by Kent Sterling To hell with all this talk about winning against Germany today at Noon. The win for the Americans is to advance to the knockout round, and the draw that can force it should be the focus. It would be nice to beat the team ranked second in the world, but after the […]
by Kent Sterling A baseball coach being hired away from Indiana University to Arizona State brings both good news and bad news. Given a choice, people almost always want the bad news delivered first, so here it is – Tracy Smith is packing a bag for Tempe. The great work he has done over the […]
by Kent Sterling The world would be a much more accommodating place for the Indiana Pacers if LeBron James would sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, but it’s never going to happen. Signing with the Cleveland Cavaliers would re-ignite the dormant passion for professional basketball that existed prior to James becoming public enemy #1 four […]
by Kent Sterling One person talks, and another listens. One person reveals, and another evaluates. One person says something funny, and another laughs. One person shares perspective, and another thinks. That’s radio. It’s not quite that simple. If you are like me, I talk back when I listen to the radio. I look crazy as […]
by Kent Sterling NCAA President Mark Emmert has been dealt a bad hand – the kind of hand that Phil Ivey could not bluff into a winner. He is forced to spew blather that defies logic in an effort to perpetuate the bold lie of amateurism in collegiate sports. As the head of a member […]
by Kent Sterling As is always the case, people seek status in being among the first to discover how cool something is. Soccer enthusiasts are looking down their noses at the World Cup fans who show up in bars every four years to watch Ecuador play Albania or Cameroon play Chile – four countries 99% […]
by Kent Sterling Maybe the fourth overall pick in Major League Baseball’s First Year Player Draft didn’t much care for Boise, Idaho, and tried to hit his way back to the midwest as quickly as possible. Maybe the Cubs farmhand – one week into his professional career – gets antsy staying in one place for […]
by Kent Sterling There are few more recognizable images in Indianapolis Colts history than tight end Dallas Clark turning back toward quarterback Peyton Manning to find the ball as he ran one of the countless seam routes that led to franchise records in receptions and touchdowns for tight ends. The Iowa born and bred tough […]
by Kent Sterling Selflessness on both ends of the basketball court doesn’t always beat a team of self-possessed stars, but it gives a team a fighting chance. That’s how championships are won by small market teams like the San Antonio Spurs – and potentially by the Indiana Pacers. The San Antonio Spurs play championship level […]
by Kent Sterling The Indiana All-Star basketball events are wonderful traditions, and should continue whether or not people show up to watch. It’s great for the very best at any pursuit to assemble and create life-long memories and friendships. But let’s find another victim, can we? The Commonwealth of Kentucky is not churning out hoop […]
