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Benner on Sports
BENNER: It all began with a tournament nobody wanted
June 11, 2011
Bill BennerAsIndianapolis celebrates another big win over Chicago in the form of the Big Ten’s football championship games and
a share of the league’s men’s and women’s basketball tourneys, it’s important to note how it all played
out.
MoreBENNER: Most college sports programs are scandal-free
June 4, 2011
Bill BennerWhenever one of these “scandals” comes along, what I get really steamed about is the collateral damage to the
perception of the enterprise of intercollegiate athletics.
MoreBENNER: Good news locked out until NFL makes peace
May 28, 2011
Bill BennerColumnist ruminates on this, that and the other.
MoreBENNER: Wrapping up this too-short, festive month of May
May 21, 2011
Bill BennerI, like many others, am lured to the Speedway by the spectacle itself because I am most definitely not a gear-head.
MoreBENNER: In the history of Indy 500, these are my top 15 starters
May 14, 2011
Bill BennerAs part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of America’s greatest race—the Indianapolis 500—I am
joining the Speedway’s invitation at thegreatest33.com to name the 33 greatest drivers ever to be on the starting grid.
MoreBENNER: Identifying the cream of the Indianapolis 500 crop
May 7, 2011
Bill BennerThe 100th anniversary of the race serves as a time to reflect on the great history of one of America's iconic sports events.
MoreBENNER: Pacers turn corner, but bigger issues await the team
April 30, 2011
Bill BennerRarely is a playoff loss, let alone a first-round playoff loss, let alone a 4-1 playoff loss in a best-of-seven series, cause
for celebration.
MoreBENNER: Another Hoosier legend now belongs to the ages
April 23, 2011
Bill BennerMorris Pollard, coach at Speedway High School from 1956 to 1983, died April 17. He simply was one of the best basketball coaches—and
finest men—I ever knew.
MoreBENNER: Catching up with Pacers, racers and Boilermakers
April 16, 2011
Bill BennerWill Conseco Fieldhouse be half empty of Pacer fans for the playoffs?
MoreBENNER: Hink, you would be darn proud of these Bulldogs
April 9, 2011
Bill BennerI’ll be darned if Butler didn’t reach the championship game again.
MoreBENNER: Butler players succeed at more than winning games
April 2, 2011
Bill BennerThe best part of this Butler University run to another Final Four isn’t that the Bulldogs put themselves in position
for a second straight year to win a national championship. It’s that they already have won one. Well, kinda, sorta.
MoreBENNER: March drama extends beyond basketball court
March 26, 2011
Bill BennerThe same fans who had (rightfully) lauded coach Matt Painter for guiding the Boilermakers to a surprisingly strong season
suddenly were ripping Painter in the aftermath of the tournament loss to VCU.
MoreBENNER: March Madness 2011 comes with some sadness
March 19, 2011
Bill BennerRecent weeks saw the passing of a handful of the Hoosier sport’s key figures, among them former Shortridge High School
and Butler University basketball coach George Theofanis.
MoreBENNER: Who might be this year's Butler? Maybe Butler
March 12, 2011
Bill BennerA year ago this week, the Butler men’s basketball team was preparing to play the University of Texas-El Paso in the
opening round of the NCAA tournament. Who knew what was about to unfold?
MoreBENNER: Enabled by us, the rich squabble over billions
March 5, 2011
Bill BennerHow can Indianapolis, and cities throughout America, continue to feed the beast that is sports?
MoreBENNER: Bill Lynch leaves sidelines, comes full circle
February 26, 2011
Bill BennerThere's a high road out there, and former IU football Coach Bill Lynch is traveling it.
MoreBENNER: Mental fixes lead to wins for Vogel's Pacers
February 19, 2011
Bill BennerFor starters, the Pacers have to believe in themselves.
MoreBENNER: Time flies when you're writing about sports
February 12, 2011
Bill BennerTen years ago this week, the good folks at Indianapolis Business Journal began providing me the opportunity to write
in this publication.
MoreBENNER: Super Bowls Radio Row is a non-stop PR machine
February 5, 2011
Bill BennerThe National Football League has created this monster and couldn’t be happier about it.
MoreBENNER: Colts' fan base not yet at Green Bay, Pittsburgh level
January 29, 2011
Bill BennerAs the Green Bay Packers prepare to play the Pittsburgh Steelers, I have a serious case of Super Bowl envy.
MoreBENNER: Athletes, like politicians, should dial down the rhetoric
January 22, 2011
Bill BennerTrash talk seems so silly. Pointless. Childish.
MoreBENNER: It's time for Colts to make game plan for future
January 15, 2011
Bill BennerMaybe the reason the Colts insist on keeping the roof closed at Lucas Oil Stadium is to keep anyone from noticing that the
sky is falling.
MoreBENNER: Plenty of reasons to love (and loathe) college football
January 8, 2011
Bill BennerI love it because it I allow it to suck me in like a farm kind seeing the big-city lights for the first time. I loathe it
because it is becoming too much like the NFL.
MoreBENNER: Grandpa prepares for 'once upon a time' in sports
January 1, 2011
Bill BennerI've already begun to compose my thoughts for my just-born grandson.
MoreBENNER: Enough looking back--let's look at events ahead
December 25, 2010
Bill BennerLast week, we looked back at the year that was in Indiana sports. This week, we look ahead to the new year and what it might
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It's also across the street from Fogo de Chao and Morton's....
Yep, the haters are trying to make good news bad. I guess it is hard to get people to believe the series is dying when they are gaining new sponsors.
David Copperfield! I remember watching his specials on TV when I was little.
Don't forget this is next to an MMA gym, a pawn shop, and some abandoned spaces.
Good project for Zionsville - A group who has owned the property for many years has waited and worked patiently to bring highest and best use development to a major corridor, and mix that in with the great downtown you have. Win Win. All the Best to Pittman Partners and Zionsville.