Jon Wertheim

As Sports Illustrated's executive editor and a Tennis Channel commentator, Hoosier Jon Wertheim doesn't cheer in the press box, but makes an exception for Carmel's Rajeev Ram. "His game is a marriage of Pete Sampras's serve, Roger Federer's sweeping on-handed backhand, and Stefan Edberg's attacking instincts," he says.

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Throwing In The Chair: What’s Up With Bob Knight?

Nearly two decades after Indiana University fired the iconic former coach, two years since his unceremonious departure from ESPN, and just months removed from Knight’s full-throated political endorsement of Donald Trump, Sports Illustrated senior writer Jon Wertheim (a Bloomington native and noted Hoosier basketball fan) takes a long look at The General’s increasingly bizarre—and sad—legacy.

March 2017Jon Wertheim23 Comments
Sports

Rajeev Ram, Anyone?

Carmel’s Rajeev Ram put together a career year in 2016, but Sports Illustrated’s executive editor wonders why his fellow Hoosiers don’t seem to care. Where, he asks, is the love?

December 2016Jon Wertheim1 Comment

Jon Wertheim

Throwing In The Chair: What’s Up With Bob Knight?

Rajeev Ram, Anyone?

Carmel’s Rajeev Ram put together a career year in 2016, but Sports Illustrated’s executive editor wonders why his fellow Hoosiers don’t seem to care. Where, he asks, is the love?

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