CBS informed NCAA it lost money on the broadcast of March Madness this year. Even so, CBS and Turner this morning agreed to
a 14-year, multi-billion dollar deal to broadcast the men's hoops tournament.
Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions crew swooped into Speedway to talk with NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson about an increasingly
controversial topic during Goodyear's tire test.
Californians seem to be more ready to embrace a unified open-wheel races series than the place that gave IndyCar racing its
name.
Five years ago, the Indiana Pacers ownership was not included in discussions about a potential new downtown home for the Indianapolis
Colts, and now city and Pacers officials are paying the price.
Moving the Indiana Pacers from Conseco Fieldhouse to another city would impose serious financial hardship on the franchise,
according to one interpretation of the team’s 10-year-old deal with the city.
There's a simple reason why Butler sophomore Gordon Hayward won't be in a Bulldogs uniform next year. And it has as
much to do with the CBA as the NBA. And a few million dollars.
The Indiana Pacers set a June 30 deadline to get a deal worked out to operate Conseco Fieldhouse. The team wants $15 million
annually.
Cavaliers star LeBron James' decision to sit out final games of this NBA season angers team's fans, and brings up
painful memory for Indianapolis Colts faithful.
The idea of Butler University joining the Big Ten once seemed laughable. But so did coming within a basket of beating Duke
for the NCAA hoops title. Finances and desire for growth could force the Bulldogs to consider leaping from the Horizon League.
Despite a mammoth effort by city leaders, which included raising $25 million from the corporate community, Indianapolis lost
to Dallas the right to host the 2011 Super Bowl.
New Indianapolis 500 qualifications rules aim to create more pole day drama. The move could restore May back to part of its
former glory. Or it could be a sign of doom and gloom.
Butler trustees are entering a new ball game by escalating the pay of the school’s men's basketball coach. But there's
no guarantee
the gamble will pay off.
Assuring Stevens stayed in the Bulldogs’ kennel is part of a multi-prong plan to grow the Indianapolis school’s $11.2 million
athletics department budget.
Horizon League Commissioner Jon LeCrone is hopeful Butler University officials will not let their enthusiasm over the school’s
recent push to the NCAA Championship game run wild.
The 12-year deal signed by men’s basketball coach Brad Stevens extends his Butler contract through the 2021-22 season.
If Butler sophomore Gordon Hayward declares himself eligible for this year's NBA draft, there are lots of reasons for
the Pacers to take him with the No. 10 selection.
Should IU have hired Butler basketball coach Brad Stevens two years ago? That's debatable, but the non-hiring of the young
coaching gem is a sign of a bigger problem that has plagued the Hoosiers for more than a decade.
Butler received so many visits to its main Web site, school officials had to beef up the computer system. School President
Bobby Fong is commissioning a study to gauge the value of the publicity earned through the Bulldogs' run to the Final
Four.
