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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.
MoreBENNER: 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.
MoreBENNER: 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.
MoreBENNER: 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.
MoreBENNER: 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.
MoreBENNER: 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.
MoreBENNER: 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.
MoreBENNER: Criticism heaped on NCAA takes toll on rank-and-file
March 23, 2013
The list of lightning-rod issues is long and, unfortunately, growing.
MoreBENNER: 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.
MoreBENNER: 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.
MoreBENNER: 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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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.