by Kent Sterling There are smart ways and places to indulge in irresponsible behavior, and then there is the way Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel has done it again and again. Whether or not Manziel was kicked out of the Manning Passing Academy for being too hungover, or whether he was dehydrated and left on […]
by Kent Sterling There is a growing disconnect between the legislative body that governs college athletics and the big time programs that generate the revenue that keeps both the NCAA and the conferences swimming in cash. SEC Commissioner Mike Slive wants change, but not badly enough to do anything but send letters and whine. Click […]
by Kent Sterling When the great Paulie Balst has an idea, you listen for two reasons – there will be a nugget of truth in it that you never would have considered otherwise, and its implementation would make more people laugh than cringe. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter The video of the KTVU […]
by Kent Sterling On the list of corrupt university athletic departments, the University of North Carolina would not make my top 20, which means my top 20 needs some work. The well-documented academic fraud issues were part of the equation that should have colored my image of UNC, but despite writing about it only five […]
by Kent Sterling If players don’t care about who wins, fans are smart enough to not care themselves, and fans are caring less about Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game than ever. The five-year averages for TV ratings have dropped from 17.4 (1988-1992) to 14.0 (1993-1997) to 11.2 (1998-2002) to 8.8 (2003-2007) to 7.9 (2008-2012). While it […]
by Kent Sterling Our mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and dainty ladies throughout America are paying an annual tab of $60.72 for ESPN which few ever watch, and it’s only a matter of time before they figure that out and pull the plug on Comcast, UVerse, DirecTV, Brighthouse, Insight, Dish, and other carriers. Click here to follow […]
by Kent Sterling Spending cash before it’s earned is how families wind up renting TV’s, toasters, and recliners. Texas A&M Heisman Trophy winner Johnny “Football” Manziel is corrupting his ability to earn millions in the NFL and through endorsement deals on a weekly basis by acting like an idiot. Click here to follow Kent on […]
by Kent Sterling The Chicago Cubs are a bad baseball team without a compelling player or hope of contending for the postseason in the foreseeable future, and they will still draw 2.5 million fans this year. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter Through 48 home dates, the Cubs have averaged 33,000 tickets sold, and […]
by Kent Sterling The one player who will intrigue college coaches and fans at the NY2LA Super Jam in north suburban Milwaukee more than any other is Dream Vision’s Stephen Zimmerman, a seven-footer from Las Vegas Bishop Gorman. Zimmerman just finished playing in Indianapolis at the Adidas Invitational where Indiana offered the 2015 recruit ranked […]
by Kent Sterling Point guard Noah Robotham of Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas is playing with Dream Vision, and last week at the Adidas Invitational, a lot of eyes were on him because his high school and summer teammate Stephen Zimmerman is being recruited by everyone. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter […]
