NFL Scouting Combine staying in Indianapolis through 2024
Indianapolis, which has hosted the event since 1987, beat out competing bids from Los Angeles and Dallas.
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Keeping schools out of NIL dealings opened door for boosters
As the NCAA and its highest-profile Division I member schools try to rein in booster-fueled organizations known as collectives, part of the solution could be taking down the firewalls between athletic departments and athletes when it comes to name, image and likeness compensation.
NIL expert predicts $50,000 minimum pay for Power 5 players
The increasing dollar amounts available to college athletes through the recent formation of collectives has drawn the attention of the NCAA, which this week released guidance for schools in the hopes of maintaining the original intent of NIL compensation.
‘ManningCast’ comes to golf as PGA gets alternate telecast
ESPN is collaborating with Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions for the alternate telecast during the PGA Championship.
New reality for college sports on full display in Wong case
Leagues, schools and some coaches worry the new free-for-all upends competitive balance, disrupts rosters and pushes more control over NCAA athletic programs to outside forces.
IndyCar, IMS reach naming rights deal with insurance brokerage
The deal includes a title sponsorship for the July 30 IndyCar Series race as well as naming rights for the pavilion space at the racetrack’s Pagoda Plaza.
Indiana poet named first Black editor of Poetry magazine
Adrian Matejka, who grew up in Indianapolis, is the Ruth Lilly Professor of Poetry at Indiana University Bloomington.
IBJ Podcast: Kevin Lee on broadcasting the Indy 500 and the business of motorsports
Lee talked with host Mason King about his broadcasting career, what it takes to prepare to announce an IndyCar race and how managing a racing team has helped him better understand the sport.
IBJ nabs 14 awards—including top honors in four categories—at Best of Indiana Journalism event
IBJ’s sister publication, Indiana Lawyer, won eight awards, including six written in whole or part by reporter Marilyn Odendahl.
New banners encourage you to weigh in on downtown’s future
The city of Indianapolis and GangGang cultural firm are using the hashtag #DowntownIndy to seek feedback on social media platforms.
Edme promoted to anchor three Fox59 newscasts
Beairshelle Edme will co-anchor three newscasts presently staffed by Fanchon Stinger, who announced her TV news retirement last week.
Longtime Fox59 anchor Fanchon Stinger retiring from TV news
Stinger, who anchors Fox59’s evening telecasts, announced plans to focus on new production company.
NCAA has decisions ahead over TV rights to women’s hoops tourney
Ratings were up for this year’s NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament and advertising sold out early, leaving the Indianapolis-based NCAA big decisions to make involving future TV rights for the tourney.
Group partners with 14 IU athletes to land NIL money
A name, image and likeness collective focused on connecting Indiana University athletes with local charities plans to spend $470,000 on its inaugural group of student ambassadors.
Former Indiana AG Hill leading mock grand jury against Fauci, website says
Former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill has, until recently, kept a relatively low profile since he lost his re-election bid at the 2020 Indiana GOP convention, when Republicans selected Attorney General Todd Rokita as their nominee.
Carmel man gets two years in federal prison for defrauding ad agency
U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker ordered Jeffrey Gasior to pay restitution of $736,221 after he pleaded guilty to three counts of fraud.
Q&A with Amelia Dieter McClure, the incoming Hoosier State Press Association leader
McClure, the daughter of a former Statehouse reporter, says she has news and newspapers in her blood.
March Madness paying off for players under mishmash of rules
This week, the University of Kansas, Villanova University, the University of North Carolina and Duke University will play in the first Final Four to be held under the new world of “name, image and likeness,” or NIL, endorsements in college sports.
Media measuring company Nielsen to be acquired in $16B deal
Viewing data collected by Nielsen plays a big role in determining where billions in advertising dollars are spent each year. The company itself has annual global revenue of about $3.5 billion.
Rokita reaches resolution with political pundit over press conference access
The joint stipulation motion states the parties agree that Abdul-Hakim Shabazz is “not barred from future in-person press conferences” held by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and will be “allowed admission consistent with terms and conditions” placed on other media.