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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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NFL-Versus deal would be huge score for IndyCar
August 2, 2011
Comments(19)The NFL is in talks with Versus to bring a package of early season Thursday night games to the cable station, possibly as
early as 2012. That move would seriously legitimize Versus’ attempts to rival ESPN.
MoreBrickyard 400 attendance becoming major concern
August 1, 2011
Comments(28)Future of Brickyard 400 is another weighty issue for Hulman & Co. board of directors to ponder.
MoreNBA players need reality check regarding overseas jobs
July 25, 2011
Comments(3)NBA players like Pacers Danny Granger must be willing to endure grinding practices and accept low pay and sub-par accommodations
if they want to work in Europe during the lockout.
MoreManning's motives remain unclear
July 21, 2011
Comments(7)Colts quarterback Peyton Manning's audible during the late stages of collective bargaining with NFL owners is not met
enthusiastically by fellow players.
More2012 looks like better year to host Super Bowl than 2011
July 19, 2011
Comments(9)Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones must be wondering about the wisdom of his move to push Indianapolis aside for the 2011 Super
Bowl.
MoreIndyCar Series considering European swing
July 15, 2011
Comments(103)IndyCar Series CEO Randy Bernard said an influx of sponsors with overseas interests could push the open-wheel circuit into
Europe within five years.
MoreHorizon League inks five-year deal with IMG
July 13, 2011
Comments(0)The Indianapolis-based conference that includes Butler University signs an exclusive sponsorship and multi media deal with
a seven-figure value.
MoreCrown Royal may become Brickyard 400 title sponsor
July 12, 2011
Comments(15)Deal with the whiskey maker could earn the Indianapolis Motor Speedway the richest title sponsorship payday in NASCAR.
More2012 Super Bowl merchandise on sale exclusively in Indy
July 7, 2011
Comment(1)A wide range of Super Bowl items went on sale this month at Lucas Oil Stadium and the Colts Pro Shop in Circle Centre Mall.
Indy gets a one month head start on retail sales.
MoreIndians, Pacers, IMS celebrating, while Lucas Oil Raceway takes hit
July 6, 2011
Comments(8)While Pacers, Indians and Indianapolis Motor Speedway are celebrating, Lucas Oil Raceway is facing a big financial hit with
loss of NASCAR Nationwide race.
MoreWorkouts weaken NFL, NBA players' negotiating position
July 5, 2011
Comments(0)Some NFL and NBA players' agents are now telling their clients to stay away from player-organized group workouts. Some
think the workouts make players look too eager, even desperate, to settle the labor dispute.
MoreTwo former Colts join staff of local tech start-up
June 30, 2011
Comments(2)The Tyros LLC, which recently added a former Purdue star to its roster, hopes to make life of athletics directors, game officials
and organizers easier with new software application.
MoreNASCAR, IndyCar travel different paths to going green
June 29, 2011
Comments(38)NASCAR CEO Brian France tells American corn growers in Indianapolis on Tuesday, “We want you to know we are right in
your corner.”
MoreIndyCar Series faces difficult scheduling decisions
June 27, 2011
Comments(66)TV ratings remain a major concern for IndyCar Series CEO Randy Bernard. And he may have to dramatically change the schedule
to get the numbers up.
MorePacers win, Butler duo falls short on NBA draft night
June 24, 2011
Comments(7)The Indiana Pacers and Larry Bird made a big move to improve the team and win over fans. But do the Spurs know something Pacers
executives don't?
MoreBird's unpredictability likely to be on display during draft
June 23, 2011
Comments(3)Larry Bird is either a mad scientist/genius or a lunatic when it comes to running a basketball team. For Larry Legend, there’s
really no middle ground.
MoreCheaney's hiring is significant sign for IU
June 21, 2011
Comments(11)The hiring of former player Calbert Cheaney by Indiana University shows that relations are finally thawing between the school
and Bob Knight or at least the backlash from Knight's firing is fading.
MoreFranchitti's rants good for IndyCar Series
June 20, 2011
Comments(42)Scotsman's tongue lashing of popular Brazilian is first serious driver dust-up since Milka Duno confronted Danica Patrick.
MoreTony George: 'I didn't start the split, I helped end it'
June 16, 2011
Comments(31)Former boss of Speedway and IndyCar Series gives interesting insight into relationships with his family and successors in
80-plus-minute in-studio radio interview.
MoreTwo sports media figures exiting Indy market
June 14, 2011
Comments(3)One on-air TV sportscaster loses her job while another worker who helped build a sports radio station from behind the scenes
is taking a new post in St. Louis.
MoreJuly 15 new do-or-die date for NFL labor talks
June 13, 2011
Comment(1)NFL owners and players at not-so-secret meetings set July 15 as deadline to get a deal done that will end the labor lockout.
If that date passes with no deal, big trouble looms.
MoreDoes Carlisle's success haunt Pacers' Bird?
June 10, 2011
Comments(6)If you’re an Indiana Pacers fan, it’s ironic and perhaps a little sad that while your team is looking for a coach,
one of its former coaches is on the precipice of bringing Dallas its first NBA title.
MoreNBC's Olympic coup should boost Versus, IndyCar Series
June 8, 2011
Comments(64)Many have argued that Versus' profile is too low to generate the mass of TV viewers the IndyCar Series needs to grow.
The flow of Olympic events from NBC to Versus could help the fledgling cable channel blossom.
MoreCorrection: Colts won't see Big Ten payday
June 7, 2011
Comments(4)Colts pony up $400,000 as part of bid package to bring Big Ten Football Championship to Indy from 2012-15.
MoreIndyCar, Indy 500 still have a long way to go
June 1, 2011
Comments(44)While the IndyCar Series and Indy 500 are out of neutral, they are not in high gear.
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If a television station wants to improve viewership, get rid of the local blackout. I was born by the brickyard, and have attended 15 or more races. I have children now, I won't attend unless circumstances are perfect. As those with growing families know, they never are. I'm always impressed that upwards of 250,000 people attend the 500. However, as a growing, or, more apt, sprawling city, Indianapolis and its immediate suburbs count almost 2.2 million. Show the race live, let the venue get a kick-back on revenues, and open-wheel racing might have a fighting chance to be relevant again. Just in time for those tax-payer lights to make sense.
John Moore, I too have had the same issue recently. A property next to my house was on the Land Bank and I was interested in purchasing. When I tried to contact Reggie, I got back emails that had nothing to do with what I asked about. Actually my latest response from him was on this past Friday. I had asked about how to buy the property and if it was still available. His response to me was to contact the mayor's office to get the schedule of his appearances. (???) Hopefully the city is able to do something to fix what this guy has done, it would be nice if they would take the properties back and sell them properly so land owners like me and you mother would have a fair chance.
I too work in the industry, with over 25 years of experience and your political spin has probably nothing to do with any rebranding. "Let's dress it up" would have nothing to do with the government "telling us how and what to eat." Give it a political rest. And being a producer for a radio show doesn't mean you've been involved in advertising and branding for 30 years.
Ms. Morris did not understand the ways of the business world, otherwise, like the IMS, she could have petitioned the State Legislature for a handout of State Funds for her charity work. Ms. Morris should consider becoming a state lobbyist for Lemonade Stand Operators.
David Copperfield!