Fever-Wings season opener draws near-record viewership
The May 9 game ranks as the second most-watched WNBA regular-season game ever across ESPN Networks, the league announced Tuesday.
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Alex Palou overcomes early struggles to post top speed in Indy 500 practice
The defending Indy 500 champion keeps finding ways to reach the top of the speed chart — even when mechanical issues get in the way.
Big Ten reports $1.47B in revenue for 2024-25 fiscal year
The Big Ten Conference joined the Southeastern Conference in crossing the $1 billion mark in total revenue for the 2024-25 fiscal year, marking a significant uptick in payouts to its member schools.
Fowling, a sport born at Indy 500, now does business in seven cities
Fowling, a sort of cross between bowling and football, was born 25 years ago this month in a grassy parking lot northwest of Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Mark Montieth: Pacers hope fortune finally favors them
It promises to be one of the most dramatic moments in franchise history, fraught with tension and significance.
Alcohol ads help make March Madness expansion possible
The expansion of the tournaments will be bankrolled by around $300 million in extra funding courtesy of new sponsorship opportunities for beer, wine, spirits and hard seltzer.
March Madness tournaments to expand to 76 teams each starting next season
The Indianapolis-based NCAA announced Thursday that it will expand its two March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season, a long-expected move. It is the first expansion of the tournaments in 15 years, when they were bumped to 68 teams each.
Black Expo to make Classic a high school football event this year, add HBCU basketball games in 2027
For more than 40 years, the Circle City Classic has revolved around a football game between two historically black colleges and universities. That is changing in 2026, organizers announced Tuesday.
Cadillac’s new F1 team makes its US debut in Miami
Fishers-based Cadillac F1 is focused on showing progress made from race to race, and even though Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas finished near the bottom of the running order Sunday, it was still considered a successful day.
Derek Schultz: Local sports officials exploring a bid to host the NFL Draft
In 2015, after a half-century in New York City, the NFL turned its draft into a road show.
Alex Palou lands multiyear Ganassi contract extension after banner week at Indy testing
Since joining Chip Ganassi Racing six seasons ago, Spanish driver Alex Palou has shown to be a generational talent who is quickly working his way through IndyCar’s record books.
LIV Golf seeks new funding without Saudi backing, shakes up board
LIV Golf is scheduled to play a tournament Aug. 21-23 in Westfield at The Club at Chatham Hills.
Bears present potential Hammond stadium to NFL stadium committee
The Hammond site, a plat at Wolf Lake Park, was presented to the league’s stadium committee on Wednesday along with a proposal for Chicago suburb Arlington Heights, Illinois.
As Saudis pull funding, LIV Golf seeks investors to continue
LIV Golf is scheduled to play a tournament Aug. 21-23 in Westfield at The Club at Chatham Hills.
Chair Yasir Al-Rumayyan leaving board of LIV Golf as Saudi funding dries up, report says
LIV Golf is scheduled to play a tournament Aug. 21-23 in Westfield at The Club at Chatham Hills.
Indiana Fever exercise 4th-year contract option on Caitlin Clark
The move ensures Clark will remain with the Fever at least through the 2027 WNBA season and also provides an avenue for the team to lock up the league’s biggest star until the next decade.
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark to publish children’s book based on her life
In rhyming verse, the WNBA star will share a message about the importance of effort and support.
IBJ Podcast: Final Four co-chairs debrief on Post Malone, Fan Fest, coach swag and what it all meant
Judith Thomas and Nate Feltman provide behind-the-scenes accounts of the Final Four’s three-year planning process and the unexpected or poignant ways it played out in Indy.
IndyCar plans ambitious race in D.C. for America’s birthday
The Freedom 250 Grand Prix represents a $25 million bet by IndyCar to put the series at center stage during America’s 250th birthday celebration.
Las Vegas Raiders take IU’s Mendoza with No. 1 draft pick
Fernando Mendoza was among five players with close ties to the state of Indiana to be drafted in the first round Thursday night.