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Benner on Sports
BENNER: Cricket-loving Mayor Ballard might be ahead of his time
May 18, 2013
Bill BennerThe stakes are lower, but the odds higher, compared with previous mayors who took risks with sports.
MoreBENNER: Tweeting my way through modern-day Pacers-Knicks series
May 11, 2013
Bill BennerAn old sports reporter takes a stab at covering a game using social media.
MoreBENNER: IndyCar must kiss the past goodbye, embrace bold ideas
May 4, 2013
Bill BennerRobin Miller pronounced the idea of a season-ending race on the Speedway’s road course as the dumbest of all the dumb
things that have happened over the years. I respectfully disagree.
MoreBENNER: Hicks vs. Knicks reprise would turn buzz into roar
April 27, 2013
Bill BennerSeeing Spike Lee in the front row at a recent Knicks game reminded me how exciting it would be to see the old rivalry revived.
MoreBENNER: Reflection, but no solutions, after yet another tragedy
April 20, 2013
Bill BennerAs I cradled my new granddaughter, I couldn’t help but wonder—again—just what kind of world we had welcomed
her into.
MoreBENNER: Musings from the road to (and from) The Final Four
April 13, 2013
Rutgers coach Mike Rice scored almost as much attention as the champion quartet of teams.
MoreBENNER: NCAA regional brought coaching royalty to Indianapolis
April 6, 2013
Bill BennerRick Pitino, Tom Izzo and Mike Krzyzewski would be the making of a pretty good three-fourths of a coaching Mount Rushmore.
MoreBENNER: Of many shining moments, one could have shone brightest
March 30, 2013
Bill BennerSome years stand out as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the NCAA tournament.
MoreBENNER: Criticism heaped on NCAA takes toll on rank-and-file
March 23, 2013
Bill BennerThe list of lightning-rod issues is long and, unfortunately, growing.
MoreBENNER: Can Crean handle winning as well as he handled losing?
March 16, 2013
Bill BennerHe has made Indiana basketball nationally relevant again. Yet with that relevance comes responsibility.
MoreBENNER: From the NBA to the Big Ten, putting butts in seats is king
March 9, 2013
Bill BennerEven watching the game from home on ESPN, a casual observer might have thought Bankers Lie Fieldhouse was a neutral court.
MoreBENNER: Bird’s faith in Lance Stephenson now looks well-placed
March 2, 2013
Bill BennerI guarantee he’s closely watching the team he assembled and has a trained eye on the 22-year-old.
MoreBENNER: College hoops would benefit from less hacking and flopping
February 23, 2013
Bill BennerI'm worried about where the game seems to be heading. Where's the rhythm and flow?
MoreBENNER: Think of Speedway's tax push as a request for reimbursement
February 16, 2013
Bill BennerI don't begrudge the Speedway asking for help. But will there be additional return on investment?
MoreBENNER: Pack rat and sports fan is a most dangerous combination
February 9, 2013
Bill BennerThis is about possession obsession. Mine.
MoreBENNER: Professional soccer's time here may have finally come
January 26, 2013
Bill Benner...Of course, you often heard the same refrain during the '70s, '80s, '90s and into the new millennium.
MoreBENNER: When our heroes fail, we love to take it personally
January 19, 2013
Bill BennerFew things rouse us more than a fall from grace, and the more precipitous, the better. Sports so deliciously delivers grist
for our grindstone time and again.
MoreBENNER: The sports year 2013 has a hard act to follow
January 12, 2013
Bill BennerIn sports, as soon as you think you have the answers, new questions arise. The test never stops. Then again, I’m sure
you business types will say, “Hey, it’s like that where we reside, too.”
MoreBENNER: If NBA won't eliminate'one-and-dones,' NCAA should
January 5, 2013
Bill BennerLet the young phenoms find another path to the NBA.
MoreBENNER: 2012 had an abundance of moments to savor
December 29, 2012
Bill BennerThe spices of sports come from the unpredictable outcomes, the ability to rise above adversity, and the comebacks from the
depths.
MoreBENNER: Gifts of joy surround us even in times of sadness
December 22, 2012
Bill BennerOne week before Christmas, I found my spirits lifted and my soul inspired: We are much more about the good and light of this
world than we are about the evil and dark.
MoreBENNER: Arlington girls dealt hard—but valuable—life-long lesson
December 15, 2012
Bill BennerThe score was 107-2. I repeat: 107-2.
MoreBENNER: Remembering one of the most significant handshakes in sports
December 8, 2012
Bill BennerIt was the flashbulbs. That’s what he remembers. That’s what everyone remembers who witnessed the moment nearly
50 years ago in East Lansing, Mich.
MoreBENNER: An open letter to Purdue University's president-in-waiting
December 1, 2012
Bill BennerWhy would running a major university be more difficult than governing a state?
MoreBENNER: Big Ten follows the no-boundaries, big-money pack
November 24, 2012
Bill BennerIt has become clear that, in the new world order of big-time intercollegiate athletics, these are the things that really matter:
eyeballs.
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these guys only skill was to steal from other's hard earned savings.
I voted for him last time and it WAS the LAST time. He needed to to quit running around the world on useless trips, and giving our $$ away to sports teams. I'll vote for anyone but Ballard next time. BTW...we gave $40M to the Pacers and cannot even watch the games on TV.
For the people concerned about traffic, you should know that mixed-use projects (like the one being proposed), actually allows for and encourages more people to walk and bike, thereby mitigating additional automobile traffic. If we continue to design and build suburban-type projects in the City (i.e. automobile-oriented projects), we are not offering anything different from what the suburbs offer, which means we will continue to lose jobs/people to the suburbs. The reason Broad Ripple is somewhat successful today is that people want to live in a place that offers the convenience of being able to walk/bike to restaurants, retail, nightlife, the Monon, etc. Why would you not want to support a project that is complimentary to what already makes the area desirable? The real argument with this project should be its lack-luster design and layout, not the density.
It is unfortunate that there is a perception that celebrities validate an event. The Indy 500 stands on its own, especially for those coming in from out of town. It was always so disturbing to read the gushing descriptions of Ashley Judd threaded throughout the local coverage. Very happy that era is at an end.
Good ole' Obamacare. Thanks liberals and those who didn't bother to vote.