by Kent Sterling I love the beginning of NCAA tournaments because hope lies everywhere. Each of the 64 teams that begin play tomorrow in the real first round of the Big Dance have hope that they will emerge from the rubble with a win to gain entry into the 32-team event that starts this weekend. […]
by Kent Sterling Bruce Pearl broke an idiotic rule, lied about it, and encouraged others on his staff to lie to NCAA investigators. That cost him his job three days short of three years ago. Today, Bruce Pearl’s 54th birthday, he gets the gift of another chance to do again what he does best – […]
by Kent Sterling If Indiana basketball coach Tom Crean didn’t believe he was in trouble before, the fact that I am offering advice as to how the program can move forward should sufficiently spook him. I am not a basketball coach, but I’ve seen successful strategies employed in sports and in business, and there are […]
by Kent Sterling In an 82-game regular season, championships are not won based upon the level of play in game 67 against a team trying to avoid losing its 21st straight. There was no way the Pacers were going to lose last night’s game against the woefully inept Philadelphia 76ers, but after coming back from […]
by Kent Sterling Prior to being snubbed by the tournament that theoretically invites the 69th-100th best basketball teams in the country to play in anonymity for a couple more weeks, the brain trust at Assembly Hall decided that Indiana would not seek nor accept an invitation to the CBI Tournament. That was the right call […]
by Kent Sterling As you evaluate Jim Irsay’s choice of getting behind the wheel of a car while intoxicated, remember that he is an addict. Addiction is a disease that Irsay has battled for long time, as did his father. Driving while intoxicated can never be justified, but is especially stupid when you have the […]
by Kent Sterling It’s stunning that Indiana’s basketball program has gone from #1 seed in the 2013 NCAA Tournament to unfit for an invitation to the NIT in exactly 52 weeks. There is also the CBI for schools unable to qualify for the NIT, but Indiana Athletic Director texted earlier tonight that if not selected […]
by Kent Sterling For the second time since the field of the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64, the state of Indiana was shut out by the selection committee, and no team even warranted discussion as a potential invitee. That none of the 10 Division One teams calling Indiana home were good enough to be included […]
by Kent Sterling No city does this better. The only huge sporting events the City of Indianapolis will never hold are the World Series, a Summer Olympics, and the Daytona 500. The rest of them it has hosted, and no city does it better Sure, Indy’s layout allows for a great experience where a fan […]
Another Saturday, another lineup of fantastic guests for Fox 59’s Chris Hagan and I to talk to – as if bickering with each other isn’t enough for two hours of sports fueled mayhem. The Big Ten Tournament is in town, and that means college basketball will be front and center. Indiana and Purdue are both […]
