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Benner on Sports
BENNER: NCAA move keeps paying dividends for Indiana
August 3, 2009
Bill BennerTen years ago this week, the National Collegiate Athletic Association opened the doors to its new headquarters in White River
State Park.
MoreBENNER: French Lick could become wealthy golfers' paradise
July 27, 2009
Bill BennerOn the eve of the U.S. Senior Open Golf Championship that will be played at Carmel’s Crooked Stick Golf Club, designer
Pete Dye’s first great masterpiece, I was fortunate to be invited to play his latest creation and maybe one of his greatest.
MoreBENNER: Mom and Lance Armstrong had cancer in common
July 20, 2009
Bill BennerA few years ago, when cyclist extraordinaire Lance Armstrong was in the midst of his phenomenal seven
straight Tour de France titles, those yellow Livestrong bands seemed ubiquitous. But when Armstrong left
competitive cycling, gradually those rubber yellow bands faded from view. I kept wearing mine, however, to remind me of the
courage of my mother, Emma.
MoreBENNER: Time for some perspective on Tony George's legacy
July 13, 2009
Bill BennerReports of a Hulman-George family feud proved dead-on accurate when matriarch Mari Hulman-George issued a statement June
30 confirming the ouster of her son, Tony, as CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the family business empire. Shortly
thereafter, Tony George also resigned as CEO of the Indy Racing League.
MoreBENNER: Indiana Fever are adding a little sizzle to summer
July 6, 2009
Bill BennerLast week’s column about the wide array of events on our July sports calendar in Indy was glaringly lacking in
one aspect: The Indiana Fever. As of this writing, they are the hottest team in the WNBA, reversing an
0-2 start and racing to six straight victories.
MoreBENNER: July events rely on big names to draw a crowd
June 29, 2009
Bill BennerFor all the heat and sunshine, July can be a cold, dark hole in the Indianapolis
sports calendar. Other than the ever-beloved Indianapolis Indians, sometimes there's not much going on.
MoreBENNER: 965 days and counting until Super Bowl Sunday 2012
June 15, 2009
Bill BennerIndianapolis is more than up to the task of hosting the Super Bowl.
MoreBENNER: Will winning be enough for the Indiana Fever?
June 8, 2009
Bill BennerThe Indiana Fever still haven't taken hold of this market, despite making the playoffs each of the last four years and twice
reaching the conference finals.
MoreGreatest Spectacle has highs, lows
June 1, 2009
Bill BennerI went away after the Indianapolis 500 once again convinced I'd experienced the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, but I didn't
view the race with a critical eye like my pal Robin Miller did.
MoreCrooked Stick is primed for the Men's Senior Open
May 25, 2009
Bill BennerThe media and other hackers gathered at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel recently to hear about plans for the upcoming U.S.
Men's Senior Open, then tested their limited skills on the golf course.
MoreIf Pacers left, would these kids get help they need?
May 18, 2009
Bill BennerCombined forcesâ??the gifts of time, treasure and inspiration from the athlete in concert with the programming, dedication
and outreach of community leadersâ??can change the direction of young lives.
MoreIndianapolis Motor Speedway is still our 800-pound gorilla
May 11, 2009
Bill BennerIn the big picture of Indianapolis, we should never
forget that the Speedway and its events—the Indy 500 in particular—remain the 800-pound gorilla in our little corner
of the
world.
MoreCity built on leadership, cooperation is in danger
May 4, 2009
Bill BennerNo matter how the Capital Improvement Board funding mess plays out, we're left with resentment coming from all directions
and an unprecedented splintering of the long-standing bipartisan cooperation that helped propel our city forward.
MoreWill local paper keep covering your favorite team?
April 27, 2009
Bill BennerAs a (former full-time) ink-stained wretch, witnessing the demise of the daily newspaper is heartbreaking.
I can't imagine a day without the "morning miracle" in my hands over a cup of coffee.
MoreNo playoffs, but plenty of positives for Pacers
April 20, 2009
Bill BennerWithout question, the Pacers' road back to contending status remains decidedly uphill, but they have the talents of Danny
Granger and other strong players and have worked hard to gain community support.
