by Kent Sterling You have to love Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay. He speaks his mind, regardless of how his comments are perceived. I’m sure NFL commissioner Roger Goodell would like the 32 franchise owners to either shut up or sing from the same hymnal. Anyone who has ever hear Irsay play the guitar and […]
by Kent Sterling It’s hard to question the sanity or accuracy of the responses from the subject of an interview, especially when he owns the Chicago Cubs. It must be, because Chicago Business’ sports reporter Ed Sherman in his interview with Tom Ricketts let’s him get away with responses that have very little to do […]
by Kent Sterling There is a new book coming out on May 24th that has people in sports journalism buzzing. “Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN” by James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales is said to have all the dope on how ESPN was built and evolved into one of […]
by Kent Sterlling Everyday through the Sunday, May 29, and the running of the centennial Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, we will present a video memory of one of the most important men in Indy 500 history. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter @kentsterling The features will be more or less chronological, but will always […]
by Kent Sterling During his show on Friday, ESPN Radio’s Colin Cowherd reported that Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry had been fired by owner Tom Ricketts. As Cowherd learned during the break that followed the announcement, he was wrong. How did that happen? Last Wednesday, furious with the level of play of the Chicago […]
by Kent Sterling Yesterday, we sat in the very room where I type this and talked to Ryan about where he would like to go to high school, or at least it feels like yesterday. Today, we are at Loyola University in Chicago where Ryan will graduate from college with a double-major in finance and […]
by Kent Sterling Things in Bloomington are quiet – too quiet. The news in Bloomington generally pours out of Cook Hall to the tens of thousands of Indiana faithful who continue to wait patiently for the development of the current roster , as well as the arrival of the next wave of Indiana kids who […]
by Kent Sterling Yesterday, the NCAA hosted a bunch of media types for a day of inculcation into the grim world of NCAA enforcement. The idea being that them folks who criticize the NCAA ought to at least know how the hell the process works. Mark Emmert has been the president of the NCAA for […]
by Kent Sterling Today, I am announcing the immediate termination of Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry. Six moving boxes will be delivered to Hendry’s attention at Wrigley Field later today. He can supply his own tape, or simply fold the flaps to close the boxes after he loads the personal stuff from his office. […]
by Bert Beiswanger The heart of a champion? Save that phrase for another team. The defending champions? Who knew? Down 3-0 to the Dallas Mavericks in their second round series of the NBA Playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers showed the heart of the Tin Man Sunday (pre-Emerald City, of course) as the two-time defending NBA […]
