Sports Venues
BENNER: With MSA, Lugar brought Pacers and sports downtown
May 12, 2012
Bill BennerWithout Sen. Richard Lugar, we might not have the Pacers.
MoreAnderson baseball-complex plan hits financing snag
March 27, 2012
Associated PressConstruction on The Farm, a $7.5 million baseball and softball facility along Interstate 69, has hit another snag while city
officials and project developers continue to negotiate acceptable financing terms.
MoreCity hopes for big splash from NCAA swimming events
March 21, 2012
Anthony SchoettleNCAA swimming championships being held at the IU Natatorium this week kick off six years of collegiate swimming championships
that are expected to generate millions of dollars for the local economy.
MoreBENNER: List of best sports palaces had just one Hoosier entry
March 3, 2012
Bill BennerOn a recent list of great sports venues, The Indianapolis Motor Speedway was not included. Are you kidding me?
Indians revenue grows, profit tops $1 million in 2011
February 25, 2012
Anthony SchoettleThe minor-league Indianapolis Indians overcame a bevy of obstacles last season to continue a run of major-league profits.
MoreUIndy capitalizing on Super Bowl attention
February 3, 2012
Scott OlsonThe New York Giants are practicing at the private university on the south side of the city, giving it the type of attention
that money can't buy.
MoreESPN pleased with Pan Am Plaza broadcast decision
February 3, 2012
Scott OlsonThe sports network originally considered broadcasting from Monument Circle, but chose the plaza because the location has Lucas
Oil Stadium as an ideal backdrop.
MoreNFL decides to add 5,000 tickets to Super Bowl mix
January 24, 2012
Anthony SchoettleNFL officials on Monday said they plan to expand Lucas Oil Stadium's capacity to 68,000 during the Feb. 5 event in Indianapolis.
Capacity for Colts games is typically 63,000.
MoreNCAA rule change quashes high school basketball event
December 31, 2011
IBJ StaffThe event, scheduled for Butler's Hinkle Fieldhouse, ran afoul of a new rule prohibiting events organized by outside promoters.
MoreFieldhouse promoters have high hopes for first tennis event
December 30, 2011
Anthony SchoettlePacers Sports & Entertainment and local tennis officials are hopeful a tennis event featuring Pete Sampras and Todd Martin
at Bankers Life Fieldhouse will be a springboard to much bigger tennis events, maybe even a Davis Cup match.
MoreFieldhouse gets Bankers Life name
December 22, 2011
Francesca JaroszIt will be difficult to rebrand the arena where the Indiana Pacers play, but team officials praised sponsor CNO Financial
for sticking with the $20 million naming-rights deal despite tough times.
MoreIndyCar Series won't return to Las Vegas in 2012
December 9, 2011
Associated PressThe IndyCar Series won't return to Las Vegas Motor Speedway next season, and its future at the track depends in part on
what it learns from the investigation into Dan Wheldon's fatal accident.
MoreFor Big Ten championship, even suites are for sale
December 1, 2011
Scott OlsonBesides individual tickets, entire suites are being offered for as much as $28,000 on various online brokerage sites for the
inaugural Big Ten championship football game.
MoreRipken eyes Indy for major youth baseball complex
November 23, 2011
Anthony SchoettleOfficials for Ripken Baseball Inc., which operates two of the country's top youth baseball facilities, are considering Indianapolis
as a location for a major complex that could cost up to $20 million to build and draw thousands of players and spectators
each year.
MoreExperts discuss Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis
November 12, 2011
Anthony SchoettleFigures who played key roles in attracting the big game and for making the event a success share their insights.
MoreTerre Haute airport looks for Super Bowl business
October 27, 2011
Associated PressTerre Haute International Airport officials distributed brochures and advertisements about the facility and its hangars during
a business aircraft convention this month in Las Vegas.
MoreBENNER: My Wheldon encounter was textbook Dan Wheldon
October 22, 2011
Bill BennerIn the wake of Dan Wheldon's tragic passing, it seems we all have our Dan Wheldon stories to tell
MoreIndoor sports complex getting $2M makeover
October 19, 2011
Scott OlsonThe Sports Of All Sorts indoor recreational facility on Indianapolis’ northeast side is undergoing a rebranding that
will transform it into a restaurant and entertainment venue as well as a sports complex.
