I love my two hours with Fox 59’s Chris Hagan. He makes me laugh, and we talk sports. How could life get better? Chris will head to Midwest Sports Complex at Noon, which will leave me to carry the water for the rest of the show, and that could mean anything. I have a gob […]
by Kent Sterling We used to joke about a former music radio program director who went to work for a consultant, “He got tired of ruining radio stations one at a time.” I thought of that joke when I read in the Rice University release announcing the resignation about athletic director Rick Greenspan leaving to […]
by Kent Sterling The emails started as soon as Cody Zeller was announced as the fourth overall pick in last night’s NBA Draft. “How in the hell did the team with the second and fourth best players in college basketball not advance beyond the Sweet Sixteen?” “Crean had 2 and 4 and same outcome as […]
by Kent Sterling I wrote earlier today that no NBA mock draft would get the Pacers pick right, and that prediction wound up being as prescient as it was obvious. Solomon Hill is a versatile player who can do some of everything – scored 13 points per game last season for Arizona, and grabbed 7.7 […]
by Kent Sterling This isn’t about some arcane jinx. Young men break before they get to the major league level all the time, and so when people start chirping about how the Cubs will be the best organization in five years, they are putting the cart before the horse. So when the news broke today […]
by Kent Sterling Victor Oladipo is going to be drafted second, right after Nerlens Noel, and that will set up Georgetown’s Otto Porter staying home to play for the Washington Wizards. Yada, yada, yada. That may happen, but it probably won’t. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter The guesswork is being done by supposed […]
by Kent Sterling With all the crap that passes as wisdom during press conferences in sports today, it’s a pleasure to watch Indiana Pacers Re-President Larry Bird tell the truth for awhile, even when he divulges very little. When Bird is asked a question, he answers honestly, even when he doesn’t want to answer the […]
by Kent Sterling It would be great if people who cheat weren’t rewarded. Bankers ruin the economy, and go sailing on their 60-foot Fountaine-Pajot Eleuthera clippers. CEOs burn companies to the ground, and receive an obscene bonus that could feed 1,000 families for a decade. And college football coaches cheat to recruit talent, and run […]
by Kent Sterling Indianapolis Star columnist Bob Kravitz has reported that Larry Bird will return to the Indiana Pacers in his former role as president of basketball operations. Current general manager Kevin Pritchard will be the number two guy, and Donnie Walsh will slide into a role as consultant. This is good news for Pacers […]
by Kent Sterling Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was charged with first-degree murder this afternoon, and was subsequently denied bail. That means an unpleasant and lonely period of waiting for Hernandez, and a worse time for sports fans who would rather talk sports than forensics. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter […]
