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Indy Eleven draw record crowd in first game at Lucas Oil Stadium
The crowd blew away the old single-game mark of 11,048 the Eleven drew for its very first game in April 2014.
Hectic city schedule makes hosting football national championship trickier
Indianapolis officials say they’re up for the challenge of hosting the eighth annual College Football Playoff National Championship in January 2022, even as they’re planning six other big sporting events that take place within a 13-month stretch.
Indy Eleven to play home season at Lucas Oil this year
No financial details were available early this morning, but the agreement comes just weeks after the team said it will switch leagues.
Indy Eleven in talks to play in Lucas Oil Stadium as report surfaces of league switch
Officials with the soccer team are in ongoing discussions about the possibility of playing future games in Lucas Oil Stadium, while a soccer news website reports that the team will join the United Soccer League for its 2018 season.
Indianapolis to host national college football championship game
The 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship game is expected to have a $150 million economic impact on Indianapolis.
VP Pence leaves Colts game after players protest during anthem
President Trump said on Twitter that he asked the former Indiana governor to leave the stadium if any players kneeled during the anthem.
Colts unveil Manning statue outside Lucas Oil Stadium
Peyton Manning joined hundreds of fans attending the event, which featured remarks from Tony Dungy and executive Bill Polian as well as NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
Colts ready to celebrate Peyton’s place in Indy’s hearts
On Sunday, Peyton Manning will be inducted into the team’s Ring of Honor and become the first player from the franchise’s Indianapolis era to have his jersey retired.
Indianapolis remains on list of potential World Cup game sites
Forty-one cities in the United States, Mexico and Canada, including Indianapolis, have submitted preliminary bids to host 2026 World Cup matches.
UPDATE: Pacers hope to lap field with splashy bid for NBA All-Star Game
Pacers President of Basketball Operations Larry Bird on Monday delivered the city’s bid to host the 2021 NBA All-Star Game to NBA executives in New York City in a specially-themed IndyCar.
NBA All-Star Game would mean global marketing bounce
The NBA All-Star Game is broadcast to 215 countries and territories in 49 languages, according to NBA officials. In China alone, nearly 40 million people watch the game and another 10 million do so in Europe.
Gen Con to more than double space usage in Lucas Oil Stadium
Gen Con this year plans to use more than 750,000 square feet in the Indiana Convention Center, Lucas Oil Stadium and in the connector between the two facilities. It’s the most space ever booked for an Indianapolis convention.
IU sports facilities guru takes over lead role at Lucas Oil Stadium
Eric Neuburger has been hired as director of the stadium Stadium, becoming just the second person to oversee the city's pro football facilities since the debut of the Indianapolis Colts in 1984.
Longtime Lucas Oil Stadium director departing for speedway
Mike Fox, who spent 33 years as stadium director at Lucas Oil Stadium and the Hoosier Dome, will now oversee facility operations at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Oil executive Lucas on Trump’s short list for interior secretary
A southern Indiana native who founded California-based Lucas Oil Products Inc., the 74-year-old Forrest Lucas is known in his home state because of the 20-year naming rights deal for Lucas Oil Stadium.
Gen Con’s expansion to Lucas Oil is test for conventions
Gen Con is the biggest and highest-profile convention to use both the stadium and convention center since the 2011 expansion—and others are watching to see how it works.
NFL team hopes to score with cheap stadium food
Behind the $2 hot dogs, $3 pretzels, and $5 beers is a strategy team executives say will make more money, not less.
Colts to build Manning statue in front of stadium, retire No. 18
At a Friday press conference with Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay compared the soon-to-be-built statue memorializing Manning’s career to the gravesite of rocker Jim Morrison.
CIB approves $1.63M for Bankers Life, Lucas Oil
Melina Kennedy had a busy first day as president of the Capital Improvement Board but says she hasn’t been approached by Mayor Joe Hogsett or City-County Council members about shaking up the board’s finances—yet.