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Kim and Todd Saxton: Go for the gold! But maybe not every time.
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Q&A: What you need to know about the CDC’s new mask guidance
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Carmel distiller turns hand sanitizer pivot into a community fundraising platform
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Lebanon considering creating $13.7M in trails, green space for business park
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Local senior-living complex more than doubles assisted-living units in $5M expansion
IndyCar’s compact schedule burning out team crews
There have been a lot of complaints about the IndyCar Series’ schedule, which runs 16 races in five months. The grind may be chasing some engineers and mechanics out of the sport.
Colts open overhauled stadium store with new vendor
Lids Sports Group is promising a better layout and more Colts merchandise in Lucas Oil Stadium store while working to open at least one more mall-based outlet.
Indians, Minor League Baseball merchandise sales booming
The Indianapolis Indians’ merchandise sales is up 77 percent over the last decade, helping push Minor League Baseball to an all-time record.
WNDE sacks news-commentary morning show to stick with sports
As WNDE prepares to begin simulcasting on the FM dial, station executives decided to sideline one of its worst performing shows.
Victory Field keeps pace with newer, more expensive venues
The aging downtown home of the Indianapolis Indians continues to draw national attention and earn rave reviews, including a No. 6 ranking on a list of the nation’s best minor-league ballparks.
IndyCar hopes to book 2 foreign races for 2016
Less than a week removed from this year’s Indianapolis 500, and Hulman & Co. CEO Mark Miles is already looking ahead to the 2016 IndyCar Series season.
Speedway unveils logo for 100th running of Indy 500
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is expected to unleash a massive marketing onslaught leading up to the 100th running of the race. The new logo will certainly be a major part of that.
Team owner calls IndyCar aero kits ‘negative, negative, negative’
While Michael Andretti rails on the new aero kits and serious questions about their safety emerge, IndyCar officials remain hopeful the body work can lead to higher, possibly even record, speeds for the 100th Indianapolis 500 next year.
Deal reached to bring IU-Notre Dame game back to Victory Field
Indiana University Athletic Director Fred Glass wants an IU-Notre Dame baseball game at Victory Field in downtown Indianapolis to become a big annual event and that wish is now one step closer.
Colts fire back at critics of military marketing
In the last four years, the Indianapolis Colts have been paid more to run advertising and promotions for the U.S. military than all but three NFL teams.
Super Bowl speculation pumps up demand for Colts tickets, sponsorships
The Indianapolis Colts capped season ticket sales at just more than 61,000 season tickets for the upcoming season to preserve about 4,000 for group and single-game sales.
Speedway officials predict year-over-year attendance increase this May
More than 40,000 are expected to attend Saturday's Grand Prix of Indianapolis if the rain stays away, and Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Doug Boles said ticket sales for the May 24 Indianapolis 500 are "really, really strong."
Colts, Indians making games more accessible with new program
Damar Services Inc. is launching an innovative program to make outings to public attractions more enjoyable for people with autism and other behavioral or developmental disabilities, and local sports organizations are taking the lead in implementing it.
IU, Kentucky in talks to renew storied basketball rivalry
With temperatures warming and the first flowers starting to sprout here in Indiana, IU Athletic Director Fred Glass is feeling optimistic that maybe—just maybe—the Hoosiers’ hoops rivalry with the University of Kentucky can be renewed.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway president launches barnstorming tour of state
IMS President Doug Boles is taking a cue from the track's late owner Tony Hulman, who toured the state in the mid- to late-1940s to connect with Hoosiers in small towns and big cities.
Sponsors never doubted Pacers’ George would fly high again
Pacers' all-star forward Paul George is featured in three new TV ads this month. CAA Sports, which represents George, said not a single prospective or current sponsor backed away from George after a serious leg injury in August.
Indy Eleven sponsorship revenue up; all eyes on attendance
After leading the North American Soccer League in attendance during its inaugural season, the Indy Eleven faces a big challenge to maintain that momentum. The team has lobbied hard for an 18,000-seat home venue. Now it has to prove it can fill it.
IndyCar not yet collected in lawsuit over flying debris at St. Pete
A spectator hit by a piece of debris that came off a race car at the IndyCar Series race in St. Petersburg, Florida, on March 29 intends to sue the city. The open-wheel series also could be a target of the victim's lawyers.