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Welcome to The Score, your place for hard-hitting sports business news, fast-breaking updates and fuel-injected debate. Buckle up. I'm your host, Anthony Schoettle, IBJ sports reporter.
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Speedway mulls installing lights for NASCAR race
July 27, 2012
Comments(16)Indianapolis Motor Speedway and NASCAR officials remain committed to the long-term future of the Sprint Cup race at the Brickyard,
predict double-digit percentage attendance gains this year.
MoreIU followers could learn from Penn State players
July 26, 2012
Comments(10)Penn State football players have quickly grasped a fundamental truth that will help put the school on the road to recovery.
It took many IU followers years to figure it out. Some still haven't got it.
MorePeyton Manning has a chip on his shoulder, but why?
July 25, 2012
Comments(26)Peyton Manning has taken center stage in a new and very public way since joining the Denver Broncos. If he goes public about
feeling wronged by Jim Irsay, it could do serious harm to the Colts fan base in Indy.
MorePaterno's fall from grace provides valuable lesson
July 24, 2012
Comments(9)Joe Paterno and other Penn State officials inflicted far more damage on the university than the NCAA by not telling the truth,
the whole truth and nothing but the truth. And by not telling it as soon as they knew it.
MoreHow will critics rage against Super Bowl impact now?
July 20, 2012
Comments(9)Hosting big events like the Super Bowl will always draw out some critics in central Indiana. But a close look at the numbers
inside the recently released Super Bowl economic impact should quiet the howling.
MoreStadium size, hotel space to be issue in Indy's bid to host 2018 Super Bowl
July 19, 2012
Comments(9)League sources say a stadium with capacity below 75,000 will have difficulty landing a future Super Bowl. Even after expansion,
Lucas Oil Stadium is 3,000 to 5,000 short.
MoreIndyCar executive's fast exit leaves unanswered questions
July 13, 2012
Comments(35)The loss of IndyCar Series Chief Operating Officer Marc Koretzky doesn’t rate up there with Danica Patrick defecting
for NASCAR, but it certainly doesn’t appear to be a positive development for the open-wheel series.
MoreIndyCar CEO, team owners at major crossroads
July 5, 2012
Comments(60)IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard and the team owners who run cars in the open-wheel series still seem miles apart on the topics of
aero kits and schedule expansion. Bernard hopes to make decisions on those two topics soon.
MoreLoss of Hibbert would be tough for Pacers fans to stomach
July 2, 2012
Comments(5)Pacers' new basketball operations boss Donnie Walsh faces his first difficult decision concerning restricted free agent
Roy Hibbert.
MoreDespite tepid fan response to draft, Pacers hope to sell 'team'
June 29, 2012
Comment(1)Less than five minutes into his new job as Pacers basketball operations boss, Donnie Walsh was already trying to sell fans
on paying to see five guys play as one. Next season we'll see if that sales pitch works in the star-driven NBA.
MoreBird, Simon responses raise questions about Pacers ownership
June 28, 2012
Comments(6)On Wednesday, Larry Bird told a group of reporters that he isn't interested in owning the Pacers. But team owner Herb
Simon said he'd keep "an open mind" about the possibility.
MoreDespite playoff, college football title still tarnished
June 27, 2012
Comments(4)If college football truly wants to take all the tarnish off its national championship crown, it’s going to have to scrap
the bowl system and construct a playoff that includes all the contenders. And even a few pretenders.
MoreIs Bird's last act a betrayal of Herb Simon?
June 26, 2012
Comments(7)If it's true that Larry Bird is leaving the Indiana Pacers, it's easier to figure out why he might be exiting than
the way he's slamming the door on his bosses.
MoreDaniels' hire may leave Purdue shooting blanks in arms race
June 21, 2012
Comments(8)Mitch Daniels' conservative nature and tendency to cut budgets may leave Purdue's athletic department fighting an
uphill battle in the current NCAA financial arms race.
MoreIMS IndyCar road race seen as threat to Indy 500
June 19, 2012
Comments(30)There is little to no chance the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will host an IndyCar road race this year, next year or for the
foreseeable future.
