by Kent Sterling Second chances make for great third acts, and America boasts a wonderfully theatrical society that allows and rewards redemption. Art Schlichter is working on a quarter century of criminal behavior, convictions, and releases. A self-professed compulsive gambler, Schlichter has employed every corrupt means possible to fund his habit. He had everything as […]
by Kent Sterling There is something challenging about a great basketball player. People watch and they run through a mental checklist of skills and abilities. The first time you see a kid who is highly touted, the feeling is “going ahead and prove something to me.” Well, Gary Harris proved something tonight. In a gym […]
by Kent Sterling After a few weeks of stories about idiotic college hijinx, the timing seems right for a story about idiotic adult hijinx involving a hotel, a Denny’s, and a boob pretending to be the manager of a Hampton Inn in Bloomington. When we graduated college, we made it a point to return to […]
Here is the release from IU detailing the results of Kevin Wilson’s first recruiting effort in Bloomington: BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Twenty-one student-athletes will continue their football playing careers at Indiana University, head coach Kevin Wilson announced on Wednesday. Wilson’s first recruiting class includes the 2010 Indiana Mr. Football award winner in addition to one four-star […]
by Kent Sterling There is some magic in the honeymoon period for a new coach. Fan and players alike believe that anything can happen, and that level of hope can allow teams to achieve beyond their talent. Sports teams and businesses alike need an occasional reboot. An 82-game NBA season can be drudgery. The players […]
by Kent Sterling It’s a Saturday video cavalcade featuring IU guard Jordan Hulls talking about his desire to be a leader, top 50 recruit Jeremy Hollowell on his love for the game, and Butler’s Matt Howard on his love for the game. First is Jordan Hulls, who led Indiana to a win over Illinois on […]
by Kent Sterling Labeling this as as 100-level course for gym behavior is both too broad and too generous. Most who go to the gym need a remedial course that equates to a third grade primer, and my entire class is concerns itself only on what goes on in the most unholy of all places […]
by Kent Sterling Constantly charting the plight of Cubs fans by listing the disappointing moments gets a little monotonous, so how about some positive memories. Some of these are a little obscure because they are my favorite memories, and they deal more in moments than overall success because, well, overall success predates the President William […]
by Kent Sterling The University of Texas will receive $247.5 million of a $300 million guarantee over the next 20 years in exchange for allowing ESPN to create a network that entirely driven by Longhorn athletics – with some Texas high school football thrown in. Each year, there will be one football game and eight […]
by Kent Sterling John Calipari is not a guy I have a lot of good things to say about, but when he called a Kentucky player a “selfish motherfucker”, I didn’t care. This doesn’t make Calipari a bad guy, any more than his language made Bob Knight a bad guy. The moral outrage being expressed […]
