Sports Business

Ex-ABA team seeks more from old TV-rights deal with Pacers

November 22, 2011
 IBJ Staff and Bloomberg News
The Spirits of St. Louis Basketball Club LP, a defunct American Basketball Association team, claims it is owed even more TV revenue from the Indiana Pacers and three other NBA expansion teams than the teams are currently paying as part of a 1976 settlement.
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Stewart's NASCAR victory likely to boost local trade show

November 21, 2011
Anthony Schoettle
The International Motorsports Industry Show at the Indiana Convention Center should get a jolt of publicity from Tony Stewart, who is not only the 2011 NASCAR champ but the show's part-owner.
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Ski-lodge-themed facility planned for Union Station

November 19, 2011
Anthony Schoettle
The NFL is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to build a posh 15,000-square-foot hospitality area inside Union Station’s Grand Hall for this year’s Super Bowl. The facility will be a perk for the league's best corporate partners, former players and coaches, and other high-rollers.
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BENNER: A badly needed week off from sports lunacy

November 19, 2011
Bill Benner
I need a bye week too ... from the Colts.
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Indiana Legislature taking 2-day break for Super Bowl

November 16, 2011
Associated Press
Demand for hotel rooms will make it difficult for some out-of-town lawmakers to find at hotel rooms or long-term residences in Indianapolis.
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More games lost as NBA players file antitrust lawsuit

November 16, 2011
Associated Press
The Indiana Pacers have already lost eight preseason games and eight regular-season games, with half of those events scheduled for Conseco Fieldhouse. Extending the stoppage through Dec. 15 will cost the Pacers another 15 games, including six at home.
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Players reject NBA's offer, begin to disband union

November 14, 2011
Associated Press
National Basketball Association players rejected the league's latest offer Monday and have begun the process to disband the union. The decision likely jeopardizes the season.
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Experts discuss Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis

November 12, 2011
Anthony Schoettle
Figures who played key roles in attracting the big game and for making the event a success share their insights.
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BENNER: Cowardly silence brings shame to Happy ValleyRestricted Content

November 12, 2011
Bill Benner
As horrific as the allegations are, just as horrendous are the alleged inactions of Penn State officials and Paterno himself.
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Formula One boss embroiled in more controversy

November 9, 2011
Bloomberg News
Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone's latest controversies involve bribery allegations and the possible takeover of F1 by News Corp.
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IndyCar, NASCAR stars to face off in IndyRestricted Content

November 5, 2011
 IBJ Staff
The go-kart race at Conseco Fieldhouse is part of the third annual International Motorsports Industry Show at the Indiana Convention Center.
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Injury stalls Manning's lucrative marketing careerRestricted Content

November 5, 2011
Anthony Schoettle
Since Peyton Manning underwent neck surgery in early September, gone are almost all the television, print, billboard and myriad other commercials featuring the Indianapolis Colts quarterback.
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NASCAR deal comes at good time for C&R RacingRestricted Content

November 5, 2011
Anthony Schoettle
The company will lose $2 million next year in IndyCar-related business, but company founder Chris Paulsen has no fear.
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BENNER: Of conference realignment and other absurditiesRestricted Content

November 5, 2011
Bill Benner
Of this, that and the other while wondering how Tom Osborne became a Big Ten icon.
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Biggest losers in NFL see bargain opportunity in Luck

November 4, 2011
Bloomberg News
The winless Indianapolis Colts and Miami Dolphins are jockeying to land what one former National Football League executive says may be the most valuable—and reasonably priced—top pick in modern draft history.
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Team owner sues IndyCar series over suspensionRestricted Content

October 29, 2011
 IBJ Staff
Mark Olson says he didn't have enough sponsorship income to field a car in two Firestone IndyLights events, but league thought he was orchestrating a boycott.
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Horizon League signs pact with Sport GraphicsRestricted Content

October 29, 2011
 IBJ Staff
The agreement, which was negotiated by IMG College, the league’s multimedia-rights partner, will run through July 2014.
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Bush Stadium gets last hurrahRestricted Content

October 29, 2011
 IBJ Staff
City leaders and economic development officials planned to pay tribute Oct. 28 to Bush Stadium’s historical significance before work begins to convert the venue into loft apartments.
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Speedway hosts meetings about potential for electric car racing seriesRestricted Content

October 29, 2011
 IBJ Staff
The three-day conference looked at such things as design plans and technical infrastructure for electric racing vehicles, and preliminary business plans for such a series.
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Presidential visit to Super Bowl would up security ante

October 29, 2011
Anthony Schoettle
Security for Indianapolis’ Super Bowl—already ramped up from regular-season NFL games—could get even tighter. Sources said there has been talk of President Obama attending the February event.
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NCAA approves major scholarship changes at meeting

October 27, 2011
Associated Press
The NCAA Division I Board of Directors OK'd reforms that give conferences the option of adding more money to scholarships, schools the opportunity to award scholarships for multiple years, impose tougher academic standards on recruits, and change basketball recruiting.
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Terre Haute airport looks for Super Bowl business

October 27, 2011
Associated Press
Terre Haute International Airport officials distributed brochures and advertisements about the facility and its hangars during a business aircraft convention this month in Las Vegas.
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IndyCar CEO Bernard revisits 'horrific' week

October 25, 2011
Associated Press
IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard knows there are people who blame him for Dan Wheldon's death, who say the IndyCar CEO pushed the series over the edge.
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Formula One cars to race in New Jersey in 2013

October 25, 2011
Formula One cars are scheduled to race through the streets of New Jersey in 2013, F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone said. The last U.S. race was at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2007.
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College athletes push for NCAA reforms, money

October 24, 2011
Associated Press
More than 300 major college football and men's basketball players are telling the NCAA and college presidents they want a cut of ever-increasing TV sports revenue to fatten scholarships and cover all the costs of getting a degree.
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