April 30, 2013
Within three weeks, Indianapolis should know whom it faces in its bid to host the 2018 Super Bowl. The bidding for the next
three Super Bowls is bound to be competitive. And a little ugly.
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April 24, 2013
All the noise about his fake girlfriend and slow 40-yard dash time have made football fans forget how good Manti Te'o
was over an extended period in South Bend.
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April 11, 2013
Indians Chairman Max Schumacher is the first baseball representative and Bill Mallory becomes the second IU football coach
to win the Thomas A. Brady Lifetime Achievement Award. Colts Coach Chuck Pagano is headlining the ceremony.
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March 13, 2013
After a surprising season behind a team built by new General Manager Ryan Grigson and led by rookie quarterback Andrew Luck,
the Indianapolis Colts have seen their season-ticket renewal rate jump 8 percentage points, to near 95 percent, this off-season.
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February 20, 2013
The NFL Scouting Combine used to be a little-known, behind-the-scenes event used by NFL coaches, scouts and team executives
to evaluate players before the April draft. Now, 800 media members cover the event in Indy, and ticket demand far outweighs
supply.
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February 1, 2013
As many as eight cities are lining up for a shot at hosting the 2018 Super Bowl. Indianapolis officials should expect some
team owners to line up against them and some of their opponents to fight dirty to win this lucrative prize.
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January 29, 2013
Is Indianapolis' minor league baseball team getting a raw deal from the city? A look at their lease deal compared to the
Indiana Pacers and Indianapolis Colts might make you think so.
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January 9, 2013
The Indiana Sports Corp. is making a bold bid to host the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials inside the cavernous Lucas Oil
Stadium. And that's just the beginning of the ambitious plans the organization's new CEO is drawing up.
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January 7, 2013
The Colts' offensive coordinator might realize the opportunities for him in Indianapolis outweigh anything he'll find
anywhere else.
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December 27, 2012
Despite being one of the NFL's best tackling kickers or punters, Colts' Pat McAfee is passed over for the Pro Bowl
yet again.
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December 26, 2012
Upon learning he had a life-threatening illness, Colts Coach Chuck Pagano and his doctor chose a path of transparency too
often eschewed in the world of professional sports. And the community has come to love him for it.
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December 19, 2012
Colts fans earlier this year were ready for mutiny if Jim Irsay's gamble to cut Peyton Manning and turn to Andrew Luck
didn't work. Now all is well in the horseshoe kingdom. Still, you have to wonder if this teams' fickle fan base doesn't
set it up for a future fiscal fall.
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December 3, 2012
While one NFL analyst said the Colts' Andrew Luck is one of the six best quarterbacks in the league right now, another
voice says the No. 1 draft pick isn't even as good as third-round selection Russell Wilson.
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November 28, 2012
Andrew Luck's popularity locally and nationally continues to soar, and the sales of his jersey demonstrate that. His jersey
sales are among top 10 among all professional athletes this holiday season.
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November 9, 2012
Chuck Pagano and Bruce Arians are both being mentioned as NFL Coach of the Year candidates. Arians is also likely to be pursued
by NFL team owners looking for a new head coach after this season.
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November 5, 2012
The story of Indianapolis Colts Coach Chuck Pagano is quickly becoming one of the biggest of this NFL season. And that's
because it's about more than football. A lot more.
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November 1, 2012
Andrew Luck’s toss of a few yards to 8-year-old Holden Harless, a Riley Hospital for Children spinal cord patient, made
a special connection.
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October 29, 2012
Colts owner Jim Irsay insisted after last season it was time to move on with a new quarterback. His old QB, Peyton Manning,
insisted he had more in the tank. Both are looking pretty smart these days. But does that ease the pain for Manning-loving
Colts fans?
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October 18, 2012
The initial batch of 10,000 orange ChuckStrong bracelets are available at Colts Pro Shops at Circle Centre Mall and Lucas
Oil Stadium and online. Team officials expect them to sell fast.
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October 16, 2012
Andrew Luck this month signed a multiyear deal making him the first NFL player to market autographed memorabilia for Italian
company Panini Authentic.
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October 9, 2012
Even with the Indianapolis Colts trailing by 18 at half of Sunday's game, few fans turned off their TV sets. Maybe Peyton
Manning taught locals to expect the unexpected from a franchise quarterback.
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October 8, 2012
Colts fans made ChuckStrong shirts the No. 1 selling item at Sunday's Colts game. Even Packers players wanted to wear
the shirt during pre-game workouts. But they requested a special version sans the Colts blue.
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September 25, 2012
After the game-ending controversy on Monday Night Football, many in the media think the NFL must act now to settle its labor
dispute with its game referees. But it doesn't matter what the media thinks. It only matters what the fans think, and
do.
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September 20, 2012
Despite several unfavorable factors, the Indianapolis Colts TV ratings went up from week one to week two. Meanwhile, Indianapolis
scores the highest rating of any U.S. market for Denver's Monday night game.
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September 10, 2012
While Crooked Stick and Colts officials have reason to be pleased after this weekend, they also have plenty to work on if
they want to continue drawing big fan bases.
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We loved lakehouse and think the Arbor Village would be a great location. It is less than 2 miles from over 1000 rooftops in the 225,000 to over 1 million range. Many people could use the great fishers trail system to bike or walk there. Just an idea Scotty -- but maybe something closer to 3 Wiseman would good. The only microbrew in area is Ram (boring)
True, it's an ESPN production, but ESPN is just another name for ABC Sports, or what used to be ABC Sports since ABC Sports no longer exists as a name. ESPN=ABC Sports= ESPN. ESPN is, according to Forbes "the world's most valuable media property" worth $40 billion. Despite that, they fired 400 people this week.
The Prestige was a great flick.
Larry - even though the race is on ABC, ESPN does all of the work, so that is why ESPN is mentioned. Most sports on ABC are called something like "ESPN on ABC."
My oldest daughter graduated from IU with a Secondary Education degree. She graduated with honors and spent 3 years trying to find a teaching job in Indiana. Many of her fellow education degree graduates still don't have teaching jobs. As schools downsize and cut budgets, less teaching jobs are available. I'm not sure I see why we feel the need to bring more teachers to Indiana.