December 2, 2010
Associated PressQatar was selected as host of the 2022 World Cup, beating out a bid by the United States to bring soccer's showcase back
to America for the first time since 1994.
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November 27, 2010
IBJ StaffCommissioner Jim Delany said it's likely other cities in Big Ten states will host the game after first championship in 2011.
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November 10, 2010
Anthony SchoettleHeavy investments in research and development, testing and marketing will be needed for the Detroit-based automaker to keep
up with Honda.
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October 18, 2010
Bloomberg NewsA three-judge panel of the Chicago-based appeals court Monday reversed its own July ruling that said the NCAA must face a
lawsuit by consumers claiming its ticket-distribution method violates Indiana law.
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October 8, 2010
The site, www.ihsaatv.org, will broadcast high school state championship games, as well as other high school sports-related
content.
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October 7, 2010
Associated PressSpeedway officials announced a classic car show would kick off the events for the 100th anniversary of the first race.
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October 1, 2010
Anthony SchoettleA management shift and a renewed marketing effort that includes new attractions and increased advertising in key markets has
Circle City Classic organizers optimistic about the annual event's future.
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September 25, 2010
Anthony SchoettleCEO Allison Melangton deliberately hired only Indiana residents to tap a deep talent pool and play up Hoosier hospitality.
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September 23, 2010
Associated PressLocal organizers expect the 2012 Super Bowl to be played as scheduled, despite growing concerns that an NFL work stoppage
could force postponement or cancellation of the game.
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September 7, 2010
Bloomberg NewsThe Colts enter the regular season with 13-2 odds of capturing their second National Football League title in five years,
according to Las Vegas Sports Consultants, which advises Nevada's sports books on betting lines.
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August 29, 2010
Associated PressA total of 136,184 spectators attended the three days of action at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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August 29, 2010
Associated PressThe death of a 13-year-old motorcycle rider at Indianapolis Motor Speedway cast a shadow over Sunday's races at the historic
track and prompted mourning competitors to defend the development system for the dangerous circuit.
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August 27, 2010
Associated PressShortly after this year's first Indianapolis MotoGP practice started Friday, Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO Jeff Belskus
said the
two sides had agreed to a one-year contract extension that will bring the event back for a fourth year in 2011.
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August 20, 2010
Scott OlsonInaugural Indy Criterium using famed landmark in race that organizers hope will become an annual event. The race begins at
9 a.m. on Saturday.
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August 18, 2010
Anthony SchoettleAlmost four times as many fans showed up at the Indianapolis Colts' training camp at Anderson University than did last year
in Terre Haute.
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August 17, 2010
Anthony SchoettleBig Ten officials want nearly twice as much money as the Southeastern Conference is getting from CBS for its championship
football game.
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August 2, 2010
Associated PressNFL officials and the Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee have a contingency plan if a work stoppage postpones the 2012
Super Bowl.
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July 31, 2010
Bill BennerWe need to provide some perspective. If Brickyard 400 attendance was, as estimated, somewhere between 130,000 and
150,000, that still makes it the second-largest single-day sporting event in the world and represents a healthy influx of
cash, much of it coming from elsewhere, spent in the area over the weekend.
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July 28, 2010
Associated PressThree days after witnessing the smallest Brickyard 400 crowd in the race's 17-year history, Indianapolis Motor Speedway
CEO Jeff Belskus said he intends to cut ticket prices for about 75 percent of fans at next year's race.
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July 14, 2010
Anthony SchoettleRacing insiders say Dallara and Lola are frontrunners to become the new Indy Racing League chassis providers.
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July 12, 2010
Associated PressTwo of the so-called "First Four" games will match the lowest seeds, between 65 and 68. The other two games will include the
last four at-large qualifiers.
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July 8, 2010
Three of the six additions are executives on loan from the Indiana Sports Corp. and the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors
Association.
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July 3, 2010
Anthony SchoettleBut promoters of effort to bring global soccer competition here in 2018 or 2022 aren't concerned about repeat of financial
failures of World Basketball Championships.
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June 4, 2010
Anthony SchoettleThe NFL's Super Bowl point man tours legacy project, University of Indianapolis and Lucas Oil Stadium to make sure city is
on track for 2012 event.
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May 31, 2010
Associated PressFranchitti's earnings were part of an overall purse of $13,592,815. The paychecks were announced at the annual victory dinner
Monday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.