MoreBENNER: Don't forget about famous Hoosier sports heroes
October 8, 2011
Bill BennerCertainly, sports figures need to be included among the 30 honored on whatever they end up calling Georgia St.
MoreIndiana Soccer Association moving to Westfield
September 29, 2011
Scott OlsonThe Indianapolis-based soccer association's decision to move to Westfield's Grand Park Sports Campus follows a similar announcement
earlier this year by the Lids Indiana Bulls, a youth baseball organization.
MoreNBA postpones camps, cancels 43 preseason games
September 23, 2011
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe cancellations will cost the Indiana Pacers three preseason games, including home games Oct. 11 vs. the defending NBA champion
Dallas Mavericks and Oct. 15 against the Orlando Magic.
MoreCouncilor launches opposition to Georgia Street renaming
September 21, 2011
Scott OlsonDemocrat City-County Councilor Angela Mansfield has submitted a resolution that urges Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard to "cease
and desist from all efforts to rename Georgia Street."
MoreIndians continue string of attendance increases
September 10, 2011
IBJ StaffFor the season, the city's minor-league baseball team drew 580,082 fans to Victory Field over 71 home dates. The franchise
has posted year-over-year attendance increases in four of the last five seasons.
MoreCity considers tougher ticket-scalping regulations
August 9, 2011
Scott OlsonA proposal in front of a City-County Council committee would require ticket brokers to purchase an annual license to sell
tickets within one mile of an event venue.
MoreIUPUI track stadium dodges wrecking ball
July 19, 2011
Anthony SchoettleThe Michael A. Carroll Track and Soccer Stadium, which school officials considered demolishing a few years ago, is getting
a face-lift that includes a new $1.2 million infield surface.
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City-County Councilor Angela Mansfield and Bob Lutz have a case of wishful thinking.
They obviously don't really care about the cost.
They should.
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Brett, be careful what you lie about, the truth always comes out.
"IMS's George Honored: Tony George, Indianapolis Motor Speedway president and chief executive officer, received the inaugural Pioneering and Innovation Award at the Autosport Awards Dec. 5 in London for his leadership in the development of the Steel and Foam Energy Reduction (SAFER) Barrier. George received the award at the annual gala at the Grosvenor House on behalf of the creators of the SAFER Barrier from Prince Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the leader of the Bahrain International Grand Prix circuit. This is the fourth major award that has been presented to honor George and the SAFER Barrier development team. The SAFER Barrier also received the Louis Schwitzer Award, SEMA Motorsports Engineering Award and GM Racing Pioneer Award in 2002. The SAFER Barrier was installed in all four turns of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway a pioneer in safety for drivers, cars and tracks -- in time for the 86th Indianapolis 500 in 2002. It since has been installed at more than a dozen other tracks, and the latest iteration will be installed at the Speedway in the spring.(IMS PR), see more on my Indy Track News page.(12-7-2004)"
As far as the cart safety team, I cannot find anything on its date of creation. The Delphi Safety team was created in 1996. For some reason there is not much info out there on defunct racing series.
Great article Anthony. Glad IMS is finally being run like a business and not a personal check book to finance the "Vision".
Things are looking up but 15 years of scorched earth won't be fixed overnight. Unfortunately the TV ratings are still poor and that won't change anytime soon with the brilliant 10 year contract signed under the former regime.
Brett not sure why you wonder what he said in his quote. "''I would like to jump in a time machine, go back to 1995, and tell the owners and Tony George not to split,'' Franchitti said. ''As soon as my time machine is done, I know where I'm going.''"
Pretty clear, he would love to go back and tell TG and the team owners not to split.
I am not sure there is anyone who wanted the split, and I don't think there is anyone who would not like to go back and prevent the split. But, as has been discussed ad nauseum, without the split carts management by team owners would have run all of ow racing into bankruptcy. If cart had such a wonderful product, then losing IMS would not have forced it into bankruptcy. If NASCAR lost Daytona or Charlotte, it would not fail like cart did.
Truth,
So you predicted that cart would go into bankruptcy and cease to exist while Indycar would continue on? I missed that prediction.
I want to live in a city that has a garage structure to be proud of for it's innovating design!