Butler fires head basketball coach LaVall Jordan after five seasons
The firing follows back-to-back sub-.500 seasons for the Bulldogs, who have failed to reach the postseason since 2019.
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NCAA president decries pace of basketball investigations
This year’s NCAA Tournament could be tainted should Kansas win the national championship and subsequently have an unfavorable decision come down in a now half-decade-old investigation.
March Madness paying off for players under mishmash of rules
This week, the University of Kansas, Villanova University, the University of North Carolina and Duke University will play in the first Final Four to be held under the new world of “name, image and likeness,” or NIL, endorsements in college sports.
NFL changes overtime format for postseason games only
The NFL will have a new overtime format beginning this coming season, but only for postseason games. The proposal that was approved was made by the Indianapolis Colts and Philadelphia Eagles.
Officials confirm Indianapolis as site for 2024 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials
The trials are slated for June 2024 at Lucas Oil Stadium, the largest venue ever to be selected for the event, with expectations of up to 35,000 spectators.
Ryan eager for new start with Colts after 14 seasons in Atlanta
The 14-year NFL veteran and 2016 league MVP left Atlanta and arrived at his new team complex Tuesday, hoping to become the third straight veteran quarterback to win a Super Bowl in his first season with a new team.
UPDATE: Colts acquire Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan
Ryan’s arrival means the Colts will be starting a new opening-game quarterback for the sixth consecutive year. Indianapolis traded last year’s starter, Carson Wentz, to the Washington Commanders earlier this month.
NCAA first round draws sizable crowds to downtown Indianapolis
The four games played in downtown Indianapolis on Thursday drew about 32,610 total spectators throughout the day, split between afternoon and evening sessions that each featured two contests.
$30M Indianapolis golf and entertainment venue set for June opening
The facility, which feature a three-story golf range, restaurant and bar spaces, and a 350-person music pavilion, is expected to create up to 200 full-time and part-time jobs.
Congressional leaders call NCAA’s gender-equity efforts ‘inadequate’ on eve of March Madness
The letter faults the NCAA for failing to make several substantive changes—or simply commit to making the changes—recommended by the law firm it retained to conduct a review of its policies and procedures.
IUPUI women get second chance to make first NCAA impression
After qualifying for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament two years ago but not getting to play because of the pandemic, IUPUI is embracing another opportunity.
A bigger bracket? NCAA transformation could lead to changes
College sports leaders are working to transform the top tier of NCAA athletics, from how Division I should be governed to what should be required of schools to compete at the highest level. And changing the NCAA could lead to changes in its crown jewel event—the Division I men’s college basketball tournament.
IBJ Podcast: Group recruits IU athletes to help not-for-profits via NIL deals
Host Mason King talks with Cook Group President Pete Yonkman, an organizer of Hoosiers for Good, and the new group’s executive director, Tyler Harris, about how they plan to use name, image, likeness rules to pay athletes to endorse causes.
Three teams from Indiana make NCAA men’s basketball tourney
Purdue University (27-7) claimed a No. 3 seed while Indiana University and the University of Notre Dame squeaked into the First Four play-in round.
After social media shaming, NCAA tries to get gender equity right for 2022 March Madness
The expansion of the field, which was announced in November, is the most notable among a package of upgrades to the women’s event that the Indianapolis-based NCAA will unveil this month during the 40th anniversary of the women’s tournament.
J.R. Hildebrand to race Indianapolis 500, ovals for Foyt
Hildebrand will share the No. 11 Chevrolet with Tatiana Calderón, the Colombian hired to race the street and road courses this year. Calderón, the only woman in the IndyCar field, has no oval experience.
Startup Quiptu aims to offer peer-to-peer rental platform for outdoor gear
Quiptu, which is short for “equipment to you,” is a startup whose platform will offer a place where the owners of outdoor gear can connect with people interested in renting that gear.
MLB players vote to end lockout, salvaging 162-game season
The deal brings major changes that include expansion of the designated hitter to the National League, increasing the postseason from 10 teams to 12, advertisements on uniforms and measures aimed to incentivize competition and decrease rebuilding.
MLB cancels 93 more games as gap narrows in bargaining
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced two additional series had been canceled through April 13. That raised the total to 184 games wiped out from the 2,430-game regular season, or 7.6%.
Report: Colts trading QB Carson Wentz to Commanders for draft picks
Wentz threw 27 touchdowns and tied a career low in interceptions with seven last season, but he struggled in the team’s final two games, both losses, when one victory was needed to give the Colts a playoff berth.