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IndyCar CEO sounds off about team owners, Hunter-Reay move

May 27, 2011
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IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard says despite fans' desires, team owners must have their voices heard regarding the new car set-up to be rolled out in 2012.
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Kanaan, Carpenter pushing IndyCar retail sales to new high

May 24, 2011
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Two IndyCar Series drivers who had difficulty landing a full-time ride this year are among the top merchandise sellers this May.
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It's time for IndyCar to get over Danica-mania

May 23, 2011
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A.J. Foyt had it right. It's not the racers and owners that make Indianapolis. It's the other way around. Realizing that will help the event survive another 100 years.
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Are any Pacers or Colts worthy of being cast in bronze?

May 19, 2011
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Reggie Miller and Peyton Manning are likely candidates should local teams decide to follow lead of L.A. Lakers and Chicago Bulls.
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Centennial Indy 500 paying off big for Speedway

May 18, 2011
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With Indianapolis 500 advanced ticket sales up more than $1 million over last year, Speedway officials expect to see revenue levels this May hit marks they haven't seen in nearly a decade.
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Is Pacers ticket price increase a reach?

May 13, 2011
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Indiana Pacers increase season ticket prices despite declining attendance. Decision on single game tickets forthcoming.
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Pacers games earn highest TV ratings in five years

May 12, 2011
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IndyCar, ABC discussing moving more races to network

May 11, 2011
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Negotiations to extend TV pact beyond 2012 heating up. Series officials want more money and are offering more races.
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Mini Marathon plagued by same problem as IndyCar Series

May 9, 2011
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Bringing in some top American running talent, like the charismatic Ryan Hall, could make the Indianapolis 500 Festival Mini Marathon a much bigger spectator event.
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Pacers' attendance declines paint puzzling picture

April 27, 2011
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When the Blue and Gold was on the rise this year under coach Frank Vogel, crowd sizes within Conseco Fieldhouse were on the decline. Reversing this trend is among team's biggest off-season challenges.
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Colts training complex open to players

April 26, 2011
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NFL said players will be treated with courtesy, but will not be allowed to use weight rooms or other practice facilities. Contract negotiations between Colts and Peyton Manning still on hold.
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Rough winter takes toll on Speedway road course

April 21, 2011
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials are promising that track improvements will lead to a more exciting MotoGP motorcycle race in August.
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Hot Wheels to attempt world record jump at Indy 500

April 12, 2011
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Dozens of semi-trailer loads of materials are arriving at the IMS this week. Construction to start soon on a stunt track Speedway officials are promising will attract worldwide attention.
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Indians' all-star sales staff makes million-dollar gain

April 7, 2011
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During the worst economic swoon the nation has seen in a generation, the Indianapolis Indians have doubled its sponsorhsip revenue.
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What is this Butler team's legacy?

April 5, 2011
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Graduation rates will be the true lasting legacy of these Final Four teams.
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Butler becomes cradle of coaching

April 4, 2011
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As astounding as Butler's back-to-back runs to the NCAA championship game is, it's not the small school's most remarkable accomplishment.
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ESPN grinds ax against NCAA

March 21, 2011
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Sports cable network lets loose on NCAA about so-called poor decisions during this year's March Madness. Schools and college hoops fans get brought down in the crossfire.
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Gordon, Stewart scoring big for their NASCAR sponsors

March 18, 2011
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Jeff Gordon is all over TV after snapping his 66-race winless streak. Tony Stewart may not talk much on-camera, but other drivers sure do like to talk about him.
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Tourney would have been different in Knight, Keady era

March 14, 2011
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Though Big Ten tournament attendance in Indianapolis is up this year, it would be exponentially higher if IU and Purdue were rival powerhouses.
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IndyCar avoids blowout with tire deal, but questions remain

March 11, 2011
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If the IndyCar Series and its teams are to survive, they need cash and marketing muscle from Firestone in addition to free tires.
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Firestone pullout potential fiasco for IndyCar Series

March 11, 2011
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If series CEO Randy Bernard can't replace tire supplier in less than 30 days, he's faced with some very ugly alternatives.
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Players' union proclamation shows Polian got it wrong

March 10, 2011
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NFLPA boss says 18-game schedule "off the table." Players suggest pulling games off NFL Network and creating Thursday night football package to raise cash.
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Pat Knight takes parting shot at IU, not Texas Tech

March 8, 2011
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With most of the administrators behind the Bob Knight firing departed from IU,  his adoring fans are the ones The General's snubs are hurting the most.
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Danica's recent NASCAR success raises questions

March 7, 2011
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On Saturday, IndyCar star Danica Patrick notched the highest placing ever for a woman in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Speculation about a jump to NASCAR's highest platform, Sprint Cup, is already heating up.
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Sanders move a slap in the face to Polian, Colts

March 4, 2011
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All-pro safety Bob Sanders gets paid by Colts to re-hab, then takes the fruits of those labors to an AFC rival.
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  1. liek the rest of America

  2. These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.

  3. It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.

  4. No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.

  5. whoa!

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