August 18, 2008
The Indianapolis Colts sell sponsorships like Peyton Manning throws touchdown passes. A lot of the credit
goes to the team’s former sales and marketing boss Ray Compton, who sold everything imaginable...
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August 15, 2008
Local marketing firm Three-Sixty Group created an unprecedented ad campaign for USA Gymnastics, aimed at capitalizing
on this month’s Olympics. The campaign debuts today with an eight-page insert in USA Today. USA Gymnastics...
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August 15, 2008
Joe Theismann has been inside every single National Football League stadium. The former quarterback and TV announcer
said yesterday that the new Lucas Oil Stadium is a one-of-a-kind.
“I’m not saying it’s one of the best...
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August 14, 2008
Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO Tony George has been named 2008 “Motorcyclist of the Year” by Motorcyclist,
one of the most widely circulated motorcycle magazines in the U.S., for his efforts to bring the...
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August 13, 2008
NCAA officials today announced that Indianapolis is one of eight cities in the running to host the women’s
basketball Final Four in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Columbus, Ohio; Dallas; Denver; Nashville, Tenn.; New Orleans; San Antonio and Tampa Bay...
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August 13, 2008
IUPUI men’s basketball coach Ron Hunter has been criticized for being over emotional and too demonstrative
during games. Some Div. I athletic directors and basketball coaches have told me that trait has held...
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August 12, 2008
One week from today, most of the Indianapolis Colts players will get their first look inside the new 63,000-seat
Lucas Oil Stadium. Players will be checking out the field surface, lighting and other...
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August 11, 2008
The television ratings for the Indy Racing League race at Kentucky Speedway continue downward. The have been
cut in half since 2006.
This year, the Nielsen overnight rating for Saturday’s race was .43, meaning...
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August 11, 2008
The medallists aren’t the only ones smiling at the Beijing Olympics. Officials for NBC are absolutely giddy.
After two nights of coverage, NBC is averaging a 16.2 rating and 30 percent U.S. audience...
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August 8, 2008
After signing a new television deal with cable channel Versus, Indy Racing League officials are still confident
they can ink a title sponsor by year’s end.
Sources close to negotiations said there are five...
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August 7, 2008
The deal the Indy Racing League got from Versus cable channel to air its races starting next season, is
so good, league officials said during a conference call today, it prompted them to abandon the remaining
year they had to...
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August 7, 2008
Chad Pennington is no Peyton Manning. He’s no Jim Sorgi either. Pennington is expected to be traded or released
today by the New York Jets, who just acquired Brett Favre from the Green...
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August 6, 2008
Herb Simon’s proclamation yesterday that Indiana Pacers’ point guard Jamaal Tinsley must go, raised a few
eyebrows here in the Hoosier Heartland. Just a few months ago, you couldn’t get the team’s co-owner...
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August 6, 2008
Officials for Nikon yesterday announced they signed a deal to be the title sponsor the Indy Racing League
race in Australia in October.
The race in Surfers Paradise will be called the Nikon Indy...
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August 5, 2008
The company city officials hired to handle general concession sales and premium dining at Lucas Oil Stadium
could be sold before serving its first hot dog at the 63,000-seat venue set to open...
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August 4, 2008
Brett Favre is returning to Green Bay today to play for the Packers. This after Packers brass offered to
pay him $20 million to stay away.
This got me thinking. Which of the Indianapolis Colts that has retired or otherwise left ...
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August 1, 2008
Indiana University President Michael McRobbie announced this afternoon that the school has formed a 13-person
search committee to find a replacement for athletic director Rick Greenspan. The search committee will include faculty
members, administrators and alumni. The search committee will be...
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August 1, 2008
Open-wheel race driver Paul Tracy may not be done this year on the Indy Racing League circuit. This morning,
Walker Racing officials told IBJ they continue to work with Subway Restaurants and other...
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July 31, 2008
Carlos Sastre’s Tour de France victory was cemented in Paris July 27, but the wheels that carried him to
victory were made in Speedway.
While Zipp Speed Weaponry has been providing high-end bicycle wheels...
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July 30, 2008
At 2 p.m. today, IRL officials are expected to unveil their 2009 schedule. Motorsports sources tell IBJ there
will be 18 races next year (10 ovals and eight road courses), with the Nashville...
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July 29, 2008
Indiana University is making me look pretty smart these days. And it has nothing to do with the degree
I earned there almost 20 years ago.
Three weeks ago I was asked on a...
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July 28, 2008
The big stories in the world of motorsports have been coming at such a high rate of speed, it’s been difficult
to keep up.
The long weekend kicked off with Tony Stewart getting into an altercation with a U.S. Auto Club...
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July 25, 2008
The Indy Racing League’s foray into Edmonton is looking good.
Sources on the ground there for this weekend’s race report that IRL race signage and promotional material
posted by city officials is evident along streets,...
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July 25, 2008
Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Tony George’s open-wheel racing enterprise has gotten a boost from its
fendered brethren that few outside racing circles are aware of.
So powerful is the connection between NASCAR and the...
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July 24, 2008
At a time when many professional sports teams and properties are seeing their revenue drop in the wake of
a rocky economy, the Indianapolis Indians this year have seen a nearly 18 percent...
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.