by Kent Sterling The St. Louis Rams appear to be a typically mediocre team. Since 2004, the level of misery they have heaped upon the fans of that river town is beyond measure. The worst five-year run (15-65) in the history of the NFL was followed by 2012’s 7-8-1 effort, and they appeared to be […]
by Kent Sterling There was an interesting, but one-sided debate yesterday on Twitter about Kentucky’s lack of desire to play Indiana at either Rupp Arena or Assembly Hall after the UK 73-72 loss to the Hoosiers in Bloomington on December 10, 2011. Dan Dakich challenged Kentucky fans with logic, and Kentucky fans responded – as […]
by Kent Sterling Nothing lasts forever, so the Chicago Cubs likely being carried on another television station in Chicago is part of the evolution of life, business, and media. The Cubs exercised an exit clause to opt out of their deal, and so unless WGN-TV can bid successfully for the rights to broadcast a schedule […]
by Kent Sterling First, Richie Incognito – a complete kook – was tormenting Jonathan Martin – a sensitive genius. Then, coach Joe Philbin instructed Incognito to “toughen up” Martin. Then, quarterback Ryan Tannehill says that if you asked Martin two weeks ago who his best friend on the team is, he would have said Incognito. […]
by Kent Sterling The hire of Rick Renteria by the Chicago Cubs was the result of a managerial search that resembled an archeological dig. Who would fans accept as a plausible successor to Dale Sveum, Lou Piniella, Dusty Baker, Jim Riggleman, Tom Treblehorn, Jim Essian, Don Zimmer, Herman Franks, Charlie Fox, Preston Gomez, Whitelockman, Elvin […]
by Kent Sterling Mike Rice doesn’t understand what he did wrong, or why it was wrong. That much is clear in reading a profile of the new and rehabilitated Mike Rice. You remember Rice. Seven months ago, a video surfaced that showed him hurling basketballs at his Rutgers University players. He also used extreme profanity, […]
by Bert Beiswanger “Big Willie Style,” that’s the nickname I now use to describe Ball State wide receiver Willie Snead. Yes, I stole it from the title of Will Smith’s popular 1997 album, Big Willie Style, so I’m not exactly being uniquely creative. But I’ve seen enough of Snead’s catches the past few seasons to […]
by Kent Sterling The Indiana Pacers played at home on the back end of games on consecutive night seven times last season, and they won all seven. That bodes well for the Blue and Gold tonight as they host the Chicago Bulls after dispatching the Detroit Pistons last night. This is the first time since […]
Jeopardy Answer From Tonight’s Show Removes Hope for Intelligent Life on Earth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srDOw66KIss Serendipity sent me to Jeopardy tonight on WTHR. I’ve watched the show since I was tiny, and tonight a contestant named Carole gave the worst response I have ever heard. The answer is so bad that it’s even money Carole doesn’t understand the concept of the show. She may think Jeopardy is a game […]
by Kent Sterling Let me preface everything in this post by saying that if Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck gets hurt, all bets are off. I retract every word written here. Matt Hasselbeck is a legit backup in a way that no one could have known was true about Jim Sorgi, Paul Justin, Curtis Painter, […]
