by Kent Sterling Any idiot can blather about what five or seven or three or twelve things a team needs to do to win on Sunday, but here at kentsterling.com, we hold ourselves – or more accurately myself – accountable for bold prognostications. Here are the five key’s I identified Friday, and whether I was […]
by Kent Sterling The last time the Indianapolis Colts were beaten by 30 or more points at home against a team that did not qualify for the playoffs was November 29, 1993. The San Diego Chargers behind Stan Humphries and Marion Butts beat Jeff George and Jessie Hester 31-0. Today, they lost 38-8 against a […]
by Kent Sterling “Ahead of the Curve” might be the best investment of two hours you can make – not just in media, but in your lives. The level of wisdom dispensed by Kent Sterling and Chris Hagan stretches beyond sports into the realm of life coaching. Yes, you will be better people for listening […]
by Kent Sterling There was an interesting, but one-sided debate yesterday on Twitter about Kentucky’s lack of desire to play Indiana at either Rupp Arena or Assembly Hall after the UK 73-72 loss to the Hoosiers in Bloomington on December 10, 2011. Dan Dakich challenged Kentucky fans with logic, and Kentucky fans responded – as […]
by Kent Sterling Nothing lasts forever, so the Chicago Cubs likely being carried on another television station in Chicago is part of the evolution of life, business, and media. The Cubs exercised an exit clause to opt out of their deal, and so unless WGN-TV can bid successfully for the rights to broadcast a schedule […]
by Kent Sterling First, Richie Incognito – a complete kook – was tormenting Jonathan Martin – a sensitive genius. Then, coach Joe Philbin instructed Incognito to “toughen up” Martin. Then, quarterback Ryan Tannehill says that if you asked Martin two weeks ago who his best friend on the team is, he would have said Incognito. […]
by Kent Sterling The hire of Rick Renteria by the Chicago Cubs was the result of a managerial search that resembled an archeological dig. Who would fans accept as a plausible successor to Dale Sveum, Lou Piniella, Dusty Baker, Jim Riggleman, Tom Treblehorn, Jim Essian, Don Zimmer, Herman Franks, Charlie Fox, Preston Gomez, Whitelockman, Elvin […]
by Kent Sterling Mike Rice doesn’t understand what he did wrong, or why it was wrong. That much is clear in reading a profile of the new and rehabilitated Mike Rice. You remember Rice. Seven months ago, a video surfaced that showed him hurling basketballs at his Rutgers University players. He also used extreme profanity, […]
by Bert Beiswanger “Big Willie Style,” that’s the nickname I now use to describe Ball State wide receiver Willie Snead. Yes, I stole it from the title of Will Smith’s popular 1997 album, Big Willie Style, so I’m not exactly being uniquely creative. But I’ve seen enough of Snead’s catches the past few seasons to […]
by Kent Sterling The Indiana Pacers played at home on the back end of games on consecutive night seven times last season, and they won all seven. That bodes well for the Blue and Gold tonight as they host the Chicago Bulls after dispatching the Detroit Pistons last night. This is the first time since […]
