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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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George named motorcyclist of year
August 14, 2008
Comments(3)Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO Tony George has been named 2008 “Motorcyclist of the Year” by Motorcyclist,
one of the most widely circulated motorcycle magazines in the U.S., for his efforts to bring the...
MoreIndy fights for another Final Four
August 13, 2008
Comments(3)NCAA officials today announced that Indianapolis is one of eight cities in the running to host the women’s
basketball Final Four in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Columbus, Ohio; Dallas; Denver; Nashville, Tenn.; New Orleans; San Antonio and Tampa Bay...
MoreIUPUI's Hunter is genuine article
August 13, 2008
Comments(3)IUPUI men’s basketball coach Ron Hunter has been criticized for being over emotional and too demonstrative
during games. Some Div. I athletic directors and basketball coaches have told me that trait has held...
MoreColts ask fans to pump up volume
August 12, 2008
Comments(3)One week from today, most of the Indianapolis Colts players will get their first look inside the new 63,000-seat
Lucas Oil Stadium. Players will be checking out the field surface, lighting and other...
MoreIRL TV rating down at Kentucky
August 11, 2008
Comments(24)The television ratings for the Indy Racing League race at Kentucky Speedway continue downward. The have been
cut in half since 2006.
This year, the Nielsen overnight rating for Saturday’s race was .43, meaning...
MoreOlympics scoring record viewership
August 11, 2008
Comments(0)The medallists aren’t the only ones smiling at the Beijing Olympics. Officials for NBC are absolutely giddy.
After two nights of coverage, NBC is averaging a 16.2 rating and 30 percent U.S. audience...
MoreIRL title sponsor hunt on track
August 8, 2008
Comments(2)After signing a new television deal with cable channel Versus, Indy Racing League officials are still confident
they can ink a title sponsor by year’s end.
Sources close to negotiations said there are five...
MoreIRL TV deal raises questions
August 7, 2008
Comments(10)The deal the Indy Racing League got from Versus cable channel to air its races starting next season, is
so good, league officials said during a conference call today, it prompted them to abandon the remaining
year they had to...
MoreAre Colts QB shopping?
August 7, 2008
Comments(23)Chad Pennington is no Peyton Manning. He’s no Jim Sorgi either. Pennington is expected to be traded or released
today by the New York Jets, who just acquired Brett Favre from the Green...
MoreSimon puts prints on Pacers
August 6, 2008
Comments(9)Herb Simon’s proclamation yesterday that Indiana Pacers’ point guard Jamaal Tinsley must go, raised a few
eyebrows here in the Hoosier Heartland. Just a few months ago, you couldn’t get the team’s co-owner...
MoreNikon deal helps IRL in Australia
August 6, 2008
Comments(6)Officials for Nikon yesterday announced they signed a deal to be the title sponsor the Indy Racing League
race in Australia in October.
The race in Surfers Paradise will be called the Nikon Indy...
MoreNew stadium's food vendor for sale
August 5, 2008
Comments(0)The company city officials hired to handle general concession sales and premium dining at Lucas Oil Stadium
could be sold before serving its first hot dog at the 63,000-seat venue set to open...
MoreFavre's return spurs Colts question
August 4, 2008
Comments(9)Brett Favre is returning to Green Bay today to play for the Packers. This after Packers brass offered to
pay him $20 million to stay away.
This got me thinking. Which of the Indianapolis Colts that has retired or otherwise left ...
MoreIU names Crean to AD search team
August 1, 2008
Comment(1)Indiana University President Michael McRobbie announced this afternoon that the school has formed a 13-person
search committee to find a replacement for athletic director Rick Greenspan. The search committee will include faculty
members, administrators and alumni. The search committee will be...
MoreTracy, Subway could be back in IRL
August 1, 2008
Comments(6)Open-wheel race driver Paul Tracy may not be done this year on the Indy Racing League circuit. This morning,
Walker Racing officials told IBJ they continue to work with Subway Restaurants and other...
MoreTour victory rolls out of Speedway
July 31, 2008
Comments(2)Carlos Sastre’s Tour de France victory was cemented in Paris July 27, but the wheels that carried him to
victory were made in Speedway.
While Zipp Speed Weaponry has been providing high-end bicycle wheels...
MoreIRL works on schedule, TV deal
July 30, 2008
Comments(16)At 2 p.m. today, IRL officials are expected to unveil their 2009 schedule. Motorsports sources tell IBJ there
will be 18 races next year (10 ovals and eight road courses), with the Nashville...
MoreThreat of Crean's exodus moves IU
July 29, 2008
Comments(10)Indiana University is making me look pretty smart these days. And it has nothing to do with the degree
I earned there almost 20 years ago.
Three weeks ago I was asked on a...
MoreTony, tires, Danica make news
July 28, 2008
Comments(27)The big stories in the world of motorsports have been coming at such a high rate of speed, it’s been difficult
to keep up.
The long weekend kicked off with Tony Stewart getting into an altercation with a U.S. Auto Club...
MoreBig crowds greet IRL in Edmonton
July 25, 2008
Comment(1)The Indy Racing League’s foray into Edmonton is looking good.
Sources on the ground there for this weekend’s race report that IRL race signage and promotional material
posted by city officials is evident along streets,...
MoreIRL drafts off NASCAR
July 25, 2008
Comments(4)Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Tony George’s open-wheel racing enterprise has gotten a boost from its
fendered brethren that few outside racing circles are aware of.
So powerful is the connection between NASCAR and the...
MoreIndians hit home run with sponsors
July 24, 2008
Comments(7)At a time when many professional sports teams and properties are seeing their revenue drop in the wake of
a rocky economy, the Indianapolis Indians this year have seen a nearly 18 percent...
MoreJackets required for grand opening
July 24, 2008
Comment(1)Fear not. If you didn’t get your free ticket to tour the Indianapolis Colts’ new home venue, there’s still
a way to get a sneak peak—at a steep price. And this event is...
MoreDanica Patrick vs. Milka Duno
July 23, 2008
Comments(7)If you haven’t seen the video of Saturday's altercation between Indy Racing League drivers Danica Patrick and
Milka Duno, you can go to YouTube. More than 600,000 people have watched it since...
MoreIUPUI's Hunter delivers on promise
July 22, 2008
Comments(3)IUPUI men’s basketball Coach Ron Hunter is making good on a promise he made in January to personally deliver
shoes to the poorest of the poor.
Thursday, Hunter and members of the Jaguars team...
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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.