by Kent Sterling Dolts don’t like being mocked any more than smart people do, and dolts with power generally find a way to try to get even in the worst possible way. Showing their abject stupidity, the Baseball Writers Association of America has stripped ESPN host Dan LeBatard of his Baseball Hall of Fame vote […]
by Kent Sterling Nothing is done quietly in Assembly Hall. Winning, Losing, cheating, rebuilding, and hanging a banner are all done under a bright spotlight in front of fans, alums, and national media that pays very close attention 365 days a year. As the Hoosiers continue to search for their collective personality, others are beginning […]
by Kent Sterling There is no doubt that Pete Rose was a self-entitled jerk who said and did things that it seems only professional athletes can get away with. He broke THE rule when he bet on the Reds when he managed the team. There is no mistaking the importance of baseball’s ban on gambling […]
by Kent Sterling Since winning the Super Bowl to end the 2004 NFL season, the New England Patriots are a very pedestrian 8-7 in the postseason. Peyton Manning gets killed for his lack of postseason success, but during the same period, his postseason record is 6-6. Yet Coach Hoodie is seen as some reincarnation of […]
by Kent Sterling I saw a TV spot for the Big Ten Network this morning that listed “elite coaches” as part of the magic of its basketball coverage. Wisconsin’s Bo Ryan, Michigan’s Jim Beilein, Michigan State’s Tom Izzo, and Ohio State’s Thad Matta made the cut. Tom Crean, Matt Painter, Fran McCaffery, John Groce, Chris […]
by Kent Sterling Indiana University Athletics is in the midst of an interesting time of growth and challenge. People leaving, people coming, teams in ascension, and another trying to find its collective personality. Cody Latimer has concluded that he will be drafted high enough to make the decision to forego his senior year and the […]
by Kent Sterling Iowa Basketball Coach Fran McCaffery earned two technicals after an ill-tempered eruption because of a series of calls and non-calls during what wound up as a four-point loss to undefeated Wisconsin. Big deal that it cost the Hawkeye four points, not that McCaffery might have hurt the feelings of a referee or […]
by Kent Sterling Once in awhile, if you watch sports long enough, something so incredible happens that it defies rational explanation of belief. If that play happens during a make or break moment in a postseason NFL game during an improbable comeback, it becomes legendary. The Colts 45-44 win over the Kansas City Chiefs Saturday […]
by Kent Sterling Because I’m battling the flu while my wife and son are at a wedding reception, I sat in my house alone watching the Colts vs. Chiefs. I’ve never enjoyed a Colts game more. The Indianapolis Colts trailed the snakebite Kansas City Chiefs 38-10, and statistically were dead in the water. But, as Colts […]
by Kent Sterling Every time Fox 59’s Chris Hagan and I roll into the 1070 the Fan studios for another few hours of talking sports, it feels special, but tomorrow is total madness and I can’t wait. And I won’t have to wait until our normal start time because there is so damn much going […]
