by Kent Sterling The benefits of playing high school football are many – lifelong friendships, goal oriented activity, introduction to overcoming adversity, and understanding the concept of team-first behavior. But when the downside can be death or significant injury including the early onset of dementia, the question of whether the benefits of playing high school […]
by Kent Sterling Michigan fans are sick and tired of losing. Since firing Lloyd Carr for winning only 9.4 games per season from 1995 thru 2007, Michigan has posted a 43-38 record under Rich Rodriguez and Brady Hoke. That’s an average of less than seven wins a season. The frustration that accompanies that level of […]
by Kent Sterling Nothing would give me more pleasure than to yelp and holler about how Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Da’Rick Rogers should be afforded the same latitude to seek treatment that was provided Colts owner Jim Irsay after his operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated arrest, but it would be ridiculous. Irsay is an […]
by Bert Beiswanger You wouldn’t do it. Many in the media wouldn’t do it: recognize Paul Konerko throughout his career as one of the best players in the game. Why would you take time to recognize him now? Everyone’s focus has been on Derek Jeter. Now there seems to be the feeling, “Oh, yeah, we […]
by Kent Sterling Football surprises last weekend? Not in Indiana. First the good – the Indianapolis Colts were dominant for the second straight week in a league where parity is king, and the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame hammered the type of team that it should. Purdue fought like hell through the first half against […]
by Kent Sterling Life is short, so when people ask me to do something that can cause no damage to my health or the well-being of my family, I say yes. That philosophy has given me a wide breadth of experiences, and I’ve enjoyed most of them, so when I got an email yesterday from […]
by Bert Beiswanger Tony Stewart will not be charged by an Ontario County (N.Y.) Grand Jury in the death of Kevin Ward Jr. That news came across the wire Wednesday afternoon. Do you know what won’t come across the wire any time soon?: Apologies from those who rushed to judgement without knowing the facts, including […]
by Kent Sterling One thing Charles Foster Kane learned in the great film Citizen Kane was that wealth can’t change the truth. Ironically, William Randolph Hearst, the publisher who was the inspiration for Kane, discovered the same thing when he tried to kill the film before its release. Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti is the […]
by Kent Sterling When the NFL schedule makers decided to front load two tough opponents for the Indianapolis Colts, they might have done them a big favor. Coming off two consecutive 11-5 seasons, the Colts entered 2014 feeling pretty good about themselves. That confidence was broken quickly by consecutive losses to the Denver Broncos and […]
by Kent Sterling Only one thing could cause significant erosion of support among NFL owners for Roger Goodell to remain in his role as commissioner of the NFL, and that is an attack on their wallets. Goodell could have twerked and farted at the podium during yesterday’s ineffective press conference, and still the owners would […]
