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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
Roundup: Tickets for souped-up Pacers going for a song on secondary market
Despite the team’s surprising play, seats for Pacers home games are among the cheapest in the league on the secondary market.
Roundup: Esports effort shuffles Pacers exec ranks; Indy 500 trophy heads to Japan
Also, Joey Chestnut prepares to defend his shrimp-eating title in Indy, and the North American Soccer League suffers another blow.
Roundup: Pacers struggle at gate despite surprising start; Mini medal unveiled
The Blue and Gold are near the bottom of the NBA in terms of average attendance. But Boston, Chicago and Cleveland are on the way with help.
Indy Eleven still has shot at MLS expansion franchise
Sports Illustrated reported this week that Cincinnati, Sacramento and Nashville have the inside track on the first two MLS expansion franchises to be granted in December. But that doesn’t completely eliminate Indianapolis from the hunt.
Colts marketing Peyton Manning-branded wine
The Indianapolis Colts recently signed a three-year deal with New York-based Wine By Design to make a series of commemorative Colts wines, with bottles priced at up to $400 apiece.
Discover deal to give Big Ten championship football game new look
A sports marketer familiar with such deals told IBJ that the credit card company now likely ranks as one of the Big Ten Conference’s three biggest sponsors.
Sellout expected as Great One fuels ECHL All-Star ticket sales
The minor-league hockey all-star game in Indianapolis will be played under a new three-on-three format. But a bigger draw could be NHL great Wayne Gretzky’s participation.
Dungy predicts Manning will be in NFL front office job within five years
Based on conversations he’s had with Peyton Manning, former Colts head coach Tony Dungy says the former All-Pro quarterback is bound to become an NFL executive. And Dungy said he’d consider working for him.
Indy Eleven attendance holds steady as uncertain future looms
The Indy Eleven’s average home attendance this year was tops in the struggling North American Soccer League and better than all but three of the 30 teams in a competing league. Team officials see that as a positive factor in their bid to join Major League Soccer.
NCAA takes step toward widening alcohol sales at events
Leaders of Division I are moving forward to devise a plan to sell alcohol at its championship events, while Division II honchos are taking a hard pass and Division III is taking a wait-and-see approach.
With Luck out and losses mounting, Colts’ TV ratings getting sacked
Through the first six weeks of the NFL season, the league has seen overall viewership decline 7.5 percent. For the Colts, it’s much, much worse.
With TV viewership in decline, IndyCar shops for new media deal
An 11 percent year-over-year decrease in eyeballs comes at a bad time for the open-wheel racing series. But IndyCar boss Mark Miles remains optimistic.
Pacers seats rate high league-wide in value, broker’s study says
Fans of the Blue and Gold can catch a win at Bankers Life Fieldhouse for a relatively small investment, according to this season’s TickPick analysis for all 30 NBA clubs.
Athlete group launches platform for investing in minority businesses
Former Pacers star Antonio Davis is among the leaders of Playbook Investors Network, which helps support and provide access to capital for minority-owned supplier firms.
McLaren eyes returning to IndyCar in ‘long-term, meaningful way’
With two of IndyCar’s major teams downsizing, the addition of a deep-pocketed team like Formula One’s McLaren would be good news for the open-wheel circuit.
Poll conducted before anthem protests picks Colts, NFL as huge local favorites
Central Indiana residents prefer pro football and Indy’s franchise to all other leagues and teams by a wide margin, according to the study. But its author says recent protests by players around the league could put a dent in their popularity.
Notre Dame, IU, Purdue all slide in college football value rankings
In the annual study that values college football programs like Wall Street values for-profit companies, Ohio State University leads the pack at $1.5 billion.
Renovated Speedrome racing to finish line of banner year
Officials at the 76-year-old short track say $500,000 in off-season upgrades are paying off with boosts in attendance and race participation.