MoreDetroit reminds us not to squander what we have
April 13, 2009
Bill BennerMy prevailing thoughts upon returning from Detroit were how fortunate Indianapolis is when it comes to hosting these kinds
of events, and how a thriving downtown is essential to (A) success of the region and (B) national perception.
MoreLucas Oil Stadium hosted basketball beautifully
April 6, 2009
Bill BennerCongratulations to Lucas Oil Stadium Director Mike Fox, assistant Andy Arnold and the amazing crew at the stadium for transforming the venue into an intimate, 40,000-seat basketball venue for the NCAA's Midwest Regional.
Big Ten Network trades controversy for success
March 30, 2009
Bill BennerLess than two years after its audacious launch, the Chicago-based Big Ten Network has expanded into more than 70 million homes
with coverage
in 23 of the nation's top 25 markets.
MorePacers' owners deserve accolades, not scorn
March 16, 2009
Bill BennerIndiana residents should be thanking Herb and Mel Simon for their multitude of contributions to the state, instead of bashing
them.
MoreMeet the guy who can call a foul on the referee
March 9, 2009
Bill BennerWhile he gets great seats every time as he watches about 75 basketball games a season, John Adams also has serious responsibilities
as the NCAA's national coordinator of men's basketball officiating.
MoreTaking Sycamores to final looks easy in retrospect
March 2, 2009
Bill BennerIt might have been easier for Larry Bird to lead the championship game of the NCAA's men's basketball tournament 30 years
ago with those improbable underdog Sycamores than to right the ship he's steering as president of basketball for the Indiana
Pacers now.
MoreStern's definition of 'golden age' is laughable
February 23, 2009
Bill BennerOf this, that and the other while wondering if NBA Commissioner David Stern had just taken a hit off Michael Phelps' bong
when he proclaimed this to be "the golden age of basketball" during his all-star weekend news conference in Phoenix.
Finding bright spots amid wave of bad Indy sports news
February 16, 2009
Bill BennerSo much sad, bad, disturbing sports news. Time to look on the brighter side.
MoreAn open letter to Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay
February 9, 2009
Bill BennerJim, you could engender so much good will if you would step forward and provide some short-term relief by paying more toward
the operating costs of Lucas Oil Stadium.
MoreIn hard times, is big-time sports willing to budge?
February 2, 2009
Bill BennerEven as the economy spirals downward, no one gives a thought to bringing some kind of fiscal sanity to the overall enterprise
of sports.
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These higher rates Co. e about only because physicians are now hospital employees. otherwise physicians couldn't charge these rates and share the windfall with the hospital. Community/rural hospitals probably not buying physicians practices and thus weren't getting the windfall anyway.
The incentive for poor people to get themselves off public assistance and "no longer be poor" is even with help...they're STILL POOR! Being poor, even with some assistance, isn't all that pleasant. (I speak from experience) It's a stubborn myth that poor people, who are on public assistance, are sitting in the lap of luxury. You should try living on just those "freebies" that you mentioned and see how meager they actually are. By the way, I didn't mean you had to buy/own a puppy...just pet one. :)
As near as I can tell the minority has ZERO constitutional obligation to offer a quorum to the majority. A requirement for quorum was inserted into the constitution so that tyrannical majorities could not simply shove through odious and objectionable legislation (which is exactly what they did.) By allowing a tyrannical majority to charge fines against the minority for exercising their constitutional prerogative to deny quorum the court as made a mockery of constitutional governance in the state of Indiana.
The voters elected the Reps to make a vote not walk out on the vote. They had to the right to exercise their opinion and vote "no" to the bill. Let me ask you this if you walked out of your job for 5 straight weeks would you get paid? Would you even have a job to go back to? If any elected official walks out on the people they should be arrested for stealing tax dollars from the public. They were elected to do a job and not leave when the job gets stuff.
I have been to several of their locations in Pennsylvania and always go in for 1 item and leave with a basket full of things. I'm very happy they decided on Indiana, now if only they would put the other store in eastside.