by Kent Sterling It’s easy to pile on Indiana Basketball coach Tom Crean given the Hoosiers losing streak, 3-13 conference record and the apparent continuation of Indiana’s run of seasons without a postseason appearance. Calling an Indiana team a success would be ludicrous when they will have to upset one of its two remaining regular […]
by Kent Sterling Last night, when Ohio State basketball coach Thad Matta told the assembled media after his Buckeyes thoroughly outplayed Indiana in their 82-61 game that advice from former IU coach Bob Knight helped beat the Hoosiers, he wan’t just sharing an anecdote. Matta was firing a scud missile right past Tom Crean’s ear. […]
by Kent Sterling It started with a visit from Zach Hahn’s Mom Connie. She asked me if I was emotional about the day. Inside, I thought, why would I? It’s Butler’s Senior Day, not Loyola’s. Hahn played his last game at venerable Hinkle Fieldhouse, (if you don’t precede Hinkle Fieldhouse with the word “venerable”, athletic […]
by Kent Sterling The Chicago Cubs have Derek Jeter alongside Starlin Castro on billboards all over Chicago extolling fans to buy mini-season ticket packages. How pathetic. The Yankees will be at Wrigley for a three game set from June 17 – June 19, but if a ducat to one of those three games is the […]
by Kent Sterling There are people who love to hate, and losing games in Bloomington, Indiana, is as good a reason as any to hate the coach at Indiana, so that is what these people do. Frankly, I don’t know whether Crean can coach or not, but he has built a pipeline running through the […]
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 […]
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 […]
