Inside Indiana Sports Breakfast with Kent Sterling

Colts odds on winning the Super Bowl; Matt Ryan winning MVP; Jonathan Taylor setting the NFL rushing record; Frank Reich being fired - and more!  

(at 7:35) Brian Evans hilarious quote about Archie Miller coming to Indiana part of a great post at The Athletic by Bob Kravitz.  IU alums talk about circumstance, stupidity, ignorance, or wisdom that led to the hiring of Mike Davis, Kelvin Sampson, Tom Crean, Archie Miller, and Mike Woodson to follow in Bob Knight's footsteps.  

(at 11:23) ESPN's Bobby Marks proposes a trade that will satisfy the Jazz, Nets, Suns, and Pacers.  It would give the Pacers a young nucleus that set them up for success.  

(at 14:36) Tiger at 110-1?  Yes, please!

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Ballard targeting tall receivers seems sensible, but do tall wideouts excel in the NFL?  The pay structure for the Colts is unique - can it help Ballard build a winner, and how does it need to change.  

(at 10:03) Bennedict Mathurin looks very comfortable in NBA Summer League play.  He scored 20 points in 19 minutes in last night's win.  Should fans get excited about Mathurin and the Pacers based upon play in Las Vegas?    

(at 12:52) Cubs lose again, but Ian Happ's home run moves him closer to all-time top 25 in franchise history!  

(at 13:28) John Daly better set an extra alarm for his tee time at The Open tomorrow morning!

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Ryan is likely to enjoy a bounce-back year for five great reasons - as we get a day early jump on Optimism Wednesday!  

(at 8:22) Louis Riddick says Jonathan Taylor has the stuff to be an all-time great - *if the o-line and his health allow.  

(at 10:08) Deandre Ayton not an Indiana Pacer yet, but when acquired he will fortify an exceptionally young and talented core of seven lottery picks.  

(at 13:33) Tiger Woods doesn't agree with LIV golfers.  His flaws do not negate that opinion.

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Colts must have Quenton Nelson, Mo Alie-Cox, Parris Campbell, and Darius Leonard healthy and dynamic for the Colts to win the AFC South for the first time in the Ballard Era.  

(at 10:52) Deandre Ayton may become a Pacer this week, which would give the Pacers a very talented and youthful rotation!  If Kevin Pritchard goes rogue and gives Ayton an offer sheet, it will complicate the Suns ability to acquire Kevin Durant.  

(at 14:09) Tiger Woods correctly calls out the LIV tour golfers from the birthplace of golf.

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Colts have no choice but to use Jonathan Taylor less in order to win more often with an efficient offense.  One running back who did what Taylor has done during since 2000 has ever played in a Super Bowl, and he lost it.  Want to win the Super Bowl?  Get a quarterback who ranks in the top 12!  

(at 12:45) Pacers reportedly are in the final stages of acquiring Deandre Ayton from the Phoenix Suns.  Is Ayton really an upgrade from Myles Turner?

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Michael Pittman, Alec Pierce, and Parris Campbell seems like a fragile and thin wide receiver room, and Matt Ryan's running mate Julio Jones is still on the market.  Seems like solution meets problem!  

(at 10:15) Pacers Summer League team with a weekend split as Bennedict Mathurin appears smooth and comfortable.  Butler alum Sean McDermott stood out yesterday for the Kings in their win over Pacers.  

(at 12:15) Cubs surprise with two all-stars from a team swept by the Dodgers.  

(at 13:17) Tiger's last legit chance to win again at St. Andrew's begins Thursday.  Greg Norman will be absent as he should be.

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Peyton Manning vs. Matt Ryan, Quenton Nelson vs. Dylan Gandy, Dwight Freeney vs. Yannick Ngakoue, Tony Dungy vs. Frank Reich, and more position comps show how great the 2006 roster was.  It also shows how far this likely AFC South champ needs to go!  

(at 12:03) Richard Jefferson is unhappy with the number of young stars playing Summer League.  According to Jefferson and Mav's coach Jason Kidd, there is a troubling lack of love for basketball in the NBA!  The Pacers are trying to change that by drafting based in part upon love of the game.  That might explain why they passed on Shaedon Sharpe!

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Alec Pierce needs to develop quickly into Matt Ryan's #2 WR.  Dayo Odeyingbo needs to show his pre-injury first round draft grade was accurate.  Isaiah Rodgers needs to stop making the mistakes that his speed allows him to recover from!  And there is more we need to watch with rookies reporting to camp in 15 days!  

(at 10:09) Bear WR David Moore arrested after falling asleep ing Taco Bell drive thru!  

(at 12:00) Indiana Pacers kicking the tires on a deal for Deandre Ayton.  Does he lift the Pacers enough to be worth the additional wins?  Can a starting lineup of Haliburton, Mathurin, Hield, Smith, and Ayton go to the playoffs?  

(at 14:17) Cubs lost to the Dodgers by more than 1.5 runs, which made you a winner if you invested based upon my advice!

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Colts should dominate the division with upgrades at many spots, and the Titans taking steps back and hoping Derrick Henry somehow regains health!  Matt Ryan, Gus Bradley, and Stephon Gilmore should lift a young Colts team.  

(at 11:45) Pacers rolling into Vegas, as Chet Holmgren has already proven he is a Basketball Hall of Famer, according to national media!  

(at 12:15) Cubs play the Dodgers tonight, and LA -1.5 is as safe a bet is there is.  

(at 14:02) Rafa Nadal has withdrawn from Wimbledon, so crazy Nick Kyrgios gets a walkover to Sunday's Finals!

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Chris Ballard has built the Colts on pillars of character.  Can that succeed in the cut throat NFL?  Can Darius Leonard, Jonathan Taylor, DeForest Buckner, and Matt Ryan come together as one to win a Super Bowl?  

(at 12:00) Pacers Summer League coach Ronald Nored embodies the characteristics of a great leader today just as he did with a roster of servant leaders at Butler under Brad Stevens.  How will the Pacers benefit from his character?

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