by Kent Sterling If Indiana beats Penn State tonight at Assembly, legitimate hope for an NCAA Tournament berth will live. With a loss, the Hoosiers drop to 4-7 in the Big Ten, including home losses to the Nittany Lions and Northwestern. That spells tap city. There was a time in Big Ten Basketball where the […]
by Kent Sterling Honesty can be a lot of things – funny, terrifying, validating, misery inducing, and touching among them. When I read the quotes attributed to Michael Sam’s dad about his son’s recent public comments about his sexual preference, I immediately laughed, and then tried to imagine what Sam felt. Funny how empathy ruins a […]
by Kent Sterling Last night, I told my wife that I had booked my flight for a trip to Jamaica with a couple of friends to reprise a phenomenally fun trip taken five years ago. Then I asked if she would take me to the airport and pick me up to save a couple of […]
by Kent Sterling One of the strangest relationships between a college athlete and a conference fan base exists between Ohio State point guard Aaron Craft and fans of all teams in the Big Ten not Ohio State. Craft competes every possession, excels in the classroom, and is a supportive teammate and leader. Well, if that […]
by Kent Sterling The Petty Family clearly doesn’t think very highly of Danica Patrick or women in NASCAR. Last year, Kyle Petty created his only headline since he last won a NASCAR race in 1995 by saying that Danica is a marketing machine and not a race car driver. Richard Petty, Kyle’s dad and the […]
by Kent Sterling Interesting what grabs people’s attention. Mizzou defensive end Michael Sam came out as gay yesterday, and it’s leading ESPN today. ESPN being a smart media company doesn’t waste viewers’ time with stuff they don’t care about. They know what news moves the needle, and a guy who comes out is still news. […]
by Kent Sterling Oklahoma State All-American Marcus Smart jumped to block a shot at the Texas Tech rim, fell toward the Lubbock crowd, got up, and angrily shoved a fan who was physically no worse for the interlude. Athletes should never go into the stands, as the Indiana Pacers learned the hard way in 2004 […]
by Kent Sterling Why doesn’t freshman Noah Vonleh get the ball every possession, and when he gets it, why doesn’t he create offense? This is question one on the minds of Hoosiers fans after watching Indiana fall to 4-6 in the Big Ten tonight as Minnesota fought back from a 13-point deficit to win 66-60. […]
By Bert Beiswanger That headline sounds kind of odd, doesn’t it? How can Florida basketball coach Billy Donovan be the most underrated coach in college basketball? How can Florida be the most underrated program (not just this year, but overall program) in college basketball? My son texted me a couple of weeks ago to let […]
by Kent Sterling So A-rod brought an empty pistol to a gun fight, as everyone thought from the beginning. The threat of a lawsuit is almost always a hollow, face-saving gesture that is rescinded long before the plaintiffs are required to testify, and that is no coincidence. “We plan on pursuing a lawsuit to shine […]
