Mark Montieth: Soft skills on the hard court
Every coach craves leadership from players—someone who leads by both word and deed and supports the coach’s standards for on-court performance and off-court behavior.
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Mark Montieth: Can Purdue win it all?
It seems appropriate the Boilermakers would be playing in the final game on the same day as a total solar eclipse, given the rarity of both events.
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Mark Montieth: A word to describe the late Bob Knight? Complex.
He’ll ultimately be remembered for his coaching acumen, of course. His teams featured what for his era was the ultimate brand of basketball. Controlled pace, crisp ball movement, careful shot selection and stout defense.
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Mark Montieth: Hobbled in college, Robbie Hummel could make Final Four as a star broadcaster
He will have worked 84 games by the time his broadcasting season ends, which is about 35 more than the industry norm for elite announcers.
Mark Montieth: Naming sports facilities is all the rage. What happens, though, when colleges run out of available real estate?
When attaching a name to something is done as an honor, it makes people happy.
Mark Montieth: Indy’s sports stars of yesteryear earned peanuts for endorsements
It’s safe to assume it’s a stratosphere or two beyond what the local stars of yesteryear received for their humble endorsements.
Mark Montieth: IU long jumper’s Olympic medal in 1956 was just the beginning of a golden life
Bell’s greatest recognition came from winning a gold medal as a long jumper in the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.
Mark Montieth: Reflecting on the positive, negative decisions Indy’s general managers have made
There are some lessons to be taken from the best calls local decision-makers have made. And from the worst, too.
Mark Montieth: Clark, Cignetti and Skenes mark great year in Indiana sports
Stars can dim, of course. Sometimes they even fall. But given good health, these appear likely to maintain their shine wherever they go.
Mark Montieth: Rolling the dice
Last year at this time, nobody dreamed IU would have such a luxury, so Purdue fans deserve to be optimistic about Odom.
Mark Montieth: A rare coaching feat
At this point, Cignetti is amassing a nation of believers.
Mark Montieth: Pat Knight gets a fresh start
Knight, who was introduced as Marian University’s coach in May, will coach the Knights for the first time on Friday in an exhibition game against Indiana University in Bloomington.
Mark Montieth: Pacers season looks promising as long as history doesn’t repeat itself
Now, finally, they are poised to escape rebuilding purgatory and embark on an era of consistent excellence such as the franchise enjoyed from 1994-2000, when it reached the conference finals five times in a seven-year span.
Mark Montieth: Reclaiming his role
Bennedict Mathurin learned that the hard way last May when he had to sit and watch his Pacers teammates break through to the Eastern Conference finals before being swept by Boston.
Mark Montieth: Out of alignment
Today’s Big (not) Ten runs wide and shallow. Eighteen teams, as far as 2,800 miles apart.
Mark Montieth: Date with destiny
Purdue and Notre Dame will meet on a football field for the 126th time on Sept. 14, and while every sporting event presents the possibility of a life-changing experience, it’s unlikely anything as momentous as what happened 47 years ago will occur.
Mark Montieth: A good vibe
It goes without saying then that Bloomington has been a graveyard for the coaches who have dared try to dig the program out of its endless rut.
Mark Montieth: A quiet champ
Nix got his medal by running the first leg of the 4×400-meter relay in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
Mark Montieth: Caitlin Clark is transcendent
It’s exhausting, being a revolutionary. And Clark, with no hint of being rebellious, is just that.
Mark Montieth: Siakam contract was necessary, but it won’t guarantee success
Siakam appears more likely than the others to remain a Pacer throughout his contract, despite history’s red flags.
Mark Montieth: Hometown boy Matt Gorski makes good with Indians
The Pirates life is for him, with the Indians’ major league affiliate in Pittsburgh, and given recent trends, that seems a realistic possibility.
Mark Montieth: ‘A great fraternity’
The award doesn’t convey the status it did in the era when winners were told with tongue only slightly planted in cheek that they were now more famous than the governor, because high school basketball doesn’t have the same hold on the public’s attention.