by Kent Sterling Parents are blinded by love for their children. They act like narcissistic idiots, only interested in viewing the world through the prism of what’s best for the child. It’s a given that parents will misbehave. If you ask 100 youth or high school sports coaches what they believe is the worst part […]
by Kent Sterling College basketball players come, and then they go – sometimes before anyone would have hoped when they made their commitment and signed their letters of intent. Two from Purdue and one from Indiana decided earlier this week that their collegiate careers should continue elsewhere. There is nothing wrong with that. Basketball players […]
by Kent Sterling Indiana basketball lost its third undercassman this week as Remy Abell has announced his intention to transfer. That brings the current total of outgoing players to six – equalling the number of incoming players. That makes the math as to how the Hoosiers would honor six new men much less fuzzy. Six […]
by Kent Sterling The Chicago Cubs blew another lead yesterday. Up 5-0, they collapsed under the weight of Starlin Castro’s indifferent defense to gak up four unearned runs in the fourth to run their record to a predictably terrible 3-6. Castro’s three errors in nine games has him on a pace for 50+, and three […]
by Kent Sterling The desire to be the head coach at Indiana is irrational, and those who embrace it are more than a little screwy. To expect anything else is ridiculous. There are thousands and thousands of alums, students, boosters, kids, recruits, media, and fans of other teams that evaluate every public act of a […]
by Kent Sterling Physics is impossible to resist, and consistent gravity drawing the University of Texas to the Big Ten. Commissioner Jim Delany will announce the expansion of the conference to 16 teams within the next three years, and Texas will be the 15th member. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter What will happen […]
by Kent Sterling Today, the thought of a man or woman being denied access to earn a living because of race is crazy. America has an African American president, CEOs, and a litany of athletic accomplishments that were produced by blacks. Sixty-six years ago, one man’s behavior as the first made all that came after […]
by Kent Sterling There are very few truly transformative athletes in the history of sports. Babe Ruth, Wilt Chamberlain, Jackie Robinson, Muhammed Ali, and Arnold Palmer are the five that immediately come to mind, and Palmer is the only one who can still play the game he transformed. The King was back at Augusta National […]
by Kent Sterling Yesterday’s announcement by Victor Oladipo was entirely without drama, but today’s scheduled press conference for Zeller will bring with it a little doubt about the outcome. It’s not a certainty that Zeller will announce that he will forego his last two years of eligibility at Indiana to enter the NBA Draft, but […]
by Kent Sterling There is nothing better than a subversive idea that could cripple a hopelessly pompous and archaic operation like the NCAA. Mike McCall posted a magnificent piece today on Outkick the Coverage that asks for college football and basketball fans to walk up to their favorite athlete, and hand them some cash. Videotape the […]
