Local sports leaders highlight final day of TEDSports conference
The event’s final day featured participation from a roster of local sports figures, including former Fever star Tamika Catchings and Colts owner Kalen Jackson.
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Indiana Fever claim No. 6 seed, to face Atlanta in first round of WNBA playoffs
The best-of-three series between the Fever and the Dream will feature Indiana’s first home playoff game since 2015.
At TEDSports, screenwriter Angelo Pizzo lauds the long shots
Thirty-two years after “Rudy,” Pizzo continues to praise the University of Notre Dame walk-on football player as an inspiration.
Democratic senator warns colleagues of ‘distorted system’ if college sports bill passes
The bill would provide limited antitrust exemption for the NCAA, override state laws governing paying players in favor of one national statute and remove the possibility of athletes being considered employees of their schools.
NCAA bans 3 college basketball players for betting on their own games
The Indianapolis-based NCAA said the three Division I players bet on one another’s games and/or provided information that enabled others to do so during the 2024-25 regular season. Two of them manipulated their performances to ensure certain bets were won.
Column: WNBA needs to address injury issues to continue progress
Adding games without lengthening the calendar created new revenue-generating opportunities, but might have taken a toll on players.
TEDSports to take center stage in Indianapolis this week
The three-day conference that starts Tuesday evening will feature more than two dozen presentations, panels and breakout sessions, with executives from World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Google, the NFL, the Indianapolis Colts and video game company Riot Games among those scheduled to speak.
Fever clinch WNBA playoff spot with blowout win over Mystics
The playoffs, which start Sept. 14, will follow a 1-1-1 format for the first round. That means the Fever will host a playoff game in Indianapolis for the first time since 2015.
Host Colts hope to avoid 12th straight season-opening loss
The Colts have missed the playoffs in four consecutive years and are preparing to welcome their eighth opening-day starting quarterback in nine years.
Caitlin Clark to miss remainder of WNBA season: ‘Disappointed isn’t a big enough word’
The 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year appeared in 13 games this season, averaging 16.5 points, 8.8 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game.
Work underway on $78M performance facility for Indiana Fever
Indiana Fever and city officials took part in a formal groundbreaking ceremony for the 108,000-square-foot downtown development Thursday morning.
Will Power out at Penske: Team confirms Australian will not return for 18th season
Power, 44, won two IndyCar titles and the Indianapolis 500 for Roger Penske. He ranks fourth all-time in IndyCar victories.
UPDATE: Indiana lakefront estate of Jim Irsay hits market for $19.9M
The nearly 6-acre estate includes an entertainment complex with bowling alley, an indoor pool house, a guest house and an eight-car garage. It is among at least four estates that were owned by Irsay to hit the market in Indiana since his death.
NFL owner secretly relapsed, got ketamine from private doctor before death
Irsay, who died in May at 65, spent the last two years of his life in the throes of a relapse that he and Colts executives repeatedly hid from the public, a Washington Post investigation found.
Purdue adds slew of ‘job-ready’ academic programs at Indianapolis campus
Over the next two years, Purdue will launch 15 new academic offerings spread between undergraduate and graduate degrees and a few certificate programs.
Startup women’s leagues on the rise, fueled by popularity of women’s sports. But will they last?
Indianapolis is home to the pro volleyball team the Indy Ignite and the Indiana Valor, of the Nationwide Women’s Football Alliance.
Caitlin Clark becomes Nike signature athlete, with logo collection set to debut
Meanwhile, Clark has been ruled out of Tuesday’s key late-season matchup between the Indiana Fever and Seattle Storm in Indianapolis.
WWE sets Indianapolis return for its first-ever ‘Wrestlepalooza’
The WWE is kicking off its streaming partnership with ESPN a few months ahead of schedule—and live from Indianapolis.
Fever’s Sophie Cunningham to miss rest of season with knee injury
Cunningham, a standout guard and a rising media personality, was injured during a road game against the Connecticut Sun on Sunday.
WNBA’s labor battle gives young stars crash course in business
A wave of young players will play a large chunk of their careers under an collective bargaining agreement expected to be unprecedented after the league has seen dramatic growth in attention, ticket sales and viewership.