Anthony Schoettle
Articles
2012 Super Bowl, tainted or not, already paying off big
There's one main reason Indianapolis was chosen by the Big Ten to host its inaugural football championship game over a
handful of other cities that were clamoring to host the event.
Colts spurn conventional wisdom to win over fans
A decade ago, team officials veered onto a different marketing path. Now the team has more sponsors than any other NFL team
and a growing list of fans that want season tickets.
Isiah Thomas hire could mean end of road for Walsh in N.Y.
Knicks President Donnie Walsh wanted to hire Chris Mullins as general manager. Instead his boss stuck him with a man who has
been a disaster on numerous levels of professional basketball management.
Emmis delays vote on buyout again
As preferred shareholders continue holdout, Emmis postpones vote to take company private. Issue will be taken up again Aug.
13.
Noblesville’s Sagamore golf club emerges from the rough
The once ballyhooed Jack Nicklaus-designed course near State Road 37 and 166th Street was perilously near bankruptcy just
a year ago.
Despite success, Colts aren’t letting up on marketing
Indianapolis Colts representatives have made a record
844 appearances in the last year across Indiana and into Kentucky with the team’s Make It Personal tour.
Did Indianapolis get hoodwinked into bidding on tainted Super Bowl?
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones stole the 2011 Super Bowl away from the Circle City, then he pushed for Indy to get a game
he knew would be overshadowed by a lockout.
IndyCar drivers want to set up their own advisory committee
Open-wheel racers seek unified voice on things like safety, track set-up, scheduling, rules and other hot topics. But would
that lead to more collaboration or conflict?
Colts installing golf greens in front of training center
The Colts 56th Street training center is undergoing a massive renovation including an unusual feature. But what does Peyton
Manning think?
Preferred-shareholders group may thwart buyout of Emmis
Emmis Communications Corp. Chairman Jeff Smulyan’s effort to take the media company private could be derailed by a band
of preferred stockholders who oppose the plan.
Brickyard decline not good for IRL
Motorsports insiders think the Brickyard 400’s declining fortunes will hasten the Hulman-George family’s decision
on the future of the Indy Racing League, which the NASCAR race has helped subsidize.
Emmis, Colts hire ex-Q95 jock ‘Mad Dog’ Matis
Jimmy "Mad Dog" Matis, who was fired after 23 years at Q95 earlier this year, finds a new gig—in sales—at
Emmis. He also will do the Colts post-game show with Barry Krauss.
Indians, Pacers and Colts attendance is only part of story
There's a debate over which one of the city's professional sports teams delivers more bang for the buck in terms of economic impact.
Bed-and-breakfasts complain of inferior ICVA support
Local B&B operators squeezed by the economy, including Gary Hofmeister, claim they could be doing better if they got some
support from the
Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association.
Three issues that could derail Indy’s 2012 Super Bowl
There are key issues not directly related to players' salaries that could derail negotiations between the NFL owners and
players for a new collective bargaining agreement, and Indy's 2012 Super Bowl.
NASCAR insiders want Brickyard 400 under lights
NASCAR boss Brian France indicated Indy's July date could be shipped to Kentucky. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway
CEO Jeff Belskus may have to consider dramatic changes to re-energize the Brickyard 400.
Indianapolis Indians scoring sponsorship, attendance increases
Minor-league baseball team could be in line to register another $1 million profit thanks to improvements in sponsorship sales
and attendance.
Indianapolis Star to be laid out in Louisville; local jobs likely lost
Virginia-based Gannett Co., the Star’s parent company, this month informed employees of a plan to move layout
and design work for its 83 dailies to five regional design hubs.
Sam Bradford’s deal will hike Colts’ pay to Peyton Manning
There's one man controlling the contracts of Colts' quarterback Peyton Manning and overall No. 1 draft choice Sam
Bradford. And he'll use that leverage to squeeze as much cash as he can from the Colts and St. Louis Rams.