BENNER: Criticism heaped on NCAA takes toll on rank-and-file
The list of lightning-rod issues is long and, unfortunately, growing.
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Running events proliferate; sponsor dollars pour in
The 500 Festival Mini Marathon in May will once again focus Hoosier attention on distance running—a sport where shifting demographics and rising interest have combined to generate strong sponsorship revenue.
BENNER: Can Crean handle winning as well as he handled losing?
He has made Indiana basketball nationally relevant again. Yet with that relevance comes responsibility.
Indiana House backs bill allowing younger sports referees
The Indiana House voted 92-4 on Monday in favor of the bill adding youth sports officials to the list of jobs for which children younger than 14 can be hired.
BENNER: From the NBA to the Big Ten, putting butts in seats is king
Even watching the game from home on ESPN, a casual observer might have thought Bankers Lie Fieldhouse was a neutral court.
New Indy soccer team tops 1,500 season tickets
Organizers of the team say they’ve received deposits for 1,500 season tickets just two weeks after local developer Ersal Ozdemir unveiled his plans to launch the minor league squad.
Well-known Indianapolis developer launching pro soccer team
Keystone Group President Ersal Ozdemir plans to launch a soccer franchise in 2014 and build a soccer-specific stadium by 2017.
Group aims to create nation’s largest rugby complex
A long-vacant drive-in theater just east of Fountain Square soon could be home to the nation’s largest rugby facility. The Indiana Youth Rugby Foundation has raised $1.2 million for the ambitious project and is seeking another $500,000 to break ground this spring.
BENNER: 2012 had an abundance of moments to savor
The spices of sports come from the unpredictable outcomes, the ability to rise above adversity, and the comebacks from the depths.
Face-lift nearly complete at Eagle Creek golf courses
Eagle Creek Golf Club received a long-awaited face-lift this year under a contract that will rescue the city from most of its expenses stemming from the previous operator’s loan default.
BENNER: There’s plenty to ponder in sports world as autumn arrives
Questions for the Colts, the Fever, and more.
BENNER: Why Michael Phelps laps other great Olympic athletes
Thoughts on this, that and the other while watching the world’s athletes.
BENNER: Brazil humbled Team USA at Pan American Games
Memories of the big Indy event on the 25th anniversary
Mudathlon makes a splash as obstacle course races grow
A 3-year-old Westfield has taken advantage of the adventure-race trend by staging Mudathlons–obstacle courses conducted in the mud. More than 12,000 people were expected to participate in Mudathlon’s four races this summer, up from about 2,000 at the company’s first two races in 2010.
Golf courses scramble to weather lack of rain
PGA officials are keeping their eyes on Carmel's Crooked Stick as the BMW Championship approaches. And groundskeepers are using some high-tech tactics to avoid the withering effects of drought.
BENNER: Crooked Stick may be too small for today’s pro golfers
Even a visionary like Pete Dye couldn’t see a half-century into the future.
BENNER: Indy 500 still a passion play for the paying customer
For this Indy guy, there is nothing that says Indy—or Indiana—like the Indy 500.
BENNER: With MSA, Lugar brought Pacers and sports downtown
Without Sen. Richard Lugar, we might not have the Pacers.
Anderson baseball-complex plan hits financing snag
Construction on The Farm, a $7.5 million baseball and softball facility along Interstate 69, has hit another snag while city officials and project developers continue to negotiate acceptable financing terms.
Melangton replacing Williams at Indiana Sports Corp.
Allison Melangton, who led organizing efforts for the 2012 Indianapolis Super Bowl, will succeed Susan Williams as president of the Indiana Sports Corp., the organization announced Friday.