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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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AAA to sponsor MotoGP event
July 21, 2008
Comments(3)AAA Hoosier Motor Club today finalized a three-year deal with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, making AAA
Hoosier Insurance a primary sponsor of the inaugural Red Bull Indianapolis GP MotoGP event on Sept. 14...
MoreFive finalists for IRL title sponsor
July 21, 2008
Comments(0)Indy Racing League officials searching for a title sponsor have their short list narrowed to five companies.
Subway restaurants and Eastman Kodak head the list, according to league sources. There are also two technology...
MoreNASCAR sponsors eyeing IRL
July 18, 2008
Comments(4)Subway restaurants won’t be the last NASCAR sponsor racing to the Indy Racing League, according to motorsports
marketing experts.
An idea that seemed laughable a year or two ago is now reality. Subway, a big-time NASCAR sponsor, this
week announced it...
MoreTime to say adios to Bush Stadium
July 17, 2008
Comments(17)Yankee Stadium, the House that Ruth Built, the home of 26 World Series Champions, a pillar of the Big Apple
since 1923, will be demolished next spring.
Yet Indianapolis refuses to put Bush Stadium...
MoreScrub named 400 grand marshall
July 16, 2008
Comments(0)Actor John C. McGinley, best known for his role as the sarcastic Dr. Perry Cox on the long-running network
comedy “Scrubs,” was announced today as the grand marshal for the Allstate 400 at...
MoreSarah Fisher back on track
July 16, 2008
Comments(7)Sarah Fisher Racing officials today announced they signed a deal with Dollar General Stores that will put
Fisher on the track for races in Kentucky Aug. 7 and Chicago Sept. 7.
Though Fisher wouldn’t...
MorePeyton Manning is Colts' sales MVP
July 15, 2008
Comments(2)Despite the hype surrounding Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, it's still easy to underestimate—or
simply forget about—the impact this one player has on the team. That impact goes beyond winning on the field.
The...
MoreReport: Swarbrick headed to ND
July 15, 2008
Comments(2)It looks like Indiana University can scratch one of the candidates for its soon-to-be-vacant athletic director
position off the list.
Late yesterday, word began to spread that Indianapolis attorney Jack Swarbrick is a candidate for the Notre
Dame athletic director position....
MoreTracks fight for spot on IRL slate
July 14, 2008
Comments(4)There will be a flurry of off-track activity in the next two weeks as the Indy Racing League finalizes
its 2009 schedule. Series officials are expected to sit down with several track operators in the next few
days to discuss...
MoreHas George doomed open wheel?
July 11, 2008
Comments(13)Officials for the Indy Racing League are pretty pleased with the way the first half of the season has gone.
Last week at Watkins Glen, they announced yet another new series sponsor, Izod. Earlier this year, IRL officials
inked deals...
MoreCould Manning abandon Colts?
July 10, 2008
Comments(7)The Brett Favre saga in Green Bay had the guys on ESPN Radio yesterday morning discussing the possibility
of the all-pro quarterback playing for another team next season if he comes out of...
MoreIRL draws record crowd at The Glen
July 9, 2008
Comments(9)The Indy Racing League race July 6 at Watkins Glen drew a 1.0 overnight TV rating, meaning 1 million households
nationwide tuned in, according to Nielsen Media. That is the same rating as last year. This year’s race
aired on...
MoreStewart cut teeth on DQ deal
July 9, 2008
Comments(3)Two-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart has been granted a release from the final year of his driving contract
with Joe Gibbs Racing after 10 seasons with the team. On Thursday at Chicagoland Speedway,...
MoreBrandon Rush wants to mirror Miller
July 8, 2008
Comments(4)Attention all real estate agents. The city’s soon-to-be newest millionaire is looking for a house.
Brandon Rush said he expects to sign a contract to play for the Indiana Pacers tomorrow and will be...
MoreBig Ten, Pac-10 challenge overdue?
July 7, 2008
Comments(4)The idea of an annual Big Ten vs. Pac-10 college football showdown in a series of games—sources within each
conference said—is long overdue.
But until now the idea has never been put on the...
MoreGordon selling humble pie in L.A.
July 3, 2008
Comments(6)Indiana guard Eric Gordon took his show—which could easily be titled Midwest Manners and Sensibility—on the
road to L.A. yesterday.
And while Gordon came across a bit timid, most of the crowd loved him.
Gordon...
MoreDanica, Dixon nominated for ESPYs
July 2, 2008
Comments(4)Indy Racing League drivers Danica Patrick and Scott Dixon have been nominated for ESPY awards to be presented
July 20 on ESPN.
Patrick, the Andretti Green Racing driver who is fifth in the standings...
MoreIndians continue attendance tear
July 2, 2008
Comments(3)The Indianapolis Indians’ July 4 home game against the Louisville Bats—the Cincinnati Reds farm team—is sold
out. A limited number of standing-room-only tickets will be made available at game time.
Victory Field has a...
MoreHill's NBA success boosts IUPUI
July 1, 2008
Comments(4)Despite George Hill’s departure for the National Basketball Association, IUPUI men’s basketball coach Ron Hunter
said the program is far from dead.
When Hill left—despite having one year of eligibility remaining—many hoops experts predicted...
MoreGreenspan gets golden parachute
June 30, 2008
Comments(6)Another departure at Indiana University, another golden parachute. IU released information today revealing that
athletic director Rick Greenspan will get a $441,600 severance package upon his departure and retains the
right to write...
MoreAudi, BMW, others interested in IRL
June 30, 2008
Comments(8)Unification of open-wheel racing is causing quite a stir among engine manufacturers. At a June 25 meeting
held by the Indy Racing League, more than 10 engine builders showed up to hear about...
MoreIs next IU AD obvious choice?
June 27, 2008
Comments(14)Now that Rick Greenspan has announced his resignation, it’s time to start speculating on who the next Indiana
University athletic director will be. As a news reporter, I try hard not to interject...
MoreDraft picks could draw boos, cheers
June 26, 2008
Comments(3)With the NBA draft just a few hours away, the rumors are running rampant. Speculators have any number of
players going to the Indiana Pacers. Some of the projected selections are sure to have fans at tonight’s
draft party at...
MoreLikely no shoe deal for Pacers pick
June 26, 2008
Comment(1)If IU’s Eric Gordon doesn’t get drafted by the L.A. Clippers at No. 7, he might find himself standing at
the counter of The Finish Line buying shoes like everyone else.
Well, it probably...
MoreRacers' beloved helmets heisted
June 25, 2008
Comment(1)Indy Racing League and one of its partners are offering a bounty to help corral scofflaws who stole several
priceless items that series drivers want back.
Sinden Racing Service, the locally based company that manages the IRL's Indy Fan Zone, is...
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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!