Colts coach Pagano to miss much of season with leukemia
Indianapolis Colts Head Coach Chuck Pagano has been diagnosed with a treatable form of leukemia and will miss some of the team’s upcoming games, the team announced Monday morning.
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New company focuses on making football helmets that reduce concussions
Bill Simpson, famous for pioneering multiple advances in auto-racing safety, has turned his attention to a new sport. His new company, SGH Helmets, is making a football helmet that Simpson hopes will help prevent concussions.
Colts’ sellout streak in danger, single-game tickets set to go on sale
The Indianapolis Colts still have nearly 1,600 unsold seats for their season opener. Many of those will go on sale this week through single-game tickets, marking the first time since 2003 the team hasn’t sold out through season-ticket sales.
As expected, Colts make quarterback Luck No. 1 pick
Six weeks after saying goodbye to Peyton Manning, the Indianapolis Colts handed Andrew Luck a blue and white jersey and the daunting task of leading a rebuilding team as its quarterback for the next decade.
Are corporate gift policies inhospitable?
Sober times have made no-no’s of many of the perks that once greased business relationships.
Manning’s move boosts Broncos’ ticket price, Super Bowl odds
Former Indianapolis Colt Peyton Manning’s arrival in Denver is already driving up Broncos ticket prices and improving their odds of winning the Super Bowl.
Broncos set to announce Manning as new quarterback
After being pursued by teams around the NFL, the quarterback with four MVP awards is headed to the land of John Elway and Tim Tebow, agreeing to a contract with Denver that’s expected to be worth about $96 million over five years.
UPDATE: Manning set to sign with Denver, sources say
Peyton Manning wants to play for the Denver Broncos in Act II of his outstanding career. A person briefed on negotiations said the NFL's only four-time MVP called Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams and told him that he had picked the Broncos.
New Orleans case puts scrutiny on NFL bounty pay
For those in the National Football League, news that the New Orleans Saints offered bounties for knocking out or injuring opposing players sounded more like the long-accepted cost of doing business in a brutal sport, a dirty little secret that everyone kept on the down low.
Colts: Manning situation not hurting ticket sales
Despite the uncertainty swirling around the Indianapolis Colts and quarterback Peyton Manning, season-ticket renewals are ahead of last year’s pace, the team says.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Debriefing with Super Bowl chief
Host Committee CEO Allison Melangton opens up about the last three years. Why is she called "The Binder Whisperer"? How did she react to pushback against "super scarves"? When did she need to get tough with the NFL?
Landing another Super Bowl might not be such a long shot after all
Talk of bringing another Super Bowl to Indianapolis began soon after week-long festivities kicked off for the 2012 game, but city leaders will have to find a way to generate more revenue for the NFL and its 32 team owners for Indianapolis to muscle its way into a regular Super Bowl rotation.
Super Bowl events put spotlight on IndyCar
Fans and media outlets have flocked to NFL-themed IndyCars and Indianapolis Motor Speedway this week, giving the open-wheel series and its biggest race millions of dollars worth of exposure at a critical time.
NFL prepares for counterfeiters of Super Bowl merchandise
The National Football League, along with the New England Patriots and New York Giants, have received court permission to seize items that aren’t officially licensed by the NFL.
Fans’ first Super Bowl media day a hot ticket
Media day has long been a major attraction at the Super Bowl, and this year for the first time, fans—many from the Indianapolis area—were allowed to experience the carnival atmosphere first-hand.
Video: Lou Harry rushes the NFL Experience
The Super Bowl interactive experience includes punting, passing, and…a “60 Minutes” correspondent?
Colts pick Ravens coordinator as new head coach
Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano will become head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, the team said Wednesday. It's the third time Jim Irsay has turned to a defensive-minded coach since replacing his father as team owner in 1997
Hundreds of houses available as Super Bowl rentals
Indianapolis-area homeowners are looking to cash in by opening up their homes to visitors for daily prices ranging from about $700 to $9,000, but demand may not come until participants in the big game are settled.
Super Bowl parties are boon for fledgling downtown venue
The operators of the new Crane Bay Event Center two blocks west of Lucas Oil Stadium expect to more than recoup their $1.2 million investment in renovating the space by hosting high-profile parties before the Super Bowl, including the Rolling Stone events.
Indiana airports hope Super Bowl brings more business
The Indianapolis Super Bowl host committee has listed 17 regional airports as additional landing spots outside of the Indianapolis area for people headed to the game on Feb. 5.