Latest Blogs
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Kim and Todd Saxton: Go for the gold! But maybe not every time.
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Q&A: What you need to know about the CDC’s new mask guidance
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Carmel distiller turns hand sanitizer pivot into a community fundraising platform
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Lebanon considering creating $13.7M in trails, green space for business park
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Local senior-living complex more than doubles assisted-living units in $5M expansion
Pacers attendance, TV ratings bouncing up
The Pacers have more reason to be merry than grinchy this holiday season. The team’s TV ratings this year are up 27 percent and attendance is 500 fans per game ahead of this time last year.
IndyCar inks key deals, appears headed for Boston
Last month, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh gave IndyCar officials an ultimatum to get moving on race planning or else. With promoters throwing their effort into overdrive, things are looking good for the Labor Day weekend race.
Colts kicker teams up with two IndyCar veterans to launch racing team
Adam Vinatieri is joining forces with two-time Indy 500 runner-up Scott Goodyear and Jack Miller, the racing dentist, to give young drivers an entry into open-wheel racing.
New mayor means CIB changes are likely
The new-look Capital Improvement Board–which owns Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Victory Field and Lucas Oil Stadium as well as the Indiana Convention Center–will probably be less cheerleader and more watchdog.
Manning, Polian could team up in Tennessee next year
If Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay doesn’t hire Peyton Manning to be a part of his front office, Manning, with the help of Bill and Chris Polian, could take over football operations for a conference rival.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway diversification plan has potentially dangerous downside
Bringing in more cash with the massive fixed asset the Speedway has is a worthy goal. And it all sounds so simple. And maybe it is. But many experienced business operators would tell you it isn’t.
Oliver Luck: ‘No pheasant under glass’ for college athletes
NCAA Executive Vice President Oliver Luck wants you to know college athletes aren’t being served pheasant under glass. And there’s no out-of-control spending in college athletics.
Colts could cash in big from NFL migration to L.A.
The Indianapolis Colts could rake in tens of millions of dollars from a fee the NFL plans to charge the team or teams moving to Los Angeles. And the cash could start coming in soon.
Pacers-Warriors game scores big TV rating
New York-based Nielsen Media Research reported the rating for the game was the highest for a regular season Pacers contest on Fox Sports Indiana since the April 11, 2014 match-up against the Miami Heat.
London trip to cost Colts hundreds of thousands of dollars
A trip to London for an Oct. 2 game against Jacksonville will cost the Indianapolis Colts hundreds of thousands of dollars more than a typical away game due to increased expenses for an international flight, daily charter buses and a long hotel stay.
Local ticket brokers cashing in on Warriors’ run; Kobe next
Tickets to Tuesday night's game have been sold out for more than a week, and most ticket brokers aren't taking less than $90 for a ticket—even in the upper reaches of the 18,165-seat fieldhouse.
Kobe Bryant’s retirement creates windfall for Indy merchandising company
MainGate Inc. has been hired to design, manufacture and sell a wide range of merchandise through wholesale and Internet channels for Kobe Inc.
Pacers owner Herb Simon expanding his sports empire
Herb Simon, who earned his spot on the Forbes 400 list as part of Simon Property Group, is buying an expansion franchise in the United Soccer League, a professional league with a player-development agreement with Major League Soccer.
Pacers ticket prices on secondary market baffling
Although the Pacers have beaten expectations through 14 games and are sitting in position to contend for a top playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, tickets for its games on the secondary market are still fetching some of the lowest prices in the NBA.
Colts aggressively selling season-ticket waiting list
The billboards showing up around town urging Indianapolis Colts fans to join the season-ticket waiting list have nothing to do with the fact that the team has stumbled a few times this year and has largely underperformed.
Pirates-Reds game at Victory Field already sold out
The Indianapolis Indians said it's the fastest sellout for any event since the 14,200-seat ballpark opened in 1996.
Local golf course operator inks two new deals, hits record growth
With two new deals signed this fall, Green Golf Partners has taken another step toward its goal of operating 50 golf courses and tripling its revenue—to more than $60 million—in the next five years.
MLB’s Pirates and Reds to square off at Victory Field
Major League Baseball is returning to Indianapolis for the first time in more than two decades. Tickets for the April 2 game went on sale Tuesday.