Ball from Deflategate game heads to auction for $25K
The price tag for a football from last season’s infamous AFC Championship game between the Colts and Patriots has been inflated.
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Indiana paying $71M more on Lucas Oil Stadium debt
The Indiana Finance Authority is paying about $71 million to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to end an interest-rate swap as part of a bond sale to refinance debt for Lucas Oil Stadium. An additional $34.7 million is being paid for the Indiana Convention Center.
Patriots’ attorney says NFL’s deflation report is ‘incorrect’
The New England Patriots’ attorney said the conclusions of the Wells Report, which led to a four-game suspension for quarterback Tom Brady and $1 million fine for the team, are “incomplete, incorrect and lack context.”
NFL suspends Brady for four games, penalizes Patriots
In addition to sanctions against the team’s quarterback, New England was hit on Monday with a $1 million fine and the loss of two draft picks for “Deflategate.” Tom Brady will be back for a Week 6 matchup with the Colts.
NFL finds Patriots employees probably deflated balls
A National Football League investigation released Wednesday concluded New England Patriots employees likely deflated footballs used against the Colts in the conference championship and that quarterback Tom Brady was probably "at least generally aware" of the rules violations.
Former Colt Saturday wins ‘jock tax’ case against Cleveland
Two former National Football League players who challenged Cleveland’s tax on their income won refunds after the Ohio Supreme Court ruled the way the city calculated their taxes was improper.
NFL relinquishing long-held tax-exempt status
In a letter to team owners, Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league office and its management council will file returns as taxable entities for the 2015 fiscal year. Goodell said the NFL has been tax-exempt since 1942, though all 32 teams pay taxes on their income.
Colts extend contract for quarterback Andrew Luck
Andrew Luck is sticking around Indianapolis for at least two more years. If Colts owner Jim Irsay has his way, it will be for a whole lot longer.
Ex-Colt Freeney accuses Bank of America of aiding $20M scheme
Bank of America Corp. faces a lawsuit by former Indianapolis Colts star defensive end Dwight Freeney, who claims the bank set him up with an unqualified private banker and her “notorious financial predator” boyfriend.
NFL suspending TV blackouts for 2015 season
No NFL games will be blocked from local television next season, the league said Monday at the owners' meetings. The teams voted for a one-year suspension of the long-standing blackout policy for the preseason and regular season.
Lids lands Colts deal as it aims for big splash in team business
A universal digital inventory system that links customers to goods in more than a thousand Lids Sports Group stores helped the firm wrestle the Indianapolis Colts business away from locally based MainGate Inc., a national player in its own right.
Colts announce they won’t bring back Reggie Wayne
Wayne ranks second in franchise history in receptions (1,070), yards receiving (14,345) and touchdown catches (80). He was the Colts' first-round draft pick in 2001 and has never played for another team.
Polian, Dungy team up on amateur football committee
Indianapolis-based USA Football has assembled a roster of experts to make recommendations about on-field instruction, playing standards, rule changes and practice and safety guidelines.
Colts pick Lids in new merchandise management deal
Lids replaces Indianapolis-based MainGate Inc., which has been with the team since it moved into Lucas Oil Stadium. The Colts store at Circle Centre mall has closed, but at least one new store is in the works.
2015 Forty Under 40: Carlie Irsay-Gordon
Carlie Irsay-Gordon, 33, is vice chairwoman of the Indianapolis Colts and the next generation of Colts ownership.
Questions arise as NFL investigates Patriots’ footballs
The NFL is investigating a report that the New England Patriots used underinflated footballs Sunday in the AFC championship game while beating the Indianapolis Colts 45-7. Here are some things to know about the issue.
Report: 11 of 12 Colts-Pats footballs were underinflated
The NFL said its investigation of the balls used in Sunday's AFC championship game is ongoing. It would not confirm the ESPN story, which cited anonymous league sources.
NFL confirms probe into whether Pats used deflated footballs
The game operations manual notes that people who alter footballs or allow an unapproved football to be used in a game can be disciplined with fines or other punishments.
Indianapolis Colts linebacker Josh McNary charged with rape
An attorney for McNary released a statement saying his client "unhesitatingly" denied the allegations and had reported to law enforcement officials in a "respectful and peaceful" manner.
Luck-Manning duel fuels season-best local TV rating for Colts
Propelled by the intrigue of watching Andrew Luck and Peyton Manning square off for perhaps the final time, Indy-area viewership of Sunday's playoff game easily bested first-round numbers for the Bengals contest.