A couple of days ago, I wrote that I would no longer allow friendship or familiarity keep me quiet about being honest, even if it means calling out friends’ racism or ignorance. And it won’t. On 1070 the Fan yesterday morning, Joe Staysniak made a series of statements that some might believe reflected racism. Those comments […]
Kentucky fires cheerleading coaches for allowing nude, drunk, and obscene behavior
“Nude, lewd, and drunk” might be printed on Kentucky’s state motto, but that’s no way to go through life, kids. Adults who encouraged that behavior at the University of Kentucky were fired today. The firings were at the expense of coaches who run the University of Kentucky’s competitive cheerleading program. For those of you who are unaware, there are competitive […]
Jalen Green is the best high school basketball player in the country, and he’s going to jump straight to the pro’s rather than cool his heels in college for eight months while waiting to play in the NBA. Isaiah Todd, a five-star recruit who had previously committed to Michigan, made the same decision earlier this week. […]
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When I watched a video of four black NFL pundits, including ESPN’s Domonique Foxworth, agree that Philip Rivers is replacing Jacoby Brissett as the Colts starting quarterback because of racism, I winced. The four experts were not in perfect alignment about the role racism plays in the evaluation of NFL quarterbacks, but all agreed it […]
I never climbed on board the Philip Rivers to Indianapolis train. It just didn’t make sense given that way general manager Chris Ballard does business. Ballard is about developing and executing a plan that builds a championship level culture. Nowhere on the list of Rivers’ accomplishments is the word “championship.” He’s 38-years-old, and started all […]
“The Lord guided me. No other way to explain it,” said Al Durham after pouring in a career high 37 points to lead Indiana to an improbable 91-66 runaway win over #3 seed Maryland. Durham’s previous career high was 22 points against St. Francis (PA) in last year’s NIT. Against Maryland, Durham quite literally could […]
Is Archie Miller doing a good job as Indiana’s basketball coach? If you want to start a fight at a sports bar in central Indiana, drop that bomb at a table where someone is wearing red and white. It’s not that IU fans are split as to whether Miller is doing a great job or a […]
There I was this afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse waiting for Butler’s practice to end so I can talk to a couple of players for my podcast, and I got the following email from YouTube TV: That means no more Pacers Basketball on Fox Sports Indiana. That means no more IHSAA State Championship programming. That’s enough […]
Free agent quarterback Philip Rivers will not be signed by the Indianapolis Colts. Since Rivers and the Chargers announced their intention to split after 16 years, it has been speculated by national media without local insight that the Colts would be the best fit. The reason has nothing to do with fan distaste for the former Chargers […]
