CIB debate goes overtime
Where do we go from here? When it comes to the Capital Improvement Board and this city’s sports facilities, it’s anybody’s guess.
About the only thing we know for sure, the CIB has called…
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Pacers attendance: Time to convert
Earlier this week, I pointed out the Indiana Pacers’ 14,182 attendance this season was 28th out of 30 National Basketball Association teams. I also pointed out, the team’s attendance represented a big increase…
Pacers pain not isolated incident
The Indiana Pacers are far from the only National Basketball Association franchise hurting financially. And the pain isn’t just striking small market teams.
While the first round of the playoffs rages on, several NBA…
Take from poor (relief), give to CIB
That drip-drop sound you hear is not the rain outside. It’s coming from the irony dripping off the most recent Capital Improvement Board bailout proposal.
A bi-partisan group of Marion County lawmakers is suggesting…
CIB solution is simple, a bit scary
It may seem absurd. No, scratch that, it does seem absurd. But there’s a simple solution to solve the Capital Improvement Board’s $47 million budget shortfall. Legalized sports gambling.
That proposal won’t see the…
Bird’s wins, not pay stack up
The Cleveland Cavaliers are two games away from equaling the 1985-86 Boston Celtics’ best-ever NBA home record. The Cavs are 38-1 playing on the banks of Lake Erie. They only have San Antonio…
Senator hits nerve in CIB debate
In the quintessential exchange at yesterday’s Senate committee hearing about a potential solution to the Capital Improvement Board’s revenue shortfall, Sen. Lindel Hume, D-Princeton, asked Indiana Pacers Chief Operating Officer Rick Fuson about…
Kenley set to drop CIB bombshell
Sen. Luke Kenley will introduce his plan to solve the $37 million Capital Improvement Board revenue shortfall to area reporters today at 5 p.m. at the Statehouse. But mums the word. Reporters will…
Media icon departs Speedway
Bill York, who has worked in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway press room since 1958, is no longer with the Brickyard. IMS spokesman Ron Green confirmed that York and the Speedway parted ways, but…
NBA: Apocalypse now
I’m not a sky-is-falling kind of guy by nature. But I think there’s a seismic shift underway in the NBA. The Indiana Pacers’ financial distress is just the tip of the iceberg.
I’m not…
Pacers have explaining to do
Slowly but surely, Indiana Pacers officials are releasing more information about their financial distress. Last month, Pacers brass told me they had lost money in nine of 10 years at Conseco Fieldhouse, including the…
Pacers’ Web traffic > attendance
The Indiana Pacers attendance is holding steady, though it’s still near the bottom of the NBA, ranking 28th out of 30 teams. The team’s traffic on its Web site, however, is faring much…
Ticket tax hike gaining favor
I have bad news for Indiana Pacers, Indianapolis Colts and Indianapolis Indians ticket buyers. By the time you buy tickets for next season’s games, you’ll likely be hit with a higher ticket tax….
Pacers’ long-term future at issue
As long as Indiana Pacers co-owners Mel and Herb Simon are alive, I’m convinced the team will not move out of town, and certainly won’t fold. I’m not convinced there are many other…
Colts, Pacers state financial case
Sen. Luke Kenley, R-Noblesville, a key fiscal leader in the state legislature, has been busy in the last week meeting with members of the Indiana Pacers and Indianapolis Colts. The primary topic: The…
Pacers reach out despite pain
Even in a time of great economic distress, the Indiana Pacers have kept on giving.
Through grants across Indiana to over 40 organizations, annual scholarship awards and a $500,000 commitment to…
Indy’s sports strategy under fire
Twenty five years ago, Indianapolis rolled the dice, betting that building this town on sports—amateur and professional—would be a good way to shed the Nap-town image that had dogged the city. The gamble paid off for decades, but now it’s…
Motorsports marketer assists NBA
The National Basketball Association got an assist from an Indianapolis sponsorship consultancy, who oddly, works solely in the motorsports realm.
NBA officials recently decided to loosen its rules on hard liquor sponsorships, to allow…
Time for Ballard to face storm
Until now, Mayor Greg Ballard hasn’t weighed in on the topic of financially assisting the Indiana Pacers. When last asked by the IBJ in late December, Ballard offered the following response.
“[The Pacers] haven’t…
City to help Pacers financially
It’s official. The Indiana Pacers are hemorrhaging financially—and looking for city aid. Though franchise officials have no interest in discussing it, the situation has become so bad, the team is now seeking help…