by Kent Sterling Riley Cooper did himself no favors when he threatened a black security guard while using the N-word at a Kenny Chesney concert in June, but the dialogue prompted by his idiocy is a very good thing. I’ve heard more intelligent dialogue about racism over the last 36 hours as a result of […]
by Kent Sterling It’s hard to fathom that Johnny Manziel believes what comes out of his own mouth, but he seemed pretty sure of himself in comments to Sports Illustrated yesterday. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter “I probably rubbed people the wrong way in some cases, but at the end of the day, […]
by Kent Sterling Hyper-simplified phrases that are supposed to be empowering are revolting. People who need those phrases to motivate themselves to be something other than what they are should spend their time exercising, cobbling, or doing the things those phrases tell them to do because they are good ideas, rather than because a poster […]
by Kent Sterling We do what we see, and we say what we hear. That’s true when we’re two, and it’s true when we’re 25 – just like Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Riley Cooper did at a Kenny Chesney concert when he was denied access to the backstage area and told a security guard, “I […]
by Kent Sterling Can Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig pour a cup of coffee without consulting an attorney? Does he need Alan Dershowitz to call his cardiologist to negotiate an extra pack of sugar or dollop of creamer? It’s time for Bud to sack up and lead, or get the hell out of the way. Click here to […]
by Kent Sterling You want your kid to become a solid adult capable of making his or her own decisions. All parents do, and it’s not too tough. To borrow a phrase from 1070 the Fan and ESPN’s Dan Dakich, you “sack up” and make some unpopular decisions. If the piece in ESPN the Magazine by […]
by Kent Sterling Coming out of Villanova University as a 2011 second round pick, it appeared Ben Ijalana and his first round mate Anthony Castonzo would be the bookend tackles the Colts so desperately needed to protect Peyton Manning. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter Manning’s series of neck surgeries took him out of […]
by Kent Sterling It’s been six weeks since the Twitter standings for Indiana media were recalibrated, and the big gainers were Indy Star new beat reporters were the big gainers. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter Zak Keefer was handed the key to the Butler beat, and Butler fans paid attention. His following exploded […]
by Kent Sterling Nothing good comes from a dad talking to the media about a famous son. That is especially true when the dad is frustrated. Paul Manziel is frustrated with his son, Heisman Trophy winner and Texas A&M starting quarterback Johnny, whose life has become fodder for the media since he vented on Twitter […]
by Kent Sterling Larry Bird has been very busy turning over the back end of the roster this month. He said rebuilding the second unit would be his second priority after re-signing starting power forward David West, and he can now take a deep breath as those two items on his to-do-list have been checked […]