MorePeyton might not have built LOS, but he certainly filled it
June 18, 2012
Comments(7)In the wake of a 2-14 season and the departure of Peyton Manning, the Colts have hired an outside sales firm and six summer
interns to bolster season ticket sales. Meeting last year's home attendance mark will be a challenge.
MoreABC's Jeff Van Gundy gives MSA nod of appreciation
June 13, 2012
Comments(5)Former New York Knicks coach tells national TV audience there were no louder NBA venues than the old Chicago Stadium and Market
Square Arena in Indianapolis.
MoreIndyCar's China race, Izod title sponsorship in jeopardy
June 11, 2012
Comments(35)IndyCar officials are hustling to find a replacement for its August race in Qingdao, China so it doesn't run afoul of
its sponsorship agreements.
MoreRGIII not playing No. 2 to Luck in sponsor deals, fan appeal
June 8, 2012
Comment(1)Robert Griffin III appears to be a hotter commodity with sponsors, fans and sports card traders than No. 1 pick Andrew Luck.
There could be a rush to get deals done before the Summer Olympics.
MoreBrickyard boss likely to have sway over Bernard's future
June 7, 2012
Comments(19)Though he keeps a low profile, Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO Jeff Belskus will have a big say in whether Randy Bernard survives
after this year as the IndyCar Series leader.
MoreSpeedway traditions sacrificed, and IndyCar better for it
May 25, 2012
Comments(93)Three years ago when the board overseeing the Indianapolis Motor Speedway fired one of its own as CEO, it looked like IndyCar
racing was headed for an ugly crash. Today, the future looks much brighter.
MorePacers reach critical time to showcase character
May 23, 2012
Comments(7)It would be easy for the Indiana Pacers to seek revenge during Thursday's game for assaults leveled in this playoff series
by the Miami Heat. But it's a crucial time to for the team to show this market how much class they have, whether in victory
or defeat.
MoreIndy 500 Last Row Party rolls out new features
May 22, 2012
Comments(4)One of the Indy 500’s best peripheral events, the Last Row Party celebrates its 40th anniversary. Organizers have several
special activities and guests slated this year.
MorePacers, Indy 500 put spotlight on city but won't quiet critics
May 21, 2012
Comments(46)Roughly 14 million people watched sporting events in Indy from last Thursday to Sunday. Those numbers make it easier to argue
that Indy's sports initiatives are worth the expense.
MoreSlow cars causing big concerns on Speedway's fast Friday
May 18, 2012
Comments(91)IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard is confident Lotus is in the series for the long haul. Many owners and drivers want Lotus out of
the Indianapolis 500 field this May. One owner called the Lotus powered cars "disgusting." Others said they're
flat-out dangerous.
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"And the success of the Indiana GOP to not allow an expansion of Medicaid had nothing to do with Indiana hospitals' financial woes? Fixed that for you; editorial bias rebalanced. Seriously, there are so many things wrong with Obamacare that the only way one can view it as a success is to assume that it was designed to fail our way into a government single payor healthcare system. The system is complex, creates huge regulatory burdens and overhead and yet still does not have adequate means to control escalating health care costs. But then when you elect a 10th grade math drop out with no quantitative reasoning skills to be President of one of the world's most important economies in troubled times, you can't really be surprised by blatant stupidity.
No NIMBYs here to chase off a decent development. We don't need tons of parking and we'd happily play the role of host to a downtown Whole Foods.
Whatever you do, don't change a single thing about Broad Ripple. I want it to look just like it did in the late '70s, with 30% of the north side of Broad Ripple Avenue burned out and plenty of places to park. That's right Broad Ripple, NEVER CHANGE. Let the world pass you by, don't improve your empty, abandoned lots full of weeds. Someday someone will want to film a zombie movie here.
Hollywood could step in and make a movie about the history about this forlorn series. It could be a full celebrity cast of characters. WOW. http://www.advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2013/02/indiana-taxpayers-forced-to-pay-for.html
This shouldn't come as a shock to many. Austin is a great city, and Indy needs to take some notes. Austin invests in decent transit options, has a highly educated workforce, embraces a creative class, and --despite being the state capital-- is not micromanaged by rural and suburban legislators. Want Indy to grow? Invest in the city (i.e. spend money). Raise taxes a bit, and use the money to improve education. And keep the state legislature out of Indy the other 9 months of the year.