TV ratings for the stock-car races Danica Patrick has been in this year are off the charts. Still, a handful of NASCAR stars
aren't happy about the exposure she's stealing from the regulars.
Bold new designs for an open-wheel chassis in 2012 are getting lots of attention from racing insiders. But without better
driver recruitment and marketing, it won’t be enough to save the sport.
Just Marketing International signs NASCAR star Jeff Gordon to a contract sports business experts say is a multimillion dollar
deal for the local firm.
Bill Polian’s son, Chris, has quietly worked his way up through the ranks of the Indianapolis Colts’ front office. If he’s
to become the team’s next president, it’s time for him to step out of the shadows.
Though they both want growth, it’s not clear that Indy Racing League’s new boss can coexist with current commercial division
president.
Danica Patrick’s initial thrust into stock-car racing earned her sponsor $230,000 in media exposure, according to a research
firm. Her next race on Feb. 13
should generate much more.
With Lucas Oil Stadium and other new city amenities to show off, local sports and tourism officials are considering making
a bid for the NBA’s midseason blowout weekend.
Indianapolis Colts President Bill Polian has a simple explanation for why the team lost the Super Bowl. But he has no idea
why there was no parade celebrating the team’s season in its hometown.
Indy Racing League officials must be wondering why so many more people tuned in to watch Danica Patrick race in a rinky-dink
stock car race than watched her race open-wheelers at 200 plus mph.
A judge has entered a preliminary not guilty plea for a former Indiana University basketball player charged in connection
with an ex-business partner’s multimillion-dollar fraud scheme.
Lawyers for former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon are promising to expose financial information about NCAA’s licensing
contracts the NCAA would rather keep private.
The team sold Super Bowl tickets to 26 state lawmakers, 27 members of the City-County Council, 10 members of Mayor Greg Ballard’s
office, six other state officials, and four Congressmen.
The Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of “M*A*S*H” to become the most-watched program in television history.
NFL honchos are asking local 2012 Super Bowl Host Committee leaders for patience while they work out a deal with the players
union that will preserve the big game here. If that doesn’t happen, locals may be waiting a while for the game to come back.
Labor meetings in Miami over the weekend did little to dispel speculation that the souring relationship between NFL players
and owners could jeopardize the 2012 Super Bowl at Lucas Oil Stadium.
There’s no rest for the Indianapolis Colts front office. This week, the teams’ sales and marketing teams will formulate an
off-season plan and finalize ticket prices for next season.
Super Bowl viewers were rubbing their eyes at the sight of a TV spot pairing CBS late-night host David Letterman with longtime
NBC archrival Jay Leno, plus media magnate Oprah Winfrey.
The Colts’ Super Bowl loss saddened employees at a local plant that makes NFL gear, but the Saints’
win will give the bottom line a bigger boost.
Eli Manning and Jim Mora are telling tales out of school about the Indianapolis Colts’ MVP.
The 39-year-old Leary was being held Friday in the Monroe County Jail in Bloomington on charges out of Allen County.
