Tennis officials set to reveal tournament buyer
Sources told IBJ last week that the U.S. Tennis Association Southern Section was in serious negotiations to buy the event and move it to Atlanta.
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Baseball meetings let leaders tout Indianapolis to influential audience
Indianapolis was up against Dallas, Las Vegas, Orlando, Atlanta and New Orleans to host baseball’s Winter
Meetings, which
will draw more than 200 media members from the nation’s top 30 markets.
Tennis officials confirm sale of tournament
Officials with the Indianapolis Tennis Championships confirmed that they are selling the rights to host an annual
men’s professional tennis event that has roots in Indianapolis dating back to 1920.
Sources: City will lose professional tennis tournament
The Indianapolis Tennis Championships—formerly known as RCA Championships—appear to be dead, with the ATP Tour
dates being shipped off to Atlanta for 2010 and beyond.
NCAA, NBA launch iHoops to promote sport of basketball to future players, fans
One of the legacies left behind by the late NCAA President Myles Brand is a 10-person startup company tucked in a high-rise
office building in downtown Indianapolis that is just starting to make its mark on the basketball world.
Critics: NCAA’s reselling of suites out of sync with scalping ban
Lucas Oil Stadium suite holders are upset that the NCAA is taking their luxury boxes for the men’s basketball Final Four
in April and reselling them on the secondary—or scalpers—market.
Circle City Classic must boost attendance, sponsorship revenue to survive
Dramatic decreases in sponsorship and ticket revenue this year and the recent resignation of the Circle City Classic’s
new executive director have some questioning if the event can survive. Now Classic leaders are considering a bevy of bold changes.
Circle City Classic director resigns after 4 months
The director of the Circle City Classic announced his resignation Monday, just four months after taking the job.
Indianapolis Colts, other small-market NFL teams at risk if salary cap ends
The prospect of a 2010 National Football League season without a players’ salary cap could cause high-profile free
agents for the Colts and other small-market teams to gallop off for greener pastures.
Indianapolis lands 2013 men’s NCAA regional
Indianapolis has been selected to host a regional round of the 2013 NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the NCAA announced
today.
NCAA, city haggle over Final Four rental deal
A little more than six months before the 2010 NCAA men’s Final Four is set to tip off at Lucas Oil Stadium, the NCAA
has not yet finalized a rental deal for the facility. While officials for the NCAA and Local Organizing Committee,
the group charged with operating the event in Indianapolis, downplay any problems, sports business experts say it is unusual
not to have an agreement pinned down in the months leading up to the event.
Super Bowl Committee adds vice president of event operations
The 2012 host committee recently hired South Bend native and Indiana University graduate Michelle Raines,
who previously served in senior management roles for four Republican national conventions.
U.S. Army extends sponsorship with Horizon League
The league that includes Butler University recently extended its sponsorship deal with the U.S. Army through the
2009-2010 academic year.
Sidewalk inspections help downtown get spiffed up for big events
They used to say that downtown Indianapolis rolled up the sidewalks at 6 p.m. No one says
that anymore. Now they say those sidewalks need to be clean. Sidewalk cleanliness is important on a day-to-day
basis for aesthetic reasons, but even more so when Indianapolis wants to put on its best face for major events
like the Final Four, the Indianapolis 500 and the Super Bowl.
MZD to market volleyball sponsorships
Locally based MZD Advertising has signed a contract to market sponsorships and a trade show for the Mizuno Volleyball Mid
East Qualifier, to be held in 2010 in Indianapolis and St. Louis.
IUPUI faces tough decisions over aging sports facilities
IUPUI is grappling with how to pay for upkeep and improvements necessary to keep its three world-class athletic facilities—and
the city—in the hunt for high-profile sporting events.
Senior Open draws 146,915 to Carmel
The U.S. Senior Open Championship, which wrapped up yesterday, drew a total of 146,915 spectators
to Carmel’s Crooked Stick Golf Club for three days of practice and four days of tournament play.
Economy takes toll on golf spending, but Senior Open on course for profits
Organizers of the 2009 U.S. Senior Open at Crooked Stick are sinking one birdie putt after another in their efforts to meet
their budget and draw strong crowds to central Indiana later this month. In this economy, sports marketers are calling ticket
and sponsorship sales for the tournament remarkable.
BENNER: July events rely on big names to draw a crowd
For all the heat and sunshine, July can be a cold, dark hole in the Indianapolis
sports calendar. Other than the ever-beloved Indianapolis Indians, sometimes there’s not much going on.
Marketing veteran to lead Circle City Classic
The Circle City Classic has hired Marc Williams, an East Coast marketing consultant, as its executive director, a post vacated in March when Tony Mason left to become senior vice president for the 2012 Super Bowl Host Committee.