Colts, Pacers state financial case
Sen. Luke Kenley, R-Noblesville, a key fiscal leader in the state legislature, has been busy in the last week meeting with members of the Indiana Pacers and Indianapolis Colts. The primary topic: The…
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NCAA, AP hope to profit from photos
The NCAA and The Associated Press this week announced a three-year content partnership making AP the worldwide distributor of NCAA Championship photography and creating the largest collection anywhere of collegiate sports photos. Under…
Hold your horses
Just when it looked like the Indianapolis Colts were moving their pre-season training camp from Terre Haute to Anderson, things have taken a wild turn.
First, Anderson Mayor Kris Ockomon released the following statement…
Anderson official: Colts are coming
The Indianapolis Colts are moving their training camp from Terre Haute to Anderson. At least according to officials for the city of Anderson and at Anderson University. It’s just a matter of working…
Pacers reach out despite pain
Even in a time of great economic distress, the Indiana Pacers have kept on giving.
Through grants across Indiana to over 40 organizations, annual scholarship awards and a $500,000 commitment to…
Indy’s sports strategy under fire
Twenty five years ago, Indianapolis rolled the dice, betting that building this town on sports—amateur and professional—would be a good way to shed the Nap-town image that had dogged the city. The gamble paid off for decades, but now it’s…
Pacers: We’ve lost money 9 of last 10 years
Swamped by financial losses that go back to the time Herb and Mel Simon bought the Indiana Pacers in 1983, team officials
are now looking for a new game plan—one that may involve financial assistance from taxpayers and visitors.
An open letter to Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay
Jim, you could engender so much good will if you would step forward and provide some short-term relief by paying more toward the operating costs of Lucas Oil Stadium.
IRL may delay engine switch
The Indy Racing League is considering delaying adoption of its new engine formula by a year—to 2012—so teams
can afford to make the switch.
CIB’s influence has grown with city’s sports scene
State lawmakers formed the Capital Improvement Board in 1965 to oversee construction of the city’s convention center.
CIB failure isn’t an option
Creativity and transparency are required to fix the Capital Improvement Board’s financial woes.
Anderson wants Colts Camp
Just about every community within 50 miles of Indianapolis has made one pitch or another to attract the Indianapolis Colts’ annual pre-season training camp. The three-week camp brings hundreds of players and coaches…
Women of IRL burning rubber
The women of the Indy Racing League continue to burn rubber. Sources close to the Newman Haas Lanigan team said the team is close to signing a deal with Milka Duno (and Robert…
Gasoline Alley businesses upset
A proposed closure of Grande Avenue in Speedway has more than a few Gasoline Alley businesses riled up. Allison Transmission—which has plants on both sides of Grande Avenue just south of 10th Street—along with the Speedway Redevelopment Commission, has requested…
IRL might delay engine changes
There were some interesting revelations during an Indy Racing League press conference today to discuss the on-going Automotive Manufacturers Roundtables designed to bring about expanded engine manufacturer participation and to help define a…
Patrick helps GoDaddy hit records
How successful were the GoDaddy ads aired on TV during the Super Bowl? That depends on who you ask. Some panned, while other praised the two ads featuring Indy Racing League driver Danica…
Knight could come cheap for UGA
Former Indiana University coach Bob Knight is contemplating coming out of retirement. Multiple sources said if the University of Georgia offers Knight its vacant men’s basketball coaching job, Knight would accept.
“I have never…
In hard times, is big-time sports willing to budge?
Even as the economy spirals downward, no one gives a thought to bringing some kind of fiscal sanity to the overall enterprise of sports.
Indians stock price takes hit
Despite year-over-year revenue gains and robust earnings, the economic downturn has finally caught up with the Indianapolis Indians.
Brand is true leader
Thank you [Bill Benner] for writing the kind [column in the Jan. 26 issue] on Myles Brand.