March 15, 2010
Scott OlsonOrganizers credit stronger ticket-selling efforts and new promotions for boosting attendance to more than 81,000, the highest
it's been since the tournament became an annual event in Indianapolis.
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March 15, 2010
Scott OlsonOfficials from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Formula One say they're in discussions to bring a Formula One race back
to the
city. F1 left the city in 2007 after an eight-year run.
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March 11, 2010
Scott OlsonThe Big Ten men's and women's basketball tournaments will be held in Indianapolis the next two years, but the conference's
future in the city is uncertain after 2012.
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March 11, 2010
Associated PressThe NCAA is discussing whether to expand the 65-team men's basketball tournament, a topic with no shortage of controversy
and opinions.
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March 8, 2010
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsAnnual unscientific survey does not take into account that many employees who participate in office pools devote extra time
to finishing their responsibilities.
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March 1, 2010
IBJ StaffBright House Networks, Comcast offer digital cable subscribers access to classic IHSAA boy's basketball title games.
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February 12, 2010
Anthony SchoettleWith Lucas Oil Stadium and other new city amenities to show off, local sports and tourism officials are considering making
a bid for the NBA's midseason blowout weekend.
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February 8, 2010
Associated PressThe Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M*A*S*H" to become the most-watched
program in television history.
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February 8, 2010
Anthony SchoettleLabor meetings in Miami over the weekend did little to dispel speculation that the souring relationship between NFL players
and owners could jeopardize the 2012 Super Bowl at Lucas Oil Stadium.
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February 5, 2010
Scott OlsonAs Super Bowl approaches, companies unaffiliated with the Colts avoid becoming victims of the NFL's strict trademark-enforcement
policies by supporting the team in generic fashion.
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February 4, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe big question for many politicians isn't about ethics. Rather, it's whether to shell out $800 per ticket, plus hotel costs
and airfare.
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February 3, 2010
Scott OlsonA revitalization project that helped Indianapolis land the 2012 Super Bowl is beginning to take
shape. Organizers hope to build and rehab about 300 housing units, including the Jefferson Apartments "homeownership
incubator."
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February 2, 2010
Bloomberg NewsMore than a dozen first-timers will kick off ad campaigns with spots purchased during the Super Bowl on Sunday, making up
for holes left by Priceline.com and Toyota.
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January 30, 2010
Anthony SchoettleFrom their career paths to their paychecks, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning and New Orleans Saints signal
caller Drew Brees are miles
apart in many ways. But there also are some intriguing parallels between the men who led their teams to Super Bowl XLIV.
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January 29, 2010
Anthony SchoettleThe 2012 Super Bowl Host Committee unveiled two unique programs bent on culling the state for a diverse volunteer base. But
one well-known local black activist said the effort isn't good enough.
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January 29, 2010
Bloomberg NewsCooper Manning, brother of Super Bowl winners Peyton and Eli, is a big success in his own right as a broker of energy stocks.
But you'll rarely hear him mention the sibling connection to his clients, or that he's buddies with Drew Brees.
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January 25, 2010
Associated PressThe Indianapolis Colts' win over the New York Jets on CBS drew 46.9 million viewers, the most for an American Football Conference
title game since Patriots-Dolphins in 1986.
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January 25, 2010
Anthony SchoettleIndianapolis Colts Super Bowl run giving downtown hotels, restaurants and retailers a multi-million-dollar boost.
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January 16, 2010
Anthony SchoettleAt issue is a dispute pitting NFL players against owners, and owners against one another over how league
revenue should be divided. If it isn't resolved, the 2011 season could be shortened, delayed or canceled.
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January 12, 2010
Anthony SchoettleIndianapolis was one of 18 cities included in United State's bid to host World Cup Soccer event in 2018 or 2022.
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January 9, 2010
IBJ StaffGreg Shaheen, NCAA senior vice president of basketball and business strategies, said the deal needs tweaking
because Lucas Oil Stadium was in the conceptual stages when Indianapolis won the bid to host the 2010
Final Four.
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December 17, 2009
IBJ Staff and Associated PressAs first reported by IBJ on Nov. 28, the men's tennis event that is leaving Indianapolis is heading to Atlanta, the
ATP confirmed.
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December 12, 2009
Anthony SchoettleThe NCAA might expand its annual men’s tournament from the current three-week, 65-team format
to one featuring an added week and a whopping 96 teams. Proponents of the plan say it will generate a bigger
television rights-fee deal for the not-for-profit NCAA, which disperses 95 percent of the income to member institutions.
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December 11, 2009
With the move, IBE hopes to rejuvenate the annual football game and related events, which have been suffering from declining
attendance.
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December 5, 2009
Anthony SchoettleIndianapolis was up against Dallas, Las Vegas, Orlando, Atlanta and New Orleans to host baseball's Winter
Meetings, which
will draw more than 200 media members from the nation’s top 30 markets.
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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.