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Kim and Todd Saxton: Go for the gold! But maybe not every time.
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Pacers revive draft party
The Indiana Pacers will host a party at Conseco Fieldhouse on June 26, where fans can watch the 2008 NBA Draft and hear from Pacers executives about the team’s draft. This marks the…
NBA measures IU’s Gordon
The vital statistics are in from last week’s NBA pre-draft camp. It’s official: Eric Gordon is nowhere near 6-foot-4— the measurement used by Indiana University when he played there last season—not even in…
Horizon League hunts sponsors
The Horizon League and Nelligan Sports Marketing Inc. announced that they have agreed to a long-term extension to their partnership agreement that continues the New Jersey-based company’s exclusive rights to manage the Horizon League’s corporate sponsorship and marketing rights.
“We are…
Fisher races to get back on track
Sarah Fisher is speeding ahead with plans to do at least two more Indy Racing League races this season. Despite the defection of two main sponsors and a crash at last month’s Indianapolis 500, Fisher still thinks her team will…
IRL wins again in Milwaukee
The Indy Racing League is continuing its popularity growth.
After a strong month of May in Indianapolis, the IRL saw a 30 percent attendance increase at its race yesterday in Milwaukee, to just more than 30,000.
While…
Pacers sell $6 tickets
The Indiana Pacers today began offering season tickets for about $6 per game. That’s one of the lowest ticket prices in the National Basketball Association. The cost is cheaper if you figure in preseason games, which are included in the…
Indy Star loses another sports vet
The Indianapolis Star is about to lose its third sports department veteran since April.
Star Sports Editor Jim Lefko announced this week that assistant sports editor Pat McKee will depart the state’s largest daily…
Big Ten shoots for corporate deals
The Big Ten Conference recently hired Dallas-based Learfield Sports to bring in more revenue from sponsorships, hospitality and other corporate initiatives.
Big Ten and Learfield Sports officials announced they have signed a pact where Learfield will develop an exclusive corporate partner…
IRL has new problem, new race
The Indy Racing League has a new problem.
Too many cars.
Twenty-seven car-driver combos are expected to show up for this weekend’s Milwaukee Mile. The problem is, the short oval only has room for 26…
Pacers cool on IU’s Gordon
The Indiana Pacers won’t likely have a shot at Indiana’s Eric Gordon in next month’s National Basketball Association draft. Most hoops prognosticators project Gordon to go seventh or eighth in the June 26…
There’s something about Sarah
People are still fascinated with open-wheel racer Sarah Fisher despite the problems she’s had during the month of May in Indianapolis.
Actually, sports marketers think people might be fascinated with her because of the…
Bottle of milk cool at Indy
College football has the Heisman Trophy, hockey has the Stanley Cup and The Master’s has the green jacket. But none are as cool as the bottle of milk awarded to the winner of…
Pats fan shown Hoosier hospitality
New Hampshire teen-ager Anna Grant, treated like a villain in the RCA Dome four months ago, is being treated like a queen today at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Grant, 14, made news when she…
Rain doesn’t stall Carb Day party
Rain today didn’t dampen attendance at the Indianapolis Motors Speedway. Cars lined up for more than two hours along 16th Street to get in to the famed Brickyard for Carb Day.
And crowds did not…
IRL, Honda sign deal through 2013
Honda and the Indy Racing League officials announced today they have reached a deal to make the Japanese auto maker the engine supplier to the open-wheel racing series through 2013.
Honda officials said they still hope IRL officials will bring in…
Indy 500 teams still lack sponsors
For all the touting of higher television ratings, attendance and series Web site visits, there’s one glaring shortcoming that shows the Indy Racing League still has challenges.
Fourteen of the 33 cars that qualified…
IRL signs 5-year Long Beach deal
Indy Racing League officials today confirmed they have finalized a contract to hold a race in a new, important market next year.
The IRL signed a five-year deal with The Grand Prix Association of…
Anatomy of a Super vote
If you’re wondering how the voting action went behind closed doors for the 2012 Super Bowl site Tuesday in Atlanta, this is what several team owners and executives told IBJ.
Indianapolis, followed by Phoenix, then Houston made separate 15-minute pitches. Only four…