by Kent Sterling Excuse me if you have heard this before, but the Indiana Hoosiers are a strange team. If I told you before yesterday’s game that I believed the Hoosiers would score 93 points to beat the 20th ranked team in the country, but that Yogi Ferrell and Noah Vonleh – the best two […]
by Kent Sterling How in the hell did we get to a place where reasonable people of any color can see the n-word a part of a civilized language? Regardless of the context, it conveys the concept of hatred for another human being, which can never be right regardless of the reason, but is particularly […]
by Kent Sterling The Indiana Pacers have fortified its roster for a run toward a championship, and the Indiana Hoosiers have unraveled on and off the floor to become a challenger for the bottom spot in the Big Ten. One year ago, the Hoosiers hoped to win a sixth NCAA championship, while the Pacers would […]
by Kent Sterling When Chicago Magazine released their annual list of Chicago’s “Power 100”, quickly found were representatives from the Bulls, White Sox, and Bears in the first 23. My eyes scanned down the list, and finally there was Cubs owner Tom Ricketts at #48 nestled right between author Veronica Roth and Doug Druick, who runs […]
by Kent Sterling Managers in business create a culture, hire to it, and enforce it. Those who violate the culture as defined by the manager are penalized. Those who embody it are rewarded. That’s business, and that’s basketball too. Each coach or manager prizes different behaviors, and what is not strongly discouraged will become the […]
Indiana Basketball – Hanner Mosquera-Perea Reinstated from Indefinite Suspension After Two Games
by Kent Sterling Two games. That’s it. Two games. One of the most recognizable students at Indiana University allegedly gets hammered, makes the irreconcilably stupid and irresponsible decision to get behind the wheel of a car, and gets arrested. The extent of the punishment we know about amounts to a two-game suspension. Indiana basketball coach […]
by Kent Sterling The NFL Scouting Combine continues to exist, I suspect, because it always has existed and the coaches enjoy eating shrimp at St. Elmo’s and dancing at Ike and Jonesy’s. Players come to town to run and cut, throw and catch, and answer some very personal questions to gauge their ability to handle […]
by Kent Sterling The Indiana Pacers have been oddly active in trying to upgrade their roster over the past few weeks for a team that had the best record in the NBA for a significant portion of the season. Coach Frank Vogel’s challenge is quickly getting the new guys up to speed and comfortable on […]
by Kent Sterling South Carolina defensive lineman Jadeveon Clowney ran a 4.53 40-yard dash today at the NFL Scouting Combine, and I could not care less. Clowney balked at participating in some of the other drills because he said his hip flexor bothered him. So what. In 2012, Clowney was one of the most disruptive […]
by Kent Sterling There was no way the Indiana Hoosiers were going to lose on my birthday. It hans’t happened since Bob Knight’s final season, and runs the winning streak on February 22nd to four games. No one is looking for the Hoosiers to play otherworldly and transcendent games that redefine quality basketball. No one […]
