Sports Business – Page 239 – Indianapolis Business Journal

NFL’s new ‘salary floor’ could challenge Colts

July 29, 2011

Bigger player payrolls under the NFL’s new collective bargaining agreement are expected to make life difficult for small-market teams like the Indianapolis Colts.

BENNER: Fans get jilted in NFL’s player, owner lovefest

July 28, 2011

Allow me to interject this sentiment into the euphoria surrounding the agreement among the National Football League owners and players to end their labor dispute.

Study says Butler scored valuable media exposure in tourneys

July 28, 2011

A study says the school earned $512 million worth of media exposure thanks to the back-to-back runs to the men’s basketball NCAA Championship game.

IMS officials to revamp Brickyard 400

July 28, 2011

Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO Jeff Belskus has an ambitious plan to “rebrand and reposition” the 18-year-old Brickyard 400 in a bid to fuel big attendance increases beginning next year.

Indiana tourism effort honors famed course designer Dye

July 28, 2011

The Pete Dye Golf Trail includes seven public courses chosen by Dye: Brickyard Crossing, The Fort Golf Resort, Maple Creek Golf & Country Club, Plum Creek Golf Club, Mystic Hills Golf Club, Kampen Course and the Pete Dye Course at French Lick.

Crown Royal signs on as Brickyard 400 title sponsor

July 27, 2011

Sources say the deal is worth about $15 million over five years—a much-needed boost for Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials struggling to stop attendance declines at the NASCAR race.

NBA players need reality check regarding overseas jobs

July 25, 2011

NBA players like Pacers Danny Granger must be willing to endure grinding practices and accept low pay and sub-par accommodations if they want to work in Europe during the lockout.

UPDATE: Players vote to OK deal to end NFL lockout

July 25, 2011

The NFL Players Association executive board and 32 team reps have voted unanimously to approve the terms of a deal to the end the 4½-month lockout.

Pro athletes’ charities often have limited life spans

July 21, 2011

Wealth and fame often lead professional athletes to share their success in the charitable arena, but those efforts rarely last much longer than their careers as the organizations struggle to survive in an already-crowded philanthropic field.

BENNER: City is on brink of wasting a unique sports asset

July 21, 2011

For the first time since 1980, we will host no Olympics-related qualifiers next year.

Manning’s motives remain unclear

July 21, 2011

Colts quarterback Peyton Manning's audible during the late stages of collective bargaining with NFL owners is not met enthusiastically by fellow players.

The Score template

July 21, 2011

Pacers: Lockout won’t sting employees, ticket holders

July 21, 2011

The Indiana Pacers don’t plan to lay off staff, and they are promising to pay ticket holders cash, plus interest, if any NBA games are canceled during the upcoming season due to the lockout.

Skillman gives $1M to Center Grove schools

July 20, 2011

In exchange for donating $1 million to Center Grove schools so athletes don’t have to pay a new participation fee, local auto dealer Ray Skillman gets to post advertising signs on several athletic facilities, scoreboards and concession stands.

2012 looks like better year to host Super Bowl than 2011

July 19, 2011

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones must be wondering about the wisdom of his move to push Indianapolis aside for the 2011 Super Bowl.

IUPUI track stadium dodges wrecking ball

July 19, 2011

The Michael A. Carroll Track and Soccer Stadium, which school officials considered demolishing a few years ago, is getting a face-lift that includes a new $1.2 million infield surface.

Golf course manager suing DuPont over herbicide

July 19, 2011

R.N. Thompson, which operates several local courses, claims the company’s Imprelis herbicide caused “catastrophic tree loss.” R.N. Thompson has joined a Pennsylvania resident in filing the class-action suit.