People in the media are fond of invoking the phrase “Innocent until proven guilty” in describing the reason they support Jameis Winston’s Heisman candidacy. That burden of evaluating evidence and rendering a decision is for a jury to use in a court of law, not Heisman voters deciding for whom to vote […]
by Kent Sterling All college football fans love ESPN College Football Gameday, and this Saturday it comes to Pan Am Plaza in downtown Indianapolis prior to the Big Ten Championship Game. This is Gameday’s first trip to Indy, so if you have a particularly clever sign idea, now is your chance to get it on […]
by Kent Sterling Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin and Brooklyn Nets coach Jason Kidd are embarrassments to the world of the corrupt and amoral. Tomlin wandered across the sidelines on to the field of play into the path of Baltimore Ravens kick returner Jacoby Jones, whose route to the end zone was altered. A tackler […]
by Kent Sterling We have seen the 2013-2014 Indiana Hoosiers play against bad teams, and now we have seen them play against a very good team. Based upon those performances, the Hoosiers have a lot of room to grow during coach Tom Crean’s sixth season. There are a couple of positive things Indiana fans can […]
by Kent Sterling All day long, questions pop into my head, Facebook message center, Twitter feed, and email box. Answers swirl in my head at such speed that they can only be answered by short bursts in this post. Q: Will Indiana University’s basketball program hang a sixth National Championship banner with Tom Crean as […]
by Kent Sterling Other than bring Sid Collins back from the dead, there is no hire that could evoke the history of the IMS Radio Network like that of Paul Page. Given that he still does great work, the decision to name Page to replace the easily agitated and verbose Mike King was logical. The […]
by Kent Sterling The 2-3 zone has been mostly relegated to the dustbin of defensive contrivances employed by coaches of fourth grade basketball teams who don’t know enough about man-to-man to teach it to children – except in Syracuse. Jim Boeheim has won 927 games using the 2-3 zone as his defense since 1976. That […]
