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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
Pacers launching team in NBA’s new hoops e-league
The virtual league is set to debut in 2018 with a full season of competition between at least 17 franchises. Pacers games likely will played at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Indy Eleven signs deal with Adidas, unveils new uniform
Gone is the jersey’s subtle yet unmistakable checkered design background—a nod to the Indianapolis 500 and the team’s support squad, the Brickyard Battalion—which was popular with the team’s fan base.
Pacers unveil new logo featuring sleek outline of state
The team’s two primary marks are not going away. The newest logo is designed to look more modern and emphasize that the Pacers are a statewide team.
Indy Eleven’s effort to score MLS franchise takes hit
The soccer club made an eleventh-hour pitch for state aid in building a stadium during this year’s General Assembly, with most of the presentations made privately and quietly. The team’s request was not acted upon.
Indy wins bid to host NCAA hoops regional, other postseason events
Lucas Oil Stadium, Eagle Creek State Park and the IUPUI Natatorium will host NCAA championship events in 2019 and 2020.
Speedway exceeds Indy 500 ticket sales goal, expects corporate hospitality sellout
The crowd could approach 300,000, meaning more than $25 million in tickets for the track. Add concessions, merchandise, parking and hospitality, and revenue could pass $40 million.
IndyCar Series seeking bigger TV deal, more exposure
ABC/ESPN and NBC are interested in broadcasting IndyCar Series races beyond 2018. Alternative partners such as Google and Amazon also could be in play.
NFL schedulers not kind to Colts season-ticket holders
The home and away games in the preseason have been arranged such that local fans are unlikely to see much of Andrew Luck or the other starters in Lucas Oil Stadium before the regular season.
IU senior helps Mark Cuban Center break new ground with hoops game
Carmel native Catherine Onofrey has spent much of this year developing a virtual reality basketball game set inside Assembly Hall. After graduation, she’ll help General Motors develop driverless cars.
Revamped Speedrome debuts with near-sellout crowd for season opener
In the wake of $500,000 in off-season upgrades, the historic and hallowed Indianapolis Speedrome took a big first step last weekend toward its goal of doubling attendance this season.
Indy Eleven nabs new international sponsor, re-ups with Honda
Turkish Airlines’ logo debuted on the back of the club’s jerseys last Saturday, when the team kicked off its season against the expansion San Francisco Deltas.
Ball State students powering NCAA’s March Madness social media campaign
Instead of relying on a high-powered New York media firm or Silicon Valley tech wizard, the NCAA and its broadcast partners are relying on 30 BSU students to manage @MarchMadness and @FinalFour accounts and in-venue social media transmissions.
Stevens to IU not as farfetched as Hoosier fans think
Lots of basketball prognosticators say there is NO way Boston Celtics Coach Brad Stevens would take the IU job. But there’s at least one good reason he—and Steve Alford—would consider it. And there may be even more.
Ticket demand red-hot for NCAA games at Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Thousands of fans for schools in Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio are converging on the city for games in the first two rounds of March Madness this Friday and Sunday.
Big Ten hoops tournament attendance craters on East Coast
While the tepid turnout for this year’s men’s tournament in the nation’s capital might be worrisome and irk Midwestern fans, Commissioner Jim Delany is still bullish on establishing an East Coast presence.
Ball State students head to Florida to cover MLB spring training
Thirteen BSU students are forsaking the tradition of hitting the beach over their spring break to hunt for Indiana-centric stories at Major League Baseball training camps.
Putnam Park race track for civilians continues major expansion
Owner Chris Diasio has sunk $5 million into the private raceway since taking it over in 2012. And he says he isn’t done yet, adding members as fast as the facilities to accommodate them.
Adidas offers to buy island for NFL player who breaks record
The German shoe and sports apparel maker is offering surf and turf for any player who runs the fastest 40-yard dash in NFL Scouting Combine history. Players will make the dash this week at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.