June 25, 2008
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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June 24, 2008
The June 22 Indy Racing League race at Iowa earned a 1.2 overnight TV rating, according to New York-based
Nielsen Media Co., meaning about 1.2 million households nationwide tuned in to watch the...
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June 24, 2008
If the Indiana Pacers pull the trigger on a deal to send Jermaine O’Neal to Toronto for guard T.J. Ford,
center Rasho Nesterovic and possibly the No. 17 pick in this year’s NBA draft, several NBA insiders think
they’d be...
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June 23, 2008
Country music legends The Charlie Daniels Band will perform July 27 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway before
the Brickyard 400 NASCAR race.
Sony BMG Nashville recording artist Craig Morgan will serve as opening act for...
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June 23, 2008
The Indianapolis Indians had a big weekend. The Indians won two out of three from Rochester but all three
games were monetary winners for the AAA minor league baseball franchise.
Mostly blue skies along...
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June 20, 2008
Despite flooding which has ravaged the area, officials at the Iowa Speedway—30 miles east of Des Moines—expect
the Indy Racing League race there to be sold out Sunday.
“Track officials are expecting another strong...
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June 20, 2008
It’s not easy filling the shoes of a 26-year news veteran. But Kristen Leigh Porter is going to try. Officials
for the Indianapolis Star recently announced that Porter has been named to replace...
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June 19, 2008
Notre Dame is renewing its television contract with NBC.
The university and NBC announced today they have agreed on a five-year deal that runs through the 2015 season.
The current contract—which paid Notre Dame...
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June 19, 2008
The Indiana Pacers’ Larry Bird won’t have to worry about fan reaction if he doesn’t select Indiana University
guard Eric Gordon with the team’s No. 11 overall pick in the June 26 National Basketball Association...
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June 18, 2008
It appears that the Big Ten Network’s fight with Comcast Cable is about over.
IBJ reported May 2 that sources close to Comcast Cable and the Big Ten Network said that an agreement to...
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June 18, 2008
After the Indiana vs. Kentucky All-Star basketball games at Conseco Fieldhouse June 13, drew only 5,097 spectators,
some within the local hoops community are calling for changes.
Sports marketers said moving the game from Saturday to Friday hurt attendance. Others suggested...
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June 17, 2008
The Indianapolis Indians are one of the most stable teams in this region in one of the most stable leagues
in the country. The International League will celebrate its 125th anniversary this week...
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June 17, 2008
The Indianapolis Colts’ marketing nightmare involving Marvin Harrison’s possible participation in a shooting
incident in his hometown of Philadelphia appears far from over.
Philadelphia District Attorney Lynn Abraham this week asked police to reinterview witnesses in the case, a
police department source...
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June 16, 2008
It’s difficult to say which challenge will be more daunting for Indiana University’s athletic department—the
king-size sinkhole in the school’s football field or the self-inflicted wound to the image of its men’s basketball...
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June 13, 2008
If you’ve been watching the National Basketball Association finals this week between the Boston Celtics and
Los Angeles Lakers, you’ve noticed the latest television ad campaign by the Indiana Pacers airing on ABC.
The eye-catching spots created by the team’s ad...
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June 11, 2008
Indy Racing League officials were in Mexico City early this week to look at a possible location for a race
there, which could be held as early as 2009. It may have to be pushed to 2010, depending on scheduling...
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June 5, 2008
The Detroit Free-Press reported that fans watching last weekend’s Red Bull Air Race World Series along the
Detroit River got a “thrill-chill.”
The crowd size assembled along the river banks might have thrilled Indianapolis...
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June 5, 2008
The Indiana Pacers will host a party at Conseco Fieldhouse on June 26, where fans can watch the 2008 NBA
Draft and hear from Pacers executives about the team’s draft. This marks the...
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June 4, 2008
The vital statistics are in from last week’s NBA pre-draft camp. It’s official: Eric Gordon is nowhere near
6-foot-4— the measurement used by Indiana University when he played there last season—not even in...
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June 4, 2008
The Horizon League and Nelligan Sports Marketing Inc. announced that they have agreed to a long-term extension
to their partnership agreement that continues the New Jersey-based company’s exclusive rights to manage the
Horizon League’s corporate sponsorship and marketing rights.
“We are...
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June 3, 2008
Sarah Fisher is speeding ahead with plans to do at least two more Indy Racing League races this season.
Despite the defection of two main sponsors and a crash at last month’s Indianapolis 500, Fisher still thinks
her team will...
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June 2, 2008
The Indy Racing League is continuing its popularity growth.
After a strong month of May in Indianapolis, the IRL saw a 30 percent attendance increase at its race yesterday
in Milwaukee, to just more than 30,000.
While...
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May 30, 2008
The Indiana Pacers today began offering season tickets for about $6 per game. That’s one of the lowest ticket
prices in the National Basketball Association. The cost is cheaper if you figure in preseason games, which
are included in the...
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May 30, 2008
The Indianapolis Star is about to lose its third sports department veteran since April.
Star Sports Editor Jim Lefko announced this week that assistant sports editor Pat McKee will depart the state’s
largest daily...
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May 29, 2008
The Big Ten Conference recently hired Dallas-based Learfield Sports to bring in more revenue from sponsorships,
hospitality and other corporate initiatives.
Big Ten and Learfield Sports officials announced they have signed a pact where Learfield will develop an
exclusive corporate partner...
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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.