The east-side apparel factory could lose about one-fourth of its business when its NBA contract expires in 2017, industry experts said. But Adidas officials are confident there will be no layoffs to the local staff of 1,100.
Police say the couple was arguing on the street when a group interfered. The dispute escalated until one man pulled out a knife.
Players around the league urged officials to double the amount of off-time they have during the All-Star break, which starts Thursday.
The team wants to look outside central Indiana for six-figure deals with major players. Shamrock Sports & Entertainment’s clients include NASCAR and World Series of Poker.
In allowing the deal to go forward, Superior Court Judge Michael Levanas sided Monday with Sterling's estranged wife, Shelly Sterling, who negotiated the record sale after the NBA banned the 80-year-old billionaire for making offensive remarks about blacks.
Pacers free-agent guard Lance Stephenson has come to terms with the Charlotte Hornets with a three-year, $27 million deal, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday morning.
Cleveland isn’t an automatic contender with LeBron James back in the lineup, and there are no clear candidates to fill the power vacuum left by Miami.
Four-time NBA most valuable player LeBron James said Friday that he felt a calling to be a leader in the city where he started his career.
Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been banned for life by the NBA in response to racist comments the league says he made in a recorded conversation.
The seemingly endless yellow brick road to Oz, or what residents of central Indiana have come to accept as privately owned professional sports franchises seeking financial sustenance to build and upgrade, is nearing a tipping point of practical expenditures.
The city’s Capital Improvement Board on Monday afternoon unanimously approved a $160 million, 10-year finance package to the Indiana Pacers for the operations of Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
On Friday, Gatorade will introduce Pacer Paul George as its newest NBA spokesman in a lineup that already features prominent athletes such as Dwyane Wade, Peyton Manning, Serena Williams and Derek Jeter.
The network said the Tuesday night telecast averaged 920,000 viewers, topping out at more than 1 million from 10:15 to 10:30 p.m. EST.
The Indiana Pacers were the first NBA team to jump on the opportunity to sell advertising on the court. So far, just two other teams have followed suit.
Team officials have not released details, but the contract is reported to be for five years and worth $80 million-plus.
Carlos Knox runs The Knox Indy Pro Am Summer League, one of only a few nationwide where basketball fans can find top college and professional hoops stars facing off against one another on the hardwood.
The team plans to provide gold t-shirts for all in attendance for Saturday’s game, which tips off at 8 p.m. Ticket packages for next season are selling as local enthusiasm builds.
Despite the negative noise this year about Pacers home attendance, the team had its second consecutive season increase. Revenue from tickets and sponsorships also rose.
Frank Vogel is in his third season as head coach of the Indiana Pacers. Entering Tuesday's home game with Miami, he has an 82-56 overall record.
The NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement will dramatically boost the amount of money the Indiana Pacers get from the league, but it won’t be enough to put the team in the black.
