Could Manning have ulterior motive for delaying contract talks?
Contract negotiations between Colts QB Peyton Manning and team owner Jim Irsay are filled with untold pressures and unparalleled leverage.
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Oden and his agent could learn from Manning’s playbook
Instead of talking about his impending free agent status, Greg Oden and his agent, Mike Conley Sr., might want to focus on more immediate concerns.
McAfee’s drunken swim no laughing matter for Colts brass
In a city where residents are hyper-sensitive to the misdeeds of high-paid athletes, Colts can't afford to let team's image erode.
Colts’ Polian backtracks on 18-game regular season statement
In the wake of the stir he caused on his local radio show Monday, Colts President Bill Polian this morning said the expansion of the NFL regular season from 16 to 18 games is not a done deal.
NBC pairs Peyton Manning and IndyCars as Hoosier icons
Prime-time promo proves open-wheel racing still synonomous with Indianapolis. Image of Dwight Freeney busting through corn field focuses on state's roots, not its present or future.
Giants helmet pulled from clutches of angry Colts fan
There's no "finders keepers policy" when it comes to equipment that flies into the stands during a Colts game, said a team executive.
Police think known criminal could target Colts fans
Man known for smashing car windows, then offering to fix them for tidy sum has resurfaced downtown recently.
Dry your eyes Colts fans, Bob Sanders will be fine
It would take a police officer, fire fighter or school teacher making $60,000 a year, 333.33 years to make what Colts' safety Bob Sanders got in guaranteed money from his current contract.
CBS cameras catch colorful language during Colts game
TV crew couldn't turn away fast enough as Texans safety Bernard Pollard gives Colts receiver Reggie Wayne, and millions watching at home, an awful earful.
Colts players tee off on NFL commissioner
Profane tirade shows just how serious the labor situation is in the National Football League. Lockout could jeopardize Indy's 2012 Super Bowl.
Colts QB steps out of shadows
The Indianapolis Colts Thursday night found a new back-up quarterback. More importantly, team officials have potentially unearthed Peyton Manning's eventual replacement.
Manning: 18-game schedule could alter Colts’ roster
Colts quarterback Peyton Manning thinks with two fewer pre-season games, undrafted free agents such as Jeff Saturday and Dominic
Rhodes would have difficulty making the roster.
O’Reilly Auto Parts wants to kill ORP racetrack moniker
Auto parts retailing giant bought the naming rights to the NHRA facility in Indianapolis, and it wants its money's worth.
But the transition could be challenging.
Manning masters comedy act
Colts quarterback shows during this year's ESPY Awards ceremony that he could some day be a movie star.
Colts spurn conventional wisdom to win over fans
A decade ago, team officials veered onto a different marketing path. Now the team has more sponsors than any other NFL team
and a growing list of fans that want season tickets.
Did Indianapolis get hoodwinked into bidding on tainted Super Bowl?
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones stole the 2011 Super Bowl away from the Circle City, then he pushed for Indy to get a game
he knew would be overshadowed by a lockout.
Colts installing golf greens in front of training center
The Colts 56th Street training center is undergoing a massive renovation including an unusual feature. But what does Peyton
Manning think?
Indians, Pacers and Colts attendance is only part of story
There's a debate over which one of the city's professional sports teams delivers more bang for the buck in terms of economic impact.
Three issues that could derail Indy’s 2012 Super Bowl
There are key issues not directly related to players' salaries that could derail negotiations between the NFL owners and
players for a new collective bargaining agreement, and Indy's 2012 Super Bowl.
Sam Bradford’s deal will hike Colts’ pay to Peyton Manning
There's one man controlling the contracts of Colts' quarterback Peyton Manning and overall No. 1 draft choice Sam
Bradford. And he'll use that leverage to squeeze as much cash as he can from the Colts and St. Louis Rams.