Bill Benner
Articles
Who believes Lance Armstrong? I do, and many feel the same
Within moments of cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong’s announcement that he would no longer contest the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s relentless quest to strip him of his seven Tour de France titles, the social network Facebook came alive with “I told-you-he-was-a-cheater” diatribes. I responded thusly: I still believe—and believe in—Lance Armstrong. I may be hopelessly […]
BENNER: Women at Augusta National is no watershed moment
At the risk of alienating all these incredible women—and the one I’ve been sleeping with the last 39 years—I have to admit something.
BENNER: Big Ten football is on a roll—with a couple of exceptions
Excitement tempered by the probation of three of its most popular programs.
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
BENNER: Penn State punishment won’t get to root of our problem
As I surveyed the reaction to the NCAA’s decision to crush the football program at Penn State University, one thought kept coming to me in two entirely different ways: What if it had been my son?
BENNER: NCAA should tread lightly with Penn State football
Instead of shutting down Penn State football, why not use that economic engine to do some enormous good?
BENNER: Let me tell you something about the great Charlie Fouty
I always have had a soft spot for basketball referees.
BENNER: New football playoff will create more problems than it solves
Anyone who things the new four-team playoff will quiet the controversies needs a reality check.
BENNER: The basketball legend leaves us, as always, wanting more
Just as he did when his aching back cut his playing career short, just as he did when he left coaching, Larry Bird is abruptly walking away.
BENNER: Why not finish the IndyCar season at 16th and Georgetown?
It’s time to think out of the Speedway box.
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: Will playoff-fueled Pacer passion last until November?
Curious, isn’t it, that Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger plays the “we don’t get any national respect” card when he, in particular, and his team, in general, spent virtually all of this past National Basketball Association season not getting much in the way of local respect?
BENNER: Violence in sports is supply meeting our demand to win
The recent suicide of former San Diego Chargers linebacker Junior Seau is the latest exclamation point to growing concern about the violence that is part of football, especially in the NFL.
BENNER: With MSA, Lugar brought Pacers and sports downtown
Without Sen. Richard Lugar, we might not have the Pacers.
With MSA, Lugar brought Pacers and sports downtown
As I flipped back and forth between channels on the night of May 8, the irony of Sen. Richard Lugar’s losing the Republican primary as the Indiana Pacers were registering their biggest victory in seven years was inescapable. Because without Lugar we might not have the Pacers. Yes, Mayor Bill Hudnut collected most of the […]
BENNER: Let’s hope Indiana-Kentucky rivalry won’t be gone long
I root for two teams: Indiana, and whoever’s playing Kentucky.