Pacers to take 9-day break as NBA experiments with schedule
Players around the league urged officials to double the amount of off-time they have during the All-Star break, which starts Thursday.
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Pacers telecasts on Fox Sports going mobile
Fox Sports Indiana is live streaming home and away games—as well as pre- and post-game shows—to mobile devices. Pacers officials are hopeful the viewing option will grow the team’s fan base and increase ticket and other sales.
LOPRESTI: Customized holiday carols celebrate Indiana’s teams
Yes, it’s time to put sport to song. Christmas carols, to be exact, slightly altered.
Pacers hire national agency to snag blue-chip sponsorships
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.
Sponsors, fans stick with Pacers
With the loss of Lance Stephenson to free agency and the serious leg injury to Paul George, there are numerous questions about how the Indiana Pacers will do on the court this season. But on the business side, victories are piling up.
New Pacers president climbed ladder by mastering the details
Dependability—in a wide range of roles with the team—spurred Pacers Sports & Entertainment President Jim Morris earlier this year to recommend to owner Herb Simon that Fuson become his successor. On Sept. 30, Simon made it official, naming Rick Fuson president.
Pacers sign Vogel to multi-year contract extension
Vogel, 41, is entering his fourth full season as coach. He is 167-100 since taking over the job and led the team to the NBA Central Division title the past two seasons.
Fuson replaces Morris as Indiana Pacers president
The Indiana Pacers on Tuesday announced a front-office shuffle that will see longtime executive Rick Fuson replace Jim Morris as president of Pacers Sports & Entertainment. Morris will become vice chairman.
Manager of Cultural Trail plans HQ project
The not-for-profit that oversees the Indianapolis Cultural Trail and the Indiana Pacers Bikeshare program plans to shed its training wheels and renovate a former service station along the trail as its headquarters.
Large crowds buoying pro sports teams
There’s never been a better time to be a professional sports franchise operator in Indianapolis. Season-ticket renewal rates and attendance are near record levels. But some observers wonder whether too much of a good thing could turn into a bad thing if spending on sports outruns growth in the local economy.
Pacers’ NBA title odds plunge after George’s broken leg
The Pacers were among the favorites to challenge for the Eastern Conference title this season. That was before Paul George tried to block a layup during a Team USA scrimmage three days ago and broke his right leg in multiple places.
Paul George’s broken leg leaves Pacers reeling
The Indiana Pacers, a round short of the NBA Finals the last two years, are left pondering a season without their best player.
Judge OKs record-setting $2B sale of Clippers
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 lose Stephenson to Hornets offer, reports say
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.
The wild East: Conference wide open with James’ move
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.
Kellogg steps down from executive post with Pacers
Clark Kellogg, 52, who played with Pacers from 1982 to 1987, will depart as vice president of player relations, a position he’s held since 2010.
Late Pacers slump didn’t slow season-ticket renewals
The season-ticket renewal rate for next season is around 93 percent, and season-ticket sales are 15 percent ahead of last season, said Todd Taylor, the team’s chief marketing and sales officer.
Former Pacers coach Jack Ramsay dies at 89
Jack Ramsay, who won an NBA title with Portland and coached the Indiana Pacers from 1986 to 1988, died Monday in Naples, Fla., after battling cancer for more than 15 years, ESPN reported
Herb Simon: $160M Pacer deal helps heirs
Herb Simon, 79, says the $160 million deal the city struck with the Indiana Pacers this month for operating costs and stadium improvements is an outgrowth of negotiations that began way back in 2007.
MORTON: Indy’s road to Oz will end soon for sports team owners
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.