Pacers want to build training complex on city-owned land
Pacers Sports & Entertainment is expected to ask the Capital Improvement Board to let it construct a building on city-owned land just east of Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
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Receiver Hilton agrees to 5-year, $65M deal with Colts
In three seasons, Hilton has 214 catches, 3,289 yards and 19 touchdowns. Last season, he had 82 catches and seven TDs, and set a career high with 1,345 yards.
NCAA looking for new ways to help college athletes
NCAA leaders are considering two new ways to help college athletes determine if they should turn professional and earn a degree after they go pro.
Polian follows unconventional route on road to Hall of Fame
In Buffalo, Bill Polian constructed the only team to appear in four consecutive Super Bowls. In Indianapolis, he built another that won a Super Bowl and produced the league’s highest victory total in a single decade.
UPDATE: Brady ban upheld as NFL seeks order affirming decision
The National Football League is poised for a legal battle with one of its most popular stars after Commissioner Roger Goodell upheld the four-game suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady for conduct detrimental to the integrity of the league.
Opinion: NASCAR blew it on Brickyard rules package
NASCAR has tried to create a rules package that produces dramatic racing, but Sunday’s race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway featured just 16 lead changes. If there was a way to bottle what IndyCar does on ovals, NASCAR would buy it in truckloads.
Hibbert’s 7-year run with Pacers ends in trade to Lakers
The Pacers dumped their 7-foot-2 center and his $15.5 million salary for the upcoming season after Hibbert spent his entire career with Indiana, averaging 11.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.9 blocked shots while reaching two Eastern Conference finals.
West rejects big check from Pacers for NBA minimum with Spurs
David West is walking away from a $12 million payday with the Indiana Pacers to chase a title with the San Antonio Spurs in his 13th NBA season. The veteran forward reportedly is taking a one-year, minimum salary contract worth $1.4 million.
Report: Pacers sign shooting guard Ellis for 4 years, $44 million
Monta Ellis averaged 18.9 points and 4.1 assists with Dallas last season. He will help soup up the Indiana Pacers’ plodding offense next season, according to a source close to the deal.
NBA pipeline from Europe getting bigger, deeper and stronger
A record 101 foreign-born players are on NBA rosters. Three overseas players are potential top 10 picks in the upcoming NBA draft.
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.
Indy Eleven fire head coach, director of soccer operations
Juergen Sommer, a former U.S. National Team goalkeeper, Indiana University All-American and graduate of Culver Military Academy, has been with the team since its inception in 2013.
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.
Senate OKs bill to renovate Carroll Stadium for Indy Eleven
A bill that would provide $20 million to help expand and renovate Michael Carroll Track and Soccer Stadium at IUPUI for the Indy Eleven soccer team passed the Indiana Senate on Thursday.