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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
Likely no shoe deal for Pacers pick
If IU’s Eric Gordon doesn’t get drafted by the L.A. Clippers at No. 7, he might find himself standing at the counter of The Finish Line buying shoes like everyone else.
Well, it probably…
Racers’ beloved helmets heisted
Indy Racing League and one of its partners are offering a bounty to help corral scofflaws who stole several priceless items that series drivers want back.
Sinden Racing Service, the locally based company that manages the IRL’s Indy Fan Zone, is…
IRL TV coverage causes static
The June 22 Indy Racing League race at Iowa earned a 1.2 overnight TV rating, according to New York-based Nielsen Media Co., meaning about 1.2 million households nationwide tuned in to watch the…
O’Neal deal: Shot in arm or foot?
If the Indiana Pacers pull the trigger on a deal to send Jermaine O’Neal to Toronto for guard T.J. Ford, center Rasho Nesterovic and possibly the No. 17 pick in this year’s NBA draft, several NBA insiders think they’d be…
Charlie Daniels to play at Brickyard
Country music legends The Charlie Daniels Band will perform July 27 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway before the Brickyard 400 NASCAR race.
Sony BMG Nashville recording artist Craig Morgan will serve as opening act for…
Indians pack the house
The Indianapolis Indians had a big weekend. The Indians won two out of three from Rochester but all three games were monetary winners for the AAA minor league baseball franchise.
Mostly blue skies along…
IRL races into flood-plagued Iowa
Despite flooding which has ravaged the area, officials at the Iowa Speedway—30 miles east of Des Moines—expect the Indy Racing League race there to be sold out Sunday.
“Track officials are expecting another strong…
Star names McKee replacement
It’s not easy filling the shoes of a 26-year news veteran. But Kristen Leigh Porter is going to try. Officials for the Indianapolis Star recently announced that Porter has been named to replace…
NBC bets on ND to turn it around
Notre Dame is renewing its television contract with NBC.
The university and NBC announced today they have agreed on a five-year deal that runs through the 2015 season. The current contract—which paid Notre Dame…
IU’s Gordon appears headed west
The Indiana Pacers’ Larry Bird won’t have to worry about fan reaction if he doesn’t select Indiana University guard Eric Gordon with the team’s No. 11 overall pick in the June 26 National Basketball Association…
Big Ten Network war takes toll
It appears that the Big Ten Network’s fight with Comcast Cable is about over.
IBJ reported May 2 that sources close to Comcast Cable and the Big Ten Network said that an agreement to…
Can all-star hoops game survive?
After the Indiana vs. Kentucky All-Star basketball games at Conseco Fieldhouse June 13, drew only 5,097 spectators, some within the local hoops community are calling for changes.
Sports marketers said moving the game from Saturday to Friday hurt attendance. Others suggested…
Victory Field name not for sale
The Indianapolis Indians are one of the most stable teams in this region in one of the most stable leagues in the country. The International League will celebrate its 125th anniversary this week…
Philly DA pursues Harrison case
The Indianapolis Colts’ marketing nightmare involving Marvin Harrison’s possible participation in a shooting incident in his hometown of Philadelphia appears far from over.
Philadelphia District Attorney Lynn Abraham this week asked police to reinterview witnesses in the case, a police department source…
IU fights battles on two fronts
It’s difficult to say which challenge will be more daunting for Indiana University’s athletic department—the king-size sinkhole in the school’s football field or the self-inflicted wound to the image of its men’s basketball…
Pacers launch TV ad campaign
If you’ve been watching the National Basketball Association finals this week between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, you’ve noticed the latest television ad campaign by the Indiana Pacers airing on ABC.
The eye-catching spots created by the team’s ad…
IRL looks to race into Mexico
Indy Racing League officials were in Mexico City early this week to look at a possible location for a race there, which could be held as early as 2009. It may have to be pushed to 2010, depending on scheduling…
Air race circuit still eyes Indy
The Detroit Free-Press reported that fans watching last weekend’s Red Bull Air Race World Series along the Detroit River got a “thrill-chill.”
The crowd size assembled along the river banks might have thrilled Indianapolis…