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BillBenner

Sports columnist

Benner has written a sports column for Indianapolis Business Journal since February 2001. Before that he was a sportswriter and columnist for The Indianapolis Star for 33 years. Benner is a lifelong Hoosier and a graduate of Center Grove High School and Indiana University. In his day job, he serves as director of communications for the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association. His passions include skiing, golf, live music and serving on the board of Special Olympics Indiana.

E-mail: bbenner@visitindy.com

Recent Articles

BENNER: Cricket-loving Mayor Ballard might be ahead of his time

May 18, 2013
The stakes are lower, but the odds higher, compared with previous mayors who took risks with sports.
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BENNER: Tweeting my way through modern-day Pacers-Knicks series

May 11, 2013
An old sports reporter takes a stab at covering a game using social media.
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BENNER: IndyCar must kiss the past goodbye, embrace bold ideas

May 4, 2013
Robin Miller pronounced the idea of a season-ending race on the Speedway’s road course as the dumbest of all the dumb things that have happened over the years. I respectfully disagree.
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BENNER: Hicks vs. Knicks reprise would turn buzz into roar

April 27, 2013
Seeing Spike Lee in the front row at a recent Knicks game reminded me how exciting it would be to see the old rivalry revived.
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BENNER: Reflection, but no solutions, after yet another tragedy

April 20, 2013
As I cradled my new granddaughter, I couldn’t help but wonder—again—just what kind of world we had welcomed her into.
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BENNER: NCAA regional brought coaching royalty to Indianapolis

April 6, 2013
Rick Pitino, Tom Izzo and Mike Krzyzewski would be the making of a pretty good three-fourths of a coaching Mount Rushmore.
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BENNER: Of many shining moments, one could have shone brightest

March 30, 2013
Some years stand out as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the NCAA tournament.
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BENNER: Criticism heaped on NCAA takes toll on rank-and-file

March 23, 2013
The list of lightning-rod issues is long and, unfortunately, growing.
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BENNER: Can Crean handle winning as well as he handled losing?

March 16, 2013
He has made Indiana basketball nationally relevant again. Yet with that relevance comes responsibility.
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BENNER: From the NBA to the Big Ten, putting butts in seats is king

March 9, 2013
Even watching the game from home on ESPN, a casual observer might have thought Bankers Lie Fieldhouse was a neutral court.
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BENNER: Bird’s faith in Lance Stephenson now looks well-placed

March 2, 2013
I guarantee he’s closely watching the team he assembled and has a trained eye on the 22-year-old.
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